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1rst grade Cultivating Genius Framework science "How do human interactions negatively affect sea turtles and how can we help the turtles and other animals survive? "

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1rst grade Cultivating Genius Framework science "How do human interactions negatively affect sea turtles and how can we help the turtles and other animals survive? "

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Details: This lesson can be added to the Amplify first grade science unit: Animal and Plant Defenses: Spikes, Shells, and Camouflage. It can also be used with any unit on animal defenses and structures.Amplify Chapter 3 Driving Question: How can Spruce the Sea Turtle’s offspring survive where there are sharks? Pursuit addressed:Toward the pursuit of Skills: Students participate in a class reading of an informational text. Students use the information outlined in the text to develop their knowledge of plastic pollution and its negative impact on sea turtles and the environment. They then use this knowledge to inform others or take other steps to help with reducing plastic pollution.Toward the pursuit of Intellect: In this lesson students learn about a topic that affects the environment and specifically how plastic waste affects sea turtles which they have been studying. They can better understand an environmental problem and turn their understanding into action.

Subject:: Biology; Character Education; Civics and Government; Ecology; Elementary Education; Environmental Literacy and Sustainability; Environmental Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Author:: The genius group from Madison Wisconsin
Date Added:: 07/31/2022

2nd Grade Unit on Seed Dispersal, Plant Life Cycles and Pollination

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2nd Grade Unit on Seed Dispersal, Plant Life Cycles and Pollination

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This unit focuses on the diversity of life at Hartje School Forest and centers around NGSS Standards on Ecosystem Interactions, Energy and Dynamics. Field experiences in observing and recording the diversity of life, seed dispersal methods, plant pollination, and plant life cycles will support science disciplinary core ideas, cross-cutting concepts, and hands-on engineering practices.

Subject:: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; Career and Technical Education; Education; Educational Technology; Elementary Education; Environmental Science; Life Science; Technology and Engineering
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration; Formative Assessment; Interactive; Interim/Summative Assessment; Learning Task; Lesson; Lesson Plan; Module; Unit of Study
Date Added:: 01/28/2019

4 Cool Science Experiments for Kids That Teach Sustainability

4 Cool Science Experiments for Kids That Teach Sustainability

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Environmental Science experiments to teach sustainability

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Date Added:: 02/01/2023

5th Grade Rain Garden Design Challenge Handouts

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5th Grade Rain Garden Design Challenge Handouts

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These handouts accompany the 5th Grade Rain Garden Design Challenge Lesson Plan. The handouts give criteria for identifying areas of erosion and non-point source pollution entering waterways on school property, slope and soil suitability criteria for situating the rain garden, and data collection procedures for phosphate testing. The handouts also include guidelines and criteria for the final poster presentation design and Claim-Evidence-Reasoning, as well as rubrics for scoring and guidelines for peer feedback.

5th Grade Rain Garden Design Challenge Lesson Plan

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5th Grade Rain Garden Design Challenge Lesson Plan

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This lesson engages 5th grade students in identifying areas of erosion and non-point source pollution entering waterways on school property, making a claim on the most suitable site to locate a rain garden by conducting field tests on slope and soil type, and testing
for the presence of phosphates in waterways on school forest property. Students then compete in a rain garden design challenge using their data to create a poster presentation, including a map and claim evidence reasoning, for the best rain garden design plan, scored using a rubric.

6. Humans Affect Climate

6. Humans Affect Climate

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This resource is for teachers who want a lesson on environmental impacts on the climate due to humans for middle school, high school, and college grades. There are various activities, readings, and videos for each of the different schools.

Subject:: Education; Environmental Literacy and Sustainability; Environmental Science; Higher Education; Life Science
Material Type:: Lesson; Lesson Plan; Reading
Author:: CLEAN Committed to Climate and Energy Education
Date Added:: 03/08/2024

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ACP Less

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Students will use engineering skills to develop and use models as well as collaboratively plan an investigation to make sense of buoyancy.

Remix this template to upload your ACP lesson and unit plans into WISELearn.

