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The Impact

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the impact inventions have on society. In this technology lesson, students review the facts they learned about famous inventors and brainstorm an invention that can improve people's lives. Students use a graphic...
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Landfill Lounge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars accurately construct a model of a sanitary landfill and identify the parts of the landfill and explain their function. They work in grous using a clear plastic box, modeling clay, soil and a variety of garbage to create...
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Landfills

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the roles of sanitary landfills. They diagram the construction of a landfill and visit a local landfill.
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Compost Columns

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this unit of lessons, students examine the role of compost columns and recycling. They create a KWL chart about garbage in Chicago. They also examine life cycles and packaging of everyday products.
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Fur, Feathers and Fins

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the stages between growing the animal and buying it at the grocery store.  In food system instructional activity students study the role that animal products have on nutrition and study animal agriculture. 
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Pollution and Conservation

For Students 5th - 8th
In this pollution and conservation learning exercise, students read a passage on pollution and conservation, and answer short answer, multiple choice, and vocabulary matching questions. Students complete 27 questions.