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- Humans and the environment 6 matches How human actions modify the physical environment
- Physical systems and humans 3 matches How physical systems affect human systems
- Changing resources 4 matches The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources
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The World's Water: Information on the World's Freshwater Resources part of Web Resource Collection
The World's Water is dedicated to providing up-to-date water information, data, and web connections to organizations, institutions, and individuals working on a wide range of global freshwater ...NCGE Standards: Environment and Society:Changing resources
Subject: Ecology, Hydrology, Geographical Sciences:Human geography, Policy issues, Environmental science
Resource Type: Portal:Nonprofit portal, Data:In situ dataset
Subject: Ecology, Hydrology, Geographical Sciences:Human geography, Policy issues, Environmental science
Resource Type: Portal:Nonprofit portal, Data:In situ dataset
The Aral Sea: Then and Now part of Web Resource Collection
This lesson plan asks students to consider what happens when a sea shrinks and to compare pictures of the Aral Sea at different times. They will conclude by pretending to be residents of the Aral Sea ...NCGE Standards: Environment and Society:Humans and the environment
Subject: Geographical Sciences:Human geography, Physical geography
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
Subject: Geographical Sciences:Human geography, Physical geography
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
Changing Nature's Course: A Look at the Kissimmee River part of Web Resource Collection
In this lesson, students will learn about a major event in which humans modified the physical environment in the United States. On completing this lesson, students should understand the effects of ...NCGE Standards: Environment and Society:Humans and the environment
Subject: Environmental science, Geographical Sciences:Human geography
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Case study
Subject: Environmental science, Geographical Sciences:Human geography
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Case study
Household Hazardous Waste part of Web Resource Collection
In this lesson, students will survey their homes for hazardous materials and tally the results as a class. They will use the Web to find out about proper waste disposal methods and the potential ...NCGE Standards: Environment and Society:Humans and the environment
Subject: Environmental science
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
Subject: Environmental science
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
Human Impacts on the African Rain Forest: What Can We Do? part of Web Resource Collection
This lesson plan asks students to examine the human impacts that conservationist Michael Fay noticed on his Congo Trek, as well as the areas that are so far free from human impacts. Students will ...NCGE Standards: Environment and Society:Humans and the environment
Subject: Environmental science
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
Subject: Environmental science
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
The Impact of Natural Hazards Around the World part of Web Resource Collection
This lesson plan is designed to help students understand the effects of natural disasters on human systems around the world, the ways in which humans prepare for the forces of nature, and how the ...NCGE Standards: Environment and Society:Physical systems and humans
Subject: Geographical Sciences:Physical geography, Natural hazards
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
Subject: Geographical Sciences:Physical geography, Natural hazards
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
Everything Comes From Something part of Web Resource Collection
In this lesson plan students will learn about the characteristics of renewable and nonrenewable resources and know several examples of both. They will also trace the points of origin of resources by ...NCGE Standards: Environment and Society:Changing resources
Subject: Environmental science
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
Subject: Environmental science
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
What Would You Work Hard For? part of Web Resource Collection
This lesson plan helps young children begin to learn about the concept of value and why some items are considered more valuable than others. These concepts relate to a geographical understanding of ...NCGE Standards: Environment and Society:Changing resources
Subject: Environmental science, Geographical Sciences:Human geography
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
Subject: Environmental science, Geographical Sciences:Human geography
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
Rich, Poor, or Somewhere in the Middle part of Web Resource Collection
This lesson plan offers students an opportunity to use economic and social indicators to identify the connection between access to resources and the economic development of a country. Students will ...NCGE Standards: Environment and Society:Changing resources
Subject: Geographical Sciences:Human geography
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
Subject: Geographical Sciences:Human geography
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
Where Do Your Possessions Come From? part of Web Resource Collection
This lesson plan teaches geography students about natural resources of the Earth. It discusses the ways that people use resources, and the environmental and human impacts associated with the resource ...NCGE Standards: Environment and Society:Humans and the environment
Subject: Environmental science, Geographical Sciences:Human geography
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
Subject: Environmental science, Geographical Sciences:Human geography
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lesson plan
