In today’s Walking Classroom podcast, we learn about how humans are depleting our Earth’s natural resources through wasteful actions and how our lifestyle is causing problems like global warming and deforestation. Mrs. Fenn helps explain how we can all make more responsible choices and develop good habits that will help keep the earth healthy now and in the future.
Character Value: Conserving environmental resources
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RST.6-8.4
Next Generation Science Standards
PS–Physical Science | LS–Life Science | ESS–Earth and Space Science | ETS–Engineering, Technology and the Application of Science Elementary School: 4-ESS3-1, 5-ESS3-1Middle School: MS-ESS3-1, MS-ESS3-3, MS-ESS3-4
Supplemental Resource Links and Downloads
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Conservation Google Quiz
Slide Deck:
Conservation Slide Deck
Discusses what conservation is and what it means.
Explains why to recycle and the impacts on the environment when you do recycle.
Explains the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, its environmental implications, and clean up.
Join scientist Alex Wegmann on this Nature Conservancy virtual field trip and explore how we can get the energy we need without harming nature. Note: Includes downloadable Teacher Guide.
Discover how people can reduce waste, use less energy, and save money by doing simple things at home, at work, and in their neighborhoods in this interactive game from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Test the quality of air by measuring the number of air particles from different locations in this project from Science Buddies.
Help clean up the park! Sort the stuff people throw away and put it in the proper bin. Is it recycling, compost, or trash?
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