Lesson Title	Issue Date	Topics/Content	Academic Subjects	Class Time (minutes)	Lesson Type	Grade Level	Skills
Coral Reef Web	Jan-05	ecosystems, cooperation and competition	Life Science, Biology, Ecology	60-120	Focus	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Comprehension: reading; organizing information; Communication: oral
Echinacea No Cure-all for Kids	Jan-05	medicine, health, herbal supplements,	Life Science, Biology, Health, Mathematics	10 to 20	Warm-up/Data Analysis	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Reading tables; Critical thinking & response; Data analysis
RoboLobsters	Jan-05	Physical and chemical properties measured in water, water pollution, scientific discoveries and inventions, biomimetics	Life Science, Biology, Health, Technology Education	60-120	Graphic Organizing and Modeling	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Comprehension: reading; Critical thinking & response; Communication: written; Communication: oral
A Table or Figure is Worth a Thousand Words	Feb-05	Use of tables and figures in communicating information, cardiovascular disease, air pollution	All Sciences	60	Focus Article/ Graphic Organizing and Modeling	11, 12, +	Communication (note taking, oral, written – including summarization); comprehension (listening and reading); critical thinking & response; tables (reading); and figures (reading)
Using a Spoon to Clean the Air	Feb-05	Static electricity, Coulomb’s law, applied technology	Physical Science, Physics	120	Experiment/ Extension	11, 12, +	Communication (note taking, oral, written – including summarization); comprehension (listening and reading); computation; critical thinking & response; experimentation (conducting); graphing; graph reading; observation; and tables (reading)
Design and Evaluate an Underwater Logger	Feb-05	Technological design, logging	Physical Science, Technology Education	90	Graphic Organizing and Modeling	11, 12, +	Communication (written), comprehension (reading), critical thinking & response, technological design
Mapping the Effects of War	Mar-05	Refugees, war, landmines, industrial contamination, depleted uranium, pesticides	Social Science, History, General Science	180-300	Focus Article/ Integrated	10, 11, 12, +	Communication (note taking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (reading); Creating maps; Reading maps & legends; Research; Tables (creating & reading)
Wildlife Study Comparison	Mar-05	Experimental study design, organochlorines, persistent organic pollutants, wildlife	Life Science, Biology	60	Scientific Process	10, 11, 12, +	Communication (oral); Comprehension (reading); Experimentation (design)
Is Environmental Health a Basic Human Right?	Mar-05	Human rights, allocation of resources	Social Studies, History, General Science	60-120	Integrated	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (oral); Communication (written - including summarization); Comprehension (listening); Comprehension (reading); Critical thinking & response
Debating the Control of Scarce Resources	Mar-05	Water resources, international resource regulation, environmental justice	Social Studies, History, General Science	120-180	Integrated	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (note taking, oral, & written - including summarization); Comprehension (listening & reading); Critical thinking & response
Depleted Uranium and the Brain	Mar-05	Standard deviation, anatomy/physiology, toxicology, scientific method, radioactivity (gamma rays), nervous system, cells	Life Science, Biology, Health, Anatomy and Physiology	120-180	Data Analysis/ Extension	11, 12, +	communication (written), comprehension (reading), critical thinking and response, experimentation (data analysis), graph reading
A Whiff of Danger	Apr-05	Molecular weight, chemical structure, chemical formulas, hydrophobic, musks, chemosensitizers	Chemistry, Biochemistry	60-120	Data Analysis	11, 12, +	Communication (written – including summarization), Comprehension (reading), Critical thinking & response, Graph reading, Observation, Tables & Figures (reading)
Decibel Dilemma	Apr-05	Noise, hearing, data collection and analysis	Biology, Anatomy/Physiology, Environmental Science, Health, Physical Science (if presented within a sound waves unit)	120		9, 10, 11, 12	Communication (written—including summarization), Comprehension (listening and reading), Computation, Critical thinking & response, Experimentation (conducting, data analysis, design), Graphing, Graph reading, Observation
Coco Locomotion	Apr-05	Unit conversions, biodiesel, fuel, greenhouse gases	All sciences, Mathematics	20-40	Warm-up	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Critical thinking & response; reading tables & figures; unit conversions
