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This
six-day
unit
has
students
investigate
the
challenges
of
living
and
working
in
Antarctica
and
how
researchers
prepare
for
them,
and
then
evaluate
the
insulating
properties
of
a
variety
of
fabrics,
collecting
their
findings
in
a
portfolio.
The
comprehensive
curriculum
materials
at
this
site
include
an
online
activity
in
which
students
review
the
preparation
materials
given
to
researchers
before
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These
are
the
teaching
notes
for
a
case
study
in
which
students
grapple
with
the
issue
of
air
pollution,
specifically
the
causes
and
effects
of
haze
and
smog
as
ubiquitous,
persistent
air
quality
problems.
In
analyzing
local
conditions
in
one
state,
they
will
explore
the
wider
environmental,
political,
social,
and
human
health
implications
of
air
pollution.
The
case
is
designed
to
give
students
a
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This
lesson
plan
is
part
of
the
DiscoverySchool.com
lesson
plan
library
for
grades
9-12.
Preparing
for
future
earthquakes
by
studying
past
earthquakes
is
a
main
concept
covered
in
this
lesson,
as
well
as
the
physical
processes
that
occur
during
an
earthquake.
It
includes
objectives,
materials,
procedures,
discussion
questions,
evaluation
ideas,
performing
extensions,
suggested
readings,
and
vocabulary.
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After an introduction to and definition of air pollution, this site offers specific information on outdoor and indoor pollution. In addition, two other sections include information on the health effects of pollution and prevention measures. Each section has active links to definitions, further information, and other agencies concerned with the problem.
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This
activity
illustrates
some
of
the
uses
of
limestone
and
limestone
products
by
relating
them
to
everyday
activities
of
the
students.
Students
fill
in
a
timetable
of
their
activities
in
the
morning
from
waking
up
to
leaving
for
school.
Discussion
with
the
teacher
and/
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In
this
activity
students
try
to
identify
the
best
time
of
year
and
place
to
position
spotters
to
see
possible
tornado
outbreaks.
In
order
to
do
so
they
study
a
graphic
that
depicts
the
mean
number
of
days
per
century
with
at
least
one
F2
or
greater
tornado
touching
down.
They
then
follow
the
instructions
on
their
handouts
and
present
their
information
using
a
poster,
a
mockup
of
a
newspaper,
a
multimedia
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These
aerial
photography
and
satellite
images
show
in
detail
the
results
of
laying
waste
to
vast
areas
of
forest
and
the
harm
done
by
poisons
that
humans
have
put
into
the
water
and
air
during
the
century
and
a
half
since
the
beginning
of
the
Industrial
Revolution.
The
site
shows
the
thinning
in
the
earth's
protective
covering
of
atmospheric
ozone
that
appears
over
the
Antarctic
along
with
toxic
hazes
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These aerial photography and satellite images show in detail that in an era of great technological advancement, when Earth-orbiting vehicles show continents without political boundaries, war still stalks the planet. The site is divided into four parts. Each part is introduced by a short video followed by a thumbnail photograph and text. The slide show is started by clicking on the thumbnail.
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After
investigating
the
challenges
of
living
and
working
in
Antarctica
and
how
researchers
prepare
for
them,
students
evaluate
the
insulating
properties
of
a
variety
of
fabrics.
Throughout
this
six-day
unit,
they
collect
their
findings
in
a
portfolio.
The
curriculum
materials
contain
individually
downloadable
readings,
detailed
daily
breakdowns
of
tasks,
teacher
strategies
for
using
the
activities,
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In
this
activity,
students
pretend
that
a
law
firm
has
hired
them
as
an
environmental
consulting
company
to
prepare
a
report
and
brief
them
prior
to
their
upcoming
litigation
on
asbestos.
The
presentation
will
cover
the
following:
inventory
and
assessment
of
current
sources
of
asbestos
pollution,
including
both
point
and
non
point-source
contributors
in
(fictitious)
Ramford
County;
review
of
the
current
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