EPA for Teens
Bibliographic
Information
Description
The
Environmental Protection Agency has a website just for teens. There are three
tabs on the top…Think, Act, and Resources. The main message of these three tabs is
to reduce, reuse, and recycle. There are also some excellent resources for
teens that would like to learn more about reducing waste and recycling, being
an environmental steward, climate change, fact about your car, and recycling food
scraps and yard trimmings. This website also provides a list of articles about
what teens around the world are doing to help to protect the environment. The
Tips tab provides useful and realistic tips for teens to reduce, reuse and
recycle. The EPA also provides career and college information for those wishing
to pursue a career in solid and waste management or with the EPA. There are
many links to additional information, many of these links lead to the main EPA
website. Lastly, there are games and puzzles available on this website.
Quantitative Reading Level
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 5.6
Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease: 70.9
ATOS Level: 6.3
Qualitative Reading
Level
Purpose: Low. The purpose is explicitly stated.
Structure: Low. The organization is simple, there are
explicit connections between ideas and conforms to the conventions of the
genre. Graphics are simple and mostly
unnecessary for the text.
Language: Low. The language used is contemporary and
conversational. It is clear and explicit and easy-to-understand. High use of
intertextuality, many of the links lead to other government websites.
Knowledge Demands: Low.
Requires only everyday practical knowledge.
Content Area
Science: Earth Science, Health
Subject Area Tag
Science: Earth Science, Health, Media Item
Content Area
Standards
NYS Science
Standard 1: Students will use mathematical analysis,
scientific inquiry, and engineering design, as appropriate, to pose questions,
seek answers, and develop solutions.
Standard 2: Students will access, generate, process, and
transfer information, using appropriate technologies.
Standard 4: Students will understand and apply scientific
concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the physical setting and
living environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in
science.
Standard 6: Students will understand the relationships and
common themes that connect mathematics, science, and technology and apply the
themes to these and other areas of learning
Standard 7: Students will apply the knowledge and thinking
skills of mathematics, science, and technology to address real-life problems
and make informed decisions
NYS Health
Standard 2: A Safe and Healthy Environment.
Students will acquire the knowledge and ability necessary to
create and maintain a safe and healthy environment.
Standard 3: Resource Management.
Students will understand and be able to manage their
personal and community resources.
Curriculum
Suggestions
- How green are you?
- Climate change
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Links to Supporting
Digital Content
Teens Turning Green
NASA Global Climate Change
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