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Lesson Plan
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Environmental Risk Management

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are engaged in cooperative learning strategies and critical thinking activities to introduce topics of analysis, probability, assessment, and management as they apply to environmental risk. They choose a risk from the class...
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Activity #5 Environmental Effects

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners explain the implications of particle theory of The Law of Conservation of Matter for problems of pollution and waste disposal. They describe, in terms of atoms and molecules, what happens to materials when they are dissolved or...
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Dispose of Waste Properly

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore biology by participating in an environmental role-play activity. In this animal waste lesson plan, students identify the appropriate way to dispose of human and animal waste when staying outdoors. Students conduct an...
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Worksheet
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Habits: Wasteful or Not

For Students 5th - 8th
In this waste management worksheet, learners respond to 11 short answer questions regarding the solid waste and ecological living.
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Lesson Plan
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Canada's Forests and Resource Management

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars are introduced to the Canadian forest industry so that they may assess the economic and environmental sustainability of the industry.
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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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Handout
Cornell University

Field Day: Be an IPM Detective

For Students 4th - 5th
Become a pest detective! Individually or in small groups, scholars scout the land to discover which pests—plant and animal—inhabit it, determine whether the pests are endangering the environment, and summarize their findings.
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Activity
University of Florida

Protecting Our Water Resources

For Teachers K - 9th
Teach young environmentalists to protect their planet's resources with a set of interactive experiments. Kindergartners and other youngsters learn about watersheds and the water cycle, while older elementary learners focus on fertilizer...
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Handout
Cornell University

Weed IPM

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Go on a weed hunt! Scholars gain insight into the characteristics of plants and examine the outdoor environment in order to identify five different types of weeds. Learners then show what they know with a one-page reflection.
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Lesson Plan
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Water Use: Tragedy in the Owens River Valley

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine water management issues. In this environmental issues lesson, students watch a PBS video to develop an understanding of watershed, aquifers, and ground water. Students evaluate watershed issues in the Owens River Valley...
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SAVE OUR EARTH

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars research current environmental problems in order to develop and deliver an oral presentation. The presentation persuades the audience to act on the student's point of view on the issue.
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Lesson Plan
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Interactions Everywhere!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine interactions within the environment and environmental engineering careers. They discuss and view photos of natural and manmade environments, explore various websites, create a web to identify interactions between living...
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Lesson Plan
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A Generation that Cares: Saving our Environment!

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Learners discover the dangers posing our environment.  In this environmental awareness lesson, students investigate problems like global warming and pollution and discuss ways their generation can solve these issues.  Learners research...
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Natural Inquirer Ecosystem Article Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discover new ways to preserve the ecosystem by completing graphic organizers.  In this environmental lesson plan, students read an article from the Natural Inquirer in small groups and fill out a graphic organizer based on the...
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Lesson Plan
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The New Haven Oyster Industry and Water Quality

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the different types of water pollutants and how they affect the waterways. In this environmental science lesson, students collect and interpret data from government agencies. They discuss how industrial development...
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Lesson Plan
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The Effects of Weather on People

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Young scholars discover the causes of different types of weather and it's effect on society.  In this environmental lesson, students utilize the Internet to examine cloud types, normal weather conditions and the type of weather...
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Lesson Plan
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Where's King Solomon when we need him?: Good decisions on resources

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use geographic information to suggest how to manage natural resources through a simulation. They engage in a simulation, and decide how to protect, allocate, and exploit the resources of a hypothetical location.
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Lesson Plan
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Logo Design and Ad Campaign Relating to Forestry Management.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore organizations that promote effective marketing strategies and create their own visual symbols that benefit effective forestry cultivation.  In this creative instructional activity students study logos of organizations,...
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Integrated Unit on Nevada Solid Waste Disposal

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine how to gather and interpret data, accept responsibility for the environment, and demonstrate an interest in making a difference in this series of lessons.
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Lesson Plan
National Wildlife Federation

Ghost Town

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Around 93 percent of the reefs on Australia's Great Barrier Reef have been bleached, and almost one quarter of them are now dead. Scholars research the sea temperatures, especially around the areas with coral reefs, to make connections...
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Lesson Plan
Forest Foundation

The Sustainable Forest

For Teachers 5th - 7th
As part of their examination of forest ecosystems, class members examine how foresters, biologists, botanists, geologists, and hydrologists work to together to develop a management plan for sustainable forests.
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Lesson Plan
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Integrated Pest Management-You're Buggin' Me

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners research certain crops and how farmers protect them, while other students research certain insects and how they attack the crop. Each group then documents a ten season plan and then insect and farmers give an attack and...
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Lesson Plan
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Compost

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students expand their understanding of solid waste management. They examine the effects of packaging decisions. They study engineering advancements in packaging materials and solid waste management.
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Lesson Plan
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Spanish Lessons on Waste

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners investigate waste. In this environmental activity, students read a worksheet in both Spanish and English and share how they recycle at home. Learners are encouraged to use key vocabulary words from the worksheet such as...