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The student wil read the material, then take a quiz with questions from the material.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Author:
- Jack Hudson
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A given phenomenon that will help drive units and instruction when instructing PEs: 5-ESS2-1, MS-PS1-4, MS-ESS2-4
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Physical Science
- Material Type:
- Teaching/Learning Strategy
- Author:
- Maggie Bly
- Date Added:
- 12/17/2018
This Unit is Transdisciplinary reinforcing the importance of the honeybee.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Life Science
- Mathematics
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Author:
- Cindy Rizzolino
- Date Added:
- 03/06/2019
This website gives an overview and breakdown of misconceptions that are identified from student assessments.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Life Science
- Physical Science
- Material Type:
- Data Set
- Author:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- Date Added:
- 11/03/2017
Lessons and tools for K-12 science teaching and after-school programs.
- Subject:
- Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Elementary Education
- Life Science
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Lesson
- Author:
- Laura Jones
- Date Added:
- 03/06/2019
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As the carbon dioxide concentration of our atmosphere increases and our climate warms, the hay fever season seems to be getting longer and more severe. In this case study, students assume the a role of a public relations specialist contracted to communicate the link between climate change and pollen allergies. The activity focuses on the importance of scientific skills to careers outside science, and is most suitable for a lower-level introductory biology, human health, or environmental science course.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Life Science
- Ecology
- Forestry and Agriculture
- Material Type:
- Case Study
- Provider:
- National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
- Provider Set:
- Case Study Collection
- Author:
- Juanita Constible
- Luke Sandro
- Richard E. Lee, Jr.
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2009
Este Guia Didático surgiu como produto da Dissertação de Mestrado do Programa de Pós-Graduação de Mestrado Profissional em Rede para o Ensino das Ciências Ambientais – PROFCIAMB, sob o Tema “APRENDENDO COM A ESCASSEZ: ALTERNATIVAS DE USO DA ÁGUA EM EIRUNEPÉ/AM” como atividade prática com os discentes do Ensino Médio do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Amazonas, Campus Eirunepé sobre o abastecimento de água e como as famílias atuam na obtenção deste bem quando não fornecido adequadamente pelo Poder Público.
A construção do Guia Pedagógico surgiu a partir da necessidade dos discentes compreenderem a problemática da da água no mundo. Esta compreensão deve ter como marco inicial, a percepção sobre o abastecimento de água na cidade onde os mesmos moram, compreendendo as condições de captação, abastecimento e uso da água pelas suas famílias. A partir do “local” o discente será capaz de compreender o contexto da água sob o aspecto global.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Education
- Material Type:
- Case Study
- Lesson Plan
- Teaching/Learning Strategy
- Author:
- Carlos Henrique Rodrigues Gomes
- Date Added:
- 02/11/2019
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This University of California College Prep (UCCP) Advanced Placement (AP) Environmental Science online course has five objectives: Describe the six different forms of energy and the type of work done by each form. Discuss the roles of sources and sinks in an energy budget. Define the Law of Conservation of Energy, and explain how the operation of fuel cell vehicles illustrates this principal. Name the units with which energy, power, and force are measured and described. Use energy flow within a house to explain both theoretical and practical aspects of energy use and conservation.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Assessment
- Full Course
- Homework/Assignment
- Reading
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- Connexions
- Author:
- University Of California College Prep
- Date Added:
- 02/16/2011
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Human activities release a variety of substances into the biosphere, many of which negatively affect the environment. Pollutants discharged into the environment can accumulate in the air, water, or soil......
