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Connecting Ecosystems and Human Health

This module incorporates an outdoor lesson, a hands-on lesson, and a web-based tool developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) called the Eco-Health Relationship Browser. All of the files below are part of EPA Report # EPA/600/R-18/186. 

Grade Level Files to Download 
Elementary (4 - 5) Teacher Handout  + Elementary Student Handout + Elementary Notecards
Upper (6 - 16)

Teacher Handout + Student Handout (MH) + Student Instruction Sheet + Single-sided Notecards OR *Double-sided Notecards *Recommended for those without internet access

  • Teacher Handout (pdf) (1.67 MB)
    Teacher Guide for use with entire 5E interactive, hands-on, and outdoors lesson. Contains instructions for preparation, procedure, and alignment with standards.
  • Student Instruction Sheet (pdf) (407.57 KB)
    Printable student instruction sheet to be used during lesson that investigates the connections between ecosystems and human health using the interactive Eco-Health Relationship Browser on www.epa.gov/enviroatlas
  • Elementary Student Handout (pdf) (152.91 KB)
    Printable elementary student handout to be used during lesson that investigates the connections between ecosystems and human health using the interactive Eco-Health Relationship Browser on www.epa.gov/enviroatlas
  • Student Handout (Middle and High School) (pdf) (427.92 KB)
    Student handout and answer key for use with lesson in middle and high school classrooms.
  • Elementary Notecards (pdf) (1.47 MB)
  • Double-sided Notecards (pdf) (1.83 MB)
  • Single-sided Notecards (pdf) (1.15 MB)

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Last updated on September 26, 2024
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