World Summit on Global Warming Students conduct an imaginary World Summit to discuss the greenhouse effect. Ozone Models Construction of simple molecular models enables students to reproduce the steps in the breakdown of ozone. Ozone Game Ozone destruction is dramatized as students role-play the parts of oxygen and chlorine atoms in the atmosphere. Fishing Resources 1. A mathematically oriented board game provides insight into variables affecting salmon populations.
Students make policy decisions affecting salmon populations.
Modeling the Inside By creating models of a bony fish, students explore the differences and similarities among fish types. Students play a guessing game that introduces the concepts of Point and Non-Point Pollution. Using topographic maps, students make a model of their local watershed, then they explore its attributes. Wetlands Metaphors Students use metaphors to describe characteristics and functions of a wetland. Percolation rates for various soil types are measured by groups of students first in the lab, then in the field.