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Recycling: Causes of Pollution

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read The Lorax by Dr. Seuss while focusing on similarities in their world and that of the Lorax by completing a worksheet. They examine the effects of pollution or garbage on the environment.
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System Interactions: The Lorax and the Truffula Tree

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
If the Lorax were to write a letter, what would he write? Introduce your class to systems and feedback loops through the whimsical stylings of Dr. Seuss. Learners take on the Lorax's point of view to write a letter, among other activities.
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Climate Change Impacts

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Turn up the heat! Young mathematicians develop models to represent different climates and collect temperature data. They analyze the data with regression and residual applications. Using that information, they make conclusions about...
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How Does Climate Change Affect Animal Populations?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the effect of climate change on animal population in Nova Scotia. In this environmental science lesson, students complete a Nova Scotia map activity and research the causes of global warming in small groups. Students...
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Your Own El Nino

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students conduct an experiment.  In this El Nino lesson, students learn where El Nino storms come from, what they consist of and what effects they have.  Students also complete an experiment where they create a miniature El Nino.
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Branching Out

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the causes and effects of the spread of tree diseases in the U.S., and research certain American species of trees and the diseases that commonly threaten them. They create pamphlets to help identify healthy and...
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River Management

For Students 4th - 6th
In this comparing poor river management to good river management worksheet, students read statements, categorize statements into the two opposite river managements with their pictures, and answer a cause and effect question.
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A Fast Cleanup

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discover the causes and effects of air pollution. In this stewardship activity, students explore the Air Quality Index, research pollutants, and present their findings.
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Drought in Your State

For Students 6th - 10th
For this drought worksheet, students study the "US Drought Monitor" and complete 8 short answer questions on the causes and effects of drought.
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Week 3: Pollution Source and Effects

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Lab groups set up an experiment to observe what happens over time in collected pond water when fertilizer, representing pollution, is added. This website does not include student lab sheets, but background information, materials, and...
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Understanding Scientific and Social Implications: Acid Rain

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the social and scientific implications of acid rain. In this acid rain lesson plan, students read an article about acid rain, the causes of acid rain, the effects of acid rain on the environment and the proposals to...
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Getting our Paws into the Cause

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine  local, state, and/or national animal welfare organization.  In this Social Studies instructional activity, 12th graders research their identified organization.  Students develop a planned intervention strategy to...
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The Heat Is On- Spread the Word

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research global warming. In this environmental lesson, students research global warming on the Internet and create a project to share their knowledge with others. Students present their projects to their peers.
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Global Warming Webquest - Group Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
In this global warming learning exercise, students, working in groups, answer 11 discussion questions involving global warming, climate, greenhouse effects and ecosystems.
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Life is Starting to Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the tough economic times by discussing supply and demand.  In this economics instructional activity, students read a news article and identify specific examples of the oil crisis that has touched their lives....
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Air Pollution

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify the causes and effects of air pollution and how to reduce air pollution.
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Caring for the Land

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study soil management and issues relating to agriculture and the environment. In this agriculture and environment instructional activity, students define the terms farmer, environmentalist, and activist. Students use a Venn...
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Human Impact on the Food Web of Santa Cruz Island

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What happens when a non-native species is introduced onto an island? Santa Cruz Island, part of the Channel Island chain located off the coast of southern California, provides the perfect laboratory for young environmental scientists to...
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Night of the Twister

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use reading strategies for Night of the Twister. In this reading strategies activity, students name five major catastrophes and books about each. Students complete a vocabulary section, make inferences and predictions, read the...
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Environmental Issues

For Students 8th - 10th
In this environmental issues activity, students are given 10 current topics that are problems in our environment today. They complete sentences about each topic by filling in the blanks with the appropriate terms. Some of the issues...
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How Pollution Disrupts Our Natural Environment

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students conduct experiments to illustrate global warming. In this air pollution instructional activity, students first examine how a layer of greenhouse gasses might impact the earth's atmospheric temperature, then evaluate how the...
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Moisture Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the effects of moisture and dampness on homes, clothing, and mold growth. In this moisture lesson, students discuss which certain cities are damper than others based on location and geography. They talk about the...
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Radioactive Pollution

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Radioactive pollutants can enter the body through ingestion, inhalation, absorption, or injection. The last lesson in a series of 36 introduces pupils to radioactive pollution. They study its sources, both natural and man-made, its...
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Earth Day Unit Plan: Pollution in the Anacostia River - Biology Teaching Thesis

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are able to explain that there are pollutants in the Anacostia River, what these pollutants can cause, and how to prevent further pollution. They examine the impacts that the pollutants of the Anacostia River could have on...

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