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Modeling the Coriolis EffectThe Coriolis effect can be a tough concept to explain, but it's fairly easy to model. Try this simple and inexpensive balloon activity.
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Teaching with Ecosystem AquariumsBy creating and maintaining an aquarium ecosystem in the classroom, students can understand the web of relationships that link organisms to one another, and they can develop a growing sensitivity to living things and what they need to survive.
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Exploring Habitat Degradation with IsopodsHabitat degradation and destruction are two of the biggest contributors to biodiversity loss worldwide. This easy activity will encourage your students to explore the effects of habitat degradation on pill bugs. Collect the bugs from beneath flower pots, stones, rotting wood—places that are dark and moist. A paper plate is a good substitute for a choice chamber.
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Infographic - Ecology: The Study of the Place We LiveEcology is a non-linear science and it can be difficult for students to visualize the interactions. Use this infographic to start conversations in your class about the relationships of ecology.
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Air Pollution: Tropospheric Ozone, Particulates, and Indoor Carbon Dioxide"Bad" ozone, dangerous particulates, and significant CO2 buildup—in and around your school! Access a series of field tests students can use to measure your school’s tropospheric ozone levels and the number of deposited particulates in different locations, and to study how carbon dioxide concentrations indoors vary throughout the school day.
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