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Step 1
- Choose a partner to work with and go to this link to learn about the environment. What is the environment: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0775267.html
- Once at this site take turns reading the information , upon completion of the reading discuss findings with your partner. At the bottom right
corner of the web page visit: Waste Not,Water Not to learn ways to help conserve water at home and school.
- As partners discuss your findings and answer these three questions. Write responses on a piece of paper and turn in to the
teacher.
- What is the environment?
- Did you learn anything new about the envirnoment, if so explain?
- List at least three ways that you can help conserve water. Brainstorm ideas with the entire class, make a list of all the different ideas
suggested and post in the classroom.
- Next to learn about the Web of Life visit this site: http://www.kidsplanet.org/wol/page_1.html - 9k - similar pages
- At the top of the page you will find numbers 1-30 follow the numbers in order to learn about the Web of Life as explained by a garden spider.
As you navigate through the site pay close attention to five key vocabulary words: Oxygen, Herbivores,Carbon Dioxide, Carnivores,
Decomposer
- Students will create their own "Web of life" on poster board. The poster should show how each strand in the Web of life is
important.Students will identify the jobs of each and correctly label them on their poster.
- At the end of this lesson, students will understand the importance of all living things and how they work together to ensure the overall
quality of life and maintain the balance of nature.
- Upon completion of step-1, you and your partner will be one step closer to becoming official members of the Clean Team. Keep up the
good work!
Step 2
- Click on the website below to learn about the 3R's: Reduce, Re-use and Recycling. Read information provided with your partner and discuss your
findings. http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp/pubs-reports/threers.htm
- Each student will need to make a list of two items for each category: What items do you think you can reduce, re-use or recycle at
home or school. Write your answers on a piece of paper and turn it in to the teacher. Make a list of items you and your partner came
up with and add it to the class list.
- Next go to the left side of the same website, you will see a kids page. Go to the section Find five ways to improve the
environment and complete the task.
- This is a great site for students to understand how they can re-duce, re-use and re-cycle everyday items so that they don't end up in the
landfill.
- For a little extra fun click on: Attachment#3 Recycling fun sheet, print off a copy for yourself and your partner. Have fun!!
- Upon completion of Step-2, you and your partner will have taken your second step towards becoming a official member of the Clean Team. See your
making a difference already!!!
Step 3
- For one week students will work with their partner to save all wasted paper generated by class activities. Rotate assigned partners to
complete the job so everyone will get a chance to seperate papers into two stacks daily. One stack that contains paper completely used (on
both sides)and the other stack is for paper that can be used again.
- At the end of one week, compare the amount of paper in the stacks and lead a class discussion on "Are we wasting paper"?.
- Give each set of partners some of the re-usable paper, pencil, and one of these articles: grocery bag, cardboard box, magazine, gift wrap
paper, cards, newspaper, lunch bag, or milk carton.
- Ask each team to list on the paper all the ways they can think of to reuse the articles provided, or list alternatives to these
items that could be used over and over again. Example list: reusable plastic containers instead of sandwich bags, thermos instead of milk
carton.
- After ten minutes, share ideas with your classmates. Repeat the exercise with other items in the classroom.
- With your partner click on: http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/ to
learn different ways materials are recycled.
- At the end of the week, you will have discovered just how much paper is wasted in the classroom. As well as figuring out different
ways that you can recycle some everyday items used in the classroom.
- For fun click on attachment#2 below: Environment Word Search and find some important enviromental words.
- Nice Job, your doing great!!!
Step 4
- Browse the E-Patrol House at: http://www.epatrol.org/.
- While here you will learn about four endangered animals and a number of energy saving tips for every room in your house.
- After investigating the E-patrol house, test your environmental knowledge with the E-Patrol Quiz. Please print results of the quiz and turn
into the teacher. You are an official member of the Clean Team. ...
- Do you think you have what it takes to be a member of the Clean Team? If your concerned about the environment and want to help and whatever way
possible you can do it.
- I know you will make all the difference in the world.
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