+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ride the Wild Leaf Cycle

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a worksheet. In this life cycle activity, 4th graders learn about the leaf cycle and complete a worksheet where they put the leaf cycle steps in the correct order.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Soil Erosion

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete activities to observe the effects of erosion. In this erosion lesson, 2nd graders define erosion and learn the process. Students complete an erosion experiment.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Photosynthesis: How do plants make food?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners study why plants are green and how water is transported in them. They examine how plants respond to different amounts of light.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Home Sweet Home

For Teachers K - 4th
Students examine the animals that live in trees. They identify their sounds, footprints and droppings. They draw pictures of the animals as well.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Migration Woes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are able to describe the reproductive cycle of the gopher frog. They are able to describe the impacts of habitat loss and degradtion on gopher frog populations. Students are explained that many factors limit the survival of...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Environment and Pollution

For Students 7th - 8th
In this pollution and the environment worksheet, students complete matching and fill-in-the-blank questions associated with pollution. Some though-provoking conversation starters are embedded in the plan to help the students discuss the...
+
Interactive
My Schoolhouse

Global Warming or Climate Change?

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online interactive global warming and climate change worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.
+
Interactive
Curated OER

Global Warming or Climate Change?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this online interactive global warming and climate change worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Makes you Hot?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students manipulate different variables in a model and make inferences about the temperature on Earth.  In this heat lesson students calculate the blackbody radiation of an object at a certain temperature. 
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Identifying Misspelled Ecology Words

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ecology words worksheet, students read 10 sentences pertaining to the environment. If one of the words is misspelled, students circle that word. If all the words are spelled correctly, students circle No Mistake.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Evergreens In Winter

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this identifying trees learning exercise, students learn to identify 8 winter trees by their shapes. Students cut out flashcards with the name of the tree and its shape in silhouette.
+
Interactive
Curated OER

Clean Coal Technology

For Students 5th - 10th
In this clean coal worksheet, students click on the links to learn more about clean coal technology and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 12 questions total.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Volcano Above the Clouds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop a travelogue to describe the distinct ecological regions of Mount Kilimanjaro. Students simulate mountain climbing. They describe the health issues that may affect climbers, and any necessary equipment or safety...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transport

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students analyze wind barbs and determine which way the wind is blowing and how hard the wind is blowing. They access near real time wind data and pollutant animations to track the transport and destination of pollutants.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Recycled Rain Forest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners examine pictures of a rain forest and discuss the types of animals that live there. They create a recycled rain forest by using old cardboard and they are to give each animal a place to live. The rain forest is displayed.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Marine & Aquatic Habitats -- Journey of a Drop of Water Through a Watershed

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students discuss pollution and the steps in the hydrologic cycle. They follow a drop of water through a watershed simulation. They discover the components of a water cleaning system as well.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Environment: A Day Around the Bay

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine various scenarios about pollution around bays and discuss their reactions to them. Among the situations they investigate are construction site soil washing into a tributary, oil from motor boats leaking into water, and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Web of Life

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students describe the importance of having a balance ecosystem. After a brief lecture, students give an explanation of the properties of an ecosystem. They create a web, using yarn which shows how the various members of the ecosystem are...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Parched! No Water, No Town

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss the benefits of water conservation. Given a data sheet, they document their water usage over a specified period. Water usage data is graphed and analyzed. Students discuss ways in which they can conserve water.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Using A Story: Miko the Monkey

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL reading worksheet, students complete 3 pages of exercises and activities pertaining to monkeys. Students take a quiz about monkeys, label pictures, fill in words in a story and complete a word search. The complete story text...

Other popular searches