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Handout
US Fish and Wildlife Service

Chlorinated Hydrocarbons (Organochlorines) Ddt

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief history of the use of DDT in the United States, its effect on wildlife, and the banning of the toxin in 1972 by the EPA.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Conserving Biodiversity: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Five review quiz questions about the conservation of natural resources and the preservation of biodiversity.
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Handout
Other

Clean Air World: Measuring Air Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of how air pollution is measured and how air quality modeling is done.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Ecosystems: Changes in Ecosystems

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the natural changes that take place in an ecosystem, and the negative impact humans can have on ecosystems.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Natural Resources

For Students 3rd - 7th
A slideshow and a short quiz on natural resources, the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources, and the impact humans have on the Earth's natural resources.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Dr. Seuss Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What is your favorite Dr. Seuss story? Web English Teacher may be offering you resources to teach it right here! Also contains links to biographical information.
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Website
Other

Household Hazardous Waste

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains great information about a number of household hazardous wastes and suggested methods of disposal.
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Activity
Other

Odyssey of the Mind: Clean Up Your Act

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students work in teams and give a presentation depicting the causes of pollution, the ways pollution affects the environment, suggestions for reducing pollution, and ideas for making things out of trash. Click on "Activity Summaries" and...
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Other

Odyssey of the Mind: Second Time Around

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What is the recycling process? Why is it important to recycle? Through the activities on this page, students explore the answers to these questions, encourage others to recycle, present skits on the effects of recycling, and more.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Shell Shifts

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the damage that ocean acidification does to the shells of sea creatures.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Environmental Reform

For Students 5th - 8th
Environmental awareness in the United States became more focused upon the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Read about student protests, presidential legislation, and a new desire to protect the environment.
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Activity
Other

How to smile.org: Store Water Runoff Pollution

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A demonstration that shows students how water systems are connected and the concept of non-point source pollution. Also it allows students to see how pollution on their playground could affect larger water supplies.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Ocean Garbage Patch

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How trash gets caught by ocean currents into certain locations.
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Website
Other

Nrdc: Clean Water and Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
What prompted congress to pass the Clean Water Act? Has this legislation been successful? The Natural Resources Defense Council offers information on fresh and ocean waters, pollution control, conservation, and more.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Environmental History Timeline

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students develop critical thinking skills by interviewing a person who has perspective on environmental history. Students explore the concept of a timeline, including historical milestones, and develop a sense of the context of events.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What's a Kid to Do?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students write letters as part of an environmental action campaign. They become more aware of global environmental problems and play a part in their solution.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Stream Consciousness

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
During this activity, students will learn how environmental engineers monitor water quality in resource use and design. They will employ environmental indicators to assess the water quality of a nearby stream. Students will make general...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What's Down the Well?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This activity looks at physical models of groundwater and how environmental engineers determine possible sites for drinking water wells. During this activity, students will create their own groundwater well model using a coffee can and...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: I Breathe What??

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will capture and examine the particles to gain an appreciation of how much dust, pollen and other particulate matter is present in the air around them. Students will place "pollution detectors" at various...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: You've Got to See It to Believe It!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students develop an understanding of visible air pollutants with an incomplete combustion demonstration, a "smog in a jar" demonstration, building simple particulate matter collectors, and exploration of engineering roles related to air...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Not So Neutral Views

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are introduced to acids and bases, and the environmental problem of acid rain. They explore ways to use indicators to distinguish between acids and bases. Students also conduct a simple experiment to model and discuss the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Oil Spill

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson will allow students to explore an important role of environmental engineers: cleaning the environment. Students will learn details about the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which was one of the most publicized and studied...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Clean Is That Water?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan helps students understand the factors that affect water quality and the conditions that allow for different animals and plants to survive. Students will look at the effects of water quality on various water-related...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: An Underground River

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Groundwater is one of the largest sources of drinking water, so environmental engineers need to understand groundwater flow in order to tap into this important resource. Environmental engineers also study groundwater to predict where...