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- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students explore and investigate environmental and conservation practices using a hands-on demonstration. They explain the soil ecosystem, demonstrate soil management techniques and realize and appreciate that soil requires protection and care. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify the Earth's natural resources and classify them as renewable or non-renewable. They simulate the distribution of resources and discuss the fairness and effectiveness of the distribution. They identify ways that they use - and waste - natural resources, and they explore ways that engineers interact with natural resources. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine natural resources and their importance in our lives. They analyze that all living things share this Earth and its resources. Students plan out actions that they can take to help ensure that natural resources are not squandered. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine how they use and waste natural resources. They participate in a class discussion about natural resources, in small groups complete a worksheet identifying ways students misuse natural resources, and create an informational flyer demonstrating ways to conserve resources. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify current issues related to natural resources. They research a natural resource in selected countries of Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific and write a report of their findings. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students define the terms renewable and nonrenewable resources and examine the impact they have on the environment. They develop a class list of natural resources, watch a short video clip, and identify the natural resources in the song "America, the Beautiful." Students read the "Amazing Facts" handout and conduct a Green Audit of their own home. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students examine the concept of conservation by brainstorming things that are made from trees and then describe other natural resources and how people use them to live. They listen to a chant on conservation and recite it to music. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the history of the National parks. In groups, they discuss the concepts of conservation and preservation. They discuss the use of natural resources and how some are renewable and non-renewable. To end the lesson, they research the role of Gifford Pinchot and the Hetch-Hetchy controversy and discuss with the class. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students identify natural resources and place items into the proper category. They complete a Natural Resources Chart and draw things listed on the chart. After walking the school grounds, students write and draw about things they found and categorize the natural resource from which they was made. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students use natural resources and they explain how people conserve the natural resources on Earth by recycling or reusing them. They discuss how to recycle. Students view a video on recycling. They discuss the video. Full Review »