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Environment Common Core RI.11-12.1 resources
Environmental Science: Easy to Use Set of 7 Env. Science & Ecology Webquests
Reach students in the classroom or at home with this set of seven environment webquests. Each environment and ecology webquest comes with a clickable webquest file, a worksheet, and an answer key. Each webquest link points to information that your students need to complete the worksheet. This set is just right for a hybrid, blended, or flipped approach to teaching. (It can also be used just as easily in traditional classroom instruction.) Besides printing the worksheets, no other prep is needed
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8th - 12th
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Just Eat It Food Waste Sustainability Movie Activity Print & Digital
Captivate your students with an eye-opening exploration of just how much food is thrown away in the U.S. and worldwide with this engaging documentary, Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story.This 75-minute film makes a great addition to any garbage or sustainability unit in your Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. Student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.************************************Greatness is investigating and solving real-world pr
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9th - 12th
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Environmental Science, Climate Change, Global Warming: Fossil Fuels Webquest
The Fossil Fuels Webquest comes with a PDF webquest with clickable links, a worksheet, and an answer key. Students will use what they learn about fossil fuels to complete the worksheet. Besides sharing the webquest with students and printing the worksheets, no other prep is needed to conduct this lesson on fossil fuel formation, usage, and environmental considerations (including global warming and climate change).How to use this resource:1.) Share the PDF webquest file with clickable links to st
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8th - 12th
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Japan Nigeria Population Growth Decline Movie Activity | Human World Geography
Investigate the wildly opposite population growth trends that exist in the world: the explosive growth in underdeveloped Nigeria and the population decline of an aging Japan. Using a short documentary, news articles, and population pyramid graphs, this lesson kit makes a great addition to your Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. This resource comes in printable PDF and editable Google Doc. Greatness is investigating issues closely to determine the best solutions.We t
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9th - 12th
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Energy Sources Environmental Science Sustainability Research Project
This research project involves proposing the best and worst energy source that can be chosen for a new power plant in an imaginary city. Students are given information on the city, such as geographical and climate data. This project suggests students choose from the following energy sources: biomass (municipal solid waste), biomass (wood residue/waste), coal, geothermal, hydroelectric, natural gas, nuclear, oil, solar, or wind. Here is the introduction to the scenario - "The imaginary city of In
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-LS2-7
, HS-ESS3-2
World's Most Polluted River Citarum River Freshwater Supply Movie Kit
Captivate your students with an investigation into Indonesia's Citarum River, widely considered the world's dirtiest, with this engaging documentary, The World's Most Polluted River.This hour-long film makes a great addition to your water or sustainability unit in any Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. Student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.************************************Greatness is understanding how interconnected our choic
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9th - 12th
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Last Call at the Oasis Freshwater Supply Conservation Pollution Movie
Investigate the various water issues that challenge us--our dwindling freshwater supply as well as the chemicals polluting the water available--with this engaging documentary, Last Call at the Oasis.This hour-and-a-half film makes a great addition to your water or sustainability unit in any Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. Student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.************************************Greatness is problem-solving our
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9th - 12th
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Science News Text Analysis for articles in AP, NGSS, CCSS-distance learning
This graphic organizer helps students read an article, pull out 3 claims and describe how the evidence backs up the claim. Students must also discuss the author's perspective or point of view, author's assumptions, and the credibility of the source. Finally, they think of a follow-up question after the reading. A simple rubric is included. This graphic organizer helps gain skills in text analysis based on AP Science Practices, and informational text for NGSS and CCSS. It is similar to a CER-Clai
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Science_2024 Hurricane Season Predictions_Current Events Reading Comprehension
Current events PDF lesson plan. The NOAA predicted that this year could see between 17 to 25 named tropical cyclones. According to NOAA, there is an 85 percent chance of an above-normal hurricane season. Articles and long reading passages of recent news stories for middle and high school students in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Includes literacy strategies and graphic organizers to support struggling readers. Also great for independent readers or gifted learners to use during enrichment time.
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7th - 11th
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Climate Change Animal Migration Nonfiction, Vocab, Analysis for Science or ELA
Students are often naturally interested in climate change and animals, so this resource brings the two together!This can successfully be used in an ELA or science classroom. All materials are competely editable in Google Slides form, and you can mix and match which activities best suit your students. This is easily a multi-day resource depending on the length of your classes and includes an early-finisher/extension project.This resource provides the following learning opportunities:Two different
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8th - 12th
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HS-LS2-7
, MS-LS2-1
, HS-LS2-6
Politics_New Rules for Drinking Water by the EPA_Current Events Reading_2024
Current events PDF lesson plan. The US Environmental Protection Agency released rules requiring public water utilities to remove common "forever chemicals" from the water supply within five years. The mandate is the first nationwide regulation of substances found in dental floss, athletic clothing, food wrappers, and more.Articles and long reading passages of recent news stories for middle and high school students in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Includes literacy strategies and graphic organiz
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6th - 10th, Adult Education
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Science_International Court Ruling on Climate Change_Current Events Reading_2024
Current events PDF lesson plan. Europe’s highest human rights court ruled that countries must better protect their people from the consequences of climate change. A court in Switzerland ruled that Switzerland “had failed to comply with its duties” related to protecting the quality of air. Articles and long reading passages of recent news stories for middle and high school students in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Includes literacy strategies and graphic organizers to support struggling readers.