The Biophysics of Hearing Loss	Apr-05	Sound, hearing loss, waves (frequency & amplitude), ear anatomy, biophysical mechanisms of hearing	Anatomy/Physiology, Biology, Physics, Health	60-90	Focus/ Extension	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Classification, Comprehension (listening, and reading), Computation, Critical thinking & response, Manipulation, Observation, Graph reading
What’s Your Hypothesis?	May-05	Descriptive statistics, correlational statistics, cardiovascular disease, air pollution	Life Science, Biology, Health, Mathematics, Statistics	120-180	Data Analysis/ Extension	11, 12, +	Communication (note taking, oral, written—including summarization); comprehension (reading); computation; critical thinking and response; graphing
Water Alchemy	May-05	Water treatment/ purification, conducting experiments, balancing chemical equations, colloids, precipitation reactions, unit conversions	Chemistry, Physical Science	120	Experiment / Extension	10, 11, 12, +	Communication (note taking, oral, written – including summarization); comprehension (listening, and reading); computation; critical thinking & response; experimentation (conducting and data analysis); manipulation; observation; research; technological design.
Tsunami Simulation Experiment	May-05	Conducting experiments, waves, tsunamis	Physics/ Physical Science	60	Experiment / Extension	10, 11, 12, +	Conducting experiments, making observations, recording data, creating and using tables and figures, making conclusions, waves, tsunamis
Risk Factor Roulette	Jun-05	Genetics, risk factors, multiple chemical sensitivity, breast cancer, asthma, obesity	Biology, Health	120	Graphic Organization and Modeling	10, 11, 12, +	Classification; Communication (note taking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Research; Tables & Figures (creating, reading)
Great Lakes – Make the Human Health Connection	Jun-05	Great lakes of the U.S., water pollution, routes of exposure, sources, health effects, policy	Biology, Health	50-60	Focus/ Graphic Organization and Modeling	10, 11, 12, +	Communication (note taking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Critical thinking & response; Research ; Tables & Figures (creating, reading)
Streamside Schematic	Jun-05	Water pollution, ecosystems, soil microbes, erosion, ecological chemical cycles	Biology, Ecology	120	Graphic Organization and Modeling	9, 10	Communication (notetaking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Tables & Figures (creating, reading)
Mobility 2030: Can We Meet the Goals?	Jul-05	Vehicle emissions, air quality, regulations, fuel efficiency, traffic congestion, public transportation, alternative fuels	General Science, Social Studies	90	Focus	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (notetaking, written – including summarization); Comprehension (reading); Critical thinking & response; Graph Reading; Table Reading
Investigating PAHs: Your Own Mini-Epi Study	Jul-05	Air quality, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), epidemiology, mapping, census data	Anatomy and Physiology, Geography, Statistics	300-360	Experiment	10, 11, 12, +	Communication (note-taking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening and reading); Computation; Critical thinking and response; Experimentation (data analysis); Graphing; Graph reading; Reading maps and legends; Research; Tables and figures (creating and reading); Unit conversions
Lettuce Explore Perchlorate in Food	Jul-05	Perchlorate, risk, health, food safety	Biology, Health	20-25	Warm-up	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Comprehension (reading); Critical thinking & response
Using Chemistry to Treat Lead Poisoning	Aug-05	Lead poisoning, chelation therapy, precipitate, chemical reaction	Biology, Life Science, Chemistry	90-120	Experiment/Lab Activity	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (note taking, oral, written—including summarization); critical thinking and response; experimentation, observation
Mapping the Air in Your School	Aug-05	Conducting experiments, evaluating indoor air quality	Biology, Chemistry, General Science, Physical Science	60	Experiment / Graphic organization and modeling	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (note taking, oral, written – including summarization); comprehension (listening, and reading); computation; critical thinking & response; experimentation (conducting and data analysis); graph reading (if using a psychometric chart); manipulation; observation; reading maps; research; reading tables (if using a psychometric table).
