Cumulative Progress Indicators

Major Outcome

Materials/Strategies

Assessments

5.3.12.B1

Students will be able to:

• interpret data from tables and graphs.

• Measuring Up: Lesson #7, pp. 34-38

• See Assessment attached.

5.3.12.B1

• be able to identify the prefixes used with the metric units of measurements.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapters 1 and 2

• See Assessment attached.

5.3.12.B1

• make unit conversions between measurements.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapters 1 and 2

• See Assessment attached.

5.3.12.B1

• use measurements to make mathematical calculations of area and volume. Appropriate units will be included.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapters 1 and 2

• See Assessment attached.

5.6.12.A1-8

• be able to define “molecule”, “atom”, “matter”, and “density”.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapters 1 and 2

• See Assessment attached.

5.6.12.A1-8

• be able to list the characteristics of the three states of matter.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapters 1 and 2

• See Assessment attached.

5.7.12.B1-4

• compare kinetic and potential energy.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapters 1 and 2

• See Assessment attached.

5.7.12.B1-4

• be able to state the Law of Conservation Energy.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 15

• See Assessment attached.

5.7.12.B1-4

• explain existing forms of alternative energy, the advantages and disadvantages, and the ways of conserving energy.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 15

• See Assessment attached.

5.7.12.B1-4

• explain the role nuclear reactions and radioactive decay play in their daily lives.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 15

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.D1

• cite evidence to describe the scientific theory of the origin of the universe and the current explanations of its evolution.

• Download Exploring the Universe, an interactive tutorial on the universe – http://pcinspace.hsht.nasa.gov/universe.htm

• Discuss the string theory.

• See Assessment attached.

5.9.12.C1

• explain the difference between a star and a planet.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 27

• See Assessment attached.

5.9.12.C1

• describe the physical characteristics, stages of development, and the apparent motions of stars.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 27

• See Assessment attached.

5.9.12.D1-2

• describe the sun.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 27

• Draw a diagram of the sun and label and layers.

• Extension Activities: Extra Credit Problems in Space Science (www.nasa.gov/pdf/199337main_Space_Science_Math_Guide.pdf).

• See Assessment attached.

5.9.12.D1-2

• explain how fusion works.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 27

• Fusion resources – http://fusioned.gat.com/ for independent student research

• See Assessment attached.

5.9.12.D1-2

• explain the roles the sun plays in supporting and affecting life on Earth. (Solar flares and coronal mass ejections)

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 27

• Extension Activities: Extra Credit Problems in Space Science (www.nasa.gov/pdf/1993337main_Space_Science_Math_Guide.pdf)

• See Assessment attached.

5.9.12.D1-2

• explain how solar power works and its potential as an alternative form of energy to power life on Earth.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 27

• Suggested activities:

  • Build a solar powered car

  • Have students research how t fit their homes with solar panels today. Explain the disadvantages of doing this?

• See Assessment attached.

5.9.12.D1-2

• identify several key constellations

• Have students make a poster about a constellation – include its mythology, location and the stars that make up the constellation.

• See Assessment attached.

5.9.12.D1-2

• identify the planets and explore the geophysical features of each.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 27

• List the eight planets and their relative sizes, distances from the sun and features.

• Explain why Pluto is no longer a planet. (Student research and class discussion)

• Group research and presentation/project: On different planets describing the elements present, its atmosphere, its size, gravity, orbit around the sun (length of one year, etc.), weather. (The students could put their information together in a poster to be displayed in the classroom.)

• See Assessment attached.

5.9.12.D1-2

• describe asteroids, comets, meteors and meteorites.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 27

• Workbook Activity – #61

• Lab: General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers, Lab Manual #50, Measuring Impact Crate Formation (“Purpose: To measure the effect of an object’s height of fall on the size of the impact crater the object makes”. This is a good opportunity to integrate Newton’s second law: F-ma.)

• See Assessment attached.

5.9.12.D1-2

• investigate and explain how life on Earth would be different if Earth did not have a moon.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 27

• Review/discuss the universal laws of gravitation.

• See Assessment attached.

5.7.12.B1-4

• be able to define “heat” and “heat source”.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 6

• Workbook Activity – #25

• Lab #17, “Exploring Heat and the Motion of Particles”

• See Assessment attached.

5.7.12.B1-4

• give an example of how heat can change the state of matter.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapters 15 and 18

• See Assessment attached.

5.7.12.B1-4

• be able to define temperature and thermometer.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 18

• See Assessment attached.

