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Popular Science

Popular Science China's Green Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about what China is doing to turn around its pollution problems. Read about plans for establishing large eco-communities in China, which are intended to make China's air and water cleaner as they also absorb millions of...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Helping Kids Help the Environment

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Define and explore the concept of environmental citizenship through a series of literacy-based multimedia, online and hands-on learning experiences. Discover how responsible citizens can help protect their local communities by...
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Unit Plan
Idaho State University

Idaho State University: Waste Management

For Students 9th - 10th
Landfills are growing at exponential rates, air and water are filled with pollution, and many are trying to find ways to manage waste better to protect the land we live off. Take a look at this resource which explains and illustrates...
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Website
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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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Optimize! Cleaner Energy Options for Rural China

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students work in engineering teams to optimize cleaner energy solutions for cooking and heating in rural China. They choose between various options for heating, cooking, hot water, and lights and other electricity, balancing between the...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Moving Without Wheels

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In a class demonstration, students observe a simple water cycle model to better understand its role in pollutant transport. This activity shows one way in which pollution is affected by the water cycle; it simulates a point source of...
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Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Important Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
This official site for the EPA describes the issues of the day. Learn about topics such as water, air, climate, wastes and pollution, green living, and more. Find important ways that you can get involved in protecting the environment.
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Lesson Plan
Tramline

Tramline: Getting Green Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this comprehensive website, students will learn about different forms of pollution, environmental impact of pollution, global warming, and things they can do to make a difference.
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Article
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: The Spirit of the First Earth Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is an in-depth description of the first Earth Day, and includes the impact the demonstration had on the environmental movement.
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Interactive
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: The Planet Protectors: Activities for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Through this EPA resource, explore your environment and discover the animals, plants, air, and water around you. Learn how to protect the world we live in with fun games.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Hunting Bears With a Microscope

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this study, students will use lichens and tardigrades (water bears) to investigate their use as bioindicators of key air pollutants.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: On the Move

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Looking at models and maps, students explore different pathways and consequences of pollutant transport via the weather and water cycles. In an associated literacy activity, students develop skills of observation, recording and reporting...
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Article
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Acid Rain: What Is Being Done?

For Students 3rd - 8th
The EPA discusses the actions the government agencies are taking to reduce acid rain.
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Other

K 3 Learning pages.com: Earth Day Links

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
How can you celebrate Earth Day in your classroom? This collection features several downloadable Earth Day worksheets including word searches and coloring pages. Students and teachers can plan the perfect way to recognize the environment.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: The First Earth Day

For Students 3rd - 8th
You would think that the environment has always been a priority but that's not the case. In 1970, a U.S. Senator was disturbed by the lack of concern for our environment and proposed the first Earth Day. Use this site to learn more from...
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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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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: The Atmosphere, the Ocean, and Environmental Change

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a course that explores the physical processes the control Earth's atmosphere, ocean, and climate that is taught at Yale University. The course covers topics like clouds, rain, severe storms, regional...
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: Birth of the Environmental Protection Agency (Epa)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By the late 1960s, issues of unchecked land development, urban decay, and air, noise, and water pollution came to Americans' attention. In November 1971, the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a large-scale...
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Interactive
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Envirofacts Data Warehouse

For Students 9th - 10th
Using zip codes, this site allows students to locate businesses in their communities that are producing wastes.
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Professional Doc
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Lesson Plans, Teacher Guides and Online Resources for Educators

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find an array of environmental and science-based lesson plans, activities and ideas from the EPA, other federal agencies, and external organizations.
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Handout
Other

Primer on Climate Change and Human Health [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive guide to climate change in Canada. This site offers both a national look and then looks at the implications of climate change on specific regions and provinces.
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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
Other

Thoreau Institute: The History of Environmentalism

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay is a thorough investigation of the various political and philosophical changes which have occurred throughout the environmental movement. Examines the current situation and includes references. Excellent article.
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Website
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Epa's Environmental Education Center

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection of fact sheets, brochures, and web pages about environmental issues. Topics include acid rain and air pollution, ecosystems, human health, waste and recycling, conservation, and water-related concepts and issues.

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