Following the Sun to Greener Buildings	Aug-05	Solar energy, seasons, rotation of the earth on axis and around sun, solar panels, time zones, green building	Physics, Astronomy, General Science, Physical Science	75	Extension	10, 11, 12, +	Communication (note taking, oral, written – including summarization); comprehension (listening and reading); critical thinking and response; graph reading; and technological design.
Unequal Housing, Unequal Health	Aug-05	Built environment, create a plan to address a local issue	Health, General Science, Social Studies	90-210	Focus	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written – including summarization), Comprehension (listening, and reading), Computation, Critical thinking & response, Observation, Research
Three Is a Toxic Number	Sep-05	Synergistic chemical exposure and toxicity, regulatory standards, chemical properties, neurotoxicity	Health, Biology, Chemistry	60	Extension/ Graphic Organization and Modeling
On Hens and Needles	Sep-05	Avian flu, plus/ minus/implicationsdecision making, epidemiology	Health, Biology, Social Studies, Epidemiology	45-60	Graphic Organization and Modeling	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (note-taking, oral, written – including summarization), Comprehension (listening, and reading), Critical thinking & response, Tables (Creating)
Arsenic: An Element of Suffering	Sep-05	Arsenic poisoning, environmental fiction/story telling	Health, Biology, Social Studies, Chemistry, Language Arts	90-120	Focus/ Integrated Lesson	11, 12, +	Communication (note-taking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Critical thinking & response; Research
Protein Puzzles	Oct-05	Amino acids, proteins, protein structure, allergens, insulin, mad cow disease, students build 3-D model of insulin	Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Health	120-240	Graphic Organization and Modeling	9, 10, 11, 12,+	classification, comprehension, critical thinking and response, manipulation, research
Consider the Source	Oct-05	Perchlorate, risk, sources of information, water quality standards, reference dose, maximum contaminant level	Biology, General Science, Health, Social Studies	90-180	Extension/ Integrated	10, 11, 12, +	Communication (notetaking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Critical thinking & response; Research
Rescuing Water from the Roof	Oct-05	Paved surfaces, water contamination, water collection, unit conversions, area, volume, students apply to their school	General Science, Health, Mathematics, Geometry	60-120	Focus/ Extension	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (notetaking, oral, and written), Comprehension (listening, and reading), Computation, Critical thinking & response, Graph reading, Observation, Technological design, Unit conversions
Mapping Solutions for Obesity	Nov-05	Measuring distances, using map scales, mapping, obesity, built environment	General Science, Health, Mathematics	60	Extension	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (notetaking, oral, written),Comprehension (listening, reading), Computation, Manipulation, Reading maps & legends, Research, Unit conversions
GM Foods: Are the Risks Real?	Nov-05	Risk, risk perception, genetically modified foods	Biology, Health	60-120	Focus/ Extension	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (note-taking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Critical thinking & response; Experimentation (conducting, data analysis); Observation; Research
The Kyoto Protocol: What Should We Do?	Nov-05	Carbon dioxide emissions, climate change, global warming, public health	Biology, Health, General Science	60	Extension/ Data Analysis	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (note-taking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Critical thinking & response; Graph reading; Tables & Figures (reading)
Population Growth: Get the Word Out	Dec-05	Over population, changing behaviors, advertising/marketing, health communication	Health, Social Studies, Communications, Language Arts	60-180	Focus/ Integrated	10, 11, 12, +	Communication (note-taking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Critical thinking & response
Word Up: empowering Your Vocabulary	Dec-05	Indigenous peoples, traditional lifestyles	Social Studies, General Science	20	Warm-up/ Integrated	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (note-taking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Critical thinking & response
Small Islands – Big Problems	Dec-05	Islands, pollution, biodiversity, waste management, over fishing, global trade	Earth Science, General Science, Geography, Social Studies	30	Integrated	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (note-taking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Critical thinking & response; Research
