Turn your classroom into an environmental investigation lab.

This growing bundle of Environmental Case Files gives students authentic, data-driven ecosystem challenges where they analyze trends, evaluate evidence, and determine the most likely cause of environmental change.

These are not simple readings or worksheets. Students actively:

• Create graphs from real datasets
• Compare multiple data sources
• Evaluate reliability and outliers
• Build structured Claim–Evidence–Reasoning explanations
• Propose environmental solutions and monitoring plans

Each case file focuses on a different ecosystem issue, helping students understand how environmental factors and human activities impact water systems, land ecosystems, and marine environments.

What Makes This Bundle Different

This is a structured environmental science investigation system.

Every case follows a consistent format so students build confidence and independence over time while strengthening:

• Data literacy
• Scientific reasoning
• Evidence-based writing
• Systems thinking

Because the structure stays consistent, you spend less time explaining directions and more time guiding higher-level thinking.

What Students Learn

Students explore and understand:

• How human activities impact ecosystems
• How water quality, temperature, salinity, pH, and CO₂ influence environmental stability
• The causes and effects of ecosystem disruption (fish kills, algal blooms, erosion, coral bleaching, salt contamination)
• How environmental stressors interact within Earth systems
• How environmental change can be measured, monitored, and mitigated

What’s Included in Every Case File

• Complete Student Case File Packet
• Guided Investigation Structure (Mission Briefing → Evidence Packet → Analysis Tasks → CER)
• Multiple Graph-Ready Datasets
• Trend Analysis & Data Quality Check Pages
• Scaffolded Claim–Evidence–Reasoning Writing Pages
• Extension Activity Focused on Environmental Solutions
• Teacher Answer Keys and Grading Rubric
• Glossary of Terms (Grade 5+ accessible language)
• Word + PDF formats

No prep. No extra materials needed.

Case Files Currently Included:

✔ The Fish Kill at Riverbend Creek

✔ The Algae Bloom at Lake Greenwood

✔ The Cloudy Reservoir Case

✔ The Dying Wetland Plants Investigation

✔ The Coral Reef Bleaching Case

More case files will be added over time. As new investigations are added, the price will increase — purchase early to lock in the lowest rate.

How Teachers Use This Bundle

• Whole-class investigations
• Small group collaborative work
• Independent assessments
• Sub plans
• Review before tests
• Project-based learning units
• Environmental science electives

Each case can be completed in 1–2 class periods.

Why Teachers Love the Format

• Highly engaging without added classroom management stress
• Clear structure that supports all learners
• Strong alignment to NGSS Science & Engineering Practices
• Builds both science content and structured writing skills
• Flexible pacing for any schedule

Standards Alignment

Supports NGSS Science & Engineering Practices:

• Analyzing & Interpreting Data
• Constructing Explanations
• Engaging in Argument from Evidence

Crosscutting Concepts:

• Cause & Effect
• Systems & System Models
• Stability & Change

Disciplinary Core Ideas:

• Human impacts on Earth systems
• Ecosystem dynamics

Climate and environmental change

Designed For

• 6th–9th Grade Environmental Science
• Earth Science
• Ecology Units
• Human Impact Lessons
• Climate & Sustainability Topics

This is an evolving environmental investigation system that grows with your curriculum.

Students don’t just read about environmental problems — they analyze the data, evaluate the evidence, and determine what actually happened.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at devon@teachwithfergy.com