5.3.12.D1

• be able to convert between the Celsius and Fahrenheit.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 18

• See Assessment attached.

5.3.12.D1

• use different thermometers to measure the temperatures of substances.

• Activity: Use Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometers to measure the temperature of different substances as they freeze, boil and warm.

• See Assessment attached.

5.7.12.B1-4

• be able to compare conduction and convection.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 18

• Labs: Convection and Heat Transfer (attached); Insulation Exploration (attached)

• See Assessment attached.

5.7.12.B1-4

• define “light” and explain how it is produced.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 18

• Demonstrations: Prisms

• See Assessment attached.

5.7.12.B1-4

• compare light reflection and refraction.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 18

• See Assessment attached.

5.7.12.B1-4

• compare how concave and convex lenses bend light.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 18

• Demonstration: lenses and light

• See Assessment attached.

5.7.12.B1-4

• define static and current “electricity”.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 19

• Demonstration with Van de Graaff generator

• See Assessment attached.

5.7.12.B1-4

• be able to tell how electricity is generated and gets to their house.

• Webquest about how electricity gets to your house.

• See Assessment attached.

5.7.12.B1-4

• compare and contrast different ways of creating electricity.

• Movie: Hoover Dam

• Webquest on alternate forms of energy.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.C1-3

• describe the Earth’s shape and features.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 21

• Beach ball demo to show relative shape compared to perfect circle.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.C1-3

• explain the differences between rotation and revolution.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 21

• Demonstrate rotation with a globe.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.C1-3

• explain what causes day and night.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 21

• Demonstrate with globe and flashlight the cause of night and day.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.C1-3

• describe the standard time zones.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 9

• Do a webquest about different times around the world (attached).

• Use a time conversion chart form a newspaper or other text (www.worldtimezone.com).

• Discuss time zones in US and around the world. Stress role of Prime Meridian and International Date Line.

• Have students look up traditions of sailors as they cross the Date Line.

• Discuss importance of knowing time zones when conducting World business.

• Write opinion paper on Daylight savings.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• illustrate the path of the Earth’s revolution.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 21

• Demonstrate with a globe the revolution of the Earth.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• explain how the tilt of the Earth and its revolution around the sun cause seasons.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 21

• Perform a demo to show the area covered by light at an angle vs. light straight down. Do a lab with small flashlight on graph paper at 23 ½ and 90 degrees to show difference in area heated by the sun.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• define the terms latitude and longitude.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 21

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• use latitude and longitude to locate points on the Earth’s surface.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 9

• Activity: Students to find cities and satellites using latitude and longitude.

• Website for satellites: http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/satellite.html

• Use GPS units to investigate longitude and latitude.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• explain what mineral is and list several examples.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 22

• Display several samples of minerals and look for common properties.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• name the three main types of rocks and explain how they are formed.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 22

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• describe the rock cycle.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 22

• Make a drawing to illustrate the rock cycle.

• Show videos on Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary rocks.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• describe the rocks of New Jersey.

• Use a map of New Jersey to discuss with students the Rocks of New Jersey.

• Have students duplicate the map themselves with colored pencils.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• define weathering.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapters 23 and 24

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• Give examples of mechanical and chemical weathering.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapters 23 and 24

• Show video on the Grand Canyon.

• Create a webquest on how caves are formed.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• identify soil layers.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapters 23 and 24

• Build a soil layer model to illustrate layers.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• define erosion and the different effects of water, glaciers, and wind.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 2 3

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• investigate the Glacial History of New Jersey.

• Webquest on the glacial history of the east coast of the United States.

5.8.12.A1

• identify the layers of the Earth.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 22

• Students label the parts of the earth

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• explain continental drift and plate tectonics using terms “divergent boundary”, “convergent boundary”, and “transform boundary”.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 22

• Students make their color-coded plate tectonic map.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• describe how the movement of Earth’s plates creates different formations on the ocean floor.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 22

• Discuss Continental Shelf off New Jersey coast.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• describe three types of volcanoes and how they are formed.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 22

• Research paper on famous volcanoes

• Video on volcanoes

• Have students build their own volcanoes based on existing volcanoes and write a paper about their volcanoes.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• describe and compare the three different ways mountains forms.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 22

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• compare how mountains on the East Coast for formed with the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada’s, and the Himalayans.

• Website resource (free download): http://www.museumoftheearth.org/

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• explain what causes earthquakes.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 22

• Video on California Earthquakes or the Ring of Fire

• Website: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• investigate the history of earthquakes in New Jersey.

