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Grades:
6
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8
The purpose of this lesson is to acquaint the students with the four different types of deserts regions and their characteristics.
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Unit: Where's The Sand?
Unit: Water Makes Our World Go 'Round
Grades:
K
1
2
Learners develop an understanding of the water cycle. They will then use this knowledge to create a tactile model of the water cycle and then relate these ideas to the importance of water conservation....
Unit: Oil Changes Everything
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Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson will allow the learners to have a hands-on experience investigating an oil spill. They will develop possible solutions to the problems that an oil spill creates for the environment.
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Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson will allow the learners to experience the human impact on ecosystems by participating in an event-based investigation.
Unit: Alternative Energy Sources
Grades:
6
7
8
Students research and present information on the pros and cons of various types of renewable energy. Student groups make a plan to advocate for energy stewardship in the community.
Unit: You Light up My Life
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Grades:
6
7
8
The purpose of this lesson is to increase the learners’ knowledge of various types of renewable energy. The learners will research those resources and develop a plan for an area to implement its energy stewardship.
Unit: Environment: Sustaining Our World (9-12)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The students compare and contrast the uses and aesthetics of dirt and pavement groundcover. They define permeable and impermeable ground surfaces and discuss the merits of each in relationship to the environment....
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Unit: Philanthropy, Volunteering and Service: The Historical Connections
Grades:
9
10
11
12
This lesson will develop understanding of philanthropy through definition and actions. Activities for students to get to know themselves and their classmates, utilizing concepts of philanthropy, will provide learners with meaningful opportunities for later service learning projects.
Unit: Our Air: The Quest for Quality
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson will serve as the final learning piece, and the accumulated knowledge will be used to assist the learners in utilizing a role play scenario to come to a consensus plan of action that moves “their community” toward compliance with Air Quality Standards (AQI).This unit is also intended...
Unit: Pondering the Impermeable
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The purpose of this lesson is to engage the learners in the topic of environmental stewardship as it relates to the responsible use of land masses.