Student create a report card for the Earth, by gauging the health of the planet
Students use the poster, A Quick Trip to 8 Billion, to determine whether progress has been made...
The Kennecott Copper Mine in Utah, one of the sources of raw materials described in the reading.
What is an ecological footprint and what are the impacts of using so much stuff? How do...
US Capitol building
Students research an energy-related topic in the United States or Canada and consider possible alternatives, weighing costs...
Kirtland's Warbler, one of the possible endangered species for students to examine.
Students determine a list of criteria to use when deciding the fate of endangered species, then conduct...
Test tubes for students to simulate the spread of diseases.
Students mimic the spread of disease by exchanging liquids in test tubes in a hands-on simulation. They...
Students find articles about air pollution issues and use the information to create a class cause and...
Children living in the Kibera slum outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Poverty background reading: More than one billion people around the world live in poverty and lack adequate...
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
Forests background reading: The world’s forests are important ecosystems in regulating climate and nurturing wildlife. This reading...
Students calculate the rate of natural increase and corresponding doubling time or half-life for several countries and...

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Helen de la Maza, Environmental Educator, Irvine, CA