Happening Vocab: Genetics	Jan-06	Genetics vocabulary, haplotype mapping	Biology, Genetics, Health	30	Warm-up	9, 10, 11, 12,+	classification, communication (written), comprehension (reading)
Are EDCs Blurring Issues of Gender?	Jan-06	Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, endocrine system, synthesizing research results	Biology, General Science, Health, Environmental Science, Anatomy/Physiology	180-240	Focus	11, 12, +	Classification; Communication (notetaking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Critical thinking & response; Experimentation (data analysis); Research; Tables (reading)
Lead and Mercury: Comparing Two Environmental Evils	Jan-06	Physical and chemical properties and health risks of lead, mercury, decision-making	Chemistry, Biology, Health, Environmental Science	60-180	Extension	11, 12, +	classification, communication (oral, written), comprehension (reading), critical thinking and response
Human Body Systems: The Domino Effect	Feb-06	Human body systems, bacterial infection, Tsunami lung	Biology. Health, Anatomy/Physiology, Environmental Science	30-60	Graphic organization and modeling	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Classification; Communication (written); Comprehension (reading); Critical thinking and response; Manipulation; Observation; Research
Particles: Size Makes All the Difference	Feb-06	Airborne particles and sizes, respiratory system, graphing using a log scale, immune system	Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Health	30	Graphic organization and modeling	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Classification; Communication (oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (reading); Graphing; Graph reading; Tables & Figures (reading); Unit conversions
Nuclear Energy: Is Perception Reality?	Feb-06	Perceptions about radiation, nuclear power, role of science in making decisions about environmental risks	Biology, Health, Environmental Science	45-60	Focus/ Experiment	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Classification; Communication (oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Critical thinking & response; Experimentation (conducting, data analysis); Tables (creating, reading); Research
The Case of the Contaminated Maize	Mar-06	Aflotoxin poisoning, epidemiology, scientific process	Health, Agricultural Science, Biology, Environmental Science	60	Data Analysis	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (notetaking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Critical thinking and response; Experimentation (data analysis)
Eyes: Windows to the World	Mar-06	Vision disorders, photo collage	Anatomy/Physiology, Biology, Social Studies, Photography, Language Arts, Public Health	60-360	Focus/ Integrated	10, 11, 12, +	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written – including summarization), Comprehension (listening, and reading), Observation, Research
Death by Particles	Mar-06	Particulate matter, heart disease, graphing and graph reading	Biology, Environmental Science, Health, Math, Statistics	40-90	Graphic organization and modeling/ Data analysis	10, 11, 12, +	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written – including summarization), Comprehension (listening, and reading), Critical thinking & response, Graph Reading, Graphing, Tables & figures (reading & creating)
Bisphenol A and Diabetes	Apr-06	Bisphenol A, diabetes, estradiol, graph reading	General Science, Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Health, Environmental Science	20-30	Data analysis/ Short Lesson	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (note taking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Critical thinking & response; Experimentation (data anlaysis); Graph reading; Observation
In Katrina’s Wake	Apr-06	Environmental health and hurricanes, protection of human health, decision-making	Biology, Earth Science, Health, Environmental Science, Social Studies, Language Arts	150-180	Integrated/ Focus	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (note taking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Critical thinking & response; Readng maps and legends
X-Rays Get in Synch	Apr-06	Atoms, electromagnetic spectrum, electrons, energy, spectroscopy, microscopy, x-rays, imaging technology, unit conversions	Chemistry, Physics/Physical Science, Biology, Microbiology	60-90	Data Analysis	11, 12, +	Classification; Communication (note taking, oral, written – including summarization); Comprehension (listening, and reading); Critical thinking & response; Graph reading; Tables and figures (creating, reading); Technological design; Unit conversion
Toxic Tic-Tac-Toe	May-06	Neurotoxicants, lead, methylmercury, manganese, PCBs, PBDEs, pesticides, comparing health effects & standards	Environmental Sciences, Biology, Health	45	Focus	9, 10, 11, 12	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written), Comprehension (listening, and reading)
