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Science Jeopardy - The Earth Sciences

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The earth sciences are the focus for this Jeopardy-style review game. Categories include geology, space, scientific investigation, meteorology, and oceanography. Diagrams and pictures are involved with most of the questions, making this...
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Acid (and Base) Rainbows

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners are introduced to the differences between acids and bases and how to use indicators, such as pH paper and red cabbage juice, to distinguish between them. They make predictions that can be answered through scientific...
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Air Pollution

For Students 9th - 12th
In this pollution worksheet, learners read about how air pollution is created and the harmful products that come out of a car exhaust. Then students complete 9 short answer questions.
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What's in the Air?

For Students 5th - 12th
In this air worksheet, students will choose the correct definition for atmosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, and pollutant. Then students will complete a concept map showing what components make up air. This worksheet has 4 multiple...
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Acid Rain: An Air Pollutant

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in an experiment in which they examine the effects of acid rain on buildings. They discover how huge a problem acid rain is not only to structures but to the environment. They gather pictures of acid rain to...
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Air Quality Presentation for Youth

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read two books about wind and dust and then participate in a demonstration in which they plant seeds and compare dry, dusty soils to moist soils. They identify the rationale and methods for keeping airborne dust down.
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Creating the Future

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students work together to develop and write scenerios for the future of hazardous waste cleanup. They share their scenerios with the class. They complete activities as well.
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Wump World

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read ead the book The Wump World written and illustrated by Bill Peet. Discuss with the students how air pollution can make your eyes water and cause shortness of breath. Students discuss air pollution and give the...
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Particulate Matter: The Lorax

For Teachers K
Students collect air samples to test it for air pollution. They are read the story The Lorax and discuss the effects of air pollution. They share their observations with the class.
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Acid Rain Keeps Falling on My Head

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the pH level of rain water in their local community. They locate each location on a map. They analyze the data and draw conclusions.
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The Urban Explosion

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the uncontrolled development of the world's major cities. They define key vocabulary terms, view and discuss video excerpts, and complete a project that involves drawing a "perfect city," developing a plan to...
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Ask Rustle the Leaf About...Acid Rain

For Students 6th - 8th
In this acid rain worksheet, students read about acid rain from a leaf's perspective. They fill in the blanks with 9 terms to complete a paragraph about acid rain. They also are given 8 clues to complete a crossword puzzle. Their is a...
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Acid Rain

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate acid rain. In this environmental lesson, students participate in an experiment using litmus paper and various liquids and then test the acidity of the liquids. Students identify reasons why acid is harmful to the...
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Not So Neutral Views

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore ways to use indicators to distinguish between acids and bases. They conduct an experiment to model and discuss the harmful effect of acid rain in our living and non-living environment.
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Rice Farming

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate how farmers get more rice from their land. In this farming instructional activity, 3rd graders discover things that farmers to do produce more rice. Students study photosynthesis and illustrate pictures about...
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It's Really Heating Up in Here!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create and observe a greenhouse effect model and discuss the implications of global warming theory for engineers, themselves and the Earth. They discover that Global warming is becoming an increasing concern as we learn more...
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GCSE Module 6 Revision Guide-Chemistry-Oil, Fossil Fuels and Earth's Atmosphere

For Students 10th - 12th
In this oil, fossil fuels and Earth's atmosphere learning exercise, students answer 3 questions about the origin of oil and its uses, the effects of burning oil and fossil fuels on the Earth's atmosphere and the origin and maintenance of...
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Energy Resources

For Students 7th - 8th
In this energy resources worksheet, students complete 12 questions in the format of puzzles, teasers, and twisters. Examples include a modified cryptoquip and pictogram.
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Dissolved Oxygen and Respiration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are presented with the question, "Do plants that grow underwater use oxygen?" They create an experiment to test the presence of dissolved oxygen in the water using provided materials. Student experiments include a control jar as...
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Tides in the Hudson

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students view an illustration of the Hudson River watershed and identify the bodies of water shown. They discuss what happens when fresh and salt water mix. Students view a teacher demonstration of the stratification of fresh and salt...
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You've Got to See It to Believe It!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine smog and particulate matter as two major visible air pollutants. They discover how the pollutants formed and how engineers work on visible air pollution. They design an advertisement for a hybrid vehicle.
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Particulate Matter: The Lorax

For Teachers K
Students investigate how dirty air is outside. They read and discuss the book, The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss. They investigate using jars and lids to compare the dirt left each day as they remove the lids. They observe the lids and discuss if...
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Ocean in a Bottle

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners create an enclosed ocean in a bottle and add different pollutants to explore the effects of pollution on the environment.
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CO Buildup City

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct a controlled experiment. They collect data in an organized manner. Students analyze data to reach a conclusion and communicate findings. They explain how city size, temperature, and pollution is related to the air quality.

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