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Lesson Plans
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Fishing
for El Nino (7th-9th Grade)-As a worker on a fishing boat, student
are asked to explain why the fish are in their usual location. With
clues, research, and a fake letter from their friend in North Carolina,
all signs point to El Nino. Requires
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Sludge
Contamination Along the Neuse River (8th Grade)-The students will
serve as Environmental Consultants. They will inform the mayor of
Raleigh the problems caused by excess sludge. They will also come
up with a solution for clean up and a recommendation to prevent further
mishaps. Requires
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Reworking
a Butterfly Garden (6th Grade)-Acting as Johnston County Soil
and Water Conservation District agents, small groups of students will
design a proposal for reworking an existing butterfly garden on the
Princeton School campus. Students will access current garden soil
properties and plants in order to suggest improvements to the garden.
A $100.00 budget and map plan for the garden will be included. |
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Viruses
Released-(7th Grade)-Students will perform various tasks. They
will be experts in five fields of study to develop a procedure for
this problem. They will have to determine the virus and possible treatment.
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Hog
Watch (6th Grade)-The staff of an Environmental Regulatory Agency
must access the extent of damage caused by hog factories and make
recommendations to lessen the impact of hog factories on health and
the environment. Requires Acrobat
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The
Bottom Line (7th Grade)-Students become the stakeholders when
they assume the role of key employees at a fictitious biotech company,
Genes R Us. Stockholders are clamoring for a new line of services
in order to improve the company's bottom line. The major stockholder,
Mr. Cash Grubber, sends in a newspaper clipping about "CC"
as a suggestion for the direction Genes R Us should take which includes
cloning cats. Requires Acrobat
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