What’s in a Picture?	May-06	Cigarettes, analyzing advertising, media literacy	Health, Biology, Social Studies	45-60	Extension	9, 10, 11, 12	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written), Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Observation; Research
Is Organic Food Worth the Extra Cost?	May-06	Pesticides in food, risk analysis, calculating dose, food safety, food cost	Environmental Sciences, Biology, Health	45	Data Analysis	10, 11, 12	Communication (notetaking, oral, written), Comprehension (listening, reading); Computation; Critical thinking and response;Experimentation; Tables and figures (reading); Unit conversions
A Not-So-Sweet Sweetener?	Jun-06	Aspartame exposure/consumption	Health, Nutrition, Biology	60	Experiment	9, 10	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written), Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Experimentation (conducting, data analysis, design); Research
Bans, Bans, Good for the Heart!	Jun-06	Second-hand smoke, cigarettes, health policy, factors influencing health decisions	Health, Government/Civics, Environmental Health/Science	60	Extension	9, 10, 11, 12	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written), Comprehension (listening, reading);Critical thinking and response
The Name Game	Jul-06	Chemical structure, chemical formulas, and naming, PFOA (perfluorooctonoic acid)	Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical Science, Environmental Sciences	20-30	Short	10, 11, 12, +	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written), Comprehension (listening, reading);Critical thinking and response
Ports in a Storm: A Surge of Solutions	Jul-06	Shipping industry pollution, emissions, system dynamics, systems modeling	General Science, Environmental Science, Economics, Social Studies	360-420	Focus	11, 12, +	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written), Comprehension (listening,reading);Critical thinking and response; Manipulation; Observation; Tables and figures (creating, reading); Technological design
The Scientific Method: Adding Up to A lot of Good	Jul-06	Food additives, neurological damage, scientific method	General Science, Health, Biology, Environmental Science	20-30	Short/Data Analysis	9, 10, 11, 12	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written), Comprehension (listening,reading); Critical thinking and response; Experimentation (design)
Getting the Lead Out	Aug-06	Lead in community water systems, EPA regulations, percentile rankings, normal distribution, lognormal distribution, statistics	Environmental Sciences, General Science, Chemistry, Physics/Physical Science, Math, Statistics	60	Graphic Organization & Modeling/ Data Analysis	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written), Comprehension (listening,reading); Computation; Critical thinking and response; Experimentation (conducting, data anlysis, design); graphing and graph reading; Tables and figures (creating, reading); Unit conversions
Cleaner Air & Water on the Fly	Aug-06	Water purification, activated charcoal, coal-fired power plants, mercury	Environmental Sciences, General Science, Chemistry	45	Experiment	9, 10, 11, 12	Communication (notetaking, oral, written), Comprehension (listening,reading); Critical thinking and response; Experimentation (conducting, data anlysis, design); Manipulation; Observation; Technological design
Making Sports Green	Aug-06	Sporting events pollution, greenhouse gas production	Environmental Sciences, Health, General Science, Social Studies, Math, Language Arts	45-90	Extension/ Experiment	9, 10, 11, 12	Communication (notetaking, oral, written), Comprehension (listening,reading); Computation; Critical thinking and response; Experimentation (data analysis);Observation; Reading maps and legends; Tables and figures (reading); Unit conversions
Cross Out Secondhand Smoke	Sep-06	Secondhand smoke, policy, crossword puzzle	Environmental Health, Biology, Physiology	25	Short	9, 10, 11	Communication (oral, written), Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response;
Mother’s Milk – Unleaded Please	Sep-06	Lead, breast milk, herbal remedies, health screening and prevention strategies	Health, Nutrition, Statistics, Environmental Sciences, Social Studies	30	Short	9, 10, 11, 12	Communication (oral, written), Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response;
Soy: Filling in the Gaps	Sep-06	Chemical components of, health benefits of, and scientific knowledge gaps for soy; biology/biochemistry vocabulary	Health, Nutrition, Biochemistry, Environmental Health	120	Focus	10, 11, 12	Communication (oral, written), Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Research
Tracing the Origins of Autism: A Spectrum of New Studies	Oct-06	Autism spectrum disorders, scientific process, compares case-control and cohort studies	General Science, Health, Environmental Health, Biology	90-120	Focus/ Scientific Process	10, 11, 12, +	Classification; Communication (oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Experimentation (design); Tables and figures (reading); Unit conversions
