+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring for Petroleum - Modeling an Oil Reserve

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students experiment with locating oil reserves. In this conservation lesson, students use a cardboard box to create sand, rocks, and an oil reserve (water balloon). They use a probe to dig around in the box to find the oil reserve and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Modeling an Oil Reserve

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment.  In this oil and natural gas lesson, students learn how geoscientists identify and explore reserves of petroleum.  Students make a model of an oil reserve, record how much it would cost to drill for oil...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

National Estuarine Research Reserve System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the benefits of estuarine research reserves. In this National Estuarine Research Reserve lesson plan, students learn how to obtain information on the 26 reserve sites, they discuss the importance of the reserve...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading: The Wolong Nature Reserve

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading for information worksheet, students read about the preservation of the pandas in the Wolong Nature Reserve in China. Students answer 6 multiple choice questions.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Where is Coal Located in The United States?

For Students 6th - 12th
A brief overview of the location of coal reserves in the United States can be helpful in a unit about fossil fuels. You can assign students each a different coal-containing state and have them research the local impact of mining the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Motte Rimrock Reserve: Lesson Plan for Flora

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students study the flora of Motte Rimrock Reserve while observing organisms in their natural environment. They use a dichotomous key to identify plants.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water Conservation

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore types of water reserves. In this water conservation activity, students brainstorm ways water are used in their homes. Students use a graduated cylinder to simulate the amount of water on Earth and the amount that humans...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fieldwork: Horizons Under Ground: Digging Through Wetland Soil

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study the different soil types and describe the different soils in various environments.  In this soil lesson students walk to a reserve and discuss what they saw. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wetland Plant Detectives

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify plants in the wetlands. In this plant detectives lesson, 6th graders complete a scavenger hunt on a local reserve, record observations, and respond in their journals. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

All Rights Reserved?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore, through discussion, research, dramatic skits, and writing, the debate over genetic ownership of biological products and evaluate the economic viewpoints of the countries and companies involved.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Takes Care of the Maya Forest Corridor?

For Teachers 1st
First graders study the animals in the Maya Forest Reserve. In this conservation instructional activity, 1st graders create a graph to compare the environment of animals to their own. They design a 3D model of these two environments.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bromine: An Important Arkansas Industry

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Arkansas ranks first in the entire world in the production of bromine! Here is a lesson which guides middle schoolers through a study about the formation and history of Arkansas' bromine reserves. They also looks at the many uses of...
+
Lesson Plan
Rainforest Alliance

Forests of Guatemala

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
With 90 percent of its land area covered in forests, Suriname, a country in South America, contains the largest percentage of forests throughout the world. Here is an activity that brings classmates together to learn about the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

For the Last 10,000 Years...

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the National Estuarine Research Reserve System and discuss why they have important cultural artifacts.  In this estuarine weather lesson students use the Internet and complete a worksheet.
+
Unit Plan
Tennessee Valley Authority

Renewable Energy Sources

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Not all energy sources are renewable, as learners investigate in this unit. Made up of six lessons that span a few weeks of instruction, the unit has learners examining US energy reserves and consumption, using data to draw conclusions...
+
AP Test Prep
College Board

2005 AP® Environmental Science Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th
Can the increase in meat production keep pace with the increase in population? Individuals analyze data to determine when human populations will exceed meat production at the current rates of increase. They also consider infectious...
+
Interactive
DocsTeach

Environmental Case Study: Hetch Hetchy Valley

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
What is more important: building a new school or preserving a nature reserve? Keeping a natural area clean or providing clean drinking water to a city of millions? Young scholars weigh these questions—almost literally—using an...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coal Formation

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners perform an in-depth study of coal - one of most important fossil fuels. Over a three-week period of time, they become familiar with how coal is formed underground, and will create a "fossil" right there in the classroom in order...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rhino Rescue

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students recognize the efforts of conservationists working to prevent the extinction of rhinos in southern Africa. They research and gather information about rhinoceroses and represent scenes of interactions between rhinoceros and people...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

See Turtles Nest! See Turtles Hatch!

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students graph data of sea turtles hatching rates from Watamu/Malindi Marine National Park and Reserve in Kenya.  In this math lesson, students use real life science data to calculate mean and median values. Students use the data to...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring the Elements of Stewardship

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine stewardship activities and issues relating to the Department of Energy's activities on the Oak Ridge Reservation. They identify seven elements of an effective stewardship program, and conduct Internet research.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dune Plan Adaptations

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students tour Coal Oil Point Reserve. They locate the species of plants that are on the handouts ,and describe the different adaptations used by plants in their specific area of the dunes.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biodiversity in an Estuary

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the biodiversity in estuaries. In this estuary lesson plan, students use Google Earth to explore the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. They produce a biodiversity concept map and portray the life of a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Estuary and Watershed

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the San Francisco Bay Estuarine Research Reserve and watershed. In this estuary and watershed lesson plan, students complete 4 activities to better understand estuarine systems. They include studying the San...

Other popular searches