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Curated OER

Got the Whole World in My Hands

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students review factors that threaten survival of different species. this lesson is part of a multi-segmented unit on animal survival.
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Curated OER

Environment

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders receive a general overview of the world's environmental dilemmas thereby understanding the global implications of their actions. They examine their connection to the ecosystem by looking at the influence of the environment...
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Curated OER

Wise Use of Paper

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the paper recycling process. They experiment with ways to conserve and recycle paper products.
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Curated OER

Soybeans in Space

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students work together to design an experiment that compares and contrasts differnet plant cultivation systems. In groups, they evaluate the results of the experiment to discover if the cultivation system could be used in space. They...
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Website
NOAA

Noaa: National Ocean Service Education: Nonpoint Source Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated tutorial explains nonpoint source pollution and its role in the health of the environment. Students learn about different sources of pollution and how these pollutants contaminate the land, air, and water. Click on the links...
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Province of British Columbia

Government of b.c.: Teacher's Guide to Clean Air: The Clean Air Crusaders [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The 'Clean Air Crusaders' help teachers work with students to educate them about all kinds of air pollution and ways to improve our environment.
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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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Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: What's in the Air?

For Students 9th - 10th
Air is a mixture of naturally occurring gases and human-made air pollutants. Learn more about these gases and the role they play in our atmosphere.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Air Pollution

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are introduced to the concept of air quality by investigating the composition, properties, atmospheric layers and everyday importance of air. They explore the sources and effects of visible and invisible air pollution. By...
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University of Arizona

Pulse: From Global to City Air: Air Quality, City Design and Disease

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners are challenged to design a healthy city in this unit plan. The cross-curricular unit covers content standards for ninth grade in science, language arts, world geography, and math. Students explore air quality and the impact it...
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Environmental Engineering

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this unit, students explore the various roles of environmental engineers, including: environmental cleanup, water quality, groundwater resources, surface water and groundwater flow, water contamination, waste disposal and air...
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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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Other

Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety: Environmental Pollution Control

For Students 9th - 10th
This study provides an orientation to the methods that are applied to control and prevent environmental pollution. The basic principles followed for eliminating negative impacts on the quality of water, air or land are discussed.
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Bio Topics

Bio Topics: Water

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive worksheet and notes that look at the water cycle, domestic water supply, sewage disposal, water pollution, and air pollution. Useful for student review of material.
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Handout
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Water Science for Schools: Acid Rain

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction, aimed at upper elementary- and middle-school learners, to acid rain. [Click back to home to access the site in Spanish.]
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Lesson Plan
HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Causes of Pollution

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan is designed to teach young children identify the types of pollution, the sources of the pollution, and how they can protect the environment from further pollutants.
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Article
Province of British Columbia

Province of British Columbia: How We Measure Air Quality

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how British Columbia measures air quality, collects and measures data, and analyzes and reports the findings.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Ddt

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the insecticide DDT, a toxic chemical that was used widely in World War II and later, and is still used in some countries today. It has had far-reaching effects on the environment, as it is carried long distances by air...
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Article
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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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Fundamentals of Environmental Pollution and Control

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a fundamentals of environmental pollution and control course taught at the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. The course teaches water pollutants, waste water treatment, soil acidity,...
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...
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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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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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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Tceq: Lesson Plans & Resources for Teaching Environmental Sciences [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A large collection of lesson plans on environmental topics. The lessons are broken up into the broad categories of air, water, and waste, and look at issues around quality, pollution, conservation, and recycling. There are activities for...

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