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  Action Tips

  This link leads to database of Environmental  'Action Tips', each of which calls youth to make changes throughout various aspects of their lives to ultimately become more green and help reduce environmental waste. The...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Solutions
  Subject:Geography, Physics, Extra-Curricular
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Alternative Fuels Used in Transportation

  Gasoline is the most commonly used fuel for transportation; however, there are multiple alternative fuels that are making their way to the market. These alternative fuels include propane, natural gas, electric hybrids, hydrogen fuel...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation, Renewable Energy
  Subject:Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Physics, Chemistry
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle
  Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  Carbon Dioxide Trends

  Carbon Dioxide Trends is Lesson 2 from "Climate Change: Connections & Solutions" for grades 9 to 12. In this lesson, students graph data to examine seasonal and long-term atmospheric carbon dioxide trends during the past...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate
  Subject:Mathematics, Physics, Earth Science, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Changes All Around

  Changes All Around is Lesson 6 from "Climate Change: Connections & Solutions" for grades 9 to 12. In this lesson, small groups of students examine the climate of countries in different environments and then predict what...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Social Justice, Solutions
  Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies, Physics, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Climate Change and the Melting Polar Ice Caps

  The dramatic decline of the summer Arctic sea ice pack is probably the most visible, large scale change on Earth's surface in recent years. Most global climate models, however, have significantly underestimated this decline. This...

  Type:Video
  Topic:Ecosystems, Water Issues
  Subject:Mathematics, Physics
  Level:Secondary
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  Climate Change: Connections and Solutions

  This two-week curriculum unit for grades 9-12 encourages students to think critically about climate change and to collaborate to devise solutions. Students learn about climate change within a systems framework, examining...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Ecosystems, Energy Use and Conservation, Renewable Energy
  Subject:Science, Social Studies, Physics, Earth Science, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Designing a Wind Turbine Blade

  Meeting the Sustainable Energy Challenge - Designing Wind Turbine Blades Students will use materials provided / available to design the shape, number and pitch of turbine blades to produce the maximum power possible. Blades are...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Generation, Renewable Energy, Science and Technology
  Subject:Science, Technology and Skilled Trades, Physics, Earth Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 7 9 10 11 12
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  Designing Wind Turbine Blades

  A sustainable energy design challenge : working in teams, students design the shape, number and pitch of of the blades of a wind turbine that will produce the maximum power possible. Developed by teacher Kent Lewarne, in a project...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Energy Generation, Renewable Energy
  Subject:Technology and Skilled Trades, Environmental Studies, Physics, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  Drive the Way Life Moves

  Drive the Way Life Moves uses the popular theme of transportation - and automobiles in particular - to provide real-life examples of the use and impact of petroleum resources in our daily lives. The activities explore petroleum's...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation, Social Justice
  Subject:Science, Geography, Technology and Skilled Trades, Social Studies, Physics
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Effects of Climate Change on Living Things

  Effects of Climate Change on Living Things is Lesson 3 from "Climate Change: Connections & Solutions" for grades 9 to 12. In small groups, students learn about potential impacts of climate change on living things and...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Ecosystems
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Physics, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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