Educator Guide and Activities
"NASA offers a variety of educational products and resources in the area of Earth Science. Check out the teachers' guides,videos, and links to other materials available to educators."
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Environmental Science Outreach Ozone Curriculum
"Activities specifically created for and tested with Environmental Science classes (grades 9 or 10) and with Chemistry classes (grades 10 or 11). Some of the background material overlaps, but otherwise the activities are different in their focus and skill level."
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Global Climate Change and EE Resources
"Multidisciplinary and international in scope, this collection of resources was selected for their relevance to global change and environmental
education. Included are a wide range of resources in a variety of formats for educators and students at all levels (K-12 and higher education),
librarians, citizens and community groups." From the US Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO).
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Lesson Plans - Environmental Issues Forum Workshop Popular!
Submitted by teachers at a workshop emphasizing urban EE, lesson plans on
air and water
quality, solid waste, and land use planning. from the Chicago Academy of
Sciences.
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National Project Learning Tree Popular!
An interdisciplinary EE program for students in PreK through grade 12. PLT uses the forest to help students gain an awareness and knowledge of the natural and built environments.
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Ozone Action - Teacher Packets Popular!
Free resource available in versions for primary, middle, and high school. From the Center for Environmental Study.
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Science Outreach - EE Projects
Curriculum and information on ozone depletion. A "collaboration of scientists and K-12 educators to strengthen science education efforts at the elementary and secondary level." From Washington University.
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Students for Clean Air
High school air quality education guide. Targeted to Tuscon AZ area, with
ideas and information
adaptable elsewhere. Sample activity What's Up in the
Air? in
PDF format.
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The Earth Balloon Popular!
This is an interactive
environmental/geography program featuring a 22' (6.7m)
globe students enter to learn about our changing earth.
Complete K-12 curriculum featuring lesson plans on:
Natural Environments, Rain Forests, Man's Impact on
the Earth - The Aral Sea, Population Clusters, etc.
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The Science of Global Warming
This software package is designed to teach grades 8-14 through simulations and real experiments to make the science of global warming more accessible. Designed to meet National Science standards. Ordering information available.
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WorldWatcher Project at Northwestern University
"WorldWatcher is a visualization environment for geographic data that has been developed especially to serve the needs of students and teachers.
The accompanying global warming curriculum (grades 8-10) covers key issues in environmental science." Teacher resources are available online.
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