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Assessment
- Homework/Assignment
- Reading
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- Connexions
- Author:
- University Of California
- Date Added:
- 02/16/2011
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This text is designed to acquaint students with the physical, ecological, social, and political principles of environmental science. Scientific method is used to analyze and understand the interrelationships between humans and the natural environment. This test shows how ecological realities and the material desire of humans often clash, leading to environmental degradation and pollution.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Assessment
- Homework/Assignment
- Reading
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- Connexions
- Author:
- University Of California
- Date Added:
- 02/16/2011
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Environmental issues are a concern of many, if not most, Americans. However, there is considerable disagreement on how such issues should be handled. Different people can interpret even a very general issue such as conservation very differently. Some believe that conservation means limiting the use of resources to allow a resource to last longer. Others see the conservation of resources as a way to maximize benefits to humans. This utilitarian approach to conservation policy, would place no value on saving endangered species that provide no direct benefit to humans. At the other extreme, some envision conservation as meaning the protection of resources without regard to profit or material benefit to humans. This view places the preservation as being of the utmost importance, and is sometimes viewed as elitist.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Assessment
- Homework/Assignment
- Reading
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- Connexions
- Author:
- University Of California
- Date Added:
- 02/16/2011
Paul Anderson playlist of videos that can be used in an AP Environmental Science Class
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Material Type:
- Lecture
- Provider:
- Bozeman Science
- Date Added:
- 11/23/2016
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Soil plays an important role in land ecosystems. In order for a community of producers and consumers to become established on land, soil must be present. Furthermore, soil quality is often a limiting factor for population growth in ecosystems. Soil is a complex mixture of inorganic materials, organic materials, microorganisms, water and air. Its formation begins with the weathering of bedrock or the transport of sediments from another area. These small grains of rock accumulate on the surface of the earth. There they are mixed with organic matter called humus, which results from the decomposition of the waste and dead tissue of organisms. Infiltrating rainwater and air also contribute to the mixture and become trapped in pore spaces. This formation process is very slow (hundreds to thousands of years), and thus soil loss or degradation can be very detrimental to a community.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Assessment
- Homework/Assignment
- Reading
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- Connexions
- Author:
- University Of California
- Date Added:
- 02/16/2011
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This lesson focuses on a current issue in science in order to help students understand the process by which scientific knowledge is developed and refined. The goal of science is to advance human understanding of the natural world and that sometimes means changing long-held views. According to recent studies, many students think that changes come mainly through facts and improved observational and measuring technology. However, they often do not make the distinction that advancements or changes can come from both new observations and reinterpreting old observations.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Ecology
- Forestry and Agriculture
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Teaching/Learning Strategy
- Provider:
- AAAS
- Provider Set:
- Science Netlinks
- Date Added:
- 04/29/2012
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Students conduct a simple experiment to model and explore the harmful effects of acid rain (vinegar) on living (green leaf and eggshell) and non-living (paper clip) objects.
- Subject:
- Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Provider:
- TeachEngineering
- Provider Set:
- TeachEngineering
- Author:
- Amy Kolenbrander
- Denise Carlson
- Janet Yowell
- Malinda Schaefer Zarske
- Natalie Mach
- Date Added:
- 10/14/2015
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This groundbreaking NRDC documentary explores the startling phenomenon of ocean acidification, which may challenge marine life on a scale not seen for tens of millions of years. The film, featuring Sigourney Weaver, originally aired on Discovery Planet Green. A related curriculum kit is available at: http://www.nrdc.org/oceans/acidification/files/labkit.pdf
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Ecology
- Forestry and Agriculture
- Astronomy
- Chemistry
- Oceanography
- Physics
- Economics
- Material Type:
- Diagram/Illustration
- Lecture
- Provider:
- National Resources Defense Council
- Our Changing Oceans and Estuaries
- University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
- Author:
- Natural Resources Defense Council - written by Daniel Hinerfeld
- Date Added:
- 09/17/2009
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This article describes covert and overt active engagement strategies for use with elementary students. Find the Question templates are included for use with informational text.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology
- Provider Set:
- Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: An Online Magazine for K-5 Teachers
- Author:
- Clarissa Reeson
- Tracey Allen
- Date Added:
- 10/17/2014
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As emissions of heat-trapping bases accumulate in our atmosphere, Earth's polar regions are warming more quickly than at lower latitudes. The rapid environmental changes that result from this warming can have a significant impact on the physical and mental health of rural Alaskans: unpredictable weather and changes in the seasons have made harvesting food more difficult, hazardous, and stressful. The risk of physical injury has also increased, as poor ice, extreme weather, and coastal erosion bring new travel hazards. Increasingly difficult harvest conditions for fish, shellfish, berries, caribou, and sea mammals have also increased concerns about food security. Additionally, declines in snow pack, the threat of drought, changes in lake and river conditions, and damage and disruptions to community water systems have prompted concerns of water security. The climate-related challenge faced by Alaskas tribal health system is to recognize new health stressors and community vulnerabilities, and then find healthy adaptation strategies in an increasingly uncertain future.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Material Type:
- Case Study
- Provider:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Provider Set:
- U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
- Date Added:
- 08/09/2016
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Hear about how respect for Earth can help us attain a more sustainable lifestyle in the face of climate change in this video segment adapted from United Tribes Technical College.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Life Science
- Ecology
- Forestry and Agriculture
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- PBS LearningMedia
- Provider Set:
- PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
- Author:
- NASA
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Date Added:
- 03/19/2012
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This class presents the application of principles of soil mechanics. It considers the following topics: the origin and nature of soils; soil classification; the effective stress principle; hydraulic conductivity and seepage; stress-strain-strength behavior of cohesionless and cohesive soils and application to lateral earth stresses; bearing capacity and slope stability; consolidation theory and settlement analyses; and laboratory and field methods for evaluation of soil properties in design practice.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- M.I.T.
- Provider Set:
- M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Jen, Lucy
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2004