- Air
Pollution Control- To show how air pollution is controlled.
- Air
Pollution Emissions Information, Activities and Data- Features two
labs.
- Air
Pollution Gremlins Math Lesson- To introduce the students to the
six criteria pollutants by working math problems.
- Air
Terms: The Flash Card Game- To learn important vocabulary terms
regarding air quality.
- All
Wrapped Up- Why do we need packaging? How can we reduce the amount
of waste it generates?
- Can
We Make It Go Away?- We can never make something into nothing.
- Carbon
Dioxide and Air Pollution- To test for different concentrations
of carbon dioxide gas.
- Classroom
Conservation- We can all help to reduce the amount of waste generated
in the classroom and lunch room.
- Cold
vs. Warm Environments- Students will gain an understanding and become
proficient in identifying a species.
- Does
Degradable Plastic Really Degrade?- Even goods which are biodegradable
decompose at various rates.
- Earthsavers
Club- Using the Berenstain Bears story Don't Pollute Anymore and
the classic The Lorax, students learn about the importance of Earth
Day.
- Effects
of Ozone in the Air- To measure ground-level ozone.
- Filtering
Water To Prevent Pollution- Students will gain an idea as to various
pollutants which can contaminate our water and an appreciation of the
need to keep our water supplies clean.
- Ground-level
Ozone- To plot data and ozone measurements for a two-or three-week
period and evaluate the data collected.
- Harmful
Effects of Acid Rain- To demonstrate the harmful effects of an acidic
solution. (Vinegar is a dilute solution of acetic acid.)
- How Organisms
Respond To Changes In Their Environment- To observe the reaction
of living cells to mechanical and chemical stimuli. To observe the streaming
of protoplasma in living cells.
- How Pollution
Disrupts Our Natural Environment- The pupils will be able to design
and conduct simple scientific investigations and /or experiments in
which observations are made, data are gathered and organized, and reasonable
conclusions are drawn.
- Owls
in the Family, by Farley Mowat- Students will be able to identify
different types of owl species. Students will be able to research and
compile information using the Internet. Students will be able to make
distinctions between truth and myths about owls.
- Ozone
Pollution: Smog Alert- To help students understand ozone pollution
and make them aware of how it is formed.
- Recycling-
The main objectives of this mini-teach are to identify and be aware
of how much garbage we can produce, identify landfills and their purposes,
and explain how recycling saves energy and resources while reducing
pollution.
- Recycling-
Students will explain the benefit of recycling to the environment. Students
will list three things they can recycle at home.
- Recycling
Survey- Stimulate thought on what we throw away.
- Recycling
Word Search- There are lots of kinds of solid wastes that can be
recycled.
- School
Food Waste Activity- What foods do students throw away? How much?
For what reasons? What are some of the ways to decrease food waste?
- Speak
Up For Recycling- Organizing a speech in terms of ideas to investigate
and support is an effective way to present a persuasive argument.
- The Effect
of Automobile Exhaust on Hydra in an Environmental Chamber- To determine
if morphological and/or behavioral changes occur within the animal upon
exposure to automobile exhaust.
- The Effects
of Pesticides on the Food Chain- Students will discuss possible
consequences of pesticides entering the food chain.
- The Effects
of Trash and Garbage On the Environment- To analyze individual solid
waste management habits. To understand what is biodegradable and what
is non-biodegradable.
- The
Garbage Diet: A Skit- We all can work to reduce the amount of waste
we produce.
- The
Path of Pollution- Students will follow the path of pollution from
the Chernobyl accident.
- The
Throwaway Three: A Skit- There is no such thing as throwing "away"
our trash.
- Topics
in Environmental Science- To model the atmosphere of the earth.
To build a model to simulate the greenhouse effect.
- Urban
Effects On Inshore Plankton- This lab activity in counting plankton,
reinforces the use of the microscope. Differences encountered in count
may lead to an exercise in graphing the observed results and stimulate
discussion concerning plankton count variation from selected collection
sites.
- Waste
Management Mini Unit- The purpose of this mini-unit is to increase
students' awareness of the amount of trash they generate, the problems
that result, and possible solutions. Students will investigate household
trash, biodegradability, packaging, and recycling.
- Water
Purification- Participants will develop an understanding and appreciation
of water purification techniques and their implications for health maintenance.
- What
is Biodegradable?- Some materials decompose when buried; others
do not. Microorganisms play a vital role in the decomposition process.
- Zebra
Mussels and Water Pollution- The main objectives of this Mini-teach
are to show the proliferation of zebra mussels and their effects on
local bodies of water.
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