Mutations, Proteins, and Autism: Modeling a Pathway	Oct-06	Protein transport in the cell, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, mutations and protein function	Biology, Biochemistry, Anatomy/Physiology	60	Graphic Organization & Modeling	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Classification; Communication (oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Manipulation; Observation
Beauty or the Beast?	Oct-06	Label reading and evaluating contents of cosmetics & toiletry products, evaluating sources of information	General Science, Health, Biology, Environmental Sciences	45-50	Focus	9, 10, 11, 12	Classification; Communication (notetaking, oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Observation
Handwashing 101	Nov-06	Avian flu, communicable disease, handwashing, disease prevention	Biology, General Science, Health	60-130	Experiment	10, 11, 12	Communication (notetaking, oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Computation; Critical thinking and response; Experimentation; Manipulation;Observation
Arsenic and Lead Scavenger Hunt	Nov-06	Pesticides, landuse hazards, soil sampling, exposure assessment	Environmental Sciences, General Science	60-75	Extension	9, 10, 11, 12	Classification; Communication (notetaking, oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Technological design
Making a Better Nail	Nov-06	Electroplating, redox reactions, ions	Chemistry, Physical Science, General Science, Environmental Sciences	60	Experiment	9, 10, 11, 12	Communication (notetaking, oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Experimentation (conducting); Manipulation; Observation; Technological design
What’s the Plan?	Dec-06	Disaster & emergency preparedness, death from heat waves or cold spells	General Science, Health, Environmental Health/Science	60-120	Integrated	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (notetaking, oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Research
Build a Personal Sensor	Dec-06	Exposure assessment, environmental health research methods, new technology in research, biomarkers of physiological change, the interaction of genes, disease, and the environment	Health, Physiology, Engineering, Biology, Environmental	180-240	Extension and Graphic Organization & Modeling	11, 12, +	Communication (notetaking, oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Research; Technological design
Pyrethroid Panic	Dec-06	Reading box plots, pesticide exposure, children’s health, research methods, data interpretation	General Science, Health, Biology, Environmental Sciences	20	Warm-up & data analysis	9, 10, 11, 12	Communication (notetaking, oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Graph reading
Caring for Children Amidst Chaos	Jan-07	Clinical guidelines, children’s health, international studies	Social Studies, General Science, Health	120-180	Integrated	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Classification; Communication (notetaking, oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Research; Tables and figures (reading)
A Yen for Maximum Residue Limits in Food	Jan-07	Chemical concentrations, maximum residue limits (MRLs), 2,4-D pesticide, setting enforceable standards, international trade	General Science, Health, Environmental Science, Chemistry	20-30	Short	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Classification; Communication (oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Computation; Critical thinking and response; Research; Reading maps and legends; Tables (reading)
Chlorine, Asthma, and… Blackworms?	Jan-07	Asthma, chlorine, chemical concentrations, atomic and molecular mass/weight, chemical concentrations, corrosivity, inflammation, toxicology	Chemistry, Physical Science, Biology, Environmental Science, General Science, Mathematics	150-210	Experiment	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Classification; Communication (oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Computation; Critical thinking and response; Experimentation (conducting, data analysis, design); Manipulation; Observation; Research; Unit conversions
Letter to the Editor	Feb-07	Environmental health, editorials, letters to the editor, web/news resources	General Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, Environmental Sciences	45-60	Extension	9, 10, 11, 12	Classification; Communication (notetaking, oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Computation; Critical thinking and response;
Calculating Your Odds for Disease	Feb-07	Odds ratios, case-control studies, confidence intervals, genetic basis of disease, breast cancer, smoking risk	Biology, General Science, Health, Environmental Sciences	60-75	Data Analysis	11, 12, +	Communication (notetaking, oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Computation; Critical thinking and response; Research; Tables and figures (creating, reading)