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6th - 12th
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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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Pump Fossil Alternative Fuel Sustainability Movie Activity Print & Digital
Shock your students with an eye-opening look into the reason we use gasoline to fuel our cars and the multiple, cleaner alternative fuels that currently exist with this engaging film, Pump!This film makes a great addition to your renewable energy or sustainability unit in any Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. This resource comes in printable PDF and editable digital Google files. ************************************Greatness is exploring multiple options to determi
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9th - 12th
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Science_Wildfire Devastation in Hawaii_Current Event News Article Reading_2023
A search of the wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of obliterated neighborhoods and landmarks charred beyond recognition. Teen news articles and lesson plans covering contemporary issues. Great for current events journaling, reading comprehension practice, standardized test prep, enrichment courses, substitute teacher plans, home school lessons, or informally chatting with your teen at home. Follow Us @ NewsLessonPlans on Twitter, Facebook, Pint
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6th - 12th
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Human Footprint Lifetime Garbage Waste Movie Activity Print & Digital
Captivate your students with eye-opening displays of the lifetime count of everyday things your students consume with this visually impactful film, NatGeo's Human Footprint. This 60+-minute film makes a great addition to studying one's eco footprint in any garbage or sustainability unit in your Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. Student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.************************************Greatness is acknowledging t
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9th - 12th
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Science_1,500 Square Mile Floating Iceberg_Interesting Reading Articles_Dec 2023
Current Events Reading Articles for Middle / High School in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. One of the world's largest icebergs is drifting from the Antarctic Circle toward the Southern Ocean. Although the presence of A23a could pose challenges for the millions of seals, penguins, and other seabirds that breed on the island, its overall effect will be minimal to sea levels as it melts. Reading passages cover contemporary issues. Great for current events journaling, reading comprehension practice,
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7th - 11th
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Intro to U.N. Sustainable Development Goals Research Template
The United Nations (U.N.) Sustainable Development Goals Research Project is a guided research template. Students will perform their own research using a technological device such as a tablet, cellphone, or laptop (Not included in the download :-p). Students can type in the vocabulary and questions into a google search and easily find the answers. The template does allow students to go more in depth on the goals they are most passionate about. Students are also asked to research careers that woul
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8th - 12th
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HS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-4
The Biggest Little Farm Documentary Questions
The Biggest Little Farm is a documentary described as "A couple are followed through their successes and failures as they work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles. Over the years, the desolate they purchase begins to thrive and its transformed."I used this documentary as an end of the unit movie to tie everything we've learned in the environmental unit together. This worksheet consists of obstacles the Chesters endured, traditional farming practices vs. the Chester
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7th - 12th
World_United Nations Climate Report 2023_ Current Events News
March 20 marked the release of the final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). This was an eight-year long undertaking from the world’s most authoritative scientific body on climate change. Follow Us on Twitter @NewsLessonPlansMake learning rigorous & relevant with daily news reading practice. Use the weekly student news bundle as a daily classroom assignment, weekly homework assignment, Friday groupwork activity, or for optional
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6th - 12th
UN Sustainable goal 12 Unit
This unit focuses on United Nations 17 goals, Goal 12 Sustainable production and consumption. This unit provides a scope and sequence to discuss the examples of unsustainable production and consumption and how it is adding to the climate crisis. The scope provides links to articles, Youtube videos, readings, graphic organizers, activities and projects.
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6th - 12th
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Documentary Analysis Project
Google Links for all project components are included with purchase! This collaborative project is perfect for an AP Language & Composition Environmental Unit; however, it could also be used in a Gen Ed. or Honors setting. Students will work in small groups to analyze the rhetorical choices and elements of argumentation in an environmental documentary of their choosing. You will receive all the materials necessary to run this project from start to finish, including: Teacher Instruction PagePr
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9th - 12th
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CCSS:
Grades 8- 12th Grade: Climate Change for Traditional Students
This educational resource pack includes:• A reader called “Earth’s Climate Change.” • Fill in the Blanks Tests with Answers Key; • Handy Links about Climate Change (Articles, Books, Videos); • Climate Change Word Searches (5 of them); • Common Core: ELAS.R.IT.1-10 Re: Climate Change! Etc.; • Clip Art for Climate Change;• Climate Change Paragraph Guided Writing Practice; (“Why Climate Change is Important!” 1 paragraph model)• Lab Work and Easy Hands on Research Regarding Climate Change; • Common
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8th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-4
Shellfish-Pollution Article and Questions
2017 Article about how a certain type of shellfish can clean up pollution from rivers along with questions for students to answer. Answer key included.
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9th - 12th
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HS-ESS3-4
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