How We Impact the Environment Gr. 5-8 - Human Impact; Endangered Animals and Plants
EBOTM2130
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- Author : Lapierre, Krystal
Empower your students, by educating them on the human impact on our environment. Lessons with activities and experiments covering these topics, water treatment and contaminants, human impact on land - erosion - fertilizer - urban sprawl, pollution and energy - the greenhouse effect - energy trade-offs, invasive species, endangered and extinct plants and animals, protecting the future and governments thoughts.
The activities in this book have two objectives:
1. To teach students about human impacts on the environment.
2. To teach general science through the theme of the environment.
Concepts include: recognizing environmental issues, understanding what impacts people have on the environment.
Topics Covered Include:
INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
- What Impact Are We Having? (Grades 5-8)
- Environmental Dictionary (Grades 5-8)
- Ecological Footprint (Grades 5-8)
- Positive, Negative, or Neutral? (Grades 5-8)
WATER
- Fish and Food Webs (Grades 5-6)
- The Efficiency of Fishing (Grades 5-8)
- Purple Loosestrife & Wetlands (Grades 6-7)
- Testing for Contaminants (Grades 6-8)
- Local Water Treatment (Grades 7-8)
- Building Dams (Grades 7-8)
LAND
- Erosion (Grades 5-6)
- Tree Planting (Grades 5-8)
- My Patchy Forest (Grades 6-8)
- How Do Trees Clean the Air? (Grades 6-8)
- Fretting Over Fertilizer (Grades 6-8)
- Effects of Recreational Vehicles on the Environment (Grades 7-8)
- My Corn (Grades 7-8)
- The Urban Sprawl (Grades 7-8)
- The Genetically Modified Organisms Debate (Grades 7-8)
POLLUTION AND ENERGY USE
- Does Recycling Really Help? (Grades 5-7)
- The Greenhouse Effect Game (Grades 5-8)
- Classroom Composter (Grades 5-8)
- Alternate Transportation Challenge (Grades 5-8)
- Packaging Problems (Grades 5-8)
- Battery Battle (Grades 5-8) Clearing the Air (Grades 5-8)
- Car Craze (Grades 6-8)
- Are You Energy and Water Efficient? (Grades 6-8)
- Energy Trade-off (Grades 6-8)
- Understanding Nuclear Energy (Grades 7-8)
- Industrial Pollution (Grades 7-8)
INVASIVE SPECIES
- Improving the Image (Grades 5-6)
- Why Are Invasive Species so Invasive? (Grades 5-8)
- Dealing with Invasive Species (Grades 5-8)
- The Zebra Mussel Problem (Grades 7-8)
ENDANGERED OR EXTINCT ANIMALS AND PLANTS
- Endangered Animal Encyclopedia (Grades 5-6)
- Sea Turtle Conservation (Grades 5-6)
- North American Endangered Animals (Grades 5-6)
- Rainforest Simulation (Grades 5-6)
- Species Identification (Grades 5-8)
- Protecting the World’s Animals (Grades 6-8)
- Antibiotic Resistance (Grades 7-8)
CONCLUSION
- Does the Government Care? (Grades 5-8)
- Projecting into the Future (Grades 5-8)
- Money Madness (Grades 6-8)
- Conclusion
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