Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:02:06 -0600
From: Suero.Maryann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP ), a publication of the National
Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, which is part of National
Institutes of Health, is conducting a one-year pilot project of
developing and distributing environmental health science lessons based
on EHP news articles. Lessons are aligned with National Science
Education Standards in biology, chemistry, environmental science,
geology, and physical science, and are targeted at students in grades
9-12. All EHP news articles and corresponding lessons can be downloaded
for free from this website. They are inviting all educators to use
this resource and provide them with feedback.
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/science-ed/
The February 2005 lessons are:
Lesson 1: A Table or Figure Is Worth a Thousand Words
Students evaluate how the article uses tables and figures to communicate
scientific information.
Lesson 2: Design and Evaluate an Underwater Logger
Students identify and address problems with underwater logging through
creative technologic design.
Lesson 3: Using a Spoon to Clean the Air
Students learn how static electricity and Coulomb's law are used to
clean dirty air.