Impaired Fecundity: Examining Data for Trends	Feb-07	Fertility, data trends	Biology, General Science, Mathematics		Short Lesson	10, 11, 12, +	Classification; Communication (notetaking, oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Computation; Critical thinking and response; Graphing; Graph reading; Tables and figures
What Are Biomarkers?	Mar-07	biomarkers, molecular biology, disease development & progression, history of science, biotechnology	Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Health	90-120	Focus Lesson	10, 11, 12, +	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written – including summarization), Comprehension (listening, and reading), Critical thinking and response, technological design
Picking Up on Preservatives	Mar-07	biomarkers, conjugates, median, metabolism, metabolites, parabens, preservatives, range	Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Health	40-50	Data Analysis	11, 12, +	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written – including summarization), Comprehension (listening, and reading), Critical thinking & response, Graph Reading, Graphing, Tables & figures (reading & creating)
Carbon and Mercury Cycles	Apr-07	biogeochemical cycle, carbon cycle, forest fires, mercury sources, mercury cycle	Biology, environmental science, geology, chemistry	20-30	Short/ Graphic Organization & Modeling	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written – including summarization), Comprehension (listening, and reading), Critical thinking and response, technological design
Converting Water into Food	Apr-07	water use, agriculture, resource consumption	General Science, Biology, Mathematics, Environmental Science, Agricultural Science	60	Data Analysis	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written – including summarization), Comprehension (listening, and reading), computation, Critical thinking & response, Manipulation, Unit Conversions
Weighing the Effects of Lead	Apr-07	Emerging research on lead, low-level effects of toxicants, occupational health standards	Physiology, Environmental Science, Biology, Health	90	Focus	10, 11, 12	Communication (notetaking, oral, written), Comprehension (listening,reading); Critical thinking and response;
Diesel Fuels Duke it Out	May-07	Alternative fuels, percent changes, biodiesel, hazardous emissions	Biology, Environmental Science, Health, General Science	40-60	Data Analysis	9, 10, 11, 12,+	Communication (note taking, oral, written – including summarization); computation; comprehension (listening and reading); critical thinking and response; research; tables & figures.
Mapping in the Time of Cholera	May-07	biomarkers, molecular biology, disease development, history of science, biotechnology	Biology, General Science, Earth-Space science, Environmental Science, Social Studies, Technology Education	60-120	Graphic Organization & Modeling	10, 11, 12, +	Classification, Communication (notetaking, oral, written – including summarization), Comprehension (listening, and reading), Critical thinking & response, Experimentation (data analysis), Graph Reading, Graphing, Reading maps and legends, Tables & figures (reading & creating),Technological design
Chloramines and Elevated Blood Lead: Is the Effect Real?	May-07	Water chemistry, water disinfection, public policy in decision-making, critical analysis of published scientific studies	Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science	60-90	Data Analysis	11, 12, +	Communication (written); Comprehension (reading); Critical thinking & response; Graph reading
Controlling Pollutants: A Look at California's Model	Jun-07	Climate change, greenhouse effect, global warming, civics, science & technology	Earth & Space Science, Environmental Science, Social Studies, Language Arts	60-90	Extension/ Integrated	9, 10, 11, 12	Communication (oral, written); Comprehension (reading); Critical thinking & response
Taking Action on Passive Smoking	Jun-07	breast cancer, secondhand smoke, human health, letter writing, scientific research & funding	Language Arts, Statistics, Social Studies, Health, Biology, Anatomy & Physiology	60-90	Focus	11, 12	Classification, Communication (notetaking, written), Comprehension (reading), Critical thinking and response, research
Air Pollution Testing: New and Improved!	Jun-07	cell biology, technological innovations, animal testing alternatives, written communication	Biochemistry, Life Science, Health, Biology, Physiology, Language Arts, General Science	45	Integrated	9, 10, 11, 12	Communication (written); Comprehension (reading); Critical thinking & response; Graph reading; Technological design
