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Healthy Earth, Sick Earth Lesson PlanHealthy Earth, Sick Earth Lesson Plan
Publisher
Earth Day Network
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K - 5th
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Year
2009
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Healthy Earth, Sick Earth

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Earth is sick and needs our help! Read the children's book Planet Earth Gets Well to explain the various problems facing the planet, discussing what young conservationists can do to heal the planet along the way. A great Earth Day resource that raises awareness about the importance of conservation and the different ways people affect the environment.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

global warming, climate change, conservation, earth day, pollution

Additional Tags

earth day, conservation, pollution, climate change, global warming, science

Pros

  • Includes pictures that support a discussion about the positive and negative impacts people have on the earth
  • Presents ecological problems in a context that is accessible to children
  • Offers ideas for extending learning about conservation

Cons

  • Requires a copy of the book Planet Earth Gets Well

Common Core

RI.K.1 RI.K.2 RI.K.3 RI.K.7 RI.K.8 RI.1.1 RI.1.2 RI.1.3 RI.1.7 RI.1.8 RI.2.1 RI.2.2 RI.2.3 RI.2.7 RI.2.8 RI.3.1 RI.3.2 RI.3.3 RI.3.7 RI.4.1 RI.4.2 RI.4.3 RI.4.7 RI.4.8 RI.5.2 RI.5.3 RI.5.8

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