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Download Free Sustainability and Global Issues Curriculum - 0 views

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Lessons Sustainability Ecological Footprint

shared by Nancy Trautmann on 09 Sep 10 - Cached

Nancy Trautmann on 09 Sep 10

"Buy, Use, Toss? A Closer Look at the Things We Buy is an interdisciplinary unit that includes ten fully-planned lessons. This unit is correlated with national science and social studies standards and will lead your students through an exploration of the system of producing and consuming goods that is called the materials economy. Grades: 9-12 Subjects: Science, Social Studies"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Buy, Use, Toss? A Closer Look at the Things We Buy is an interdisciplinary unit that includes ten fully-planned lessons. This unit is correlated with national science and social studies standards and will lead your students through an exploration of the system of producing and consuming goods that is called the materials economy. Grades: 9-12 Subjects: Science, Social Studies"</div>

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Glaciers ArcLessons - 1 views

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GIS Glaciers Lessons

shared by Courtney Wilson on 08 Sep 10 - No Cached

Courtney Wilson on 08 Sep 10

"Uses satellite images to look at changes in glaciers over time. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Uses satellite images to look at changes in glaciers over time. "</div>

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Haiti: January 2010 Earthquake Analysis - 0 views

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GIS Earthquakes Lessons

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Courtney Wilson on 08 Sep 10

"Investigate the devastating earthquakes in January 2010 and compare them to past earthquakes using GIS as the investigative tool. Examine fault lines, population, ocean floors, plate boundaries, volcanoes, and other data to get a complete understanding of the physical and cultural geography of the Caribbean Sea region. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Investigate the devastating earthquakes in January 2010 and compare them to past earthquakes using GIS as the investigative tool. Examine fault lines, population, ocean floors, plate boundaries, volcanoes, and other data to get a complete understanding of the physical and cultural geography of the Caribbean Sea region. "</div>

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Analyzing Hurricanes With a Geographic Information System Lesson - 1 views

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Hurricanes Earth Science GIS Lessons

shared by Courtney Wilson on 14 Sep 10 - No Cached

Courtney Wilson on 14 Sep 10

"Students examine North Atlantic hurricanes from 1851 to 2001 over space and time using GIS tools and methods, analyzing hurricane direction, patterns, specific damaging hurricanes, the characteristics of hurricanes near world and specific cities, hurricanes in specific states in the USA and Mexico, and characteristics of hurricanes that passed near the students' hometown. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Students examine North Atlantic hurricanes from 1851 to 2001 over space and time using GIS tools and methods, analyzing hurricane direction, patterns, specific damaging hurricanes, the characteristics of hurricanes near world and specific cities, hurricanes in specific states in the USA and Mexico, and characteristics of hurricanes that passed near the students' hometown. "</div>

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Siting a Wind Farm in Colorado - 0 views

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Energy Wind GIS Lessons Environmental Science

shared by Courtney Wilson on 14 Sep 10 - No Cached

Courtney Wilson on 14 Sep 10

"In this 50-question activity, you will determine the best locations to site a wind energy farm in Colorado. You will use GIS as your primary investigative tool and use spatial analysis techniques to consider the best site. You will consider highways, wind speed, cities, size of polygon, contiguity, elevation, federal land, and will perform a number of geoprocessing functions including dissolve, intersect, erase, join, and more to arrive at your conclusion. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"In this 50-question activity, you will determine the best locations to site a wind energy farm in Colorado. You will use GIS as your primary investigative tool and use spatial analysis techniques to consider the best site. You will consider highways, wind speed, cities, size of polygon, contiguity, elevation, federal land, and will perform a number of geoprocessing functions including dissolve, intersect, erase, join, and more to arrive at your conclusion. "</div>

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Carbon Footprint, Watersheds, Energy, and more... - 0 views

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Lessons GIS Watersheds Energy Environmental Science

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Explore Tropical Montane Cloud Forests || Canopy in the Clouds - 0 views

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Videos rainforest Living Environment Environmental Science

shared by Nancy Trautmann on 05 Jun 11 - No Cached

Nancy Trautmann on 05 Jun 11

Examine a tropical montane cloud forest via this immersive video experience. Click on numbered links to access video clips and facts describing each different forest environment. The site includes background information for teachers and standards-aligned lessons for students in grades 6-8 on such topics as water, weather, soils, ecology, and the science processes.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Examine a tropical montane cloud forest via this immersive video experience. Click on numbered links to access video clips and facts describing each different forest environment. The site includes background information for teachers and standards-aligned lessons for students in grades 6-8 on such topics as water, weather, soils, ecology, and the science processes.</div>

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WWF - List of Ecoregions - 0 views

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ecoregion Science Pipes biodiversity

shared by Nancy Trautmann on 22 Aug 11 - No Cached

Nancy Trautmann on 22 Aug 11

Ecoregion descriptions by WWF, useful with Science Pipes biome lesson and other activities using these ecoregions

