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BBC

E Magazine about the Environment


Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
United States Environmental Protection Agency

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Resources to use for research

SearchEngine for Kids 1         SearchEngine ForKids 2   

   FactMonsterEncyclopedia

Dictionary for kids: Word Central/Merriam-Webster

BrainPop (only free activities)

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Research Skills

Note Taking Skills

How should I write notes?



Citing    
  Citing from SMC

Improving my Writing

Sentences (review lesson)

Punctuation (review lesson)
      

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First Research Project (PBL Training)
The Brain
Skills: questioning, collaborating, planning, researching, writing, presenting

Basics about the brain/EnchantedLearning

   Brain Basics+injuries - Slide show (Use Chrome)


BrainPop (What should the tag word be?)


KidsHealth (tag words: brain for kids)
Facts and videos

Mayfield Clinic (Advanced)
(You may scroll down the page for more links)
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ScienceTrek.org

NationalGeo: brain


Ability tests
What is your strongest lobe?
            
Multiple Intelligences test - Piedmont Edu      

Multiple Intelligences test - Edutopia

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Independent Research Project

CCC: Cause & Effect
Earth Science: The Human Impact
Select Renewable Energy or Microwaves

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Renewable Energy
Sustainable Environment

#1: Always Analyze the source: What is a "bias"?

Other Perspectives:

NASA:  Facts: what do we know? (Read in class)

Video: Price on Carbon               Interactive: time machine

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Multiple Perspective and Motivation

Take at least one Earth Day Quiz with a parent and
write down one fact that you both didn't know about.

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Research
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One page study:

Team: What is energy?
EnergyKids

What are "Fossil Fuels"? (Clip)

Team: What is the "greenhouse effect?"
1. Climate Kids NASA
2. greenhouse effect + animation
3. tiki


Team: What is "global warming?"
1. Global Warming
2. Climate Change
3. c2es.org

What are the Global Warming Effects?
Team: Effects on People: health, food, water, costs
Team: Effects on Fresh Water
Additional resource: EPA


Team Solutions: What is Green Energy?
 Idaho Public Television


CHARTS
NASA1            NASA2
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Website study:

A student's Guide to Global Warming

Kids Ecology(Global Warming + Air)

NASA: Climate Kids

Tiki

Global Warming (Nal Wildlife Federation)
(advanced)

Natural Resources for Kids (Air + Fossils Fuels)
(advanced)

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Solutions?
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Sustainable cities?

Actions

Concerned Scientists

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The issues in our community (?)
and possible actions:

Steps:
Pre-action data
Action
Post-action data
Conclusion


Possible Actions
Spreading the word?

KidsSavingTHe Planet

Cool The Earth

Reduce Junk Mail!

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Books:

Fossil Fuels

From Windmills to Hydrogen Fuel Cells

365 Ways To Live Green for Kids

Planet Earth and Get Real

Omnivores: the Dilemma

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Newspapers and magazines

Argonaut

National Geographic Kid Pathfinder

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Videos

We, Consumers      Comestics

electronics,

     bottle water

  Green Energy

Quiz: Gas versus coal

Princess Mononoke

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Personal Project: Social Justice (optional)

- a research about a topic you would like to learn about

- in teams

- can't be too broad

- must be related to sustainability in some way

Required components:

  - Planning: flow map or timeline

1. research different sources (books, magazines, web, interviews, videos)
   
2. multicultural aspect (your subject around the world/different cultures)
3. multiple perspective (usefulness from different professional point of views)+ conclusion
   
4. a survey (numbers/statistics/charts/excel + comments)
5. art piece(s)  found or created - drawing/paintings or photos
   
6. a final hard copy (table of contents, texts, conclusion, glossary, index) 
7. Presentation

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Media & Tech Products

• Audio Recording
• Slideshow
• Drawing/Painting
• Graphic Design
• Collage/Scrapbook
• Photo Essay
• Video/Animation
• Website
• Computer Program/App
• Digital Story/Comic
• Webquest

Constructed Products

• Small Scale Model
• Consumer Product
• Device/Machine
• Vehicle
• Invention
• Scientific Instrument
• Museum Exhibit
• Structure
• Garden

Written Products

• Research Report
• Letter
• Brochure
• Script
• Blog
• Editorial
• Book Review
• Training Manual

Presentation Products

• Speech
• Debate
• Oral Defense
• Live Newscast
• Panel Discussion
• Play
• Musical Piece or Dance
• Lesson
• Public Event
• Sales Pitch

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 Special Research --------------------

Consumerism:
be shrewd with shrewdiam!

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Class book (2014-15):
Our Earth

To buy: http://www.blurb.com/b/6281191-our-earth

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