Inquiries in Science® Environmental Science Series - Help your students understand hard-to-grasp science concepts. Using a learning cycle of Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend, and Evaluate, each kit features lab activities designed to actively engage students in learning essential science concepts through guided inquiry. Topics addressed by the kits were organized and selected based on data from numerous sources, including the National Research Council's National Science Education Standards, AAAS's Project 2061 Science Benchmarks, NAEP's Science Framework, and state science education standards from across the US.

The Conserving Resources Kit includes: Lab supplies plus a teacher’s manual with instructions Background information Reproducible student sheets Common student misconceptions Student questions Extension activities Suggestions for differentiated instruction Suggestions for community action

• Calculate ecological footprints
• Analyze the effects of everyday activities on natural resources
• Create sustainable island communities with role-playing simulations

Grades 9–12. To explore the concept of conservation, students calculate the ecological footprint produced from their everyday tasks such as driving and eating. Using a Web site, students estimate a more complete footprint to determine the number of planets needed to sustain the human population. Finally - students follow a set of guidelines as they make decisions that determine how sustainable their island community is from one generation to the next.

Part of the Inquiries in Science™ series. Materials are sufficient for 30 students.