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It's a Wrap!
Students read about the importance of packaging foods and related items properly and reducing waste. In this packaging lesson, students read the background information about packaging and bring a variety of packaging materials to class....
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Recycling and Resources
Sixth graders examine ways to conserve natural resources. For this environmental lesson, 6th graders read the book Just a Dream and discuss the natural resources that they recycle. Students brainstorm ways to conserve natural resources...
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Landscape Picture Map
Students explore pollution of water sources. In this ecology lesson, students define and identify natural resources. Students use map skills to locate local rivers and lakes used for recreation. Students brainstorm ways in which to keep...
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Water Resources and the Role of the Independent Sector
Young scholars identify the need to maintain and protect our natural resources. In this natural resource lesson, students study pictures of the effects of pollution on animals and water. Young scholars brainstorm a list of ways water is...
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Who Will Care for the Water?
Students discover how humans impact natural resources. In this environmental lesson, students identify water resources in the local area and construct a T-chart to compare the positive and negative effects humans have on water resources.
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Let's Go Camping!
Students discuss the necessities for a camping trip. In this camping simulation lesson plan, students identify what supplies to take with them on a camping trip and read the rules and regulations for campers. Students assign roles for...
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Students develop a recycling plan. In this environmental instructional activity, students develop a recycling plan for their school. Students write an outline of the plan to present to their class.
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Our Space Station Earth
Learners discover ways to preserve the Earth's resources. In this natural resources activity, students investigate how many gallons of water the average American uses per day and then total their estimated usage. Learners discuss the...
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Water Conservation
Students investigate water conservation. For this water conservation lesson, students list the uses for water and record their water usage for one day. Students graph the data and create a water conservation poster.
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What Do We Use From the Rainforest?
Students identify items we use from the rainforest. In this earth science lesson plan, students recall prior facts about the rainforest and list items we use from the rainforest. Students create "Rainforest Cookies" using ingredients...
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Popcorn Economics
Students examine the concept of scarcity. In this economics lesson plan, students define scarcity and take part in an activity that illustrates the concept as it relates to goods and services.
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Natural Features as a Resource
Students identify resources provided by nature for basic human needs. For this natural features lesson, students discuss the various regions of the United States. They explore one region in depth and complete activities that identify...
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Our Natural Resources
Students investigate natural resources and man-made items. In this earth science lesson, students classify items from trash into man-made items or natural resources. Students construct a flow chart to investigate the life cycle of a...
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We Can Recycle
Students analyze the symbol for recycling. In this recycling lesson, students define and identify various symbols and draw the symbol for recycling. Students investigate ways to keep natural resources in the recycling loop.
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What is electrical energy?
Students distinguish between items with and without energy. In this energy lesson, students understand that natural resources power electrical apparatus and that energy needs to be saved.
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A Day in the Life of Bottled Water
Students research natural resources. In this environmental lesson, students define what a natural resource is and explore the life of a single-use water bottle. Students create a waste-reduction plan.
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Take It Apart; Put It Together
Students design various items from recyclable materials. In this environmental friendly instructional activity, students study the construction of gift bags, envelopes and pocket folders and take them apart to make templates. Students...
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Travelers for Trade and Global Peace
Students explore the resources in other countries. For this communities lesson, students examine characteristics of their community to those of other communities. Students examine Canada, El Salvador, and India and their natural resources.
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The Goat in the Rug
Learners define productive, capital, human and natural resources and intermediate goods, then classify these things by how they are used in a production process. In this resources/goods lesson plan, students listen to the story The Goat...
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Student Worksheet-The Lorax
In this natural resources worksheet, students answer 13 questions about a story they read. Students reflect on the reading and determine the message in the story, answer questions about the story and write their own conclusion.
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Natural Resources Coloring
In this natural resources worksheet, students color the picture and label the natural resource. Students then list some products for which the resource is used.
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What Resources Do People Use?
In this resources worksheet, students will fill in the missing word in 4 statements referring to how people use natural resources. Then students will fill in the missing word in 4 statements about how natural resources are used to make...
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Alternative Energy Resources
In this alternative energy resources activity, students identify the ore that is commonly used in nuclear power plants and how it is processed. Then they determine the reaction that occurs when uranium atoms are split. Students also...
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Currents 2003
In this environment worksheet, students read an article about growth and development of population and the environment. They respond to various types of questions throughout the article packet pertaining to what they read and why.