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Preschool
focuses on conservation.
Children learn how and why to turn off lights, televisions,
and water when they are not being used. Children also learn how to recycle
newspapers, cans, and bottles, and how to dispose of trash properly so
they don't litter. Along with the delightful Think Earth video, flannel-board
stories are used to emphasize and practice the environmental messages.
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Kindergarten focuses on conserving
trees and other resources. Stories
about Jay and his treehouse show students that trees provide us with many
benefits, including fresh air, wood, and paper, and students learn the importance
of using paper, water, electricity, and other resources wisely.
Grade 1 focuses on
conserving natural resources.
Bernie, the runaway school bus, helps students learn
that recycling, along with using water, paper, electricity, and natural
gas wisely, are important ways to conserve natural resources. Students discover
that everything comes from the environment.
Grade 2 focuses on the
3R's— reduce, reuse, recycle.
Three mischievous Rascals show students that by practicing the 3 R's, they
can not only reduce the amount of solid waste that gets buried in landfills,
but also conserve natural resources, save energy, and reduce pollution.
Grade 3 focuses on
creating less pollution.
Trashbot, a combination trash can and robot, helps
students learn that waste from the production, distribution, consumption,
and disposal of products can pollute our land, water, and air. They discover
what they can do to help control pollution and improve the quality of our
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Grade 4 focuses on
reducing solid and liquid waste. Students learn
where our trash and waste water come from and where they go. They discover
ways to reduce the amount of solid waste, hazardous waste, and waste water
we produce, which will help conserve natural resources, limit pollution,
and keep the environment clean.
Grade 5 focuses
on pollution solutions. Students
learn about the causes and effects of smog, global warming, ozone depletion,
acid rain, groundwater and soil pollution, and surface water and ocean pollution.
They discover ways that everyone can help minimize pollution.
Grade 6 focuses on
sustaining natural resources. Students
learn about the benefits of the natural environment and learn that overuse
of our natural resources can cause problems, such as loss of habitat, loss
of biodiversity, pollution, and food and water shortages. Students discover
many ways to conserve natural resources and use them in sustainable ways.
Middle School (Grades 7-8)
focuses on transportation and air quality.
Air Care is an exciting
new environmental curriculum that gets middle-school students involved.
Through science activities and a newspaper targeted specifically for them,
students learn:
 the
causes of air pollution
the
effects on our health
what's
been done to control air emissions
what
technological solutions lie ahead (new cars, new fuels, new engines, new
highways)
what
they can do - as citizens, as consumers, and as future drivers to help
take care of the air
The Air Care Program
is a multi-disciplinary curriculum with a strong focus on science. Much
of the content directly addresses 8th-grade physical science and chemistry
frameworks, and activities also correlate with performance standards in
math and language arts.
The Air Care unit is complete and easy to use.
Each Kit includes:
Teacher's Guide, with:
procedures
for Basic Lessons
suggestions
for additional activities
student
questions, quizzes, and assessments
list
if additional resources, including web sites
glossary
transparency
masters
The Last Gasp Gazette
100 copies of a full color, tabloid-sized newspaper
produced specifically for the middle-school audience.
Air Care 101 Video
A high-tech, slightly wacky, very informative
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