Students listen to fingerplay songs, clean hands with Wet Ones wipe or squirt of hand sanitizer, sing Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, discuss what would happen if monkeys were germs on their hands, and use their hands and...

In this recycling instructional activity, students choose the correct definition for a set of 15 words related to recycling. A reference web site is included for additional activities. 

Fifth graders examine the concept of the food chain and define producer, consumer, herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore. They draw a food chain for a mouse and discuss the different organisms involved in the chain, and conduct an...

Learners fill jars with dried beans and water, cover the jars, and wait to see what happens in this excellent Science experiment ideal for Earth Day (April 22nd). Emphasis is placed on discovering the reactions of seeds to water.

Students test a variety of plastic bags to test its biodegradability. They record their observations and discuss them once the experiment is complete. They identify materials best suited to be placed in a landfill.

Students discuss the impact of not keeping the environment in balance for future generations. As a class, they are introduced to the concept of "Balance of Nature" and what it means. In groups, they research the role of trees and how to...

Seventh graders study the parts of corn and explore the role of starch.  In this corn products activity students prepare a model of water and stones.

Middle schoolers study plant parts and their functions.  In this plant life lesson students participate in an activity of planting plants.

Learners discover the importance of plant and animal components within soil. In this soil lesson plan, students test the quality of soil. Learners then conduct an experiment adding different components to bags of soil to see what will...

Students complete a unit of lessons on spiders and worms. They discuss worm and spider characteristics, create a garbage garden, observe worms, create gummy worm prints, read the book, 'The Very Busy Spider,' and construct a spider and...

Pupils participate in Texas Recycles Day. They discover the importance of recycling and how it helps the environment. They discover which products are recyclable and which ones are not.

Students survey and dissect as many fish as possible. They count nematodes, cestodes and crustaceans on the fish, fill out autopsy reports, and transfer data to a chalkboard data table. Students graph the results of the entire class...

Students grow plants in soil representing that found in the Amazon basin. They compare results to plants growing in fertile soil and soil fertilized with leaf compost. Students chart, average and graph plant growth by height. Students...

Students examine the concept of reusing trash to save the environment. In this environment lesson, students examine the definition of the word reuse, and apply it by finding ways to reuse trash in their school. They talk about what...

Students examine the critiques of organic agriculture and its production and marketing approaches.  In this sustainable agriculture lesson students study how the ideas about ethics of the food system are changing. 

Students use waste materials to build a snowman decoration. In this reusing lesson, students create a new object out of disposable items left over from the holidays. Students discuss ways of cutting down waste. Students understand how...

Students develop an understanding of waste and its effects.  In this managing waste instructional activity students participate in one of a few activities including creating a poster, summarizing an article or writing a research...

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...

Students carry out a series of experiments using self-locking plastic baggies. Each experiment demonstrates a phenomenon or principle of biotechnology.

Students complete activities to study decomposition. In this decomposition instructional activity, students work in pairs to observe a decay buffet experiment. Students keep compost bag journals. Students define and discuss the process...

Students explore how many resources are used to make objects. This exploration should lead to the discovery that everything is made from a natural resource after listing all the raw materials needed to produce it.

Pupils complete an experiment in which they observe different natural sample in which they uncover the microbial world. They complete a two part worksheet that accompanies the lesson.

Students study decomposition. In this decomposition lesson plan, students discuss the background information about decomposition. Students then complete the 'Chew It Twice' worksheet.