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Transportation Choices and the Environment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study statistics and charts pertaining to how transportation and other energy choices impact the environment. They participate in small group discussions regarding concerns for the future.
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NorthEast Ohio Geoscience Education Outreach

Carbon Cycle

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Using a jigsaw approach, earth science experts teach each other about the physical, biological, and geologic components of the carbon cycle, with a specific focus on the ocean. 
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A Solar Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students make predictions about the global temperature of the earth and to see how this is dependent upon a number of variables. Students visualize how changing parameters can impact the global temperature of the earth.
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Acid Rain Keeps Falling On My Head

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students measure the pH of local rain water. Students map the location of the collected rain water according to pH levels.
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Rain Forest Deforestation

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the destructive deforestation of rain forests in Brazil to clear the land for crops and livestock. Students demonstrate how the burning of a forest releases carbon dioxide by performing an experiment.
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Solar Energy: Become a Sun Chef!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils design and construct a solar cooker. They use the Internet to research solar collectors and the process of changing light energy into heat energy.
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Mission Planning: Earth/Mars Comparisons

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students compare and contrast conditions on Mars to those on our own planet, specifically, their local or regional environments. The physical characteristics, the atmosphere, and other astronomical data is considered.
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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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Worksheet
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Maintaining a Healthy Environment

For Students 7th - 12th
In this healthy environment worksheet, learners describe different types of pollutants in the environment including smog, acid rain, and ozone. This worksheet has 1 drawing and 5 short answer questions.
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Science Word Search

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this science learning exercise, students look for the words that are related to the theme of the sheet in the word search. They also work on spelling skills.
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Science Word Search

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For this science worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to earth science. There are 44 words/phrases located in the puzzle.
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Worksheet
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Barnet Atmosphere Adv Word Search Puzzle

For Students 5th - 6th
In this science and language arts learning exercise, students analyze 30 words in a word bank which pertain to the atmosphere and weather. Students find the words in a word search. The meaning of the title is unclear.
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Complete the Sentences

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this sentence completion learning exercise, students read ten sentences with a missing word. From four choices, students select the word that would best complete each sentence. This learning exercise is from the UK and contains...
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Organizer
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Environment Vocabulary and Definitions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this environment worksheet, students are given a list of vocabulary words related to the environment and their definitions. Worksheet has no associated activities.
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The Environment: Vocabulary

For Students 5th - 6th
In this environment vocabulary worksheet, students complete 12 multiple choice questions, then translate a set of "environment words."
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Worksheet
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Test Your Reading Skills: Complete the Sentences 4--Intermediate Level

For Students 4th - 6th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students choose the best word to complete each sentence.
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Alaska the 'Poster State" For Climate Concerns

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read an article on Alaska and its climate concerns.  For this research lesson students create a poster that contrasts Alaska then and now that pertains to climate change. 
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Classification of Clouds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view progressive slides of cloud formations and identify which type of cloud is shown as it forms. They estimate the cloud's height while viewing each image.
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Human Activity and the Environment

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students review and analyze graphs and tables as a group. They develop their graph and data analysis skills by converting data tables from Human Activity and the Environment into graphs.
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Career and Personal Planning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students visit Conservation in Action web site to watch three video interviews with Vancouver Aquarium researchers, complete Careers in Conservation worksheet, research threats facing species featured on Conservation web site, and create...
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Climate Change Challenge

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore the issue of climate change through participation in an interactive game show. They explore climate change issues in the news. Students write and discuss their own questions about climate change.
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Soil In The Amazon

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students grow plants in soil representing that found in the Amazon basin. They compare results to plants growing in fertile soil and soil fertilized with leaf compost. Students chart, average and graph plant growth by height. Students...
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What Makes you Hot?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students manipulate different variables in a model and make inferences about the temperature on Earth.  In this heat lesson students calculate the blackbody radiation of an object at a certain temperature. 
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Worksheet
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Human Impact on the Environment

For Students 7th - 9th
In this environmental science worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 26 questions about human impact on the environment.