Environmental Science Curricula
Carbon Imbalance: Algae to the Rescue?
Plants and algae use carbon dioxide in the process of photosynthesis to convert light energy to chemical energy, increasing their biomass. In this module, students engage in a wide range of activities, including an engineering design activity, to further their understanding of the relationship among photosynthesis, respiration, carbon dioxide and human impact on the environment.
Recommended for Grades 9-12
Find Out More...The Down the Drain Project
Do you know how much water you use everyday? Do you think people in other parts of the world use more or less water than you? Join this project and find out!
Recommended for Grades 4-8
Find Out More...The Global Water Sampling Project
Join us in this collaborative project and compare the water quality of your local river, stream, lake or pond with other fresh water sources around the world.
Recommended for Grades 6-12
Find Out More...Air Pollution: What's the Solution?
Through this project, students will focus on ground level ozone, discovering what ground level ozone is, what factors contribute to its formation and the health effects from breathing ozone. Students will use data and animated maps from the internet and monitor for the presence of ground level ozone. Students are challenged to think critically and creatively about the problems surrounding ground level ozone.
Recommended for Grades 6 -12
Find Out More...Is Your Bus Exhausting?
This air quality curriculum is designed to incrementally lead students, Grades 6 – 8, through Internet-based and hands-on learning experiments to discover not only the science behind air quality, but also the health implications related to poor air quality exposure.
Find Out More...Population Growth Project
This series of activities explores the mathematical and environmental aspects of population growth. Using archived census and demographic data as well as up-to-the-minute population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, students will learn how to model population growth and study the implications of a changing population.
Recommended for grades 6-12
Find Out More...Water Purification
Millions of people around the world do not have access to clean water. During this project schools collaborate to design water purification systems for use in developing countries.
Recommended for Grades 9-12
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