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8th grade environment Common Core SL.9-10.4 resources
Environmental Impacts of Christmas (Holiday Analysis + Educational Campaign)
Give the gift of sustainability to your students this holiday season!This activity allows students to investigate five different negative impacts of the holidays on the environment, then utilize their creativity skills and new knowledge to launch an educational campaign to raise awareness and suggest solutions on one issue of their choosing. Students will read about five different environmental impacts of the holidays and answer reading comprehension questions. Each environmental impact includes
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5th - 12th
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Environmental Impacts of Halloween (Analysis and Educational Campaign)
What’s the scariest part of Halloween? The environmental impacts (or teaching on Halloween)! This fun and interactive Halloween lesson is sure to be a TREAT for your students. This activity allows students to investigate five different negative impacts of Halloween on the environment, then utilize their creativity skills and new knowledge to launch an educational campaign to raise awareness and suggest solutions on one issue of their choosing. Students will read about five different environmenta
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5th - 12th
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Krazy For Kelp -- Marine Ecosystem and Sustainable Seaweed Farm Design Project
Krazy For Kelp -- Marine Ecosystem and Sustainable Seaweed Farm Design ProjectBackground InformationIn Krazy For Kelp, an environmental science project, students design a sustainable seaweed farm from the ground up. Seaweed farming is a growing industry as climate change threatens our areas for terrestrial agriculture. It also is a highly sustainable method of food production with a minimal carbon footprint.Students should already have background knowledge before starting the project. They will
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-LS2-7
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-4
, HS-LS2-6
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Environmental Impacts of Valentine's Day (Analysis + Educational Campaign)
Say "I love you" to Mother Earth this Valentine's Day with an environmental impact analysis of the holiday!This activity allows students to investigate five different negative impacts of Valentine's Day on the environment, then utilize their creativity skills and new knowledge to launch an educational campaign to raise awareness and suggest solutions on one issue of their choosing. Discover how various Valentine's Day traditions affect the environment. Students will read about five different env
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5th - 12th
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Renewable Energy Discussion - Electricity - Grade 8-10 MYP Middle School Science
Get your middle school science class talking with this physics / environmental science discussion activity on renewable power sources, recommended for grade 8-10 students learning about electricity! Designed with MYP in mind but appropriate for any middle school, high school, international, or homeschool STEM curriculum.Students explore 5 hypothetical scenarios while applying their knowledge of renewable and non-renewable resources, energy, and generating electricity. With strong environmental s
Grades:
8th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-4
Conversation Starters Package on Bad Habits- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on bad habits.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of bad habitsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and tra
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on sitcoms.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of sitcomsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Renewable Energy Around the World: Interactive Map & Research Activity
With this Google Slides activity, students will conduct research about various renewable energy resources used in 8 different regions of the world. The first slide of this slideshow is an interactive map of the world; the 8 regions are clickable, directing students to more region-specific information. On the region-specific slides, students choose from articles provided or research their own about energy generation from renewable resources in specific countries in that region and summarize the i
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-4
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Global Warming- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on global warming.What's included:A list of 14 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of global warmingActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Latinx Environmentalist Research Project and Interactive Map
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by having students research Latino/Latina environmentalists, conservationists, advocates, and activists and their contributions to environmental causes of all kinds! This research-based collaborative slideshow can be used between September 15-October 15 to explore Hispanic contributions to environmentalist movements or anytime during the year to encourage students’ skills of researching and presenting information with a special focus on contributions of Latinx e
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6th - 12th
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Debating Topics for Middle/High School: Environmental Issues
Get your middle/high school students thinking and speaking with our newest thought-provoking no prep debates on the topic of environmental issues.Our debate packages encourage critical thinking and allow students to discuss topics that are both relevant and important to them. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gat
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Debating Topics- Middle/High School: Growing Bundle- Grades 8-12
Black Environmentalists A-Z Research Project and Interactive Slides
Celebrate Black History Month or integrate scientists of color into your class by having students research Black environmentalists, conservationists, advocates, and activists and their contributions to environmental causes of all kinds! This product includes 26 Black environmentalists, one for each letter of the alphabet A-Z. This research-based collaborative slideshow can be used in the month of February to explore Black contributions to environmentalist movements or anytime during the year to
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6th - 12th
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Graphing Using NASA Data: The World Is Heating UP
Teach graphing skills using real NASA data about climate change. This module integrates common core math skills with science standards. Students will amaze you with their ability to learn from real world data. Become familiar with the NASA resources for your classroom at "climate.nasa.gov".
