Over the course of 10 days, scholars take a pre-assessment to place them in one of three leveled groups. Whole-class and in small groups, pupils take part in read-alouds, field trips, hands-on activities, and complete learning contracts...

Some organisms spend their entire lives in leaf litter. The third in a series of six is a great lesson exploring the community of leaf litter. Groups gather and then spread leaf litter over white paper and remove leaves/twigs while...

Educate scholars on pollution—air, water, and land—with a series of lessons that begin with a thorough explanation of each type. Learners then take part in three activities to reinforce the importance of reducing pollution. They...

Yongsters take a look at the variety of ways that litter not only messes up our environment, but poses a dangerous threat to birds and other wildlife. They must write down four types of waste that can come from a car, color in a picture...

Students explore environmental care by participating in a litter identification activity. In this food trash lesson, students discuss the destruction litter causes in our environment and ways we can avoid littering ourselves. Students...

Which ones can be thrown on the ground? Discover the difference between natural litter and unhealthy trash, helping scholars by using several examples. Use the information here to give them a basic background, but also encourage prior...

Explore biology by conducting an organism search field trip! Young explorers discuss how litter impacts the environment and how some organisms find solace in the trash we leave behind. Several worksheets are included here. 

When does trash become litter? Use this litter awareness lesson to help them understand the importance of trash disposal. Get learners engaged by reading Nancy Loewen's Lady Lulu Liked to Litter (not included). After discussing what...

When is it litter? Help your environmentally friendly scholars differentiate using this visual instructional activity. They examine two images: before it becomes litter, and after it becomes litter. The images can be colored in...

Have your class explore the effects of littering on wildlife and the benefits of recycling with this resource. Learners do several activities relating to litter. They collect litter, create a poster, and work in groups to come up with...

Detailing the common methods for drying flowers and other materials commonly used in the floral industry, this presentation provides excellent specifics about the best use for each method, and the results that can be expected.  

Community leaders try to make choices that protect the community and the environment. Little ones learn about how tribal communities look to their chief to guide the decision-making process. Your class will become part of the community...

Litter, garbage, and pollution are all addressed in a nice lesson plan on waste and recycling. Learners discuss what litter is and how it affects the environment. Then, they sing a song about eliminating litter before going out on campus...

Become a member of the Pollution Patrol and stand up to litter! After discussing the life cycle of seeds and discussing how plants figure into the food chain, young conservationists engage in several activities involving podcasts,...

Students engage in various activities examining how people and animals share he natural world. After reading "Once There Was a Tree," they paint a mural of the people, animals, and plants in their neighborhoods. As an extension, they...

Students participate in a scavenger hunt to find different types of trash items around different environments. They distinguish between man-made litter and natural materials.

Students explore Michigan's Bottle Bill. In this reduce, reuse, and recycle instructional activity, students gain information about the Bottle Bill and how it was put into law. They participate in a class activity where they choose items...

Students explore the concept of tree maps.  In this tree map lesson, students use this diagram to create a presentation about cleaning up a schoolyard.  Students share their presentations at the end of the project. 

Students create a poster. In this recycling lesson, students discuss pollution and the ways humans negatively affect the environment. Students describe examples of litter or pollution they have experienced. Students collect litter from...

In this Webelos naturalist worksheet, students list short answers to 13 questions and assignments. The worksheet also includes a list of online resources.

Students draw pictures of healthy and hazardous marine and freshwater environments, describe the effects of the pollution of plastics on wildlife and notice the large amount of "plastic litter" in their immediate surrounding area.

Students bring in different trash items and define "marine debris" through a discussion about these items. They categorize debris and use statistics and graphing to better explain the types and amounts of marine debris found each yea

Learners research what kind of punishments local judges give for these. Students research what kind of punishments other judges elsewhere might give. Learners report their findings to the class and perhaps to local judges or another...