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Household Hazardous Waste Identification

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the concept of reduce, reuse and recycle. They identify products in their homes that are hazardous and discover alternatives to them. They examine the inventory of other classmates hazardous materials.
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Scenario Introductory Menu Exercise

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders engage in a lesson that investigates the sources of Food Borne Illness. The practices of prevention are covered in the lesson. Various foods are looked at for the nutritional value and evaluated for the practices needed...
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Leaking Underground/ Storage Tanks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars engage in a lesson that is about the concept of storage tanks and how they are used. The advantages and disadvantages of them is discussed with the facts given by the teacher during lecture and concurrent discussion.
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Children's Health: Children Aren't Little Adults

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson is a compilation of interdisciplinary, technology-infused activities that focus on the often complicated and sometimes controversial issues related to toxic chemicals in children's environment. Special emphasis is placed on...
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The Science of HIV

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research about the characteristics of HIV. In this biology lesson, students cite ways to prevent AIDS especially among uninformed teens. They plan a community awareness campaign targeting teens.
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Air Pollution Survey

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students identify the different sources of air pollution andevaluate knowledge of air pollution concepts in school and community. Students brainstorm ways of reducing air pollution and instruct school and community in reduction of air...
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Is There Sewage in My Sample?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars explore the proximity of the Hudson Shelf Valley and the Hudson Canyon to one of the Nation's most populated areas. They study that from 1987 to 1992, two dumpsites in the Hudson Shelf Valley and Hudson Canyon, one 12 miles
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Germinating Seeds on Gelatin

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars germinate seeds in unflavored gelatin to which liquid house plant food has been added. Students observe and record plant growth in this medium with a variety of variables in a number of experiments.
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Landfill Leachate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students become aware that everything we do on and to the surface of the earth affects our water.
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Food Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete activities and worksheets to explore the Food Guide Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines .
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Personal Opinions, Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create questions for an interview about the environment. They interview a peer using their written questions, and then interview a native Spanish speaker about the environment.
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Science Friday: Hanford Nuclear Waste Cleanup

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice careful listening skills to learn about problems regarding cleanup of radioactive wastes at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington State. Students answer the questions imbedded in the lesson as they listen to the...
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Teaching about Conductivity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore conductivity and productivity in aquatic systems.
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Ugh! We DRINK This Stuff?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explain the processes involved in the cleansing and purifying of surface water. After a lecture/demo, students engage in an experiment that illustrates how water is cleansed before we drink it.
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Bioremediation

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students design and conduct investigations that illustrate the effect bioremediation has on organic matter and determine environmental applications. They, in groups, present their findings to the class.
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Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research water quality issues and the impact on the environment using the Internet.
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Superbugs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research deep sea communities and discover strategies for combating antimicrobial resistance and write reports on it. They consider overprescription and prophylactic uses of antibiotics as causes for their ineffectiveness.
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Don't Trust Your Eyes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of possible actions that they could do to protect the water resources from pollution. They create hypotheses and conclusions by completing experiments and observing different pollutants.
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Take a Dip: The Water in Our Lives

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students explore the function of storm drains and the importance of keeping them clean of debris. They obtain permission from local authorities and perform community service painting stenciled messages near existing storm drains.
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I Breathe What?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers participate in an experiment in which they gather and examine particiles in the air. They place pollution detectors at different locations and identify problem areas. They discuss how engineers can use this type of...
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Static Cling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars work together to discover the concept of static electricity. They participate in an experiment in which they test different objects charge. They make observations and record them for later use.
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What is Ride Sharing?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover the concept of ride sharing. They discuss how it helps the environment. They use the internet to gather information as well.
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What the Community Can Do

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine how the EPA encourages communities near Superfund sites to become involved in the Superfund process. They read informational text, and participate in a role-play activity.
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Groundwater Pollution Site Assessment

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students study how a geologist examines a hazardous waste spill using an actual site. They use site data to map the spill, find its source and determine how fast the spill is spreading.

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