Environmental Lesson Plan Links:
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Acid Rain
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In this lesson students will identify the causes of acid rain, research ways to reduce the negative effects of acid rain, learn about government regulation and monitoring of acid rain and investigate acidity data of surface water for different areas of the United States.
http://perth.uwlax.edu/faculty/skala/Acid-Rain.htm
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Calculate When the Oil Industry Will Dry Up
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In this activity from PBS Frontline/World, students use information from the feature "Charting the World's Oil" to make calculations on the future of the oil supply.
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/educators/cross_math.html#01
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Catch It!
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Students will perform an activity, which shows how altering the environment can affect an individual's central nervous system's response.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030110142440
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Clean Sweep
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This lesson helps students experience how marine debris can affect a community and to discover that by taking action people can make a difference.
http://www.marine.usf.edu/beachbuddies/lesson4.htm
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Coal Miners and Mining Towns: Their Stories
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In this lesson, students prepare, conduct, and consolidate interviews with people who work (or have worked) in the mining industry. Then they write and compile a collection of nonfiction accounts.
http://www.teachcoal.org/lessonplans/stories.html
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Comparing Global Agricultural Production Systems
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Today, of the approximately 190 countries, less than a dozen nations produce enough food for their own population. These are primarily the major developed countries of the world. Approximately 50 nations are essentially food self-sufficient with the exception of typically one or two food items, while the rest (almost 130) are dependent on outside food sources. Of those dependent nations, most are considered economically underdeveloped. The outcomes for Lesson 2 are to: 1. Analyze the types of farming systems used throughout the world and determine countries that use each system and 2. Differentiate among and compare the agricultural practices of various countries
http://www.ais.msstate.edu/age/lesson2/index.html
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Dead Zones: Why Are the Waters Dying?
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In these lessons, students explore the effects of pollution, in particular nitrogen pollution, on marine ecosystems. Activities include laboratory experiments, computer simulations, and researching coral reefs, global dead zones, and local water quality.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/environment/lessons/howarthlessons.pdf
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Deforestation: Can We See the Forest for the Trees?
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In these lessons students will explore issues related to forest resources and deforestation, learn about forested land in their own community, and examine solutions to decreasing forests.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/environment/lessons/nilssonlessons.pdf
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Ecology of the Sonoran Desert Soil Crusts
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When you walk in the desert and encounter what looks like old asphalt on the ground, that "old asphalt" is most likely a desert soil lichen. This unit for high school students examines what characteristics the lichens share with other living organisms, sharpens students' observation and descriptive skills, and makes students more aware of the desert environment in which they live.
http://biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/lessons2/Murray/Overview.htm
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Elephant Grass
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This Weekly Science Update, found on the Science NetLinks website, focuses on the problems surrounding the disposal of non-biodegradable materials. Students learn about the work being done by researchers from the University of Warwick, who have discovered a means by which to improve the resilience and usefulness of earth-friendly, biodegradable materials. Using a 90-second net-radio format, Weekly Science Updates are mini-lessons designed to introduce and investigate various scientific concepts.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/sci_update.cfm?DocID=19
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EPA: Office Of Ground Water and Drinking Water- Kids' Stuff
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This Environmental Protection Agency site, has a trove of activities for children on the subject of water and drinking water. The site has games, activities, experiments, a word search in Spanish and art projects done by children.
http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/kids/
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Exploring Soils
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Students investigate soils and learn about soil texture, soil water-holding capacity, and other properties of soils. They will be able to: 1) develop an understanding of how water flows through soils and how the water changes as it goes through, 2) utilize the scientific method; ie, ask questions, develop and test hypotheses, observe and analyze results, and draw conclusions, 3) work together in small groups and share findings with classmates, and 4) analyze a soil to determine its texture. Adapted from the GLOBE Program, Global Learning and Observing to Benefit the Environment.
http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/pdf/prairie/9_12/3_ExploringSoils.pdf
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Falling Through Oil And Water
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The objective of this lesson is to determine and compare the viscosity of oil and water.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=03052885922
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Farming in Nature's Image
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Using a case study of a Nebraska farmer using practices that work with nature, students explore many ways to "farm in nature's image." Discussion focuses on profitable agricultural practices that also are beneficial to the natural environment. Students should be able to: 1) identify the farming practices that work with nature and 2) analyze a case study and exercise critical thinking skills. Adapted from U.S.D.A.- S.A.R.E. (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) program case studies.
http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/pdf/prairie/9_12/6_FarmingImage.pdf
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History of Coal in the U.S.
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In this lesson, students examine a timeline of coal mining in the United States, and research how the policies of coal-dependent companies have changed over the past fifty years, affecting the economy of our country.
http://www.teachcoal.org/lessonplans/history.html
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How Harmful Is It?
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This lesson helps students to explore the effects of marine debris on people, animals, vessels and communities.
http://www.marine.usf.edu/beachbuddies/lesson3.htm
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Hydrogen Versus Petroleum
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In this activity, students compare fossil fuel and hydrogen fuel for powering cars.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030815162924
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Hydroponic Gardening
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The objective of this lesson is to set up one or more hydroponic systems, to collect data for a four-week period to determine which system resulted in the best plant growth, and to analyze the role of different environmental factors, such pH, light, and aeration, on plants grown in the absence of soil
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030109113044
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If You Hear a Hoot, Then This Site is Kaput
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Should the Endangered Species Act of 1973 be left alone so the legal system is left to decide the toughest cases? Should the Endangered Species Act of 1973 be revised in order to increase economic growth without endangering listed species? Can this even happen? In this EconomicsMinute, you will learn about which species are covered under the 1973 Endangered Species Act, the different organizations and their philosophies on how to protect these species, and how each group's policies are driven by self interest as you weigh each group's costs and benefits.
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM137
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Is Your Water Clean?
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The objective of this lesson is to test water quality for possible contamination.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=021220142457
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Jean Engineering
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This Weekly Science Update, found on the Science NetLinks website, focuses on the subject of drinking water contamination. Students learn of three novel solutions developed by one team of researchers to clean up a tainted water supply and, in the process, discover that solutions to problems need not always be high-tech. Using a 90-second net-radio format, Weekly Science Updates are mini-lessons designed to introduce and investigate various scientific concepts.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/sci_update.cfm?DocID=16
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Nuclear Energy: Current and Future Use
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Although nuclear energy production is projected to decrease worldwide, some countries will increase their capacity while others plan to decrease their capacity. In this lesson, students will investigate current and anticipated production of nuclear power in the next twenty years, both in the United States and in other countries.
http://perth.uwlax.edu/faculty/skala/Future-Nuclear-Energy-Use.htm
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Ozone Fill-Up
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A layer of ozone high up in the atmosphere helps block harmful ultraviolet radiation from reaching the earth. But in the 1980s, scientists realized that a hole in this protective ozone had formed over Antarctica. This Science Update explores creative ideas for closing the gap. This page is part of the Science NetLinks site.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/sci_update.cfm?DocID=35
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Ozone Impact
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In this lesson students will construct a graph and analyze ozone data.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=03010995904
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