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Record: 913 National Geographic - EarthPulse. Great site for students interested in learning how humans have impacted the environment. The site is separated into various 'conservation themes.Record: 1007 Informational Facts Sheets. Index Page. This website lists of common household products and the ways they are hazardous to our health. Waste Management. Record: 1040 Links to many sites focused on Asteroid Impacts, Over Population, Biodiversity, Global Warming, Energy crisis and Emerging Diseases. Index Page.Record: 1042 Wasting Less - a consumers guide.Record: 1139 School Ground Naturalization Project. This lesson plan gives a good overview of the materials and possible progression one could take in the schoolground naturalization process. Used as a performance task it can encompass the entire school community.Record: 1329 From STAO's Teacher's Package - A Survivor’s Guide To Grade 11E Workplace Science Record: 1362 ToxTown presents different areas of society (Town/City/Farm/etc.) with sources of toxic chemicals. Each chemical is linked to internet sources of information. The pictorial design is student friendly.Record: 1412 Linking Cooperative Learning Structures. Cooperative learning structures are powerful classroom activities. Individually, they can take a whole period or more, but often they can be “spur-of-the-moment” strategies that teachers drop into their classes at opportune moments. An even more effective synergy can result by linking together several different
structures. The activity described introduces students to environmental pollution. First published in the January 2006 Crucible Record: 1445 Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer? The Author spent last year researching the controversial topic on whether or not cell phones cause cancer. Teachers and might use this article as a catalyst for discussion, or as a starting point for further research into a variety of technology topics such as the safety of various personal electronic devices in use by so many students today, or the environmental impact regarding battery usage and disposal. First published in the December Crucible 2006
Record: 1482 SNC3E course materials from Cheryl Welbanks-Virgin. The following worksheets were prepared to enhance the teaching of the SNC3E course work, but can be used/modified for the new curriculum. They can be used in addition to laboratory work, activities, cooperative group work and field work.
Record: 1488 Dreaming of a Green Christmas II: Making a List and Checking it Twice – A Thought Activity where students become familiar with various issues
(social justice issues, environmental issues, cost, loss of meaning) involved with the giving and receiving of gifts. First published in the Crucible Nov. 2007Record: 1489 I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas: Dilemma card activity – revisioning & simplifying Christmas This activity is one of a lesson series that uses the overall theme of Christmas. First published in the Crucible Nov. 2007Record: 1490 Get real with your Christmas trees, says forestry association. You might think fake plastic trees are a green alternative to a real Christmas pine or spruce. You might be wrong. First published in the Crucible Nov. 2007Record: 1570 Sim shows light and IR photon behavior in a variable atmosphere & tracks temperature as variables are changed. Glass can be added to show a "real" greenhouse effect.