Students can create a PowerPoint presentation and share their Take Action statements with other 3rd – 5th grade classrooms. They can even challenge classes to come up with their own Take Action commitments. In addition, students will pledge to conserve water every day. They will…
Note: This is Activity 4 of the water cycle lesson for grades 3–5. Purpose: To provide students with an opportunity to work together collaboratively on a common goal: writing, creating, designing, and performing their own water cycle play. Materials: Recycled sustainable paper, poster board, paint, construction paper,…
Note: This is Activity 3 of the water cycle lesson for grades 3–5. Purpose: To bring awareness about how rainforests play a critical role in maintaining water cycles globally. Procedure: Pairing students together and having each pair choose which question they would like to teach the class…
Vervet monkey animal book Students can choose an ecosystem and research information, construct their own writing based on the information they have researched, and illustrate their own pictures. Procedure: Useful files/links: Completed Student Examples 3rd grade student book examples Wetlands – Bobcat Wetlands – Brush…
Plant research report, exploring ecosystems lesson.
Note: This is Activity 2 of the water cycle lesson for grades 3–5. Purpose: To appreciate the difference in the amount of precipitation between rainforest regions and students’ location. Materials: Access to the Internet, pencil, recycled sustainable notebook paper, graphing paper, poster board, markers, crayons,…
Invertebrate animal research report, exploring ecosystems lesson.
Animal research report, exploring ecosystems lesson.
This activity is part of the lesson on exploring ecosystems. Sea nettle, a type of jellyfish. Students will engage in sorting biotic and abiotic things. They will also classify the animals (vertebrate, invertebrate) and plants within a particular ecosystem. Purpose: To build awareness and understanding about…
By Lisa Algee This article is part of a three-part series on oceans and coral reefs consisting of the following articles: Rainforests and coral reefs (this article) Ocean prognosis Coral reef solutions Each has been taken from the Mongabay main site and adapted to meet…
By Lisa Algee 3rd-5th Grade (upper elementary/primary) Note: This is lesson 3 in a 4-part series on the water cycle, photosynthesis, exploring ecosystems, and scientific inquiry in local ecosystems. Find lessons 1, 2 and 4 here (click relevant link). Lesson 3: Exploring ecosystems (a) Root…
Note: This is Activity 1 of the water cycle lesson for grades 3–5. Purpose: To solidify the stages of the water cycle by creating colorful mobiles that will be showcased in the classroom for parents to see. Materials: Recycled paper plates or construction paper, markers, crayons,…