In this lesson, students will identitfy several forms of acid precipitation. They will list effects of acid precipitaiton and explain the actions that cause the damage. Students will define "buffering" and explain how environmental factors can act as buffers.
In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of the importance of the American chestnut tree. Students will also realize the significance of the loss of the American chestnut tree population.
In this lesson, students will see how colorings, markings, and physical actions can make an animal better adapted to its environment.
This resource discusses bottom-up and top-down processing.
In this lesson, students will identify local birds and their habitats by making a diorama and writing a three-to-four sentence description.
In this lesson, students will define what a community forest is. Students will also select an appropriate site to plant a tree.
In this lesson, students will estimate the deer population in a given area over a 5-year period. The students will be able to suggest possible management tools to prevent overpopulation.
The purpose of this lesson is to demonstrate understanding of the lifecycle of a tree and its importance in the forest ecosystem. Through digital photography students will identify and document the various stages of the lifecycle of a tree. Students will work cooperatively to create a multimedia presentation using Movie Maker, Powerpoint, or i-Movie to share their discoveries and learning.
This research article that examines the strengths, weaknesses, and threats to reliability, validity, sampling, and generalizability of using e-surveys as a methodological approach for research.
In this lesson, students gain a visual perspective on global water distribution and average U.S. water consumption. Students will understand the limited supply of fresh water that exists on the earth and explore the need for not polluting and conserving our fresh water supply.
In this lesson, students will be able to explain the relationship between the Pyramid of Numbers and the Pyramid of Biomass. Students will have the opportunity to examine and be able to calculate the area of a topographic map, then apply their knowledge to understand how much land area is need to support life at each level of the food chain.
In this lesson, students will research characteristics of native fish species and compare and contrast components of their habitats. Students will place information on cards and then use the cards to play a game.
In this lesson, students will understand that the forest is a renewable resource that is to be conserved and utilized. Students will learn the different management techniques that are currently being employed. Students will also discover how the forest impacts their everyday life.
In this lesson, students will distinguish between wants and needs and recognize individual differences. Students will also list objects that we either make from trees or that are produced by trees. Then students will locate and identify pictures of products that are tree related in magazines.
In this lesson, students will identify and name different aquatic insects. Students will create a graphic representation of the number of different species found, then use the data to determine the quality of the water in which the insects were found.
In this lesson, students will understand and demonstrate the concept of permeability. Students will apply the concept of permeability to different types of ground materials.
In this lesson, students will understand the effects of soils and rocks on filtering groundwater. Students will expand their concept of the water cycle to include groundwater, transpiration, aquifers, and the water table and consider sources of contamination in the water cycle.
In this lesson, students will develop an awareness of what is required for survival. Students will become aware of different habitats.
In this lesson, students visit a forest and make observations. Students will understand that cutting trees is necessary and that there are basic principles that guide a forester's decision to cut specific trees.
In this lesson, students will use a dichotomous chart to identify five trees. They will then identify the environment in which each tree is growing and the climate for the area. After conducting research to identify the conditions needed for success of the five trees, they will determine if the trees are placed appropriately. Students will write a paragraph for each tree summarizing their findings.