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4th - 9th
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Asian & Pacific Islander Environmentalist Research Project and Interactive Map
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) History and Heritage Month by having students research environmentalists, conservationists, advocates, and activists and their contributions to environmental causes from 15 different Asian and Pacific Island nations! This research-based collaborative slideshow can be used during the month of May to explore Asian and Pacific Islander contributions to environmentalist movements or anytime during the year to encourage students’ skills of researc
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6th - 12th
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Ecosystems/Ecology Project: Nature Documentary
This product guides students through the steps of creating a nature documentary about a specific ecosystem, including explaining all key concepts learned in an ecology unit. The final product of this project is a roughly 5 minute nature documentary movie including video clips from the student’s assigned/chosen ecosystem (out of a list of 9 possible ecosystems found in North America) and voice-over narration from the student explaining the ecology concepts happening in each video clip. Students
We're All Animals Here Research Project
The 'We're All Animals Here' Research project is a great way to get students researching and discovering animals from around the world. It is a great project and presentation to get students applying ecology concepts. I had my students pick animals not found in out home state and they came up with some great animal and project ideas.
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5th - 9th
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Finding Fins - Global Shark Fin Trade Lesson
In an effort to better understand the global shark fin trade and its impact on oceans world-wide, scientists from Florida International University and other organizations have ventured to Asian fish markets. Through the purchasing of fins a various markets, scientists have learned what species of sharks are most commonly sold in these markets and the geographical regions from which they were harvested. This information can help create a sustainable shark fishery worldwide. Throughout this lesson
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6th - 12th
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HS-LS3-1
Can urban agriculture solve the issue of food security for city dwellers?
Thinkalong.org is a free, evidence-based interactive tool for students to develop media literacy skills by applying the 5 Key Questions of Media Literacy to public media content. Importantly, the tool does not require registration for teachers or students, abides by student privacy laws, and is advised by a board of both youth and educators.Each module consists of:a compelling and timely question;related current and age-appropriate public media content including audio, video, and text;extension
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6th - 12th
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Should single-use plastics be banned? - Civil Discourse for Classrooms
Thinkalong.org is a free, evidence-based interactive tool for students to develop media literacy skills by applying the 5 Key Questions of Media Literacy to public media content. Importantly, the tool does not require registration for teachers or students, abides by student privacy laws, and is advised by a board of both youth and educators.Each module consists of:a compelling and timely question;related current and age-appropriate public media content including audio, video, and text;extension
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6th - 12th
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California Coastal Voices
California Coastal Voices is a project-based learning tool designed to address science, social science, and environmental literacy. The projects and activities note specific connections to the Next Generation Science Standards performance expectations and three dimensions, the History-Social Science Standards, and California’s Environmental Principles and Concepts. Consisting of six “projects” or stand-alone units that introduce students to coastal conflicts, challenges, and scientific and polic
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS2-2
, HS-ESS3-1
, HS-LS2-6
Should the U.S. reenter the Paris Climate Accord? - Civil Discourse for Classes
Thinkalong.org is a free, evidence-based interactive tool for students to develop media literacy skills by applying the 5 Key Questions of Media Literacy to public media content. Importantly, the tool does not require registration for teachers or students, abides by student privacy laws, and is advised by a board of both youth and educators.Each module consists of:a compelling and timely question;related current and age-appropriate public media content including audio, video, and text;extension
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6th - 12th
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