Into the Dead Zone
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Provided by: EarthEcho International|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This unit about dead zones from EarthEcho International includes a series of videos about the sources of pollution flowing into the Chesapeake Bay, lesson plans about oyster reef ecology and an urbanized water cycle, worksheets, and activities.
- There are also resources about careers in science and about youth taking action on this site.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: EarthEcho International
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- There is enough content here for an entire unit on water pollution, allowing you to pick and choose the videos, lessons, and activities that work best for your classes.
Prerequisites
- Teachers will need to print off the included worksheets for the activities and associated lessons.
Differentiation & Implementation
- The videos include closed captioning and playback speed control for students with learning differences or ELL students.
- Social studies classes ca use the videos to connect many different human activities to sources of pollution that affect some communities more than others.
- Science classes can use the videos, activities, worksheets, and lessons to enhance lessons about the water cycle, nitrogen cycle, phosphorus cycle, limiting nutrients, eutrophication, and nonpoint pollution.
- Other resources on this topic include this PBS video and this water quality activity guide.
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About the Partner Provider
EarthEcho International
EarthEcho International envisions a world where every individual has the opportunity and tools to create a healthy and thriving environment. To that end, their mission is to build a global youth movement to protect and restore our ocean planet. Their Academy is a new virtual learning space developed to provide online courses for teacher professional learning with access to fully remote, asynchronous environmental education modules for students.
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