Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's the Connection?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain hardground communities in the Gulf of Mexico. In this deep-sea ecosystem lesson, students investigate the connection between deep-sea ecosystems and petroleum deposits. They discuss the relationship between hydrocarbon...
Lesson Plan
California Academy of Science

Greening Your Middle School

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Middle schoolers redesign their school to make it more energy efficient, and create a model of their design. Learners get together in groups of 5, and they take on the task of making their school more energy efficient. To do this, they...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fossil Fuels: Facing the Issues

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore energy by researching fuel usage on Earth. In this fossil fuel lesson, students define fossil fuels, the energy created by burning them, and the impact on the environment when using them. Students conduct pollution...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biomes: The Threat of the Sea

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create posters to raise awareness about Global Warming as an immediate threat.  In this environmental lesson, students respond to the video Biomes: The Threat of the Sea by researching global warming and making posters to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biomes: the Threat of the Sea

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study global warming including its causes and effects.  In this creative lesson students make posters on global warming.