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Carbon Monoxide and Population Density

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigate the carbon monoxide level at a fixed latitude to determine if there is a relationship to population density. They download data sets and generate a graph, and find locations using the Earth's coordinate system....
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Land Erosion - Does Vegetation Matter?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Young learners explore erosion, deposition, weather and climate in this science lesson plan. They discuss the cause of erosion, collect data and analyze it suing the TI Explorer. They can also use the TI CBL or Vernier LabPro for this...
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Integers: A Real World Rational Numbers Application

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Given centigrade temperatures for pairs of cities, math-minded meteorologists determine which is either warmer or colder. The worksheet is embedded in a website from which you can access an answer key or even change the cities and...
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Traveling as an Ancient American

For Students 7th
What would you bring on a trip...if you had to carry it all through freezing temperatures for 3 months? Historians consider this question, faced with their family's need to move south for warmer temperatures in the ancient world....
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Air Density and Temperature

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils investigate the effect of temperature on the density of air by putting an uncovered bottle in a bucket of hot water. Then they place a balloon over the mouth of the bottle. They repeat the procedure using ice water and explain...
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Introducing The Gulf Stream

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research the average temperatures of different places on Earth. In this earth science lesson, 6th graders explain how the sun's heat cause ocean movement. They discuss how temperature change affects the weather we experience.
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Global Warming Unit: Presentation to Class and School

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students present their research reports on global warming, along with any other associated products (models, diagrams, Web-pages, etc.) to the rest of the class and school.
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The Greenhouse Effect

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate the greenhouse effect and why it happens.
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The Big Burp:A Bad Day in the Paleocene

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners describe the overall events that occurred during the Paleocene extinction event as well as the processes that are believed to result in global warming after group research. They infer how a global warming event could have...
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The State of the Planet

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students address four different environmental topics (water issues, the threat of food shortages, human population growth, and global warming) as they watch a film and discuss the future of the earth. In groups, they complete various...
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Travel Solutions to Global Warming

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research and investigate the concepts carbon cycle and fossil fuels. They graph the carbon dioxide production as well as populations of six nations. Together they generate a variety of recommendations to reduce travel=related...
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Winter Heat

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a story about two teachers who argue about global warming. Students answer 5 essay questions.
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Do the Research - Environment - Little Known Facts

For Students 6th - 7th
In this research worksheet, students look up the answers to three questions about the environment. They write short answers in the chart after researching if ozone harms humans, how many acres of rainforest are being destroyed, and who...
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Life After Trash

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explain how recycling cuts down on greenhouse gases, and explore the consequences of global warming.  In this global warming lesson students divide into teams and create a useful product made out of recyclable items.
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Tending to the Greenhouse

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Learners investigate global warming through discussion of the growing season caused by warmer temperatures. In this greenhouse effect lesson, students define 'global warming' and work in groups to research the causes, effects, and...
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Some Like It Cold

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study Canada's northern territories and four settlements above the Arctic Circle. In this northern Canada lesson, 6th graders maps and timelines to locate physical, political, and economic features of northern Canada....
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Horrific Hurricanes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study hurricanes and how scientists predict them.  In this hurricane lesson plan students read an article on hurricanes, complete an activity and take a quiz.
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Global Warming and Rainforests

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine the connections between global warming and the condition of the rainforests. In this geography lesson, students read an article about the 2 topics and then write summaries of the information they read.
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Be Considerate of Others

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars explore the environment by participating in an outdoors activity. In this nature appreciation lesson, students discuss how to minimize their human imprint when experiencing nature. Young scholars conduct a nature walk and...
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Energy and Me: What is My Responsibility?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate energy and their impact on the environment. In this environmental lesson plan, students will conduct a series of three activities that will help in their understanding of energy and how we use it.
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Change Happens

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders engage in a instructional activity to find information about the natural history of Puerto Rico. They practice using a variety of resources for research purposes. The same process of research is used for state of Wisconsin....
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Tread Lightly: Low Carbon Lunch

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a flowchart of the carbon footprint of food from production to disposal. In this biology lesson, students brainstorm ways to reduce greenhouse gases by smart food choices. They create a blog promoting ways to eat low...
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Global Change — Change and Cycles Where Land, Air and Water Meet

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students participate in an experiment to define a parts-per-billion solution. In this ecology instructional activity, students select a second substance to create a parts-per-billion solution and observe and record their results....
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Breaking it Down

For Teachers 4th - 12th
After challenging themselves to correctly choose the form of erosion and length of time required for a given landform to develop, earth science class members model mechanical and chemical weathering with various lab demonstrations over...

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