• USGS.gov

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• identify the different waves (motions) of an earthquake and explain how a seismograph measures the waves.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 22

• Build a simple seismograph.

• Do a puzzle to locate an epicenter using data from a few stations. Research several famous earthquakes and list them on a scale of damage and Richter strength.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• identify two properties of ocean water.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 26

• Demo density changes of water with and without salt. Discuss effect on animals, osmosis, and floating.

• Discuss thermocline ad need for wet suits even in tropical water.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• explain what causes ocean waves.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 26

• Demonstrate waves on a slinky, in a pool of water, or in a dish on the overhead. Show how waves form and how energy is transferred.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• identify the basic properties of the main gases in our atmosphere.

• Label the layers of the atmosphere.

• Show pictures of the Aurora borealis.

• Demonstrations on the properties of Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Carbon Dioxide.

• Student research on the properties of gases in atmosphere. Discuss findings.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• list the names of the layers of the atmosphere and some properties of each.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 23

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• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• describe the ozone layer, explain why it is important, what is destroying it and list ways to protect it.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 23

• Look for recent pictures of the ozone layer online: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/environment/ozone_resource_page.html

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• explain how clouds and precipitation form (water cycle).

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 24

• Demonstrate making a cloud or rain in a bottle.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• identify the three main types of clouds and the weather usually associated with them.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 24

• Have students label the types of clouds.

• Class size permitting – take students outside of school to identify clouds.

• Keep a cloud log for a month or a week and describe weather.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• explain what causes air cells to move.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 24

• Demonstrate convection currents in a smoke box or beaker.

• Demonstrate causes of westerly winds in Northern Hemisphere with all spinning in water.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• define weather.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 24

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• describe how temperature is measured.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 24

• Demonstration to measure temperature with many different temperature scales.

• Make an air thermometer and calibrate it.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• define and list effects of air pressure.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 24

• Show video on air pressure.

• Demonstration: vacuum pump to show boiling and gas volume changes under reduced pressure.

• Suck an egg into a bottle and have students explain.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• explain how air pressure is measured.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 24

• Demonstrate barometers and explain scales (different units).

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• explain humidity and how it is measured.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 24

• Make a cobalt chloride spot. Build a demonstration wet bulb thermometer.

• Demonstrate a psychrometer.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• explain how wind speed is measured.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 24

• Give students a copy of Beauford scale to measure and estimate wind speed.

• Construct an anemometer and use a fan to create wind to measure.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• explain how air masses and fronts affect weather.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 24

• Keep a log of weather in one city in the US for a week. As a class examine weather for patterns.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• read weather maps and make simple predictions based on several days of maps.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 24

• Use several maps from daily newspapers to track storms and predict weather for the next day. Compare predictions to actual weather.

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• distinguish the terms “climate” and “weather”.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 24

• See Assessment attached.

5.8.12.A1

• compare and contrast the three major climate zones.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 21

• Build a scene of one climate.

• Describe what is would be like to live in that climate. Include how humans would have to protect themselves, what they would eat, etc.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• explain the difference between short-term and long-term consequences involving an environmental issue.

• Project: Environmental Issues Poster Project

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• demonstrate how individuals impact the environment.

• Project: Environmental Issues Poster Project

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• explain how economics and environmental science are related.

• Student internet research project

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• describe how the geosphere changes naturally.

• PowerPoint presentation by teacher

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• identify the major changes in the geosphere over the last 100 years.

• Research how ice cores are used to give us clues to major changes in the geosphere.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• list the major threats to different ecosystems.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 13

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• define the greenhouse effect and what causes it.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 13

• Lab: CPO Science Investigations, Foundations of Physical Science with Earth and Space Science, 26.3, Energy in the Atmosphere

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• explain the connections between the greenhouse effect and global warming.

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 13

• Lab: CPO Science Investigations, Foundations of Physical Science with Earth and Space Science, 26.3, Energy in the Atmosphere

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• list causes for global warming

• General Science, 3rd Edition - Globe Fearon Publishers: Chapter 13

• Group Project: Students to use current periodicals to research the causes and affects of global warming. Have them highlights the role people have played in causing this problem and what needs to be done to stop it.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• predict the change in global temperatures that could be attributed to global warming.

• Group Project: Students to use current periodicals to research the causes and affects of global warming. Have them highlights the role people have played in causing this problem and what needs to be done to stop it.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• describe how temperature and precipitation affect plant growth in a certain region.

• Plan a flower or vegetable garden for a given US geographical location.

