Environmental Science

Our energy needs are met using a variety of energy resources. Students will learn that some energy resources are renewable; some are nonrenewable, as well as the impacts using these energy resources has on our environment. Students will then choose one resource to focus on, spend time...

This module is a culminating activity for students that have studied renewable and nonrenewable energy. Students will use the knowledge they have gained from prior study in addition to various articles to determine the best energy source for their school. The final project will be an...

DDT - a pesticide widely used between 1940 and 1960 - was the focus of great controversy. Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, published in 1962, describes the detrimental effects of DDT. The publication of the book, in part, led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, which...

Students will read excerpts from the book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson and research the risks and benefits of DDT. Students will then pretend that they are living in 1962 when the book was published, and write a letter to their senator arguing whether or not the government should ban DDT based...

How does the high pollution of Mexico City impact the people of the city? 

In this task, students will play the role of a team hired to work for a non-profit environmental company, Invasion Free, to investigate an invasive species introduced locally. Students will learn about different types of invasive species and the distribution of these species in their local...

Students will write or film a response discussing their relationship with the environment, how they view sustainability, and how their background and experiences brought them to those views. Students have the option (but are not required) to discuss these topics with a family member as part of...

For this task, students will work in collaborative lab groups to observe pillbugs in their natural environment before developing an experimental question. Students will conduct reliable research to then create a model of their experiment and a scientific sketch of the pillbug. Once students have...