THe Trash We Pass

Where does our garbage go? What is the difference between a recyclable and non-recyclable item? Pose these important, but often overlooked, questions to your class and invite them to consider the lasting and damaging effects of the...

Students explore the process of decomposition. For this ecology and measurement lesson, students prepare a worm home to be used for vermicomposting. Students weigh a group of worms and the added food, recording this information on a data...

Preparation is key when it comes to dealing with disasters. Starting with a lesson series centered around researching the facts about different types of emergencies, children go on to create preparedness plans and learn how to respond in...

Young scholars examine the concepts of power and authority as they begin learning about government in this elementary social studies lesson. Through a series of readings, discussions, and problem solving activities, children learn about...

Mask wearing is not just for Halloween! This attractive and informative set of worksheets discusses this important African cultural tradition, as well as a variety of other significant cultural attributes to ancient civilizations, such...

Young historians examine the work of Martin Luther King Jr. by reading and answering questions about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Albany Movement, the Birmingham and Chicago campaigns, and the Memphis Sanitation Worker's Strike.  

Learners discover how to be active citizens in an engaging, online game. They analyze public policy and identify ways to engage in civic involvement and participate in the political process

Students use the mathematics of surface area to approach the problem of garbage pollution from the classroom. After watching a video, students construct replicas of cereal boxes and compute their surface area.

Fourth graders discuss how junk mail accumulates and bring in junk mail for an Earth day Project.  In this Earth Day lesson plan, 4th graders weigh and measure their accumulated mail and calculate how much junk mail is accumulated in all...

Students practice solving mysteries and using inference skills by digging through trash.  In this problem solving lesson plan, students investigate groups of garbage to determine what type of person the garbage belonged to.  Students...