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Environment Common Core W.7.4 research

Rachel Carson Research and Script Project for Environmental Science or History

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Rachel Carson was one of the most well-known environmentalists of the twentieth century. She did a study of chemical pesticides, like DDT, and wrote a book about her findings called Silent Spring (1962). She challenged human use of chemicals for various purposes and redirected the study of modern science. She then became a leader of the environmental movement. I don't know about you, but my students LOVE talking about their favorite movies and TV shows. This product is designed for students to w

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Environment, Social Studies - History

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Research, Projects, Printables

CCSS:

W.5.2

, W.6.3

, W.7.4

, W.8.3e

, W.9-10.3

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Clean Up The Oil Spill Decision Making Activity

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TnT Lesson Plans

This oil spill activity is perfect for Earth Day. It teaches students how to research engineering design methods to clean up water pollution spills. Students must then synthesize and analyze the information collected. The last step in this activity is for students to take into account the human and environmental impacts of each clean-up method and decide which method is the best one to use to cleanup the spill.Students will complete research on a variety of oil spill clean up methods and use the

Subjects:

Engineering, Environment, Science

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Research, PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

W.7.1

, W.7.1b

, W.7.1c

, W.7.1d

, W.7.1e