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Tasha Vogel Ozone [|the sun] This lesson shows the effects of the sun with and without filters. This lesson shows how, when you place an item in a container and use different filters to filter out the ozone of the sun, each item has a different effect. This lesson can then discuss the advances of sunscreen and how it can help people be protected from the sun. Grade Level: 2-4

Karrie Thomas [|Using Photography to Help Save the Oceans] In this lesson, students will learn about the importance of ocean conservation. They will think about how photography can help humans understand the impact they are having on the oceans by looking at the photography of David Doubilet. They will look at animals that are endangered because of human behavior, and choose one to study in depth. Finally, students will draw the animal they choose and describe why it is endangered and how it can be protected. Grade level: 4-6

[|Gas Pipeline] Jill Opie Gas Pipeline Construction of a low-pressure pipeline is about to get underway in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties that will help customers of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) save an expected $25 million to $65 million over the next 20 years. New equipment at Jones Island will transform landfill gas into electricity. Students will explore how this new technology can benefit our community by utilizing a local source of renewable energy. Grades 4 - 12

Ann Perteet[|Self Esteem Builder] Title: Self Esteem This lesson allows students to consider more about themselves and how they emotionally fit into social relationships with others. With this lesson, students become more aware about how to reflect and respond to personal desired and undesired behaviors towards better relations. Grade level: 6-8

Eric Neils Your Town in the Past, Present and Future [|NatGeo. Xpeditions: Your Town in the Past, Present and Future] Students will study an environmental issue concerning their town, city or region. Students will look at the multiple choices involved in fixing or not fixing this issue. Then, the students will create 2 pictures (one with the problem fixed, one not fixed) of their town 50 years in the future. This can lead to a discussion about how studying this problem can lead to a solution. Grade Level: 3-5

Nicole Welter Crops 1: Where Does Food Come From- Lesson Plan [|Where Does Food Come From] In Crops 1: Where Does Food Come From?, students learn that most of the food they buy in stores originally comes from farms. Students are gathered together to sing a song about growing crops on a farm and learn from the lyrics the kinds of things that farmers do and need to grow plants well. They learn about the five steps in our food system and discuss its aspects in the context of a story about tomato farming and distribution. Grade Level: K-2

Toni Adams [|Got Broccoli?] This lesson helps the students understand why the body needs food, and how it takes necessary nutrients as food passes through the digestive system. In this lesson, the students will conduct research about the nutritional value of vegetables and how it contributes to good health. From their research, students will create advertisements about the nutritional value of their vegetable to promote healthy eating. Grade Level: 3-5

[|Artifacts] Courtney Hartmann Artifacts: What can we learn from Artifacts? This lesson uses social studies and science. This lesson shows students how artifacts can help them understand how people lived long ago. Students will learn that studying artifacts can help them see what people ate long ago. Artifacts can also show the students the behavior of the people long ago. Grade Level: K-4

Grace Pellegrino Built Below Sea Level- New Orleans by Laura Layton Strom (Literature) [|Built Below Sea Level-New Orleans Book] After a unit on hurricanes, this book could be used as an extension to tie hurricanes into the everyday lives of people. This book could be used to discuss the negative effects that Hurricane Katrina had on people in New Orleans and to discuss why Hurricane Katrina occurred. Grades: 3-6

Kaitra Becker Liquid Density and Oil Spills [|National Geographic Activity] This experiment focuses on the densities of different liquids and what happens when liquids of differing densities are combined. The experiment is related to the Exxon Valdez oil spill and clean up solutions, however it could easily be adapted to the current oil spill in the Gulf making it more current. More focus and inquiry could be given to oil spill clean up solutions and the effects of the oil spill to make this lesson relate stronger to the effects of science on the environment and personal health. Grades:6-8

Jen Salzman Eye In The Sky [|National Geographic Explorer] In this October 2009 National Geographic Explorer Magazine for kids is an article called Eye In the Sky. Eye in the Sky” introduces readers to satellites and their unique view of Earth. Students will discover how we depend on satellites for everyday life-from cell phones and TV programs to weather forecasts, driving directions, and helping to document global warming. There is also a graphic organizer that would will help the students focus on the most important information in each section. This is a great way to tie in literacy. Grades: 3-5 Make sure to have the following information:
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