National Endowment for the Humanities
Animating Poetry: Reading Poems about the Natural World
Students complete poetry analysis activities. In this poetry analysis instructional activity, students consider the use of imagery and sound devices in poetry. Students translate poetry into another art, read a diverse selection of...
Curated OER
Wwf Activity on Exploring Feelings
Students explore feeling about the natural world and how those feelings are being affected by human action. They write poetry after viewing images of swallows in action and listening to poetry about the birds.
Curated OER
Oh Say, What Can You See?
Pupils take a walk outside and use their sense of sight to discover things in their world. They record their observations and compare their observations with those of their classmates.
Virginia Tech
Digital History Reader: Can Humans Control the Natural World?
The course of industrialization and migration of society forced a shift within the natural world. Through context, writing assignments, reports, articles, visual materials, and bibliographical resources this unit dives into the question,...
Other
Encyclopedia of New Zealand: The Bush
A look at the natural environment of New Zealand! Click on any of the main topics to view colorful photos and read unique facts about the geography, native plants and animals, birds and reptiles, fish, the bush and its uses.
BBC
Bbc Earth: Your Life on Earth
This is the story of your life on Earth. Unique interactive lets you find out how, since the date of your birth, your life has progressed. At the same time, investigate how the world around you has changed since you've been alive and how...
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: Nature's Colors
Read about the many colors we can see in nature. Book includes audio narration in 15 additional languages with text in English.
Other
Minnesota Department of Transportation: Bridge Up! Engineering [Pdf]
In this activity, students learn about the difference between human-made and natural components in our world. They will then identify natural and human-made items using photos. They will learn about the Engineering Design Process, why...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Emily Dickinson & Poetic Imagination: "Leap, Plashless"
This lesson introduces students to Emily Dickinson's poetry which often reveals a child-like fascination with the natural world. Students examine how she writes perceptively of butterflies, birds, and bats and uses lucid metaphors to...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Inquiry Teaching Students to Ask Questions That Can Be Investigated
In this activity, students will investigate leech activity and learn to ask a question about leech behavior that can be investigated. They will design an experiment to answer the question and present their results using a chart.
Curated OER
Cbc Kids: Can You Tell Difference Between the Work of Mother Nature and Humans?
An interactive quiz where students are presented with a series of ten photos and they must decide if each is natural or made by humans. They receive a score at the end and information about each of the photos.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 5: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Fifth graders learn that even in the most fantastical settings, literature can teach us real lessons about life. Students explore the opposition of good and evil; the value in courage, adventure, forgiveness, and honesty; and the...
Google
Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 4: Conservation: Unit Files
Fourth graders explore the beauty of the natural world and the responsibilities of leaving an abundance of resources to future generations. A complete unit Google Drive folder of teacher resources.