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All Hats for Ecology: Solid Waste Presentation
Students investigate community issues with solid waste. For this mock trial lesson, students examine the issues of solid waste from an ecological and economical perspective. They will develop a mock trial which encourages preservation of...
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Reading Activity: How Children See the Future
In this reading worksheet, students read a selection titled, "How Children See the Future," then answer 10 multiple choice questions.
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Digging Up The Facts
Students research environmental issues. In this environmental lesson, students use the Internet to research an environmental problem and list ten facts about it. Students write a summary of facts.
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ESL: Earth Day
In this Earth Day worksheet, students read a passage about the day, then complete short answer questions and match lists of items to their descriptions.
Curated OER
Summer Safety Activity: Time to Tidy Up
Young scholars find that cleaning up can be easy. In this early childhood lesson, students practice fine motor skills while making their classroom more safe. Young scholars create large storage boxes.
Curated OER
Give a Little Respect
Students recognize the importance of helping the environment. In this improving the environment lesson, students create a task that will improve the environment. student make decisions about how to share the work to get the job done....
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Rotten Truth
Pupils complete activities to study decomposition. For this decomposition lesson, students work in pairs to observe a decay buffet experiment. Pupils keep compost bag journals. Students define and discuss the process of decomposition.
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Siemens Science Day: Physical Science: Recycled Again!
Students will discover how to separate recycled goods by completing this hands-on science activity. Learn how physical properties are used to sort recyclable materials.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Every American Recycling Together Helps
Lesson where students learn about recycling by collecting trash from the schoolyard and watching a podcast about recycling. Additional activities are provided corresponding to different subject areas, such as reading, math, social...
Marilyn J. Brackney
Imagination Factory: Art Is More Than a Pretty Picture
With this art activity, individuals or groups can use a wide variety of objects to create a collage of America. The example collage is made of garbage, and is intended to be a commentary on our problems with trash.
Marilyn J. Brackney
Imagination Factory: Trash Matcher
Got Trash? Who doesn't? You can turn it to treasure by using the Trash Matcher. Click on the type of trash you have to find directions for fun projects that will use up your recyclables.
Marilyn J. Brackney
Imagination Factory: Sculpture Activities
This site provides eight art activities which teach students of all age to make a variety of sculptures. Activities provided include: "Mat Board Sculpture," "Create a Butterfly Mobile," and "Carve a Free-Form Sculpture."