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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Battling for Oxygen

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Using gumdrops and toothpicks, students conduct a large-group, interactive ozone depletion model. Students explore the dynamic and competing upper atmospheric roles of the protective ozone layer, the sun's UV radiation and harmful...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Metamorphosis Stories of Change

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
The goal of this activity is for students to learn how to tell a story in order to make a complex topic (such as global warming or ozone holes) easier for a reader to grasp. Students realize that the narrative impulse underlies even...
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Other

Dmv.org: Smog Check and Car Inspection in Texas

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource site for information on rules and regulations around vehicle safety inspection and emissions testing in Texas. Contains links to forms and requirements, what to do if your vehicle fails a test, and what the inspection and test...
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Handout
National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about what climate change is and how it impacts wildlife and ecosystems.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Technology Education: Alternative Fuels Web Quest

For Students 9th - 10th
The object of this WebQuest is for you to research alternative fuels and figure out their benefits. Resources are provided as well as study questions to guide your quest.
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Website
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Atmospheric Science Explorers: Global Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed overview of global climate change, with explanations of Earth's climate change, the carbon cycle, ecosystems, and greenhouse gases, and how the movements of matter and energy impact on climate. All information is reinforced...
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Professional Doc
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: K 12 Education Curriculum: Online Classroom Projects

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site presents projects for individual classrooms and collaborative projects that can be done with other classes or schools. Most of these are science projects.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Environment and Health Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on health and the environment.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Earth Days: Timeline:the Modern Environmental Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Trace the advance of the environmental movement from 1948 through the 1980s. Read about the legislation promoting a healthy environment passed under both Democratic and Republican presidents.
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Unit Plan
Next.cc

Next: Air

For Students 3rd - 8th
Multiple activities explore and explain why plants and animals need air to survive.
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Unit Plan
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Learn the Issues: Health & Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.
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Unit Plan
University of Guelph

Canada's Aquatic Environment: Lichens

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the exact definition for a lichen when you explore this resource. Examine the morphology, reproduction and importance of Lichen through the content of this resource.
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Other

Environmental Yellow Pages: Radon

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is about radon gas and other radioactive substances. This page links to several others about various radon topics.
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Website
NASA

Climate Kids: Greenhouse Effect

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Fun website for kids to learn about earth science. Students read about greenhouse gasses and the effect on the environment.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Smoke and Mirrors

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Students develop a persuasive peer-to-peer case against smoking, with the goal to understand how language usage can influence perception, attitudes and behavior.
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Website
Community Learning Network

Community Learning Network: Global Warming/climate Change Theme Page

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of web resources on the topics of global warming and climate change. Some links may be broken, as the site is no longer actively maintained.
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Handout
Other

National Physical Laboratory: The History of Length Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides historic information on length measurement in the United Kingdom. Click on the topics on the left toolbar of the article to find out more information.
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Website
Other

Importance of Plants and Plant Communities

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover why plants are extremely important to humans. Resource provides an explanation of the important things they provide.
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Lesson Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Ozone in Our Neighborhood

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will experiment to understand variations in the amount of ground-level ozone between different places in their neighborhood, town, or city.
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Lesson Plan
Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: Idle Effects

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners will collect data on how much time they and their families spend idling their cars and the cost.
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Other

National Pollutant Inventory: Background Information

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on water and air pollution in Australia, with a brief mention of sea breezes.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Changes in Habitats

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A 2nd grade unit on how people and weather can change habitats. Topics include too much and too litter rain (flooding and drought), lightning and fire, and land, water, and air pollution. This flipchart...
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Air Trends

For Students 9th - 10th
Each year EPA tracks the levels of pollutants in the air and how much of each pollutant (or the pollutants that form them) is emitted from various pollution sources. The Agency looks at these numbers year after year to see how the...
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Economics of Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
Pollution is an example of a negative externality. Despite the gradual reduction in emissions from fossil fuels, many important environmental issues remain. Along with the still-high levels of air and water pollution, other issues...

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