12th Grade Environment Resources

Landfill & Global Waste Crisis Reading | The Impacts of Landfills | Grade 8 & Up

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Landfill and the Waste Crisis: Environmental, Health, and Global Solutions Reading Comprehension Passage and QuestionsThis reading explores the real-world science behind the global waste crisis and how landfills impact human health, the environment, and climate systems. It helps students understand

8th - 12th Earth Sciences, Environment, General Science

NGSS HS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-2, HS-ESS3-3+3

Also included in: Human Impact & Sustainability - 13 Reading Comprehension Bundle | Grade 8 and Up

Deep Sea Mining for Critical Minerals Reading - Human Impact | Grade 8 & Up

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Deep Sea Mining for Critical Minerals: Why It’s Done and the Environmental Consequences Reading Comprehension Passage and QuestionsThis reading introduces students to the growing debate around deep sea mining and the environmental consequences tied to extracting critical minerals from the ocean floo

8th - 12th Earth Sciences, Environment, Marine Science

NGSS HS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-2, HS-ESS3-3+2

Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Article Mega Bundle | Grade 8 and Up

Chemistry of Household Cleaning Products Reading | Grade 10 & Up

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TWFScience

This grade 10 and up reading helps students explore the chemistry behind common household cleaners and why different products are designed for different jobs. Students learn about surfactants, builders, solvents, disinfectants, acids, alkalis, and enzymes while also examining how these ingredients w

10th - 12th Chemistry, Environment, Physical Science

NGSS HS-PS1-1

Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Article Mega Bundle | Grade 8 and Up

The Chemistry of Acid Rain Reading - Acid Precipitation, pH | Grade 10 and Up

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The Chemistry of Acid Rain Reading Comprehension Passage and QuestionsThis grade 10 and up reading helps students explore the chemistry behind acid rain and how atmospheric reactions turn sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides into sulfuric and nitric acids.Students learn about wet deposition, dry depos

10th - 12th Chemistry, Environment, Physical Science

NGSS HS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-2, HS-ESS3-3+3

Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Article Mega Bundle | Grade 8 and Up

How Humans Negatively Impact the Environment Reading | Grade 8 and Up

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TWFScience

This reading helps students explore the many ways human activities harm the environment and how those problems are connected. Students learn about climate change, greenhouse gases, coral bleaching, deforestation, biodiversity loss, air and water pollution, nutrient pollution, plastic waste, overfish

8th - 12th Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment

NGSS MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-3+8

Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Article Mega Bundle | Grade 8 and Up

Smartphones and the Environmental Cost Reading | Grade 8 and Up

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TWFScience

This reading comprehension article helps students explore the environmental cost behind the materials used in smartphones and why a small device can have such large global impacts.Students learn about copper, lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements while also examining how mining, refining, manufac

8th - 12th Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment

NGSS HS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-2, HS-ESS3-3+2

Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Article Mega Bundle | Grade 8 and Up

Climate Change Data Analysis & Long-Term Trends Graphing Bundle | HIGH SCHOOL

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TWFScience

These three climate change and long-term weather data graphing activities that will help your students understand climate change while building graphing and data analysis skills. This bundle gives teachers an easy, NO PREP way to have students work with real-world environmental data to explore how E

9th - 12th Graphing, Earth Sciences, Environment

NGSS HS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-2, HS-ESS3-3+3

Also included in: High School Science Graphing and Data Analysis Mega Bundle | Real-World Data Lab

Ecology & Population Dynamics Data Analysis Graphing Bundle | HIGH SCHOOL

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TWFScience

These three ecosystems and population dynamics data graphing activities will help your students understand how energy flows through ecosystems, how populations change over time, and how human activities impact biodiversity while building strong graphing and data analysis skills. This bundle gives te

9th - 12th Graphing, Earth Sciences, Environment

NGSS HS-LS2-1, HS-LS2-2, HS-LS2-3+6

Also included in: High School Science Graphing and Data Analysis Mega Bundle | Real-World Data Lab

Energy, Resources & Sustainability Data Graphing Lab Bundle | HIGH SCHOOL

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TWFScience

These three energy and resource use data graphing activities will help your students understand how energy production, carbon emissions, and resource extraction impact the environment while building strong graphing and data analysis skills. This bundle gives teachers an easy, NO PREP way to have stu

9th - 12th Graphing, Earth Sciences, Environment

NGSS HS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-2, HS-ESS3-3+3

Also included in: High School Science Graphing and Data Analysis Mega Bundle | Real-World Data Lab

Population Ecology Data Graphing Lab Bundle | HIGH SCHOOL | Population Dynamics

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TWFScience

These three population ecology data graphing activities will help your students understand how predator and prey populations change over time, how resources affect carrying capacity, and how limiting factors such as food availability and disturbance affect population size while building strong graph

9th - 12th Graphing, Biology, Environment

NGSS HS-LS2-1, HS-LS2-2, HS-LS2-3+7

Also included in: High School Science Graphing and Data Analysis Mega Bundle | Real-World Data Lab

Seasons and Earth's Systems Graphing Bundle | HIGH SCHOOL | Sun Angle Daylight

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TWFScience

These three seasonal data and graphing activities will help your students understand seasonal changes while building graphing and data analysis skills. This bundle gives teachers an easy, NO PREP way to have students work with real-world environmental data to explore how seasons affect Earth’s syste

9th - 12th Graphing, Earth Sciences, Environment

Also included in: High School Science Graphing and Data Analysis Mega Bundle | Real-World Data Lab

Human Impact & Sustainability - 13 Reading Comprehension Bundle | Grade 8 and Up

Created by
TWFScience

This reading bundle is meant for high school students and higher level grade 8 students. It explores the real-world science behind human impact, environmental change, and the challenge of building a more sustainable future. Across 13 in-depth readings, students investigate how energy production, agr

8th - 12th Earth Sciences, Environment, Marine Science

NGSS HS-LS2-1, HS-LS2-2, HS-LS2-3+11