I am currently in the process of posting my favorite resources for this course. This was designed for a 9th grade environmental science class.
Week 1 Activities - Back to School
Start the school year on the right note with these fun activities!
Syllabus Review - create your own
Back to School Survey - FREE
Name Writing Data Collection Challenge - TPT
Virtual Locker - FREE
Science and Engineering Practice Stations - TPT (not my product - well worth the investment, can be used in a virtual setting as well!)
Materials list included in product description
Week 2 Activities - Scientific Method & Tragedy of the Commons
Oreo Inquiry Lab - FREE
Regular and double stuf Oreos, scale, paper towels, plastic knives, rulers
Tragedy of the Commons Goldfish Lab - FREE (There are many versions of this activity available online, so find one that works for you! I find myself referencing this lab multiple times throughout the year.)
Goldfish, straws, some kind of central container such as a paper plate, tray, or dish
Tragedy of the Commons Video - YouTube
The Lorax 1972 video with The Lorax Worksheet - YouTube
Week 3 Activities - More Intro to Environmental Science and CER
Scientific Sketching - FREE (I get some beautiful work, and always display these in the classroom!)
Variety of leaves, paper, colored pencils
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning Intro - FREE (show the videos in class and give students the opportunity to practice writing evidence and reasoning with other examples)
CER Early Discoveries in Science - FREE
7 Billion Video - YouTube
Week 4 Activities - Intro to Water Quality & Engineering Challenge
Water Quality Pre-Test (page 15) - FREE
Origins of Epidemiology Case Study - FREE
Epidemiology Video - PBS
Water Filtering Challenge (page 49) - FREE
Water bottles, rubber bands, coffee filters, plastic wrap, paper clips, cotton balls, gravel, sand, macaroni, pH meter, conductivity meter)
Local Water Quality Analysis - Have students analyze a local water quality report (for their school or home)
Week 5 Activities - Flint Water Crisis
Poisoned Water Movie - FREE (PBS) - Excellent documentary about the Flint Water Crisis
Flint Water Crisis Article & Activities - FREE
Testing Drinking Water Lab - FREE - goes with NeoSci water sampling kit
Have student bring water quality samples from home, pH strips, alkalinity strips, hardness strips, chlorine strips, fluoride strips, cups for water samples
Week 6 Activities - Watersheds & Runoff
Battling the Bloom: Lake Eerie Kick Off Video - YouTube
CK12 Water Pollution Reading and Questions - FREE
Engineering Everywhere Runoff Video - YouTube
Build a Watershed Lab - FREE
Materials listed on document
Have students go to their local city website and investigate where the storm drains in town runoff to. Do they eventually enter a local river, lake, or even the ocean?
Week 7 - Engineering to Prevent Runoff
Eutrophication Animation Video with Worksheet - YouTube
Green Roofs Video - YouTube
Don't Runoff Green Roof Building Lab (Activity 2, pages 43 - 46) - FREE
Index cards, tape, foil, leaves or plant materials (I like cedar leaves), gravel, soil, sand, spray bottle, trays, other optional earth materials for designing)
I allow one class period to design and build the building, and another to create and test the green roof
CK12 Protecting Water From Pollution Reading and Questions - FREE
Week 8 - Water Review and Test