Conservation and Stewardship

What is Conservation and Why Does it Matter? - This lesson introduces 9th-12th grade students to some historically significant leaders, thinkers, and artists of the early conservation movement through selections from their writings and art.
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The Library of Congress, American Memory Project

Saving the Monarch - In this unit, K-2nd grade students will learn about caring for the environment using the example of the Monarch butterfly. Learners will be introduced to the concepts of stewardship, community, and how making an area attractive is an act of philanthropy.  
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Learning to Give through Save the Earth Now

Create Less Waste in the First Place - An activity guide for 3rd or 4th grade teachers that allows students to explore ideas on how to reduce waste.
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EPA through University of Wisconsin Extension ide@s

Chilling Out: Exploring Alternative Sources of Energy - 7th-10th graders will learn about about the urgency of investigating new sources of alternative energy. Students will synthesize their knowledge by explaining why current forms of alternative energy are too limited or inefficient to replace fossil fuels.
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University of Wisconsin Extension ide@s

Water Pollution

Rivers for the Common Good - For 3rd-5th grade, this cross-disciplinary unit will help learners discover how our waterways are polluted and how necessary it is to keep our waterways and rivers clean.  
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Learning to Give through Save the Earth Now

The Secchi Disk (see also Indiana Expeditions) - In two 45-minute lessons, 3rd-7th graders will explore how a Secchi disk is used to evaluate the transparency of water. Using graduated cylinders filled with different concentrations of powdered milk solution, students will measure the depth at which a miniature Secchi disk is visible.  
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Indiana Expeditions through W-FYI

How Much is Too Much? (see also Indiana Expeditions) - In this 45-minute activity for grades 3-7, students will decide how much risk they are willing to assume as it relates to drinking polluted water.
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Indiana Expeditions through W-FYI

My Water, Your Water, Our Water – In this unit, 3rd through 5th graders will discover individual and collective responsibility of maintaining the health of the Great Lakes Basin.  
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Learning to give through Save the Earth Now

Water Resources and the Role of the Independent Sector - This unit for 6th-8th graders will direct students to study the issues of the amount of water per person, distribution of the water in relation to our ever increasing population and the quality of the water at our disposal and to understand the role government(s), business and industry, the independent and family sectors play in preserving our water resources.
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Learning to Give through Save the Earth Now

Oil Changes Everything - This unit will allow the 6th-8th grade learners to share their knowledge of the ocean’s environment and protecting the animals that inhabit them. It includes lessons about the importance and careful management of these resources and the impact humans have on these environments around the world. Learners will develop ways to become advocates for the protection of the ocean’s environment.
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Learning to Give through Save the Earth Now

Are You a River Keeper? - In this unit, 6th-8th grade learners will use fundamental scientific techniques to examine the health of a river by conducting scientific quantitative and qualitative analysis.
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Learning to Give through Save the Earth Now

Human Impact

Journeys West -A unit plan suited for 4th- 8th graders about the westward advancement of settlers in the 1800s. Students use primary sources from the American Memory collections to develop an understanding of American westward expansion.
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Library of Congress, American Memory Project

Native Americans and Early Explorers -5th graders will study the effects of Native Americans on the development on the United States and the effects of early explorers on Native Americans in this 6-9 week unit.
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Sharon Boots, Suzie Jenney through the Indiana Humanities Council SmartDesktop

Trail of Tears, Indian Removal Act - Students use maps, excerpt of a Presidential speech, oral testimony, and a painting to examine the political reasoning behind the Indian Removal Act as well as the public portrayal and personal impact of the Trail of Tears on the Cherokee nation. Indiana State Standards covered »
History Matters, George Mason University