Buffalo Gone: Appreciating Natural Resources

Students explore the significance of buffalo to the Great Plains Native Americans. In this Native American history lesson, students conduct research to compare and contrast how buffalo were are valued by the Great Plains Native Americans.

Third graders complete a math activity with beans and relate the beans to the natural ways of living of people in the past and the present. In this natural environment lesson plan, 3rd graders discuss and learn about natural resources...

Encourage class members to get involved in their community with a lesson that highlights the benefits of helping others. Through grand conversation and a visual aid that sheds light on the interconnectedness within community service,...

Young scholars examine the effects of the loss of the bison after the Europeans arrived in North America. They conduct a demonstration using beans to demonstrate the difference between the number of bison before and after the arrival of...

Scarcity of resources is a fundamental economics concepts that kids need to understand. You'll use a large bag of popcorn to demonstrate this concept. Have the class come up row-by-row to fill their snack bags with popcorn. By the last...

Young scholars research native people living on the Great Plains and how they depended on the buffalo for survival and discover the many uses for their hides and other parts. They create a detailed display to show several items that were...

Learners make a plan for the future of Paradise Island. Their recommendations should help government leaders manage the impacts of expanding tourism, while preserving the unique natural resources of this island.

While the content of this lesson is more specific to the first grade, the directions given to work on a PowerPoint are well written. These directions could be used by anyone, with any content. Younger learners may need help reading the...

Students are introduced to the topic of ecotourism. Using this new information, they identify the major types of activities involved in ecotourism. They practice calculating the amount of potential profit for an entrepreneur in different...

Fourth graders suggest ways paper and other natural resources can be used and recycled in the classroom. Students conduct a investigation into paper use and make distinctions among observations, conclusions (inferences), and predictions.