ALEX Lesson Plan Resources

ALEX Lesson Plans  
Subject: Science (6)
Title: Are We Our Own Worst Enemy? #3 (Air Pollution)
Description: In this lesson children will investigate 6 major pollutants in our world and how they can be eliminated or limited. This lesson is a continuation of the other Are We Our Own Worst Enemy? lesson plans. It can stand on its own but if you haven't taught the others you may want to show the World Population Over Time video before starting this lesson. This lesson results from a collaboration between the Alabama State Department of Education and ASTA.

Subject: Science (6)
Title: Are We Our Own Worst Enemy? #1 (Land Usage)
Description: This lesson deals with human growth and our consumption of land resources. This lesson can be used in conjunction with other Are We Our Own Worst Enemy? lessons, although this should be first since it has the video of population growth. This lesson results from a collaboration between the Alabama State Department of Education and ASTA.

Subject: Science (6)
Title: Water, Water Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink!
Description: Students will examine how they use water daily and calculate their daily water consumption. In addition, students will analyze how the changing human population will affect water consumption globally. Lastly, students will develop methods to decrease their personal water consumption, and/or design a product or policy that could help citizens decrease their water consumption.  This lesson results from a collaboration between the Alabama State Department of Education and ASTA.  

Subject: Science (6 - 7)
Title: Climate Change & The Carbon Cycle
Description: Students will explore greenhouse gases, how they effect the carbon cycle and the human role in climate change.   This lesson was created as part of the 2016 NASA STEM Standards of Practice Project, a collaboration between the Alabama State Department of Education and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.