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Table of Contents

 

I.         Acknowledgements...........................................3

                                                                                      II.                Applicable 1995 Virginia SOLs.......................4

 

III.             Introduction .....................................................5

                                                                                              IV.              Activities
            1.      Environmental Awareness: How Green Are
                  You?
.........................................................10
            2.      Industry and the Environment................ 20
            3.      Reducing, Reusing and Recycling:
                  Let’s Get Started!
....................................28 
            4.      Cheap Power?
.......................................... 34
            5.      Acid Rain .................................................44

            6.      Do Pesticides Affect Food Chains?.........48  

            7.      Sustaining our Limited Resources.......... 54

V.                 Environmental Science – Did You   Know?....57

VI.              Glossary  of Terms..........................................60

VII.           1995 Virginia SOLs Addressed in Activities...63 

 

VIII.        Appendix I – Environmental Awareness 
            Video Script...................................................67 


Applicable 1995 Virginia Standards of Learning


Activity 1:  Exercise 1: Science: 6.11, LS.12, ES. 7, History and  Social

                   Science.10.2

                   Exercise 2: Science. 6.1, LS.12, ES.7, History and 

                   Social Science.10.10

Activity 2:  LS.12, ES.7, BIO.9, World Geography 10.2

Activity 3:  LS.1, LS.12, BIO.1, World Geography 10.10, Oral language 10.1,

                   Writing 10.7, Writing 10.9

Activity 4:  ES.2, LS.8, LS.12, World History - 9.9, Geography - 10.1, 10.2,

                   10.10, US & Virginia Government - 12.16, Oral Language - 9.1,

                   10.1, 11.1, Writing - 9.7, 10.7,11.7, 11.8

Activity 5:  ES.2, LS.12

Activity 6:  LS.1, LS.8, LS.12

Activity 7:  P.S. 6, E.S. 7
Activity 8:  Science: 6.1,6.2, 6.7, Chemistry 1, Social Science: 10.2, English:

                   9.4, 10.7, 10.10, 11.4, 12.7, 12.8

Activity 9:  6.1, 6.8, 6.9, L.S.1, L.S.4, L.S.6, L.S.7, L.S.9, L.S.11, L.S.12,

                   BIO9

Activity 10:  6.1, 6.8, LS.4, PS.1, BIO.1, BIO.5

Activity 11:  6.1, 6.2, L.S.4, L.S.7, E.S.7

 

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