Traveling Pathogens: From Farm Fields to Groundwater (Thematic Lesson 1 of 2)	Sep-08	modeling; pathogens; water contamination; water flow through different soils	Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, General Science	60 - 90	Experiment; Thematic	High school, upper high school, college	Classification; Communication (note-taking, oral, written—including summarization); Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Experimentation (conducting, data analysis, design); Manipulation; Modeling; Observation; Research
Will I Get Sick? Modeling Microbial Exposure with Math (Thematic Lesson 2 of 2)	Sep-08	biosolids; microbial risk assessment; modeling; risk; probability; rotavirus	Biology, Environmental Science, General Science, Math (Algebra)	60	Graphic Organization and Modeling; Data Analysis; Thematic	Upper high school, college	Classification; Communication (note-taking, oral, written—including summarization); Comprehension (listening, reading); Computation; Critical thinking and response; Modeling
The Buffer Zone: Acid–Base Chemistry in the World’s Oceans	Oct-08	climate change/global warming; pH; ocean chemistry	Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, General Science	60 - 90	Experiment; Focus	high school	Communication (notetaking, oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Experimentation (conducting, data analysis, design); Manipulation; Observation; Research
Traffic Congestion Charging: Will It Improve Air Quality?	Oct-08	air pollution; congestion pricing	Environmental Science, General Science, Physics/Physical Science, Social Studies	50	Data Analysis	middle school, high school	Classification; Communication (oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Computation; Critical thinking and response; graphing; tables (reading)
Thinking Outside the Box to Estimate Community Drug Use	Nov-08	correction factors; graph reading; illicit/street drug use; metabolites; research methods	Biology, Environmental Science, General Science	50-60	Data Analysis	Upper high school, college	Comprehension (reading); Critical thinking and response; Graph reading; Tables and figures (reading)
Is Your Community a Food Desert?	Nov-08	community mapping; good deserts; disparities	Environmental Science, General Science, Social Studies	120-180	Experiment; Graphic Organization and Modeling	High school, college	Classification; Communication (oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Graphing; Observation; Reading maps and legends; Research
All Eyes on Chemical Safety Testing	Dec-08	chemical safety testing; in vivo and invitro experiments; scientific protocols	Biology, Environmental Science, General Science	60	Extension lesson	High school, college	Classification; Communication (oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response; Research; Technological design
Which Graph Is Best?	Dec-08	electronic waste; graph reading	Environmental Science, General Science	60	Graphic organization and Modeling	High school, college	Classification; Computation; Critical thinking and response; Graph Reading; Graphing; Tables and figures (creating and reading)
The Power of Cell Phones	Jan-09	cell phone emmissions; cancer; electromagnetic radiation; inverse-square law; power and energy; radio frequency power density; human exposure	Biology, Environmental Science, General Science, Physical Science, Physics	90	Experiment	high school, college	Classification; Communication (written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Computation; Critical thinking and response; Experimentation (design, conduct, data analysis); Manipulation; Observation; Tables and figures (creating, reading); Technologic design; Unit conversions
How Do You Spend Your Time?	Jan-09	survey research; children’s interaction with nature; sampling principles	Environmental Science, General Science, Social Studies	120–180	Experiment	high school, college	Communication (note-taking—oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Computation; Critical thinking and response; Experimentation (design, conduct, data analysis); Graphing; Research
Triple Washed, Twice Shy?	Feb-09	foodborne illness, microbiology	Biology, General Science	2–3 class periods for activity, up to 5–6 days for observation	Experiment	middle school, high school, college	Classification; Communication (note-taking, oral, written—including summarization); Comprehension (listening, reading); Computation; Critical thinking and response; Experimentation (design, conduct, data analysis); Graphing; Manipulation; Observation; Tables and figures (creating, reading)
Basic Concepts: Environmental Health 101	Feb-09	environmental health sciences, exposure science, personal exposure monitoring, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)	Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science	30	Short; Thematic	middle school, high school, college	Classification; Communication (note-taking—oral, written); Comprehension (listening, reading); Critical thinking and response