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Environment Common Core W.9-10.1 resources
Global Warming BUNDLE
158 printable or digital pages for students to explore global warming. Students learn about:the food we eat and where it comes from, how we produce electricity, the effects of buildings on the climate, the increasing magnitude and frequency of storms, how changing weather harms plants and the animals that consume them,questions and writing prompts inspired by Greta Thunberg, and more.PRINT: I created PDF versions that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or a
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4th - 10th
FULL UNIT - Environmental Justice - SDG 11
Are you an educator who wants to inspire students to better their communities or needs some new teaching strategies? Then you came to the right place... SDG Talks Curriculum helps you authentically engage students in community activism within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while simultaneously teaching necessary college-readiness and post-secondary skills. Our Environmental Injustice Unit can be tailored to YOUR community while the presented case studies
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9th - 12th
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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
STARTER PACK - Environmental Justice Unit - SDG 11
Are you an educator who wants to inspire students to better their communities or needs some new teaching strategies? Then this Starter Pack for SDG Talks' Environmental Injustice Unit is for you...SDG Talks Curriculum helps you authentically engage students in community activism within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while simultaneously teaching necessary college-readiness and post-secondary skills. Our Environmental Injustice Unit can be tailored to YOU
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9th - 12th
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on Netflix.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of NetflixActivities 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
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
Oceanography Writing Prompts
Want to improve your students' science literacy? Included are 10 freshwater writing prompts on the following topics:1. Scientific Method- Evaporation2. Salinity3. Ocean floor exploration4. Ocean floor geography5. Ocean productivity 6. Tides7. Hydrothermal vents 8. Sediment cores9. Surface currents 10. Ocean acidification Why use writing prompts? All students need to improve their writing skills, especially english language learners. I created these writing prompts specifically for my ELL studen
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Oceans Bundle
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
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
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan - Infographic Background Brief
Students need background knowledge to comprehend the novels of the EngageNY modules. Infographic Background Briefs are 1-page documents that serve as an anchor text. In visuals, they present the MOST important information students need to understand about the context of the novel. Introduce the Infographic Background Brief in the beginning of the unit, engage students in close reading of its parts, and use the brief to identify companion texts for students to read and deepen their knowledge of t
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6th - 9th
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Freshwater Writing Prompts
Want to improve your students' science literacy? Included are 10 freshwater writing prompts on the following topics:1. Scientific Method- Condensation2. The water cycle3. Earth's freshwater supply4. Water contamination5. Aquifers6. Land subsidence 7. Glaciers and climate change8. Drying of the west 9. Desalination10. Water footprint Why use writing prompts? All students need to improve their writing skills, especially english language learners. I created these writing prompts specifically for m
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Earth and Space Science Writing Prompt Bundle
Climate Change Lesson
A fully-resourced lesson all about what climate change is, how global warming happens and what causes it, the environmental effects and the actions world governments are taking to try to slow it down. It also explores why some world governments are reluctant to make changes.The lesson includes a 1 hour detailed PowerPoint, information sheets, differentiated challenge activities and worksheets, clips tasks with questions, debate focus task and case study tasks. These resources have been designed
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7th - 10th
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PBL Water Cycle Project
In this highly differentiated project, your students will propose a water conservation effort relevant to your school using research and writing. This problem-based learning project is perfect for students to make connections to their own life and to practice advocating for a change in their school communities. It is recommended to tackle this project AFTER students can interpret a water cycle diagram and use scientific vocabulary to name parts of the water cycle.Project includes a list of topic
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7th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-LS2-3
, HS-LS2-7
R.A.F.T.ing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
In this activity you will be creating a R.A.F.T. in which you will assume the role of an inventor who is trying to get funding from investors to build a device that will help clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Your pitch will accomplish the following: Explain where the garbage patch is and how it formed. Describe what types of materials the garbage patch is made of.List four ways that the garbage patch negatively impacts wildlife and the ecosystemDescribes how your invention will harvest
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8th - 12th
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HS-ESS3-4
NGSS Evolution/Ecology Activity
Interactive Evolution/Ecology Activity. Students are tasked with solving an evolutionary dilemma. They perform guided research to educate themselves on the background information of the dilemma, then they run through 2 simulations (games) before making a decision as to a solution to the dilemma. Meets Next Generation Science Standards: HS-LS-2, HS-LS-3, HS-LS-4. This is a digital activity and requires that students have access to digital device. Meets Common Core ELA standards.
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7th - 10th
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75 Questions for Kids - Back to School Writing
75 printable or digital writing prompts to engage students in thinking about wildlife on their first few weeks of school: Why are people afraid of spiders? Which parts of nature are pointy? Can plants feel pain? How do plants find water? What does an insect think about? Is a mountain alive? Do insects talk to plants? Why are some plants poisonous? What are little animals afraid of? What is a tree made of? and more... Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages. And if you would l
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4th - 10th
Connecting Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Help your students make connections between photosynthesis and cellular respiration using student-created models and persuasive writing. This is especially engaging for students if you have a fish tank in your classroom students have grown attached to. You can edit this document to center the scenario around you, another teacher, or a fictional character. This is a low floor, high ceiling task as it is easy to modify for struggling students, while advanced students can create more extensive mode
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9th - 12th
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HS-LS1-5
, HS-LS1-7
Enrichment Writing Prompts using Wildlife Photos - Extra Credit (9th Grade)
36 writing prompts for ninth grade students. Each page has a wildlife photo and a question to promote critical thinking, such as: Where does dirt come from?How does a spider stay safe?How does a leaf know what shape to take?What do you know about lady bugs?How does a spider learn to spin a web?How does a snake move along the ground?How does a turtle know when to hide?What tiny things might you find in the forest?Where do flowers come from?Are worms useful or useless?Why do things die?Do insects
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9th
Black Panther Movie Worksheet
This is a worksheet that goes with the movie The Black Panther. The movie is not included. You can stream it from various sources or buy the DVD. I personally purchased the DVD from Amazon. This worksheet will require the students to take notes about Wakanda and how they use their resources. They will need to do additional research on several questions after they finish the movie. I made this for my environmental science class. It focuses on the resources Wakanda has, how they use them, a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Overview: Lessons For Understanding Our Water Footprint
This is an overview of the Water Footprint Calculator lesson plans. You can find all of the free lesson plans at Watercalculator.org: https://www.watercalculator.org/resource/water-footprint-lessons/“Lessons for Understanding Our Water Footprint” will help students recognize that water is a limited resource that needs to be conserved. These lessons will promote conversation about how students’ food choices and shopping habits have a larger impact on their water consumption than they may realize.
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6th - 12th
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INFO PACKET - Environmental Justice Unit - SDG 11
Are you an educator who wants to inspire students to better their communities or needs some new teaching strategies? Then get a sneak peek into SDG Talks' Environmental Injustice Unit! SDG Talks Curriculum helps you authentically engage students in community activism within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while simultaneously teaching necessary college-readiness and post-secondary skills. Our Environmental Injustice Unit can be tailored to YOUR community
Grades:
9th - 12th
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