Green house in a Bottle

Students explore green space.  In this community welfare and ecology lesson, students define green space and identify any green space in their local community. Students brainstorm reasons that green space is beneficial for recreation and...

Strengthen your learners' relationship with Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic novel of a pioneer family with these materials. Multiple choice comprehension questions and a set of reflection prompts are provided for each pair of chapters in...

Does the carbon cycle play a role in climate change? Your class will investigate what fossil fuels are and how they release carbon into the atmosphere. They get an opportunity to understand the causes of green house gases and global...

Students read about the green house effect and how our environment is deteriorating and what we can do to help it. For this green house effect lesson plan, students conduct a home and school energy audit, and create a rap.

Where is Abu Dhabi, and what is a green city? Your third, fourth, and fifth graders will learn about the growing city by reading this article and completing the activity that follows. This is a reading comprehension exercise that asks...

Have fun completing Earth Day related activities while learning about simple ways to preserve the Earth. Implement some of the ideas for going green as a class, like cleaning up a local park or planting a tree at school.

Students read an article and learn about building green.  For this environment lesson, students visit a website to learn about Mark Baker and Nonnie Chrystal.  Students write down the three events that led them to explore building with...

Students create a tornado in a bottle by using paper towels, a soda bottle, glitter, food dye, and more. In this tornado in a bottle lesson plan, students first read about tornadoes and how they are formed.

Students, after researching information about the branch of government that is centered in the United States, create an accurate three-dimensional replica of a portion of the United States White House. They assess the building's history,...

Students explore Green Construction. For this lesson based on the experiences of Peace Corps volunteers, students gain insight into alternative construction in Guatemala. They examine the pros and cons of using alternative building...