How We Impact the Environment - Human Impact; Endangered Animals and Plants

About this curriculum

Empower your students, by educating them on the human impact on our environment. Lessons with activities and experiments covering these topics, water treatment and contaminants, human impact on land - erosion - fertilizer - urban sprawl, pollution and energy - the greenhouse effect - energy trade-offs, invasive species, endangered and extinct plants and animals, protecting the future and governments thoughts. The activities in this book have two objectives: 1. To teach students about human impacts on the environment. 2. To teach general science through the theme of the environment. Concepts include: recognizing environmental issues, understanding what impacts people have on the environment. Topics Covered Include: INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT What Impact Are We Having? (Grades 5-8) Environmental Dictionary (Grades 5-8) Ecological Footprint (Grades 5-8) Positive, Negative, or Neutral? (Grades 5-8) WATER Fish and Food Webs (Grades 5-6) The Efficiency of Fishing (Grades 5-8) Purple Loosestrife & Wetlands (Grades 6-7) Testing for Contaminants (Grades 6-8) Local Water Treatment (Grades 7-8) Building Dams (Grades 7-8) LAND Erosion (Grades 5-6)…