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Earth Matters 2nd Edition

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Earth Matters: Studies for our Global Future (for grades 9-12) is currently out of stock.  To make sure the valuable materials and activities are still available to teachers during this time, you'll find the books contents below.

Each unit is a PDF that contains the student reading and activities from that unit.

We are  in the process of reviewing and updating Earth Matters for production of the 3rd edition and appreciate your patience.

Please note before you print: Some of these PDF files are very large!

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Unit I - Population Dynamics
Student Reading - The People Connection
Activities:
1. Lots of Lemna
2. Toss of the Dice
3. Power of the Pyramids
4. Demographic Facts of Life
5. Population Scavenger Hunt

Unit II - Climate Change
Student Reading - A Warm Forecast for the Planet?
Activities:
6. An International Greenhouse
7. Methane Matters

Unit III - Air Pollution
Student Reading - Gasping for Clean Air
Activities:
8. The Acid Tests
9. Clearing the Air

Unit IV - Water Resources
Student Reading - Troubled Water
Activities:
10. Water, Water Everywhere
11. Roll on Mighty River

Unit V - Deforestation
Student Reading - Deforestation: The Unkindest Cut
Activities:
12. To Log or Not to Log
13. Go for the Green

Unit VI - Food and Hunger
Student Reading - Feeding the Global Family
Activities:
14. The Hunger Banquet
15. Good News, Bad News - Where Do We Stand?

Unit VII - Waste Disposal
Student Reading - What a Waste!
Activities:
16. Talkin' Trash in Tropico
17. It's In the Bag: The Grocery Store Dilemma
18. Waste A-Weigh

Unit VIII - Wildlife Endangerment
Student Reading - Answering the Call of the Wild
Activities:
19. Bye, Bye Birdie
20. No Water Off a Duck's Back

Unit IX - Energy Issues
Student Reading - Energy Futures
Activities:
21. Are People the Problem?
22. Getting Around
23. An Energizing Policy

Unit X - Rich and Poor
Student Reading - The Rising Tide of Poverty
Activities:
24. The Lion's Share
25. Living on $500 a Year

Unit XI - Population and Economics
Student Reading - Economic Growing Pains
Activities:
26. Population Growth - It All Adds Up
27. Changing Values

Unit XII - The World's Women
Student Reading - Women: The Critical Link
Activities:
28. A Women's Place
29. Gender Quest

Unit XIII - Finding Solutions
Activities:
30. Eco-Ethics
31. Think Globally, Act Locally
32. A Nonbearing Account
33. In Search of Sustainable Life
34. Generations Apart