Students examine their connection to local watersheds. They describe the water cycle and list species living in their local watershed. They also draw a map of their community.

First graders investigate the different stages of the water cycle. They conduct Internet research and complete a water cycle WebQuest. Students identify what happens at each stage of the water cycle, and write about each stage in their...

Take a walk through the forest as the leaves change color and fall from the trees, making way for a new ecosystem cycle to cycle through. An inquiry-based lesson plan examines how the process of decomposition eliminates tons of...

Students examine the cycle of nutrients in a forest. They research the concepts of decomposing and recycling within a forest.