Subject:: Character Education; Earth and Space Science; Education; Environmental Science; Life Science; Oceanography; Physical Science; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Learning Task; Lesson; Lesson Plan; Other
Date Added:: 08/18/2019

Aadizookaan (Winter Only)

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Aadizookaan (Winter Only)

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Storytelling is an important part of traditional Native American culture. It is important to remember that some stories can only be told in the Winter out of respect for the names that can only be told when the snow is on the ground. Please use the references shared on this page in accordance with the respectful practice of Winter only storytelling. As always, it is best to have the guidance of an experienced elder and / or storyteller when planning best use in the classroom. This unit blended the use of traditional knowledge with textbook based science concepts to show the interconnection between them. Many traditional stories give an explanation of plant and animal adaptations that have a scientific benefit for the organism.

Subject:: Environmental Literacy and Sustainability; Environmental Science; Life Science; World Languages
Material Type:: Primary Source; Reference Material; Teaching/Learning Strategy; Unit of Study
Author:: Sandy Benton; Tammy Moncel; Rick Erickson
Date Added:: 05/30/2023

About Climate Wisconsin – Climate Wisconsin – PBS Wisconsin Education

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About Climate Wisconsin – Climate Wisconsin – PBS Wisconsin Education

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Climate Wisconsin is an educational multimedia collection featuring stories about the impact of climate change in Wisconsin.
LEARNING GOALS:
Expand understanding of how climate change impacts life in Wisconsin.
Connect personal observations to the study of climate and environmental science.
Identify actions that may impact changes to our climate.

Acid Rain Effects

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Acid Rain Effects

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Students conduct a simple experiment to model and explore the harmful effects of acid rain (vinegar) on living (green leaf and eggshell) and non-living (paper clip) objects.

Subject:: Career and Technical Education; Environmental Science; Life Science; Technology and Engineering
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Amy Kolenbrander; Denise Carlson; Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Janet Yowell; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Natalie Mach
Date Added:: 10/14/2015

Addressing Links Between Climate and Public Health in Alaska Native Villages

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Addressing Links Between Climate and Public Health in Alaska Native Villages

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As emissions of heat-trapping bases accumulate in our atmosphere, Earth's polar regions are warming more quickly than at lower latitudes. The rapid environmental changes that result from this warming can have a significant impact on the physical and mental health of rural Alaskans: unpredictable weather and changes in the seasons have made harvesting food more difficult, hazardous, and stressful. The risk of physical injury has also increased, as poor ice, extreme weather, and coastal erosion bring new travel hazards. Increasingly difficult harvest conditions for fish, shellfish, berries, caribou, and sea mammals have also increased concerns about food security. Additionally, declines in snow pack, the threat of drought, changes in lake and river conditions, and damage and disruptions to community water systems have prompted concerns of water security. The climate-related challenge faced by Alaskas tribal health system is to recognize new health stressors and community vulnerabilities, and then find healthy adaptation strategies in an increasingly uncertain future.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Case Study
Provider:: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Provider Set:: U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
Date Added:: 08/09/2016

Adopting Sustainable Food Practices

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Adopting Sustainable Food Practices

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Hear about how respect for Earth can help us attain a more sustainable lifestyle in the face of climate change in this video segment adapted from United Tribes Technical College.

Subject:: Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Life Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: NASA; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 03/19/2012

Advanced Fluid Dynamics of the Environment

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Advanced Fluid Dynamics of the Environment

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Theoretical topics of fluid dynamics relevant to natural phenomena or man-made hazards in water and atmosphere. Basic law of fluid motion. Scaling and approximations. Slow flows, with applications to drag on a particle and mud flow on a slope. Boundary layers: jets and plumes in pure fluids or in porous media. Thermal and buoyancy effects, selective withdrawal and internal waves. Transient boundary layers in impulsive flows or waves. Induced streaming and mass transport. Dispersion in steady flows or in waves. Effects of earth rotation on coastal flows. Wind induced flow in shallow seas. Stratified seas and coastal upwelling.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: MIT
Provider Set:: MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:: Mei, Chiang C.
Date Added:: 01/01/2002

Advanced Fluid Dynamics of the Environment, Fall 2002

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Advanced Fluid Dynamics of the Environment, Fall 2002

