- Creating
the Layers of the Earth Using Jell-O!- Students will learn about
and identify the four layers of the Earth: crust, mantle, inner core,
and outer core. Students will then construct a model of the layers using
Jell-O.
- Discovery
of the Earth's Biomes- Using inquiry science, students will work
in cooperative groups to research and present information about six
of Earth's biomes. The biomes introduced are tundra, taiga, deciduous
forest, grasslands, tropical rain forest, and desert.
- Earth,
Air, Water, Fire- to introduce students to the basic properties
of earth, air, water, fire.
- Earth
Bags- Students will write and illustrate ideas for helping our environment
on paper grocery bags that will be distributed at the local grocery
store.
- Earth
Changes- There are many changes that occur in the earth's crust.
There are those that come quickly and others that take millions of years.
The material given are activities that have worked to show students
what these changes are and why they take place.
- Earth
Day Every Day- This lesson demonstrates how classroom and community
projects can improve the local environment and benefit communities beyond
one's own.
- Earth Day Network-
A vast resource of energy smart and conservation lesson plans.
- Earth's
Interior and Plate Tectonics Theory- Using an egg to represent our
planet Earth, this demonstration can give students a clearer understanding
of the ratio and proportion of the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core.
Students will be introduced to the scientific theory of plate tectonics.
- Everybody
Needs a Clean Environment- It is interesting to note that our recognition
of Earth Day started with the efforts of one man, U.S. Senator Gaylord
Nelson of Wisconsin!
- History
of Earth Day- TLW summarize and place key events on a timeline about
Earth Day from various articles and Internet sites in journal.
- Is
the Sun our Heater?- Why is it warm in Florida and cold in Alaska?
Students explore and discover how the sun provides heat to the earth,
depending on the surface as well as the angle of the sun's rays.
- Junk
Mail Overload!- Students track the amount of junk mail received
at their homes in one week and use the collected data to estimate how
much junk mail would accumulate in a year. Then they explore ways to
solve the junk mail problem.
- Measuring
the Earth- Many students have little understanding or appreciation
for the process of science. I like to get my students involved in doing
science, taking measurements, collecting data at the very beginning
of the school year.
- Modeling
the Layers of the Earth- This activity will allow students to explore,
first-hand, the layers of the earth! Students will make a model of the
layers of the earth using clay, and they will also create "5 Layer Earth
Cookies."
- Our
Environment- Because children are the leaders of tomorrow, educating
them today to become responsible users and protectors of their environment,
will result in a more positive future for our planet.
- Planet
Earth- Introductory lesson in measuring individual, family, and
community involvement in caring for the earth. Includes using questionnaires,
interview techniques, statistical information, graphing skills, and
being able to compare and contrast beginning and ending results.
- Pollution
and Recycling- This lesson focuses on three types of pollution and
how students can work together to recycle.
- Protecting
Our Precious Planet: Sharing the Message of Earth Day- Your students
will learn to think globally and act locally by participating in the
Internet-based Earth Day Groceries Project.
-
Quake Side Effects- If you feel like the days are going by a little
quicker lately, you're right. Our days are now three millionths of a
second shorter, because of the earthquake that caused the devastating
tsunamis in southeast Asia.
- Save
Our Earth- Students research current environmental problems in order
to develop and deliver an oral presentation. This presentation will
persuade the audience to act on the student's point of view on the issue.
- Studying
the ABC's of the Environment- This project will promote an awareness
of environmental issues and ways in which each student can help to improve
our earth. Research will be done by students on a variety of topics
and students will create a big book about the environment which includes
an index.
- The
Changing Earth- The purpose of this activity package is to provide
easy and enjoyable science activities and observations which will give
students evidence, illustrations and visualizations for some of the
changes in the earth's crust.
- The
Energy Grab Game- Demonstrates the scarcity of energy resources.
It allows the students to experience competition for natural resources
and demonstrates the result of inadequate distribution of natural wealth
among the Earth's nations.
- The
Layers of the Earth- Through literature, multiple overheads, an
egg, the Internet, and Styrofoam balls, the students will become more
familiar with the four layers of the earth and also make a model of
the earth from the Styrofoam balls to keep for themselves.
- Touring
Through the Beginning of Earth- Students create a series of newspaper
articles about different theories of how life began on Earth.
- Visual
Model of the Planet Earth- Using a nectarine to represent our planet
Earth, this visual demonstration can give the students a clearer understanding
of the ratio and proportion of the Earth's crust, core, and usable land
surface.
- Water
& Soil Erosion- This lesson plan deals with giving students hands-on
experience with viewing the effects of water erosion and also provides
students with a computer based cooperative group activity on soil erosion.
- What
On Earth- What on Earth Is Earth Science? That is what students
discover in this lesson through concept mapping, discussion, and self-discovery.
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