Lesson Plans & Activities

Energy Pyramids and Food Webs

Project EXTREMES lessons were written to be stand alone lessons but can be incorporated into a larger unit.

In this lesson, students identify the sun as the source of energy and understand how energy flows through an ecosystem. 

Lesson
Middle School
Sherlock NOx: The Mystery of Unnatural Pollution in Natural Places

The four DISCOVER-AQ modules can be completed independently, sequentially, or extended into a larger unit of study.

Students take virtual field trips to explore air quality research sites and investigate the causes, effects, and solutions to nitrogen deposition in Rocky Mountain National Park during this module.

Lesson
Middle School
Illustration of two people high-fiving in a work environment

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