Students, in groups, explore how the environment affects how the live and how they affect the environment. They analyze photographs and observe their local school yard and community to see places where people and the environment interact.

Pupils in a special education classroom examine their relationship with the environment. As a class, they examine the concept of a web of life and create their own classroom ecosystem. In groups, they record their observations and make...

Seventh graders examine the factors that are contributing to the degrading of the Earth's environment. In groups, they analyze the types of hazards when dealing with pests and give an example of each. For each situation given, they...

Students discuss the impact of not keeping the environment in balance for future generations. As a class, they are introduced to the concept of "Balance of Nature" and what it means. In groups, they research the role of trees and how to...

Students explore life forms in different environments. After exploring different biomes within their state, students research different plant and animal species within each biome. They prepare a group report on one feature of the region...

Learners explore the relationship between leaf packs in streams and macroinvertebrate populations. They experiment with hand exposure to stream macroinvertebrates in natural leaf packs and then make leaf packs of their own. The...

Students compare and contrast local environments with the extreme environment of the Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Students explore and gain knowledge of the adaptations organisms use to survive extreme conditions and the diverse conditions...

Pupils explore the sustainability of our environment, the trend in rising temperatures and the emission of greenhouse cases. Using given data, students test and construct a confidence interval and the difference between two population...

Learners explore acid rain. In this science lesson plan, students demonstrate phenomenologically the effects of acid rain on our environment and perform long-term "real-time" experiments.

Students examine the characteristics of the ocean floor and the importance of of extreme environments.  In this investigative lesson students use four methods to sample populations, gather, record and analyze data from a scientific...

Third graders research rice fields. In this rice fields lesson, 3rd graders discuss how fields contribute to the environment by providing an important food source for birds. They find the benefits of rice fields to water and soil as...

Students study acid rain and complete several activities that show how it affects the environment. They role play members of the community involved in a major decision involving the protection of the environment.

Students review the factors of production and how they are used to make the products they buy. In groups, they participate in different scenerios in which they discover the amount of power they have to affect change buy purchasing the...

Students read and discuss the important environmental issues of acid rain and global climate change in relation to Illinois coal. According to the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program, acid rain has had minimal effects on our...

Students observe their environment and come up with ways to protect it. In this environment lesson plan, students discuss pollution and ways to prevent it. Then they create a poster with drawings that show a goal to reduce pollution and...

Students consider the best place to plant a tree. In this environment lesson, students identify urban locations that are compatible with particular tree types. Students decide what trees would go where and why they would survive.

In this European Union learning exercise, students respond to 11 short answer questions regarding EU policies on environment, energy, and transportation.

In this population impact learning exercise, middle schoolers investigate how the growth in human population has contributed to certain effects on the environment. This learning exercise has 5 short answer and 4 fill in the blank questions.

In this research worksheet, students look up the answers to three questions about the environment. They write short answers in the chart after researching if ozone harms humans, how many acres of rainforest are being destroyed, and who...

In this environment KWL worksheet, students fill in the graphic organizer with details they already know, want to know, and have learned regarding the environment.

Students examine the differences between biotic and abiotic factors, explain the difference between habitat and niche and compare how organisms get their nutritional needs.  In this local environment lesson students trace the path...

In this dictation text worksheet, students take dictation from a selection using vocabulary concerning the environment.

In this reading fluency practice worksheet, students pair with partners to read the 2 sets of dialogue related to the environment.

Third graders list examples of the diverse life forms that live in different environments, such as oceans, deserts, tundra, forests, grasslands and wetlands.