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Green Roof Design
In this lesson for grades 9-12, students work in teams to design a heat- and water-conserving “green roof” of plant material for an urban apartment building. They address economic and community...
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Air, Air - It's Everywhere!
Students engage in experiment activities, which illustrate that air is made of matter, does take up space, and is very important to our health. This lesson contains activities for a variety of grade...
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Lichens as Air Quality Indicators: A Beginning Lichen Identification Study
Students study lichens as indicators of air quality. They learn to use GPS units, track their lichen research using scientific data collection methods, and determine the air quality of a region based...
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Wanted: A Breath of Fresh Air
In this lesson, students examine the causes and effects of air pollution, as well as ways in which various industries and government organizations are aiming to control it. Students first use the...
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Mercury Emissions "Cap and Trade" Game
Students identify the role of government in protecting the environment and participate in a game where they run a profitable or unprofitable power plant in changing market conditions. They summarize...
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Prehistoric Climate Change and Why It Matters Today
This activity, developed by Smithsonian Education and tied to National Science Content Standards and National Mathematics Standards, helps introduce environmental issues using fun and challenging...
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Noah's Ark, Revisited
To become familiar with endangered species' habitats and characteristics, students design, present, and evaluate a visual presentation (kiosk or website) for a specific endangered species. This lesson...
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Cluster Busters: A Game of Disease Mystery Solving
Cluster Busters is a unique science curriculum in which students research disease clusters that might be induced by environmental toxicants. In the process, students utilize a range of skills, draw...
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NCSE-NASA Interdisciplinary Climate Change Education
The NCSE-NASA Interdisciplinary Climate Change Education Team is developing a curricular package on climate change based on a University of California Davis course taught by Professor Arnold Bloom. The...
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New Interactive Map Tracks Ocean Dead Zones
The World Resources Institute has announced that new research from WRI and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) identifies over 530 dead zones and an additional 228 sites worldwide...
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