Class Periods:

• 2

Overview:

• Students watch a film about the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and build pipeline simulations to observe effects on permafrost.

Essential Questions:

• How were problems solved to build the Trans-Alaska Pipeline?

Science GLE’s

• [5] SE2.1
• [4] SB2.1

Class Periods:

• 1 - 2

Overview:

• The students will trace the minerals used in every day products back to their origin.

Essential Questions:

• Why are minerals essential to individuals and societies?
• How are minerals used to manufacture products?

Science GLE’s:

• [6] SE3.1
• [7] SE3.1
• [8] SE.3.1

Government & Citizenship GLE’s:

• F4 F9

Class Periods:

• 2

Overview:

• Students use vinegar, baking soda, and skimmers to simulate a refining method.

Essential Questions:

• What tools are used to find and mine minerals?

 Class Periods:

• 1

Overview:

• Students categorize cards representing events that cause devastation of forests.

Essential Questions:

• What is the life cycle of a forest?
• What things do forests need to survive and be healthy?
• What is the relationship between plants and the nonliving environment?

Science GLE’s:

• [4] SC3.1
• [5] SA 3.1

Cultural Standards:

• E2

Class Periods:

• 3 - 4

Overview:

• Students research and dramatize significant discoveries in the use of metals throughout history, and the effects of the discovery.

Essential Questions:

• Why are minerals essential to individuals and societies?

Science GLE’s:

• [6] SE3.1
• [7] SE3.1
• [8] SE3.1

History GLE’s:

• A1 A7

Library/Information Literacy GLE’s:

• B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6

Class Periods:

• 1

Overview:

• Students write essays about the use of wood products.

Essential Questions:

• What qualities of wood make it appropriate for various uses?
• What are the trade-offs associated with the use of wood?

Science GLE’s:

• [6][7][8] SE3.1

Geography:

• E1

Writing GLE’s:

• [6] 2.1.1
• [7] 3.1.1
• [8] 3.1.4

Class Periods:

• 2

Overview:

• Students go on a scavenger hunt to find electrical appliances and classify the type of energy changes that takes place.

Essential Questions:

• How do electrical appliances use energy?

Science GLE’s:

• [5] SB2.1

Writing GLE’s:

• [3] 1.1.1
• [3] 1.1.2
• [4][5] 2.1.1
• [4][5] 2.1.2
• [5] 2.1.3
• [5] 2.1.4

Class Periods:

• 5 - 6

Overview:

• Students go outdoors to investigate an undeveloped tract of land, then use their evidence to help weigh the costs and benefits of a possible mine, and to make a decision about mine development.

Essential Questions:

• How does mining affect the environment?
• How do we make decisions by considering benefits and drawbacks?

Class Periods:

• 2 - 3

Overview:

• Students read, discuss, and write about the processes and effects of paper manufacture, and make recycled paper.

Essential Questions:

• What qualities of wood make it appropriate for various uses?
• What are the trade-offs associated with the use of wood?

Science GLE’s:

• [6][7][8] SE3.1

Writing GLE’s:

• [6] 2.1.1
• [7] 3.1.1
• [7] 3.1.4