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BACKGROUND FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS Environmental health (EH) is the study of how the environment around us affects human health. To learn more about EH, you can begin by reading our Student Introduction: Environmental Health document. PDF: Student Introduction: Environmental Health For Teachers The Integrated Environmental Health Middle School Project (IEHMSP) is a federally funded program that offers a variety of curricula that help middle school teachers introduce EH topics into their teaching. All IEHMSP curricula are interdisciplinary and project-based. Click HERE to learn more about our program. The documents provided on this page will help you connect social studies with EH and engage your students in fun and creative activities that prepare them for the new middle school Social Studies Classroom Based Assessments (CBAs).
Before downloading the resources on this page, you should first familairize yourself with the Social Studies CBAs by going to the following website: http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/WASL/socialstudies/ From this page, you can access an introduction to the middle school Social Studies CBAs as well as the full text of each CBA. Once you have read and understood those, you will be ready to download and use the bridging documents, related curriculum units, and resource lists below. All materials are free of charge.
The resources below will show you how to use our environmental health curricula to prepare your students for the middle school level Social Studies CBA. PDF: Bridging Document - Why History? Looking at the Legacy of Lead DESCRIPTION: For the middle school Why History? CBA, students are asked to develop a position on how the knowledge of history helps them understand a current issue by analyzing related historical events. By exploring multiple resources from the curriculum entitled, Environmental Health Fact File: LEAD, students unravel the legacy of lead use through history and develop an understanding of its impact on human health today. PDF: Resources on Lead PDF: Bridging Document - Why History? Mercury and the Quicksilver Question Web Module DESCRIPTION: For the middle school Why History? CBA, students are asked to develop a position on how the knowledge of history helps them understand a current issue by analyzing related historical events. By exploring multiple resources from the Quicksilver Question Web Module, students unravel the legacy of mercury use through history and develop an understanding of its impact on today’s human health. The Quicksilver Question is an innovative, online learning adventure that immerses your students in the investigation of mercury contamination. Set in a fictional Washington State town, your students visit people and places while investigating mercury use in historic gold mining operations. PDF: Resources on Mercury PDF: Bridging Document - Constitutional Issues and Environmental Justice DESCRIPTION: For the middle school Constitutional Issues (Civics) CBA, students are asked to make an informed decision on a public issue after researching and discussing different perspectives. Environmental Justice (EJ) is a social movement that advocates for the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regarding the development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. In this CBA, students choose an environmental health issue that has an EJ component and research the ways in which it connects to our democratic ideals and constitutional principles. PDF: Resources on Constitutional Issues
and Environmental Justice
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