Into the Dead Zone

Provided by: EarthEcho International |Published on: April 27, 2021

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Synopsis

This unit about dead zones from EarthEcho International includes a series of videos about the sources of pollution flowing into the Chesapeake Bay, lesson plans about oyster reef ecology and an urbanized water cycle, worksheets, and activities.
There are also resources about careers in science and about youth taking action on this site.

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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: EarthEcho International

Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, Global

Languages: English

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Positives

There is enough content here for an entire unit on water pollution, allowing you to pick and choose the videos, lessons, and activities that work best for your classes.

Prerequisites

Teachers will need to print off the included worksheets for the activities and associated lessons.

Differentiation & Implementation

The videos include closed captioning and playback speed control for students with learning differences or ELL students.
Social studies classes ca use the videos to connect many different human activities to sources of pollution that affect some communities more than others.
Science classes can use the videos, activities, worksheets, and lessons to enhance lessons about the water cycle, nitrogen cycle, phosphorus cycle, limiting nutrients, eutrophication, and nonpoint pollution.
Other resources on this topic include this PBS video and this water quality activity guide.

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EarthEcho International

EarthEcho International envisions a world where every individual has the opportunity and tools to create a healthy and thriving environment. To that end, their mission is to build a global youth movement to protect and restore our ocean planet. Their Academy is a new virtual learning space developed to provide online courses for teacher professional learning with access to fully remote, asynchronous environmental education modules for students.

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Into the Dead Zone

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