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4th grade Earth Day Common Core RST.6-8.10 resources
Human Impact on the Environment Activity Earth Day Pacific Garbage Patch
Teach students how humans impact the environment using this ocean pollution lesson on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Students will learn about the Pacific Ocean, what a garbage patch is, why plastics are dangerous, and design a solution to the ocean pollution problem. This topical environmental concern includes a teacher presentation, student digital activity, and printable worksheets. Like this activity? Check out my environmental issues bundle and save 20% off by clicking here. Students will
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
5-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-3
Conserving Land and Soil Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Review Page
This is a power point lesson on conserving the soil. This lesson goes over how we use the land in regards to agriculture, development, and mining.
It also shows how current practices can be harmful to soil and how it is a very precious resource.
The power point includes terms such as:
conservation
erosion
nutrient depletion
desertification
top soil
subsoil
land reclamation
Both the presentation and the work page documents can be found in the zip file. It has an answer key found on the last p
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education
Environmental Science Species and Population Lesson
This PowerPoint goes over some basic definitions of ecosystems, species, populations, and habitat. This makes for a great science and conservation lesson. I usually would suit this one for grades 3rd through 8th. This lesson is designed to get the student thinking about their personal environment.
The terms discussed in this presentation:
habitats
biotic factors
abiotic factors
species
population
communities
ecosystem
Both the presentation and the work page can be found within the zip file. Th
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 9th, Higher Education
Renewable and Non Renewable Energy Types and Resources NGSS Lesson
Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy NGSS NO Prep Lesson perfect for teaching about fossil fuel, green house effect, geothermal, hydro, biomass, solar and wind power | Printable & Nearpod Lesson formatsThis lesson includes: Identifying Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Fossil Fuel origin and affect on the environment Greenhouse effect SolarWindGeothermalHydro-power, and Biomass Assessment: Multiple choice test & Term-Definition Match-Up (+ answer key) Teacher Nearpod Access - perfect
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 7th
CCSS:
Environment Earth Day Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle PRINT and DIGITAL
This bundle includes 8 easy to understand one page reading passages about environmental issues affecting Earth that cover:EarthClimateNatural ResourcesRenewable EnergyFossil FuelsPollutionGlobal WarmingThe Three Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle)Each passage comes with 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing.This bundle is perfe
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 7th
Types:
NGSS:
5-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
, 4-ESS3-2
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Natural Succession: Nature Bounces Back Lesson
This is a nineteen slide Microsoft power point presentation. It covers what happens to nature during a disaster such as a wildfire and how efficient nature is to bounce back. It covers the Yellowstone fire of 1988 (secondary succession) and the formation of a volcanic island (primary succession).
The terms that are included in this presentation:
adaptation
natural succession
secondary succession
primary succession
pioneer species
Both the presentation and the work page file can be found withi
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education
Garden Unit
This is a full unit which allows for you to make it as long, or as short, a unit as you choose. It contains 42 pages of sample lesson plans, center instructions, supporting documents, graphic organizers, and writing papers. There are also additional resources and websites listed for your reference.
NASA Climate Change Website Scavenger Hunt
This worksheet is for students to learn about Climate Change. The website is posted. Then, students can go through the website and fill out this "scavenger hunt." The goal is to help our students learn more about the cause and effects of climate change, while also keeping them accountable on their devices.
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 8th
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-3
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