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Don't Forget the Three R's

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students encourage one another in recycling. In this environment and art instructional activity, students create a new recycling bin that would help people in remembering to recycle.
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I Think I Can Make a Difference!

For Teachers 1st
First graders write "I Can" statements to tell what they can do to help their community. They write the statements on a train car that has a number written on it. They share their statements in order of the number of their train car...
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Subject-Verb Agreement

For Students 5th - 6th
In these subject and verb agreement worksheets, students read the sentence and use the present tense of the verb forms to complete each sentence. Students practice subject/verb agreement with the activity.
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Pollution

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify and discuss different kinds and sources of of pollution. They explain why it is important to keep the environment free of pollution. They make a poster depicting the dangers of pollution and make litter boxes.
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Scientific Method in Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the current environmental movement by cleaning up their own campus.  In this environmental care lesson, students practice cleaning their "environment" by picking up trash on their campus and decrease...
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Art Is More Than Just a Pretty Picture

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create unique art piece from litter. For this visual art lesson, students learn the importance of recycling and create a unique art piece. Students construct collages.
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Water Pollution

For Teachers K - 6th
Students investigate a variety of pollutants that can affect water and the plants and animals that live in the water. In this water pollution lesson plan, students identify pollutants in a bog, marsh, stream or other wetland area and...
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ESL Reported Speech Activity

For Students 5th - 7th
In this ESL reported speech worksheet, students rewrite a set of sentences as reported commands in present tense, make past tense indirect commands, and practice using introductory verbs.
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Nature Tribute

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore parts of nature. In this environmental lesson, students discuss how their actions can affect the environment and design a plan to clean up a specified area. Students practice good hygiene during the cleanup project.
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Paper Square: pig

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this paper square worksheet, students cut and fold a paper square to match up the sides to display information about a pig. Students follow 5 directions and play a game. Students play the game by answering the trivia questions about...
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Rock Creek Water Quality

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders test water in a local creek using chemical kits and probes. They take GPS readings and digital photographs. They calculate the Water Quality Index and create a spreadsheet.
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How Germs Spread

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners conduct a test to help them visualize the spread of germs. They identify that a pandemic is an epidemic (an outbreak of an infectious disease) that spreads across a large region or even worldwide. Finally, students state...
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How Green Are You?

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this environment worksheet, students take a survey, write about being green, fill in the blanks to sentences, and more. Students complete 7 activities.
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Simple Past Tense-Beginners

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this simple past tense worksheet, learners read about forming past tense, then put verbs in sentences into past tense and rewrite sentences in past tense.
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Defining Our Community

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders, in groups, work on a service-learning project by defining their own community and the problems within it.
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Trash Count

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students identify pollution around their local community. They discuss the sources of polution and categorize objects based on their properties. They discover ways to make changes to the environment and how to inform the public.
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Sixth Grade Reading Quiz

For Students 6th
In this reading worksheet, 6th graders answer multiple choice questions about passages they read, word parts, and more. Students complete 9 problems.
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Read Works: Earth Helpers

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about working together to make the Earth a better place. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.