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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Habitat Destruction and Its Effects on Ecosystems

For Students 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Some of the main ways that habitats are destroyed by human activities are described. Includes two videos and questions about them, as well as review questions.
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Lesson Plan
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Teacher Resources: Changing the Land

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will compare historical aerial photographs with current aerial photographs and determine what factors influenced land use decisions; evaluate the impacts of different land uses on an area; and consider future...
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Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Sources of Land Pollution

For Students 4th - 7th
Short descriptions of various sources of solid and semi-solid pollutants that affect land and soil resources.
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Other

Kiwc: What Is the Wise Use of Wetlands?

For Students 3rd - 8th
There are ways to keep using wetlands without disturbing animals and plants living in their natural environment. This succinct site lists those ways.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science Safari: Ways of the Wild

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Explore the problem of wildlife management in many African countries. Apply critical thinking skills to a decision-making scenario and strategically communicate information.
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Website
CNN

Cnn: Forests Shrinking at Alarming Rate

For Students 9th - 10th
News release citing global deforestation evidence.
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Curated OER

Horses at Sunrise in Valle Grande

For Students 9th - 10th
A national preserve that is not administered by federal land manager, but by a board of trustees? That is what Congress is trying to in in Valles Caldera National Preserve.
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Curated OER

The Landscape in Valle Grande

For Students 9th - 10th
A national preserve that is not administered by federal land manager, but by a board of trustees? That is what Congress is trying to in in Valles Caldera National Preserve.