Splish Splash: Daily Use of Water

Water is the focus of an interdisciplinary unit that brings awareness to its daily use around the world and the importance of conservation. Worksheets challenge scholars to match words and definitions, trace, complete a maze, and solve a...

For this environment worksheet, students identify and explain the importance of water and farming. They identify the differences between food items and whether they are a fruit, vegetable, or animal. Students also respond to 5 yes/no...

For this lesson plan, Grade One students will discover how much water they use for daily activities and ways to reduce their water consumption.

Learners explore water usage around the world.  For this "water" social studies lesson, students brainstorm ways in which water is used.  Learners visit the Water in Africa website to view pictures of water usage in Africa.  Students...

Learners explore the daily use of water in Kenya and Ghana. In this Peace Corps instructional activity, students compare similarities and differences between water use by people in Kenya and Ghana and their own communities as...

Students discover the many uses of water and the sources of the water we see. They complete a worksheet about the water usage at school and at home.

Second graders sort items into predetermined categories. In this sorting activity, 2nd graders learn the meaning of the word squirt before listening to a reading of the book, Splish! Splash! Animal Baths by April Pulley Sayre. They...

Young scholars examine how to choose books to read on their own and how to participate in reading discussions. They practice the two finger rule for choosing an independent reading book and how to look at the book's topic for personal...

First graders discuss the book The Lorax and research what living things need. In this environmental lesson, 1st graders investigate how humans affect the growth of plants. Students conduct an experiment with sunflowers.

Students create mixed breed dogs using paper illustrations of various breeds. They label dogs created by students using the Genetics Center and discuss the aspects of genetics that affect the outcome of the various projects.