Source: Curious George

Investigate which objects can be moved by the wind and which can't. Explore tools that can be used and ways to make air move.

Grade Level: PreK, K-2

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Earth Science. Scientific Inquiry.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: EekoWorld

Conduct scientific investigations about air quality, discuss the causes and consequences of air pollution and examine places in a house where air is the cleanest and dirtiest. Help reduce air pollution by using less electricity.

Grade Level: K-2

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Earth Science.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: Maya & Miguel

Identify the importance of Earth Day and learn how individuals and communities can affect the environment. Create a plan for a community garden and understand the basics of how plants grow and thrive.

Grade Level: K-2, 3-5

Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies

Topics: Earth Science. Life Science. Botany. Ecology. Civics: Community & Citizenship.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: Berenstain Bears

Identify situations where disregard for the earth's environment has been shown, and discuss these problems. Clean up the area around the school or neighborhood, bury biodegradable and non-biodegradable items and assess the results. (Section 3)

Grade Level: K-2

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Earth Science.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: EekoWorld

Explore how people and animals need food, water and shelter in order to survive. Discuss facts about birds and create a habitat for birds.

Grade Level: K-2

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Earth Science. Life Science.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: Mathline

Explore fractions as parts of a set to plan a vegetable garden. Decide how many plots in a grid need to be assigned to each vegetable.

Grade Level: K-2, 3-5

Subjects: Math, Science & Tech

Topics: Applied Mathematics. Numbers and Operations. Earth Science. Agriculture.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: Between the Lions

Discuss If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian, go on a rock hunt, compare and contrast rocks and draw and decorate a home for a rock. Related episode: "The Lost Rock"

Grade Level: PreK, K-2

Subjects: Reading & Language Arts, Science & Tech

Topics: Reading: Emergent Literacy Skills. Earth Science.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: KLRN: Planet Patrol

Develop a concept map to explore concepts and vocabulary related to environmental awareness. Watch an episode of George Shrinks and reuse materials in an art project to reduce the amount of waste produced.

Grade Level: K-2

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Earth Science.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: KLRN: Planet Patrol

Complete a scavenger hunt at Recycle City, a Web site hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency. Find examples from the six major categories of household hazardous waste and learn guidelines for reducing waste.

Grade Level: K-2

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Earth Science.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: KLRN: Planet Patrol

Learn the differences between renewable and nonrenewable resources. Role-play an activity that demonstrates the gradual disappearance of nonrenewable fossil fuels, graph your results and analyze the data.

Grade Level: K-2

Subjects: Math, Science & Tech

Topics: Data Analysis/Probability. Earth Science.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: KLRN: Planet Patrol

Apply the lessons from the Dr. Seuss book The Lorax to brainstorm ways to work together to protect the environment. Identify causes of environmental depletion and its effect on the world.

Grade Level: K-2

Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies

Topics: Earth Science. Civics: Community & Citizenship.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: WXXI: Ecological Empowerment:Helping Kids Help the Environment

Examine the concept of environmental citizenship as it applies to land pollution by exploring the value of recycling and ways people can reduce or reuse trash. Learn that by using teamwork a large job can become more manageable.

Grade Level: K-2, 3-5

Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies

Topics: Earth Science. Ecology. Civics: Community & Citizenship.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: WXXI: Ecological Empowerment:Helping Kids Help the Environment

Define and explore the concept of environmental citizenship through a series of literacy-based multimedia, online and hands-on learning experiences. Discover how responsible citizens can help protect their local communities by volunteering.

Grade Level: K-2, 3-5

Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies

Topics: Earth Science. Ecology. Civics: Community & Citizenship.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: WXXI: Ecological Empowerment:Helping Kids Help the Environment

Examine the concept of environmental citizenship as it applies to air pollution by identifying several causes of air pollution and ways people in a community can combat the problem.

Grade Level: K-2, 3-5

Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies

Topics: Earth Science. Ecology. Civics: Community & Citizenship.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: WXXI: Ecological Empowerment:Helping Kids Help the Environment

Examine the concept of environmental citizenship as it applies to water pollution by identifying ways that children and adults can conserve and protect water sources. Compare a healthy aquatic environment with an unhealthy one.

Grade Level: K-2, 3-5

Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies

Topics: Earth Science. Ecology. Civics: Community & Citizenship.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: EekoWorld

Explore the world's ecosystems. Create a patterned rhyming book about a specific ecosystem.

Grade Level: K-2

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Earth Science.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: EekoWorld

Examine packaged items to determine which items make more waste and which items can be recycled. Act out examples of reducing, recycling and reusing.

Grade Level: K-2

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Earth Science.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: EekoWorld

Explore five major ecosystems: the aquatic ecosystem, the tundra, the grasslands, the desert and the forest. Use a story map to organize and summarize information.

Grade Level: K-2

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Earth Science.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: EekoWorld

Conduct an experiment to investigate different techniques to clean water. Create reminders to reduce water consumption.

Grade Level: K-2

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Earth Science.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: EekoWorld

Sort the contents of a bag of trash into items that can be recycled and those that must go to a landfill. Calculate how much trash your family generates in one week.

Grade Level: K-2

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Earth Science.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: EekoWorld

Research endangered species around the globe, and organize facts about endangered species with a graphic organizer. Write a cinquain about an endangered species.

Grade Level: K-2

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Earth Science. Life Science.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: EekoWorld

Explore how plants and animals depend on each other by recreating a food chain. Create a food chain book.

Grade Level: K-2

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Earth Science.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Source: George Shrinks

Learn about volcanoes and chemical reactions. Build a volcano, observe the chemical reaction between vinegar and baking soda that causes the volcano to erupt and hypothesize about what caused the eruption. (Section 2)

Grade Level: K-2

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Earth Science. Physical Science.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan