Students discover how to estimate the age of redwood trees. They measure the trees' diameters by using string to calculate the circumferences. Students conclude by discussing the science of dendrochronolgy.

Students discuss human responsibility towards nature, read story The Man Who Planted Hope and Grew Happiness, take Close to Home quiz to measure their level of commitment to and concern for environment, and discuss ways to be more...

Students problem-solve how to log five acres. Working in pairs, they construct models of logging sites before and after the trees are harvested. they paint their models and include other environmental details.

First graders practice measuring different items with different units of measurement. They move from station to station measuring items. They complete a worksheet as they go.

Students will measure the ingredients to make pizza dough and determine basic fractions to cut pizza.Discuss where the different ingredients come from as you follow the instructions below to put the pizza together (flour from wheat,...

Young scholars use their imagination. They discuss the 4 C's of teamwork: Concentration, Communications, Coomperation, and Consideration. Students discuss the safety guidelines of the project. They complete a rope maze. The group walks...

First graders measure a plant using unifix cubes and record their measurements on a class chart.

Fourth graders investigate the paper usage in their classroom and in other countries by using estimation, counting, and measurement skills. They make paper from recycled paper.

Students participate in mapping an actual waterway. They include reach lengths, transects, compass reading, and scale determinations. They include windfalls, plant cover, types of streambed composition, and landmarks such as trees and...

Students examine how lumber companies use each tree to the fullest extent. They practice using a saw blade in which they cut a piece of wood in different configurations to see which cut can waste the least.

For this math word problems worksheet, students read the following questions carefully and answer the math problems. Students show their work and include the complete unit of measure in their answer.

Third graders convert customary units of capacity to make a gallon man out of construction paper. They use the computer to make a tree map of gallons, quarts, pints, and cups to show these conversions.

Students predict changes that will occur in the environemt after trees are cut down around a house. They focus on changes in the hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere. By examining the rings in a tree's trunk, they...

Students explore universe, and examine how big it really is and how scientists measure the distances or sizes of things by estimating sizes of different objects and reading and writing numbers in scientific notations.

Third graders examine the concept of work as the movement of an object through a distance. They define gravity and determine what type of work is caused by gravity. They measure how far an object is moved by a force. They make a...

Students create a potpourri hanger.  For this Christmas craft lesson, students reuse materials to make a Christmas potpourri hangar for the tree or for a gift. 

Students map an actual local waterway. They create full color scale drawings that include windfalls, plant cover, streambed composition, and landmarks such as trees, boulders, and slumps. This is a long-term project that involves...

Students create a classification tree based on grouping candy with eight different properties. This allows students to understand how living things are classified.

Fifth graders describe and demonstrate how trigonometry can be used to find the height of a tall building or tree. They describe and demonstrate how trigonometry can be used to find the height of a high hill, or other high object where...

Second graders study the characteristics and uses for apples through this series of ten lessons. They look at the importance of apples in the US. They read literature about apples, graph, sort, and measure apples, and make apple snacks....

Third graders make and maintain a mini terrarium. They keep a daily journal of what happens in their terrarium and record daily observations and measurements.

Learners measure the pH of local rain water. Students map the location of the collected rain water according to pH levels.

Students use probability to determine how likely it is for each tree in a small forest to catch on fire.

Students create a mural that displays symbols for their home state. They complete worksheets and read a book about their state. They collect images of the state flower, tree and bird for the mural. There are 5 other lesson plans included...