• Biome research project: Answer questions such as “Why are there so many pine trees in Seattle?”

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• describe the changes in different climates that would occur if temperatures were to rise.

• Group Project:; Students to use current periodicals to research the causes and affects of global warming. Have them highlight the role people have played in causing his problem and what needs to be done to stop it.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• describe how the hole in the ozone layer is connected to global warming.

• Internet research and report project:

  • http://www.sciencecourseware.org/ccc/globalwarming/

  • http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/index.html

  • http://rl.channnel.aol.com/nowyouknow/globalwarming/photos

  • Global Warming Photo Gallery

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• list actions that can be taken to minimize global warming.

• Group Project: Students to use current periodicals to research the causes and affects of global warming. Have them highlight the role people have played in causing this problem and what needs to be done to stop it.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• explain how global warming will affect economies.

• Group Project: Students to use current periodicals to research the causes and affects of global warming. Have them highlight the role people have played in causing this problem and what needs to be done to stop it.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• describe the different types of species found on Earth, including general estimates of populations.

• www.biodiversityhotspots.org

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• explain why biodiversity is important to ecosystems and humans.

• Research the introduction of wolves to the Yellowstone ecosystem.

• Research medicinal plants.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• differentiate between threatened and endangered species.

• explain how species becomes endangered.

• explain how human destruction of habitats has affected species populations.

• describe actions humans have taken to reverse the status of endangered species.

• Poster: Endangered Species Research Project

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• differentiate between point source and non-point-source pollution.

• Have students make a list of point and non-point examples of pollution.

• Simulation of water contamination at various sources to determine point source (opportunity to perform water tests)

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• list the major sources of water pollution

• PointPower presentation

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• summarize the laws that have been passed to improve water quality in the U.S.

• Student research project

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• explain how water must be treated in order to be used for drinking.

• Research how your water from the Delaware is treated by the Trenton Water Treatment Plant.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• list the causes of the ground contamination and methods for effective clean up.

• Internet research

• Research Love Canal

• Research brownfields

• What effect does development have on the local water supply and watersheds?

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• list past practices for dealing with the issues of landfill and contamination.

• Research local landfills.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• identify environmental problems that are caused by a landfill.

• Internet research – http://www.zerowasteamerica.org

• Research how recycling is done in Mercer County.

• List how you can reuse materials you would otherwise throw out.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• outline the major sources of air, noise and light pollution.

• Activity: Collect particulate matter using exposed sticky side of clear contact paper. Use magnifying glass to count and compare particles from different areas.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• list causes of acid rain and explain what acid rain does to the ecosystem.

• Lab: Investigate how pH affects the growth of radish seeds. (This lab can be found in the Biology B Curriculum Guide).

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• Analyze the relationship between waste, pollution, and human health.

• Have students research the respiratory diseases aggravated by air pollution.

• List the sources and effects of lead and mercury poisoning.

• What do we do to monitor and protect the health of our children, regarding these pollution issues?

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• Describe current packaging policies.

• Have students compare how different products are packaged (bags, boxes). . Have them do a weight, material, size, effectiveness, comparison.

• http://www.wm.com

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• Calculate how much solid waste is generated each year in the United States.

• Activity: Students collect the waste they generate in one day. Calculate the amount over various periods of time.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• Identify the benefits of recycling, differentiating between the different types of recyclable materials and the processes that are used to recycle materials.

• Have student research the different types of plastics in terms of manufacturing methods, ingredients, possibility of recycling, and biodegradability.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• List ways to encourage more recycling of materials.

• Have students set up a recycling program in the school. For instance, institute a system where the school recycles with the neighborhood.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• Identify renewable resources.

• http://www.ala.org (alternate energy basics)

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• Describe how renewable resources can be used for fuel (including solar power, wind power, hydroelectric and wood).

• Research drilling in Artic National Wildlife Refuse.

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• Identify patterns of energy consumption and production in the world and United States.

• What is your carbon footprint?

• http://www.carbonfootprint.com/

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• Compare the advantages and disadvantages of fossil fuel use.

• Classroom debate

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• Describe how nuclear power plants generate energy.

• Webquest from Howstuffworks.com and other sources to learn about nuclear energy and its impact on the environment (ex. Nuclear waste and thermal pollution).

• See Assessment attached.

5.1.12.B1-2

• List alternate forms energy and their corresponding advantages and disadvantages.

• Research hybrid cards, Million Solar Roofs Initiative

• http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc (alternate fuels data center home page)

• See Assessment attached.