How we Impact the Environment Grades 5-8

INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT

• What Impact Are We Having?
• Environmental Dictionary
• Ecological Footprint
• Positive, Negative, or Neutral?

WATER

• Fish and Food Webs
• The Efficiency of Fishing
• Purple Loosestrife & Wetlands
• Testing for Contaminants
• Local Water Treatment
• Building Dams

LAND

• Erosion
• Tree Planting
• My Patchy Forest
• How Do Trees Clean the Air?
• Fretting Over Fertilizer
• Effects of Recreational Vehicles on the Environment
• The Urban Sprawl
• The Genetically Modified Organisms Debate

POLLUTION AND ENERGY USE

• Does Recycling Really Help?
• The Greenhouse Effect Game
• Classroom Composter
• Alternate Transportation Challenge
• Packaging Problems
• Battery Battle
• Clearing the Air
• Are You Energy and Water Efficient?
• Energy Trade-off
• Understanding Nuclear Energy
• Industrial Pollution

INVASIVE SPECIES

• Improving the Image
• Why Are Invasive Species so Invasive?
• Dealing with Invasive Species
• The Zebra Mussel Problem

ENDANGERED OR EXTINCT ANIMALS AND PLANTS

• Endangered Animal Encyclopedia
• Sea Turtle Conservation
• North American Endangered Animals
• Rainforest Simulation
• Protecting the World's Animals
• Antibiotic Resistance

CONCLUSION

• Does the Government Care?
• Projecting into the Future
• Money Madness