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Soil Soakers
Students work together to discover the relationship between water holding and drainage characteristics of soils. They record their observations and discuss the results. They examine particle size and pore sizes as well.
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Reduce Reuse Recycle
Students discover methods that can save the planet by recycling. In this sustainable planet lesson, students read The Berenstein Bears Don't Pollute Anymore, and practice memorizing the 3 R's. Students write commitment...
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Micro-organisms and Human Life
For this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms that relate to micro-organisms and human life. There are 20 biology terms located in the word search.
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Illegal Dumping
Students go on an outing and note garbage near picnic tables. They brainstorm ways to be involved with anti-litter campaigns and write letters to local officials.
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Vermicomposting
Third graders study vermicomposting. In this vermicomposting lesson, 3rd graders prepare to begin a unit on decomposition by constructing a worm bin. Students collect worms to be used later in experiments.
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Student Designed Investigations: Observations
Learners choose an organism and create an experiment with that organism. In this observation lesson, students expose a living thing to something from its environment and record their observations. Learners must have some prior knowledge...
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Recycling & Our Environment
Young scholars present information about recycling to other students. In this environmental protection instructional activity, young scholars create a puppet show or commercial about the importance of recycling for other students to view.
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Autumn
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...
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Waste Not Want Not
Students are introduced to the need to save natural resources. Through inquiry, hands-on activities, and problem solving, students increase their understanding of solid waste materials and the need to reduce, recycle, and reuse.
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In a Giants Garden
Students explore the effect of the earths rotation and its relationship to the suns position and the effect that the longer and shorter amount of daylight has on a pumpkin plant which they have planted.
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Trash Bashing
Students define trash, garbage, or solid waste, discuss ways of disposing of trash, list examples of biodegradable materials, and have trash relay race in order to sort trash into appropriate containers labeled biodegradable, reusable,...
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Biological Concepts
Students perform a transection of a redworm. They discuss spinal cord injuries in humans. Students compare the ability of the redworm to regenerate the ventral nerve cord with the inability of humans to repair damage to the dorsal nerve...
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Now you see it....Now you Don't
Students investigate the biodegrading process of packing peanuts. In this biological process lesson, students conduct an experiment to see how quickly packing peanuts biodegrade. Students check the process each day and record their results.
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A Potting We Will Go
Young scholars read A Tree is Nice and It Could Still Be a Tree. In this tree planting lesson plan, students compare and contrast private property and common resources. Young scholars identify the needs of a tree and follow the...
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Molehill or Mountain
Young scholars explore the concept of waste management. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students consider the trash generated by people per day and discuss what steps they can personally take to reduce waste.
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Test Your Trash IQ Crossword Puzzle
In this trash recycling crossword puzzle, students complete a word puzzle about proper trash recycling. They read 17 clues and place the answers in the proper place on the crossword puzzle.
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All Wrapped Up
Students work in teams to identify and sort types of packaging used in food production. They consider ways to reduce the environmental impact of packaging and reflect how consumer choices play a role in trash production.
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EcoFluxx
Learners describe examples of predator/prey relationships in nature explain how some animals protect themselves from predation better follow all directions presented to them become more flexible, adaptable and literate learners. They...
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Recycling- Multiple Choice Words
In this recycling worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice questions, choosing the correct recycling related word that fits a given description.
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Big Fat, Juicy Worms
Pupils collect and study information about worms. They discover how an earthworm helps process and loosen the soil. They write in their journals as well.
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Fertilizers
Learners examine the nutrient makeup in fertilizers. In this plant nutrient lesson students see the effects of common fertilizers on plants.
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Crafty Cuttings
Students learn how to successfully plant a cutting. In this plant cutting lesson, students understand the steps of making a plant cutting and can explain them to others.
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Growing Tomatoes from Seed
In this growing tomatoes worksheet, young scholars experience and participate in the process of growing tomatoes over a three or four month span of time. Students follow six directives in producing tomato plants.
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Growing Tomatoes From Seed Activity
In this growing tomatoes worksheet, pupils plant tomato seeds in February, and follow their growth through the summer break. They observe and investigate the plant growth from seed to plant.