The purpose of this lesson is for the learners to understand the meaning of endangered species and to explore what causes some plants and animals to become extinct. ...
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Unit: Endangered Species--It's Not Too Late
Unit: The Four R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, RESPECT!
The purpose of this unit is to learn the term “reduce” as it pertains to trash and the environment. They will do this by hearing the story, The Wartville Wizard. Learners will brainstorm ways that they can reduce trash and why it is important. They will also review what the term...
Unit: TeachOne: Coming Together for Environmental Action
Students listen and respond to a read-aloud book about making a shared space better. They walk around their neighborhood parks observing plants, use of space, and ways to make the shared space better. They problem-solve about things they can do and then interview and survey others to get ideas...
Unit: Earth: The Source of Resources
This lesson is intended to foster an understanding that natural resources require careful stewardship and that recycling is one of the ways we can guarantee that these resources will be able to continue to sustain life on "space station" Earth.
Unit: This Land Is Our Land (Stewardship) (Private-Religious)
Although the problems of the environment seem overwhelming, if each person does a little, the problems can be reduced. Even small contributions make an impact on the environment. Students choose ways they can make an impact through their small...
Unit: Global Education: Why Learn? (6-8)
Students take action by participating in an activity that raises awareness about schools that do not have sufficient resources.
Unit: My Water, Our Water
Unit: One Person's Trash
This lesson will help learners see the potential for reusing trash materials and research community organizations that support recycling efforts.
Unit: Tote Challenge
#ToteChallenge: Young people investigate the problems caused by plastic shopping bags, then propose solutions they can take to address the problems. They brainstorm uses for plastic bags. This lesson gives guidelines to design a reusable shopping tote out of an old T-shirt using...
Unit: Global Garbage
To have learners recognize the various careers available in the environmental field.