Formal Education Programs
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LESSON PLANS - GRADES K-5
Click on the links to access to PDF files of lesson plans written by classroom teachers.
Aquatic Insects
Written by Aimee Metz, Perrysville Elementary School. This introductory lesson utilizes FOSS (Full Option Science System) as a source for ordering live insects, which students observe and describe over a 30-day period.
Build a Bird
Written by Tracy Theobald, Liberty Elementary School
This lesson introduces students to bird identification according to physical and behavioral attributes. Using this knowledge, students create their own łnew˛ bird in this time-tested activity.
I Will Survive
Adapted by Nicole Derbaum, New Brighton Elementary School
This adaptation of a lesson from The Mailbox Magazine, March/April 2003, includes students building a food web and demonstrating the flow of energy throughout.
Oil Spills
Written by Aimee Metz, Perrysville Elementary School
This lesson utilizes the book Oil Spill by Melvin Berger, and asks students to identify how human actions affect environmental health.
Pollution Along River
Written by Nicole Derbaum, New Brighton Elementary School
This lesson asks students to assemble observations and synthesize conclusions based on a field study onboard the RiverQuest fleet. It is applicable to any environmental science field study outdoors (or in).
What a Beak
Adapted by Nicole Derbaum, New Brighton Elementary School
In this lesson adapted from Frank Schaffer Science Notes "Animal Adaptations," students will identify adaptations that make different organisms able to live in different environments.
What Is This Anyway?
Written by Tracy Theobald, Liberty Elementary School
In this lesson, students will be able to identify unlikely sources of river pollution and brainstorm ways to help lessen the severity of the problem.
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