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World Land Trust: Personal Carbon Balanced Calculators

For Students 9th - 10th
You will find a series of calculators here for exploring what your carbon footprint on the Earth is, based on your use of air travel, your regular means of transportation, your household habits, and fixed carbon dioxide emissions for the...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Understanding Air: Climate Change and Modeling Combustion

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students learn about the components of air and the chemical reactions that release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and explore the connection between carbon dioxide, climate change, and environmental health.
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Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

Seco: Environmental Pollutants From Electricity Production [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Facts about some major environmental pollutants produced by power plants, and what consumers can do to lower the carbon footprint from their energy use.
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Interactive
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Zerofootprint: Youth Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
This calculator is a great way to estimate the carbon dioxide emissions resulting from your daily activities, such as household electricity use, food choices, and transportation.
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Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Cool Basics on Ocean Acidification

For Students 4th - 8th
Looks at ocean acidification, what causes it, the impact of it, and possible ways to reduce it.
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Handout
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute Online: Your Living Blood: It's Alive!

For Students 3rd - 8th
How does blood supply your body with the nourishment it needs? This site focuses on systemic circulation. Learn more about this fascinating part of your body when you check out this resource.
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Curated OER

Air Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses how the United States is to blame for much of the world's pollution, along with some possible steps that could be taken by the government to reduce this.