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Our Endangered Resources: The Trees

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the importance of trees, and characteristics of trees. They imagine themselves with their favorite tree. And discuss their imagery; the different trees, time of day, and location of trees. Student write a short story...
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Earth Day, Every Day

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Earth Day reading comprehension worksheet, students read a one page article about recycling. Students then complete 4 multiple choice questions about the story and do 3 matching problems with the vocabulary.
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Recycled Treasures

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students develop creative-thinking skills that they will use repeatedly throughout their life. In this early childhood art lesson, students develop creative-thinking, social-development, and language skills, and an awareness of the...
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It's Not Easy Being Green

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students complete a unit that focuses on their school's waste production. They conduct a litter survey, collect the waste produced in their classroom for a week and generate a waste-audit, and identify how their school can minimize...
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Halloween Literature Unit: Pumpkin Patch Unit Project

For Teachers K - 1st
Students simulate an agriculture project. For this sequencing lesson, students observe their classroom pumpkin patch, make journal entries, and predict how the pumpkins will grow. They discuss as a class how to keep their pumpkins safe...
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9 Easy to Make Musical Instruments for Kids

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create various musical instruments out of everyday and recycled items.
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Wise Use of Paper

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore the paper recycling process. They experiment with ways to conserve and recycle paper products.
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The Flat Stanley Project

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read the book Flat Stanley. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students participate in earth-friendly activities based upon the book. This lesson includes ideas such as using recycled paper to make a "paper pal."
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Cast A Paper Valentine

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create and learn about the history of Valentine's Day cards, as well as use recyclable materials to design their own cards.
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Waste Not, Want Not

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils determine what materials are able to be recycled. In this environment protection lesson plan, students read The Three R's: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle and discuss landfills. They are given an item to decide if it can be recycled. They...
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Take It Apart; Put It Together

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students design various items from recyclable materials. In this environmental friendly lesson, students study the construction of gift bags, envelopes and pocket folders and take them apart to make templates. Students construct their...
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So Many Cookies...So Much Packaging

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the way packaging is used in the distribution of goods. In this packaging lesson, students investigate how packaging is used, what resources are used to make it and ways it can be recycled.
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ARTQUARIUM

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars identify different underwater creatures, explain the importance of recycling in the community, plan preliminary sketches on paper, and construct and sculpt with chosen materials to create creature in paper mache.
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All About Aluminum

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the metal aluminum. In this metal properties lesson, students experiment to distinguish between aluminum and other metals. Students assess how aluminum is created and recycled.
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Action, Please!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students share their knowledge about aluminum and aluminum recycling by sharing the information with the rest of the community.
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Eco-Warrior

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students recognize that a man's actions in changing his environment can have drastic results for their world. They discuss the use of energy conservation and the use of recycling materials to improve our environment.
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A Cleaner Today for a Greener Tomorrow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine recycling efforts. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students trace recycling efforts and script a skit regarding incandescent light bulbs' effect on the environment.
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Humans and Trash

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify items for trash or recycling. In this humans and trash instructional activity, 1st graders are given a piece of trash and must determine how an animal's habitat would be affected if the item was included. Students...
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Paper Bag Puppets

For Teachers K
Students incorporate their hands into their own artwork. They practice cutting out shapes, gluing, and creating a specific design. Students will get an opportunity to work with more then just paper and glue, they will get the chance to...
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100 Things You Can Do to Save the Planet

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the possible ways to recycle, reuse, and re-imagine products and objects in order to reduce pollution and waste on our planet. In this 100 things you can do to save the planet instructional activity, students take three...
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Paper Dragon Puppet

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students construct simple dragon puppets in honor of Chinese New Year. They are introduced to Chinese mythology, make the puppets out of recycled materials and put on a show with the finished puppets.
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Paper Bag Turkeys

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners create paper bag versions of turkeys using old newspapers, paint, brown paper bags, and pre-cut turkey "heads" in this Art lesson for the pre-Kindergarten to 2nd grade classroom. The lesson can be used prior to Thanksgiving break.
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Make a Rain Stick for Earth Day

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students construct rain sticks. In this ecology multicultural lesson, students use recyclable items to construct a rainstick. Detailed instructions for making and decorating the rainstick are given.
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Paper Bag Pilgrim Dolls

For Teachers K - 3rd
Stuents create paper bag versions of "pilgrim dolls" in this excellent Art instructional activity for the time just before Thanksgiving break. The plan uses staples or glue to attach dolls and includes a picture diagram and two...