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Mr. Palm:positive/negative Consequences of Human Modification of the Environment

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short slideshow explaining several ways that changes to the environment can have both positive and negative consequences.
Primary
Other

Tripod: Bananas and the Negative Consequences for Costa Rica

For Students 9th - 10th
Article that discuss the modern banana industry. The problems discussed have been a part of South America since the beginning.
Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: u.s. History Module: Is Freedom Free? [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A comprehensive learning module on the impact of emancipation on ex-slaves that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and primary source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered...
Lesson Plan
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Esc 20: Did Nature Help or Hinder the Building of Railroads in Texas? [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson unit, young scholars examine how Texans altered the environment in order to construct railroads, and the impact of those changes, both positive and negative. They then complete a project where they develop a plan for a...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Energy and the Environment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An experiment illustrating how people's decision to drive instead of using more environmentally friendly means of transportation can lead to negative consequences. Students develop policy recommendations to solve the resulting public...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Crowding Animals How Close Is Too Close?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson students will explore the concept of crowding as it relates to people and animals. The main purpose of this lesson is for students to recognize the possible negative consequences to people and animals as a result of crowding.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Drug Abuse and Drug Addiction

For Students 9th - 10th
Substance use disorders are a class of psychological disorder in which a person continues to use a substance, despite having significant health, social, and other negative consequences as a result of their substance use.
eBook
University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Frog and the Ox"

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Students can learn a lesson about how being overly concerned with yourself can lead to negative consequences by reading Aesop's fable "The Frog and the Ox." The first version provides literal illustrations for the fable, while the second...
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Are Steroids Worth the Risk

For Students 9th - 10th
Included in this article from Family Doctor is information on what steroids are and how they harm those who take them. Here, you can read general information on steroid abuse and click links to related information.