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Posts tagged ‘water’

Discovering Lake Management: Getting Students’ Feet Wet

Teaching about lake management is an exciting way of getting students interested in the environment. In this unit, hands-on investigations of habitat resources, water quality and algae enable students to assess the health of a local lake and debate the options for its long-term management.

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Celebrating Earth Week: It’s Elemental

A collection of ideas, activities and resources for exploring and celebrating our connections to the earth during Earth Week.
FROM GREEN TEACHER'S FALL 1997 ISSUE

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Water: Local Pollution, Global Confusion!

Activities for raising awareness of water quality problems and solutions, locally and globally, with middle school students.

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Climate Change and Regional Geography

Climate change can bring an immediate and pressing relevance to the study of geography, coaxing new ideas out of worn textbooks.

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Stormwater Runoff: Understanding the Ecological Impacts of Changing Land Uses

In this unit for ages 10 to 14, students learn how land use changes can reduce the water quality of nearby lakes and streams, calculate runoff from their school grounds and investigate best management practices.

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