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Biodegradability
When I was relaxing on a beach in Sicily, Italy, I was impressed by a group of students who were going around talking to the beach-goers. They wanted to raise awareness of the impact of rubbish being...
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Water Quality
This is an overview of the ways that you can test water for the measures that make up water quality. I use these activities for skill-building. In Switzerland, (un)fortunately it is difficult to find...
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Speciesism - The Case of The Octopus
In the HL Lens of Ethics, we are asked to consider questions of our choices through an ethical lens. This activity will explore how people can vary in their relationship to other species. Do we live with...
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4.2 Water Access, use and security
This subtopic covers a lot of ground and the hours allocated may not cover the content and concepts so we will have to be smart about this. Water security and water scarcity are very similar concepts...
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4.4 Water Pollution Activities
In this section we have a variety of activities to support student learning in subtopic 4.4 Water Pollution. Some can be followed independently, serving as review. All can be used as teacher guided or...
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An Introduction to Environmental Justice
In this activity we will explore a local and a global example of environmental injustice. You will also consider how we can support claims with evidence and ask questions to further our thinking. In topic...
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1.2:Investigating predator prey models
Which factors affect the stability of a predator-prey population size relationship? This is an inquiry based activity that uses a computer based model from Northwestern University to simulate the relationship...
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Thinking about the way we value nature
This activity is designed to get you thinking about the way humans value nature. When we put a value on something, it very often can be purely financial or economic. However, the are many more ways to...
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HL 4.1 Impact of Rising Carbon Dioxide on Aquatic Systems
In this activity, we will explore the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on aquatic systems. Student Task Watch the videos on this page, read the eBook 4.1 Water Systems and slides 4.1 Overview -...
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HL 4.1 Impact of Rising Carbon Dioxide on Aquatic Systems - Answers
In this activity, we will explore the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on aquatic systems. Student Task Draw an annotated diagram, including chemical formulae, showing the fate of carbon dioxide...