Looting the Earth : School Resources : Reframing Rio : tve. The lessons below are designed to introduce young people to the concepts of resource depletion and sustainable development.
The world is currently using its natural resources at such a rate that they cannot replenish themselves and they will become exhausted. Forests will not grow back, fish will no longer exist and mines will be dug bare. Nutrients for Life Foundation. This fun bracelet activity is a great way to introduce the three essential plant nutrients: Nitrogen (N), Phosphate (P) and Potassium (K).
As students put the various beads together on the bracelet, they will have a better understanding of what plants need to grow. Also, use Nutrients for Life’s free elementary activity book, Fun with the Plant Nutrient Team, to enrich the lesson. Carbon Connections.
S AgBiosafety for Educators. CIESE - Curriculum: K-12 CIESE Online Classroom Projects. Waste and Sustainability. Human Population. Climate Change. Wetlands. 9-12 Wisconsin Forestry Lesson Guide. The Environmental Literacy Council. EPA Education Resources. Tox Town - Home Page - Environmental health concerns and toxic chemicals where you live, work and play. Air Pollution: What's the Solution? Welcome to Air Pollution: What's the Solution?
An educational project for students, grades 6 - 12, that uses online real time data to guide student discovery of the science behind the causes and effects of outdoor air pollution. Through this project, students will focus on outdoor air pollution; what it is, what factors contribute to its formation and the health effects from breathing polluted air. Students will use data and animated maps from the Internet and monitor for the presence of air pollution. Students are challenged to think critically and creatively about the problems surrounding air pollution. By the end of this project, students will be able to: National Environmental Education Foundation.