Students investigate the interdependencies of plants and animals, and study what a food web is. They create a food web using yarn and images.

Students make a pledge to make three positive choices for 30 days and track their progress. For this positive choices lesson plan, students discuss ways in which they can be healthier, protect the environment, be respectful, and more....

Pupils explore the process of estivation, hibernation and torpor and the ways that frogs adapt to seasonal weather changes.

Learners observe brine shrimp eggs, create an appropriate environment for their survival, and observe their growth.

Students participate in three stations in which they are made aware of the environment, ways to preserve it, the importance of preserving it and their part in preserving it. They discuss where items are found, recycling, and...

Students discover the benefits of composting. They identify the steps of decomposition as well. They are read a book and discuss what items decompose.

In this recycling worksheet set, students read about where trash goes in Pinellas county. They fill in blanks in the words reduce, recycle, and reuse. They identify items that can be recycled, make words from the letters in the word...

Young scholars explore packaging. In this cross-curriculum instructional activity, students bring in samples of food packaging and identify the packaging as natural or manufactured.

Learners make terrariums out of bottles, pebbles, cuttings from other plants, and water. For this terrarium lesson plan, students learn about recycling by using household items to make terrariums.

Third graders examine the Greenhouse Effect, how it operates and finally allows the student to experiment using a model created in the classroom. They explain how the greenhouse effect affects the Earth.

Third graders research ecosystems, the work of ecologists, John Muir's contribution to the environment and an endangered species of their choice. They read books, participate in discussions, and write reports.

Students participate in a hands-on simulation to help them explain that coal resources are deposited unevenly between the earth's surface and under the ground.

Learners examine the interconnectedness of living and non-living things that constitute an ecosystem. They examine fallen trees,insects, living trees, leaves, food webs, and forests. They conduct various activities and write poems about...

Students participate in demonstrations of the problems of mining. They use blueberry muffins to represent their coal deposits.. They make predictions and record their observations. They discuss their results.

Students complete an experiment using balloons to help them examine the concept of static electricity. They discover how engineers use this information to create better air filters for homes. They describe how to charge an insulator as...

Learners design and make animal masks. In this research and application lesson, students use a computer to research what a panther eats, select an animal mask they want to make and then use the materials provided to create their...

Students examine how a community works together to protect them from fire. They work together to design a functional tool that could be helpful in fighting fires. They share their tool with the class.

Third graders measure the heat created at each center.

In this science fair project, use a globe and a heat lamp to investigate how the angle of the Sun affects global warming. This project includes the objective, background questions, a list of all the materials you'll need, and the...

Humans need food, water, and warm shelter to survive. But a lot of humans depend on fossil fuels to supply gas and electricity to heat our homes. But burning fossil fuels to create energy is harmful to the environment. In this science...

Did you know that the color of your house could save money? Do this experiment to see which colors regulate temperature best in different environments. Learn how painting the house can save money on the energy bill.

Around the world, rooftops are being transformed into living green expanses. Besides beauty, rooftop gardens have a number of advantages, including growing food and taking carbon dioxide out of the air while releasing breathable oxygen....