Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Are you going to eat that?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify and define composting. STudents compare and contrast aerobic and anaerobic composting. Students illustrate the benefits of composting and other methods to reuse, recycle, reduce, and respond. Middle schoolers...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

All Wrapped Up

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students work in teams to identify and sort types of packaging used in food production. They consider ways to reduce the environmental impact of packaging and reflect how consumer choices play a role in trash production.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Paper

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the process of creating paper. They read and discuss a flier and visit centers in small groups to study Paper Fun, Historical Paper, What Paper Is Made Of, and Homemade Paper. After visiting each center, they share the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

We are all Responsible

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students desribe the interdependence between humans and nature and positive behavior with regards to natural resources. They demonstrate respectful attitudes and behaviors with regards to the environment. Students gain knowledge of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Illegal Dumping

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils go on an outing and note garbage near picnic tables. They brainstorm ways to be involved with anti-litter campaigns and write letters to local officials.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plastics by the Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate plastic resins and their uses. In this plastics lesson plan, students describe major plastic resins and what they are used for, they compare and contrast the properties of plastic resins and they list products that...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Growing With Compost

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students discuss the positives and negatives of composting. They plant their own plant using composting material and record results. They create a poster for the classroom.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Marshmellow Machine

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students invent a pretend machine. In this technology lesson, students pretend to make a marshmallow machine. Each student acts out a part of the machine and tells what their job is. Students discuss the importance of technology and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Presentation of Our Family

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Although there is no real lesson plan included here, you could easily recycle the idea! Get kids using vocabulary related to family, age, feelings, and nationality. Start by teaching basic vocabulary words and phrases (you'll need to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How to Recycle a Rock

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the rock cycle and explore how rocks are made, changed, destroyed and recreated. They create representations of these processes with hands-on activities.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Earth's Recyclers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers work together in groups to report on different topics related to decomposition. They answer questions and share their answers with the class. They discuss any topic that is unclear.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

LESSON PLANS

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders encounter how the native and Spanish cultures influenced art on Colonial New Mexico. They experience some of the games, art and tools of colonial New Mexico. Students strive to increase new vocabulary. They also access how...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Help! Help! Save the Earth!

For Teachers 1st
First graders analyze ways to save our natural resources and preserve the environment. In this environmental protection lesson plan, 1st graders complete four activities to analyze the importance of our natural resources and what trash...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Eggs-hibit" Students' Egg-Carton Art

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students follow instructions and exercise creativity as they take an old egg carton and a few other easy-to-find art supplies and create "eggs-quisite" art! In addition, they recycle an every day egg carton into art.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Forest Stewardship

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define the term forest stewardship and they identify good forest stewardship practices. They are asked:"Does anyone enjoy spending time in the woods?" Students identify techniques of practicing good forest stewardship (taking...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Our Natural Resources

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate natural resources and man-made items. In this earth science lesson, students classify items from trash into man-made items or natural resources. Students construct a flow chart to investigate the life cycle of a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What a Can Can Do

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore the properties of a can. In this aluminum science lesson, students conduct various experiments to identify properties of aluminum. Students examine the appearance, temperature, and corrosion resistance of aluminum.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Needs and Wants

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars examine the difference between needs and wants. In this consumption lesson, students illustrate their needs and wants and discuss their own reasons for buying things. They also discuss the connection between their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Safe Subs

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate ways to reduce use of hazardous materials. In this safe substitutes lesson, students review hazardous wastes used in many homes and possible safe substitutes for these harmful chemicals. Students write and decorate...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Our Space Station Earth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover ways to preserve the Earth's resources. In this natural resources lesson, students investigate how many gallons of water the average American uses per day and then total their estimated usage. Students discuss the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

U.S. Geography- The Northeast

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the geography of the Northeast states. In this map skills lesson, students are shown a map of the Northeast states and identify the state names and borders. Students construct individual maps of the Northeast using...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biodome

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students make a biodome out of a recycled soda bottle. In this biodome lesson plan, students make a self contained environment for a plant to grow and watch the plants growth.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

MOBILITY, Bike Rack Remix

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine how riding a bike can impact the environment and cut down on carbon emissions.  In this environmental activity students design a bike rack that is made from recycled material.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solid Waste in Canada

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars develop an understanding of waste and its effects.  In this managing waste lesson students participate in one of a few activities including creating a poster, summarizing an article or writing a research paper. 

Other popular searches