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Looks young at start...claims it is k-12 appropriate.In this Watershed Sleuth Challenge, you will learn more about your watershed-what it is, why it's important, and what you can do to help protect it, as you earn badges at each level of this three-part course. In the first lesson, you will learn about the watershed basics: where the water comes from, where it goes, and what it does along the way. Completing this lesson on the facts of watersheds and water quality earns you the blue Watershed Sleuth badge.

Use gapminder.org to play with data and see some REALLY great graphs. Warning it can be addictive! This information was shared with Climate Change Lessons from Judi Kusnick at CSU, Sacramento. If you google Judi's name, all of her workshops are available online with resources for the lessons she has shared.

Mystery checks lab, good for the nature of science. Use this in APES and Forensic science

Biology lesson plans, worksheets, tutorials, and resources.

Clue into Climate: A Digital Media-Based Curriculum Unit on Climate Change was created with input from San Francisco Bay Area teachers and advisors. The curriculum unit is comprised of four content strands, each of which includes 5-7 media resources related to the strand topic. Each strand also contains a strand guide and assessment, a background article and 4-5 lesson plans that provide information and activities to support the use of the media with students. Additionally, the curriculum unit provides a student workbook and a climate education resource guide.

First introduced to me during my Environmental Education in Curriculum course, I've used a number of these lessons with great success. It's focus is on Place-Based learning activities. The lessons have been tested and developed in classrooms in urban areas, so they work! The books are in pdf and free! The goal is for students to "learn by doing."

Labs for Bee Collapse, Salmon, Water Filtration, Sustainable Forestry, Biological Interactions

My favorite teacher websites to beg, borrow, steal from? MY WEBSITE (check out review links): http://nhs-nvusd-ca.schoolloop.com/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1316679699106 Bodas -- http://teachers.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/bbodas/welcome_to_ap_environmental_scie.htm And lots more APES teacher's websites! http://www.lcusd.org/lchs/mewoldsen/APES/APESTeachersWebsites.htm And this Virtual Ballooning website lesson (gave you the lab handout): http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/balloon_atmostrata.html

Local California/Mexico content - Good lead into the National Estuarine reserves system

Lesson plans and data --- very exciting site

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Good basic lesson plans for students delving into world population data.

EarthEcho International's Educator Resources are a collection of videos, lesson plans, and other materials designed to support high-quality classroom experiences. They are unique tools to assist educators as they equip young people to explore and protect their local natural resources. Many of the resources are designed to satisfy Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. Don't see what you're looking for? Email us

Produced by Ken Burns, I watched all six episodes. They are inspiring, and although the episodes are not in their entirety, there are dozens of short clips with lessons written for each. When our students get politically aware, I'd like them to have an understanding of what a treasure national parks are; and the need to protect them.

On July 26, 1943, Los Angeles was blanketed by a thick gas that stung people's eyes and blocked out the Sun. Panicked residents believed their city had been attacked using chemical warfare. But the cloud wasn't an act of war. It was smog. So what is this thick gray haze actually made of? And why does it affect some cities and not others? Kim Preshoff details the science behind smog.

Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made, and what's its environmental impact? Angel Chang traces the life cycle of a t-shirt.

This is a great activity that can be adapted to any major river. I have done this with students of all ages. A great way to introduce Non-Point Source Pollution. I have used this demonstration with all age groups and it has a powerful impact.