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Be the Kiwi

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore aspects of New Zealand's environment. In this environmental geography lesson, students research the geography, resources and climate of New Zealand. This lesson includes a game, rubric, and extension.
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Saving Tropical Rainforests

For Students 4th - 6th
In this rainforest learning exercise, students watch a video of Prince Charles wanting to save the tropical rainforest and then fill in the blanks to sentences about the video. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Under the Weather

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students consider the increase in floods. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to research the occurance of floods in Britain.
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ESL: Environmental Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL environmental problem worksheet, students work with a partner to explain a set of terms, then divide a set of words that have to do with the environment into syllables.
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H4 Homework Assignment #35-39

For Students 8th - 12th
In this global studies learning exercise, students read the noted pages in their textbooks and then respond to 5 essay and short answer questions about World War II and global regions.
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Introduction to Earth's Dynamically Changing Climate

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify the most common causes of global warming. In this earth science lesson, students use an interactive website to explore changes over time in sea ice, sea level, carbon emissions, and average global temperature. They take...
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Romare Bearden

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine and discuss a collage by the artist Romare Bearden. They analyze the impact of jazz on art, listen to jazz, and create an original collage.
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Designing a Tropical Reserve System

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars explain the complexity of resource, land use, and conservation decisions.
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The Great Cedar Tree

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore concept of interdependence through production of the play, The Great Cedar Tree.
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Is the Earth Warming? a Test of the Effect of Increased Carbon Dioxide on the Thermal Properties of Air

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the environmental and economic effects of increased carbon dioxide (CO2) content in the atmosphere.
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Indus Valley Civilization

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners explore the history and geographic background of the Indus Valley. Student research the area and create a travel brochure based on the information.
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Endangered Biomes

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students compare data from two proposed strategies on how ot best preserve the diversity of plants and animals. They complete a worksheet and share theirviews with the rest of the class.
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I Depend on You, You Depend on Me!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the interdependency between humans and the ecosystems. They examine how uncontrolled development threatens the rain forests. They discuss how human actions affect the rain forest.
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Indicator Species

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the ecological foundation of India's and ways to save the forests, water and the India tiger. After a lecture on identifying a healthy forest and the importance of the animals, students participate in activities to...
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Making Sense of Unusual Findings

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students work on the development of observation skills and seeing how they can be used in different contexts. The lesson is good for helping the beginner and novice, along with encouraging and reminding the expert observer of right...
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Ethical Decision Making in Biology

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore a model that illustrates the spread of HIV through an adolescent population. Acting in the role of epidemiologists, students explore the dilemmas of HIV infection presented by a simulation. Students produce a play, skit,...
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Active Ingredient Screening Test for Plants

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore the growth of bacteria. They determine if various plant materials contain active ingredients that inhibit the growth of bacteria. In addition, they complete a student data sheet.
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Active Ingredient Screening Test for Plants

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students determine if various plant materials contain active ingredients which will inhibit the growth of bacteria. They identify plant materials and their degree of sensitivity.
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Physics- global warming

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners discuss the concept of global warming and view a multimedia clip on the global warming phenomenon. They statistically analyze mean temperature data and compare a given set of data. Data on atmospheric CO2 is done then they...
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Environmental Risk Management

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the concepts related to managing the environment. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students cite examples of different organisms that have been targeted to become endangered. They answer questions...
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The Web of Life

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students describe the importance of having a balance ecosystem. After a brief lecture, students give an explanation of the properties of an ecosystem. They create a web, using yarn which shows how the various members of the ecosystem are...
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Earth in the Hot Seat

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify the different viewpoints on the issue of global warming. While watching a video, they take notes on the issues presented to them and answer questions about what Alaska, Peru and East Africa are doing to prevent...
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Natural Vegetation

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this earth science learning exercise, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to natural vegetation. There are 21 earth science terms located in the word search.
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Rainforest

For Students 6th - 8th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms that are related to the rain forest. There are 24 biology terms located in the word search.

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