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ecoregion descriptions by WWF, useful with Science Pipes biome lesson and other activities using these ecoregions</div>

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Calculating a Biodiversity Index - 0 views

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Biodiversity Lessons Living Environment Environmental Science

shared by Nancy Trautmann on 07 Jun 09 - No Cached

Nancy Trautmann on 07 Jun 09

Lesson plan to calculate a Biodiversity Index using names in the phone book

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Living Environment Videos Lessons Animations

shared by Pam Dominsky on 25 Aug 09 - Cached

Pam Dominsky on 25 Aug 09

This site offers video clips, lesson plans, and animations of biological processes.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This site offers video clips, lesson plans, and animations of biological processes.</div>

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Vicki Schmidt on 25 Aug 09

another one to revisit http://www.teachersdomain.org/ this gives lots more links rather than just life science

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">another one to revisit <a href="http://www.teachersdomain.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.teachersdomain.org/</a> this gives lots more links rather than just life science</div>

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What Can We Learn From Satellite Images? - 0 views

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Lessons Satellite Imagery

shared by Nancy Trautmann on 28 Jul 09 - Cached

Nancy Trautmann on 28 Jul 09

Students will look at maps and satellite images to see how various settled parts of the Earth have changed over the past few decades. They will then draw maps of their hometown, showing how it might have looked in satellite images in the 1970s and today. This will probably require some research into their town's recent history.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Students will look at maps and satellite images to see how various settled parts of the Earth have changed over the past few decades. They will then draw maps of their hometown, showing how it might have looked in satellite images in the 1970s and today. This will probably require some research into their town's recent history.</div>

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Why Preserve Biodiversity? - 0 views

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Biodiversity Lessons

shared by Kim Handel Linkinhoker on 28 Jul 09 - Cached

Kim Handel Linkinhoker on 07 Aug 09

Students will discuss the importance of maintaining ecosystems and will learn about the various arguments that people make in favor of preserving the Earth's biodiversity.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Students will discuss the importance of maintaining ecosystems and will learn about the various arguments that people make in favor of preserving the Earth's biodiversity.</div>

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NYSG: I FISH NY - Teachers/Educators (In-Class Lesson Plans) - 3 views

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invasive species new york state

shared by Jen Loretto on 01 Jul 11 - No Cached

Jen Loretto on 01 Jul 11

Lessons and activities for a formal classroom setting. I heart NY fish - great activities on invasive species!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Lessons and activities for a formal classroom setting. I heart NY fish - great activities on invasive species!</div>

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Science Toolbox - 1 views

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Lesley Burger on 01 Jul 11

science lesson and unit planning

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ARKive - Discover the world's most endangered species - 0 views

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endangered species Biodiversity Videos Lessons

shared by Nancy Trautmann on 03 Dec 12 - Cached

Nancy Trautmann on 03 Dec 12

"Explore 15,000 of the world's endangered species. With over 100,000 photos and videos, discover what these animals, plants and fungi look like, what makes them special and why we should protect them."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Explore 15,000 of the world's endangered species. With over 100,000 photos and videos, discover what these animals, plants and fungi look like, what makes them special and why we should protect them."</div>

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USFWS Oil Spill Curriculum - 0 views

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Lessons Scientists Living Environment Environmental Science Oil Spill

shared by Nancy Trautmann on 04 Jun 13 - No Cached

Nancy Trautmann on 04 Jun 13

Students learn about a few key migratory bird species and the USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System that conserves them, as well as the impacts of oil spills on the Gulf Coast ecosystem and its human communities. Introduces a variety of natural resource careers and the academic experience and job skills needed to be successful in these conservation positions.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Students learn about a few key migratory bird species and the USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System that conserves them, as well as the impacts of oil spills on the Gulf Coast ecosystem and its human communities. Introduces a variety of natural resource careers and the academic experience and job skills needed to be successful in these conservation positions.</div>

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Birds-of-Paradise Project - 0 views

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Birds evolution International Lessons Scientists Living Environment Videos

shared by Nancy Trautmann on 10 Feb 13 - No Cached

Nancy Trautmann on 10 Feb 13

"The birds-of-paradise are among the most beautiful creatures on earth-and an extraordinary example of evolutionary adaptation. On this site you can find what few have witnessed in the wild: the displays of color, sound, and motion that make these birds so remarkable. Then you can delve deeper, examining the principles that guided their evolution and the epic adventure it took to bring you all 39 species."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The birds-of-paradise are among the most beautiful creatures on earth-and an extraordinary example of evolutionary adaptation. On this site you can find what few have witnessed in the wild: the displays of color, sound, and motion that make these birds so remarkable. Then you can delve deeper, examining the principles that guided their evolution and the epic adventure it took to bring you all 39 species."</div>

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