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Theoretical topics of fluid dynamics relevant to natural phenomena or man-made hazards in water and atmosphere. Basic law of fluid motion. Scaling and approximations. Slow flows, with applications to drag on a particle and mud flow on a slope. Boundary layers: jets and plumes in pure fluids or in porous media. Thermal and buoyancy effects, selective withdrawal and internal waves. Transient boundary layers in impulsive flows or waves. Induced streaming and mass transport. Dispersion in steady flows or in waves. Effects of earth rotation on coastal flows. Wind induced flow in shallow seas. Stratified seas and coastal upwelling.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Mei, Chiang C.
Date Added:: 01/01/2002

Advanced Geotechnical Engineering, Fall 2003

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Advanced Geotechnical Engineering, Fall 2003

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Site characterization and geotechnical aspects of the design and construction of foundation systems. Topics include site investigation (with emphasis on in situ testing), shallow (footings and raftings) and deep (piles and caissons) foundations, excavation support systems, groundwater control, slope stability, soil improvement (compaction, soil reinforcement, etc.), and construction monitoring.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Whittle, Andrew J.
Date Added:: 01/01/2003

Advanced Seminar: Urban Nature and City Design

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Advanced Seminar: Urban Nature and City Design

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This course will explore the mutual influences of ideas of nature, theories of city design and planning, and practices of urban design, construction, and management. We will investigate how natural processes shape urban landscapes (from the scale of street corner to region) and how to intervene strategically in those processes in order to achieve certain goals. We will examine cases of cities that adapted successfully to natural processes and those that did not. Students will then have the opportunity to research a case of their choice and to present their findings for discussion. The subject may be historical or an an example of contemporary theory and practice. Additional information is also available at Professor Spirnâ€™s class website.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Full Course
Author:: Anne Whiston Spirn
Date Added:: 11/07/2012

Advanced Soil Mechanics, Fall 2004

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Advanced Soil Mechanics, Fall 2004

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This class presents the application of principles of soil mechanics. It considers the following topics: the origin and nature of soils; soil classification; the effective stress principle; hydraulic conductivity and seepage; stress-strain-strength behavior of cohesionless and cohesive soils and application to lateral earth stresses; bearing capacity and slope stability; consolidation theory and settlement analyses; and laboratory and field methods for evaluation of soil properties in design practice.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Jen, Lucy
Date Added:: 01/01/2004

Adventures in ABC & 1, 2, 3

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Adventures in ABC & 1, 2, 3

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This activity is an indoor/outdoor activity that incorporates both literacy and scientific observation to make an ABC book based on Antler, Bear, Canoe by Betsy Bowen. Family participation is encouraged.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Julie Roettger
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

Adventures in ABC and 1,2,3

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Adventures in ABC and 1,2,3

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This activity is an indoor/outdoor activity that incorporates both literacy and scientific observation to make an ABC book based on Antler, Bear, Canoe by Betsy Bowen.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

AirNow.gov Air Quality Monitor for your location

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AirNow.gov Air Quality Monitor for your location

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AirNow is your one-stop source for air quality data. Our recently redesigned site highlights air quality in your local area first, while still providing air quality information at state, national, and world views. A new interactive map even lets you zoom out to get the big picture or drill down to see data for a single air quality monitor.

AirNow reports air quality using the official U.S. Air Quality Index (AQI), a color-coded index designed to communicate whether air quality is healthy or unhealthy for you. When you know the AQI in your area, you can take steps to protect your health.

AirNow is a partnership of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Park Service, NASA, Centers for Disease Control, and tribal, state, and local air quality agencies. Complete list of AirNow partners. Agencies all over the country send their monitoring data to AirNow for display. The Department of State provides data from U.S. Embassies and Consulates to inform personnel and citizens overseas, and the U.S. Forest Service and NOAA provide fire and smoke data.

AirNow’s centralized data system provides quality control, national reporting consistency, and the ability to distribute data to the public, researchers, businesses, educators, and to other data systems. In AirNow, you’ll find:

Current and forecast air quality maps and data for more than 500 cities across the U.S.
Current and historical data for U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the world
Current fire conditions including fire locations, smoke plumes, and air quality data from permanent and temporary air quality monitors
Air quality data for Canada and Mexico
Enviroflash emails, apps, widgets, and an API
Health and air quality information for
the public
healthcare professionals
teachers and students
weathercasters