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Unit Plan
Channel 4 Learning

4 Learning: Geography Essentials: Improving the Environment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An introduction to how we can help improve the environment. Focuses on reusing and recycling.
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Lesson Plan
Better Planet Productions

Earth Care: Once More With Feeling [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this activity, students will explore creative ways that materials can be reused. They will then create a commercial to advertise innovative ideas. Follow-up suggestions include having a sale or contacting local secondhand stores.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Water Recycling Process

For Students 2nd - 8th
This article explains how a siphon works.
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Lesson Plan
Better Planet Productions

Earth Care: Think Green [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will explore what is involved in printer cartridge recycling, and look at its potential as a school fundraiser.
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Other

Recyclezone: Fun Zone: How Much of a Waster Are You?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this "lifestyle challenge" guiz to see how much you waste on a typical school day. Are you a good recycler?
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Interactive
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: The Planet Protectors: Activities for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Through this EPA resource, explore your environment and discover the animals, plants, air, and water around you. Learn how to protect the world we live in with fun games.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Helping Kids Help the Environment

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Define and explore the concept of environmental citizenship through a series of literacy-based multimedia, online and hands-on learning experiences. Discover how responsible citizens can help protect their local communities by...
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Lesson Plan
Marilyn J. Brackney

Imagination Factory: Scratch Paper Sketch Pad

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Kids at Art emphasizes the importance of recycling and conservation with this simple way to reuse paper for drawing purposes.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Eekoworld

For Students K - 1st
Interactive website from PBS Kids teaches students age 6-9 about a number of ecological topics and the role they play in protecting the environment. Topics include recycling, the environment, air and water, plants and animals, and the...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Get in the Loop!

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the steps of recycling and tips for reusing and recycling. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
NASA

Nasa: Climate Kids: Bag and Old T Shirt

For Students 3rd - 7th
Turn an old t-shirt into a reusable shopping bag for a trip the market, or even to the pool. Then, print the Climate Kids banner on the front and the Leaps and Flutters game on the back. Bring along a die, and find a couple of rocks or...
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Activity
SRI International

Performance Assessment Links in Science: Discovering the Problem of Solid Waste

For Students 3rd - 5th
This activity has students sort garbage, graph their results and propose ways of reducing waste.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Natural Resource Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Ways that natural resources can be conserved.
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Website
Other

Master Composter

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about composting, and find our how it helps connect people to the Earth's natural processes.
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Website
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Growing a Soil Menagerie

For Students 6th - 8th
Everything on our planet is linked by a giant recycling system called the biogeochemical cycle. How our planet recycles and reuses everything we need to support life is explained by making a miniature biosphere in this lab. You will also...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.31 Conservation

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand the structure and function of the human lymphatic system.
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Activity
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Create a New Climate for Action

For Students 9th - 10th
The wealth of information and tools available on this site will assist students and teachers to develop and promote active awareness of the impact human beings have on the environment. Resources are provided to guide them in how to lead...
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Unit Plan
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Carbon Cycle

For Students 4th - 7th
The carbon cycle is one of the most important cycles. It is the biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, pedosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the Earth. This cycle is important because it...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Take Care of Our Planet

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about solving the problem of landfills. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Earth Science: Use and Conservation of Resources

For Students 4th - 6th
Looks at how people use natural resources and ways to conserve natural resources in this module. Module reviews over conservation, natural resources, and precycling with explanations, graphs, and pictures.
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Website
abcteach

Abcteach: Earth Day Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] How can you treat the earth with more respect? Check out this resource featuring links to elementary activities to celebrate Earth Day. You will find word searches, crossword puzzles, reading...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Earth Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart for kindergarteners to explain Earth Day by integrating tools on each page that prompt student participation and enhance learning.
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Article
Other

Earth Day Canada: Eco Kids: Organize a Yard Sale

For Students 2nd - 6th
Learn your part in keeping unused items out of landfills by organizing a yard sale. By exchanging or donating your old stuff you can save money and reduce the amount of waste that goes into landfills!

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