• Examples:   manufacture of paper products from old newspapers, production of mulch from trees

The Great Kapok Tree
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the interdependence of animals, people and plants in the rainforest by participating in an ecosystem simulation.

A Mini Landfill
Students will observe the difference between degradable and non-degradable wastes.

Environmental Fair
Students need to become aware of the importance of recycling and reusing things.

Recycled Materials
This lesson is the first of a two-part series on the properties and uses of different materials.

Why We Recycle
By completing this lesson, students will learn about recycling, and in the process demonstrate their reading comprehension skills, including reading strategies, inference, literal meaning, and critical analysis.

Waste Not, Want Not
The issue of solid waste disposal is among the major environmental problems challenging us today. This unit has lessons to help students understand why there is a need to reduce, reuse, and recycle trash.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Students will explain how different resources are recycled.

Milk Carton Art
In this lesson, students will define recycling and design a use for used material.

Trash Pizza
Municipal solid waste is collected in landfills. The amount of land available for landfills is limited in many areas. Students will create a trash pizza circle graph to represent the different categories of solid waste sent to landfills.

Rah! Rah! Recycle
This two week unit on recycling will help children understand: the need to recycle, what can be recycled, and what will happen to their earth if we do not recycle.
 

Recycle City When you leave this place, you'll know much more about what you can do to help protect the environment

The Rainforest  At our site you will enter a world filled with exotic plants and animals. But beware! The rainforest is in danger, and we need to work together to save this wonderful treasure.                                           

World Endangered Species Resources and links on endangered animals

Science Online A must see! Great site for links to Blueprint Skills, Lesson Plans, Topical Sites, Interactive Websites for Students and Worksheets

Science Clips You will find an alphabetical list of science interactive movie clips.

Kids For Saving Earth This website provides free environmental education curriculum by mail and online. Conservation, endangered species, rainforests, forests, toxic waste sites, health issues, and many more ecological concerns are covered on this website. Earth day should be every day!

Environmental Coloring Sheets These coloring sheets can help kids learn about the environment and what can be done to keep it clean.

Earth Day Arcade This website has four interactive games about recycling and pollution.

Recycle Zone: Fun Zone This website has interactive games and quizzes about reducing, reusing, and recycling.

Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding)

E/B, D, E: Students will listen to The Giving Tree read aloud and apply its principles to everyday life. After the book is read aloud, the class will brainstorm and list products made from trees. Students will then cut out pictures from magazines and make displays demonstrating the products made from trees.
 

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