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To Build or Not To Build: That is Your Question
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In this activity, students play the roles of environmental investigators, examining a building site for a hypothetical restaurant and writing a partial environmental impact statement. They will compare and analyze the project's environmental impact and socio-economic value, create alternative solutions to minimize negative environmental impact, evaluate evidence, and write an assessment of that evidence. Correlations to National Science Education Standards (NSES) are included.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Classroom activity
    • Case study
    • Guide for instructor
Subject:
  • Ecology
  • Environmental science
  • Policy issues
Technical requirements:
Adobe Acrobat reader
Flash player
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
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DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-009-155
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Understanding about scientific inquiry
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Changes in environments
        • Sci. / tech. in local challenges
    • 5-8:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Understanding about scientific inquiry
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Populations, resources, environments
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Walden Media
http://www.walden.com/web/teach/home