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Biomes: The Threat of the Sea
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...
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Lentic Ecosystem or Lotic Ecosystem
Students explore the differences between lentic and lotic ecosystems. In this ecology lesson plan students study the water systems in Pennsylvania.
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Biomes: the Threat of the Sea
Students study global warming including its causes and effects. In this creative lesson students make posters on global warming.
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Math Bingo!
Students discover how to change units of measurement by multiplication and division applications. They play math bingo solving multiplication and division problems. Students review their anwers by checking them in class.
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Debating the Three Gorges Dam Project: Power to the People or Environmental Catastrophe?
Students explore the controversy behind the building of the Three Gorges Dam in China. One group of the class researches the government's stance on building the dam. Another section of the class represents an environmental group who...
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Planet X
Students select a wide variety of presentation methods to compare Planet X and Earth. Students share these with their classmates. Students select other methods to present their ideas about a livable planet for human life forms. ...
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The Environment: Vocabulary
In this environment vocabulary worksheet, students complete 12 multiple choice questions, then translate a set of "environment words."
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Climate Change Quiz
In these climate change worksheets, students read through the fourteen questions about climate change. Students select the correct answer to complete the quiz.
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Electricity Generation
Students study the history of electricity and the different ways we generate electricity. In this electricity instructional activity students complete several experiments on generating power.
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The Awful 8: A Play
Students perform a play that presents the causes and effects on people and the environment of the eight major air pollutants.
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Social Studies Test-Grade 5
In this grade 5 social studies test, 5th graders complete a 27 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 5 concepts.
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We've Got the Power
Students examine how power can be generated and the advantages and disadvantages of each method. In this investigative lesson students divide into groups, research the Internet and present it to the class.
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The Awful Eight
Students investigate the concept of a carpool and its contributions to either reducing or increasing air pollution. They conduct research using a variety of resources for background information. The information is used to write a play...
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Is Climate Change Good for Frogs?
Students fill out a chart on how climate change would affect them and things around them. In this climate change lesson plan, students discuss how global warming affects them and amphibians and then fill out the chart that goes with it.
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Separating Run-together Sentences With a Period
In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite ten pairs of run-on sentences into two complete sentences each by utilizing periods and capital letters.
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A Snapshot in Time
Students state the main ideas of the article. They create questions to clarify the meaning of the article and to help explain the ideas. Students cite words or phrases that reveal a bias the author may have.
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The Awful Eight Lesson Plan
The students list major air pollutants, what causes them, and their effects on people and the environment. Students list ways they can prevent or reduce the types of air pollution mentioned in the play.
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The Awful 8: The Play
Students become aware of the cause and effects of different air pollutants. They present a play about the different pollutants.
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The Path of Pollution
Students follow the path of pollution from the Chernobyl accident. Students name and locate countries where radiation traveled to, describe how air pollution travels from one area to another, and seqence the travel of radiation in...
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Energy4Me
Energy4me: Energy Sources of the World [Ppt]
Learn about the many different energy resources available from our Earth. Find out the pros and cons of each type: both renewable and nonrenewable.
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Nonrenewable Energy Sources
This resource provides information about nonrenewable energy sources. There is specific information about each of these energy sources, and lots of maps, charts, tables, and graphs to further the understanding.
Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy: Renewable Energy
In this lesson, students explore solar and wind power-two important renewable energy sources.
Other
American Coal Foundation: Coal Energy Facts
Comprehensive overview of why coal is a major source of energy in the United States. Find out what coal is, what it is used for, how it is mined, where coal reserves are located, and how it is converted into electricity.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Great Energy Debate
After learning about all the energy sources, students will be able to list and identify the economic and environmental advantages and disadvantages of them.