Environmental Issues Lesson Plans

Students research about a global environmental issue they chose. In this environmental science lesson, students write a paper using the information they gathered. They relate this issue to their community and brainstorm ways to solve the problem.

Students create a solution to an environmental problem. In this environmental protection lesson, students watch "The Lorax" and write down all the environmental issues they see. Students discuss the issues and are then assigned an area or problem to develop a solution for. Students present their solution.

Students expand environmental awareness by brainstorming list of environmental issues in the world today, researching issues in small groups, and displaying their work for classmates to see.

Young scholars analyze an environmental issue of local or regional interest and compare and contrast the roles of the individual and the community in responding to the issue. They discuss how values are expressed in environmental issues and write a paragraph on the ideas discussed in class.

Students explore the environmental issues of Canada. In this Canadian environment activity, students read and article about Canada's environmental issues. Students develop questions and research to find more information. Students write summaries of their information and share with classmates.

Learners employ poetry as a medium to relay information and express views about significant environmental issues that exist today and to assess their effects on The State of the Planet as we enter the next millennium.

Students view a film about environmental issues. They discover how environmental degradation can lead to disease. They identify the relationship between population growth and the environment.

Learners investigate the laws of using land.  In this California Government instructional activity, students examine the many uses of land in California and find an environmental issue they care about.  Learners write a letter to a politician based on their issue.

Eighth graders complete a research project over a number of weeks that investigates the decline of a species, land/water use issues, shared environments, and how local habitat issues have an global impact. They look at various sides to solutions for environmental issues. Finally, they propose solutions to a land or water misuse example.

Students participate in an Earth Day project. In this environmental lesson plan, students identify threats to the environment and in a small group, students research one environmental issue using the Internet. Students create a poster to illustrate the environmental problem they researched along with possible solutions to the problem.