Outdoor Education Teacher Resources

Fourth graders group animals using common characteristics and develop an understaning of animal adaptations. This lesson is one in a series of lessons: Understanding Animal Adaptation: Day 1; Animal Environments: Day 2; Diamante Poetry...

Learners examine how connected they are to the environment and how organisms are affected by other organisms. They also discover that the environment is affected by human interactions.

Second graders, after listening to "A River Ran Wild," explore all the ways the natural environment has changed and how it affects the community and the people who reside within it. They collect data by interviewing a community member,...

Second graders are introduced to the diverse environments found in Ohio. They perform a variety of investigations to deepen their understanding of plants and animals that reside in these areas. They explore the needs of plants and...

Fifth graders discover the interaction between American Indians of different regions and their environments. They also identify what resources American Indians used from their environment to meet their basic needs.

Students examine extreme environments and the characteristics that make them.  For this adaptation lesson students see how animals have adapted to these environments. 

Students explore information about weather and its components using an online virtual website. In this earth science lesson, students explain how the environment interacts with weather. They participate in a virtual Alaskan king crab...

Students in a special education classroom examine their relationship with the environment. As a class, they examine the concept of a web of life and create their own classroom ecosystem. In groups, they record their observations and...

Students examine natural cycles through art. In this art interpretation lesson, students analyze the sculpture titled "Wind Waves," and research how people are inspired by the environment.

Learners study the relationship of form and function in the marine environment.

Fourth graders identify the main idea and supporting details from different types of literature. They discover different aspects of the environment. They also discover ways in which people abuse the environment and how to protect our...

Students, in groups, explore how the environment affects how the live and how they affect the environment. They analyze photographs and observe their local school yard and community to see places where people and the environment interact.

Students collect and interpret data using their prior knowledge of graphs and recycling. They listen to a read aloud of "Our World in Danger," discuss how they can protect the environment, collect trash on the play ground, and create a...

Students compare and contrast local environments with the extreme environment of the Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Students explore and gain knowledge of the adaptations organisms use to survive extreme conditions and the diverse conditions...

Young scholars explore acid rain. In this science lesson plan, students demonstrate phenomenologically the effects of acid rain on our environment and perform long-term "real-time" experiments.

Seventh graders create a digital story that shows the human impact on the environment. In this life science activity, 7th graders are broken into small groups and research humans' impact on the environment. They take this information and...