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Global Environmental Change: Biodiversity
NSTA Press Book |
This book uses Costa Rica as a case study because the country's tropical forests contain four percent of Earth's total biological species diversity. Biodiversity's activities and readings help students explore efforts…
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Global Environmental Change: Deforestation
NSTA Press Book |
Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula contains some of America’s only old-growth forest. Its timber supports local, regional, and even global economies. It also supports many biological species and provides a link in…
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Global Environmental Change: Carrying Capacity
NSTA Press Book |
Carrying Capacity addresses the ability of the Earth to sustain healthy populations of different species. Earth's human population, now past six billion, is expected to reach 10 billion by 2030. This growth will place…
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Global Environmental Change: Introduced Species
NSTA Press Book |
Human activity has introduced species to ecosystems around the globe. Some species are benign or even beneficial; others, like zebra mussels, fire ants, and water hyacinths, are causing native species extinctions and…
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Investigating Environmental Changes, Grade 2: STEM Road Map for Elementary School
NSTA Press Book |
What if you could challenge your second graders to design an outdoor STEM classroom with a butterfly garden, birdbath, and sundial? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! …
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Let’s Explore Environmental Changes Over Time!
Book Chapter |
In this lesson, students consider the various types of environmental changes that occur over time and participate in a class investigation of the causes and effects of erosion. They also begin to consider ways in which…
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Journal Article |
In this study, we analyzed the literature on teaching or learning on a topic in Earth science, environmental science, or climate change between 1995 and 2017. We investigated the length of the intervention, intervention…
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From Sun to Shade: Exploring Environmental Changes During the Total Solar Eclipse
Journal Article |
Excitement is building in anticipation of the total solar eclipse taking place this April 2024. During the total solar eclipse, the moon will pass between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun and casting a shadow on…
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Investigating Environmental Changes, Grade 2: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (Book Sample)
Book Chapter |
What if you could challenge your second graders to design an outdoor STEM classroom with a butterfly garden, birdbath, and sundial? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! …
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Journal Article |
The Learning Team at The Florida Aquarium in Tampa received funding in 2014 to create and conduct a long-term outdoor learning experience for Hillsborough County, Florida, fifth-grade students. The program was designed…
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