Can we keep the lake clean?
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/14/gk2/clean.html
A lesson plan for Grade 1 Science and Social Studies
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- Appropriate grades
- 1
- Subjects
- science (environmental science)
- Provider
- National Geographic
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This lesson introduces students to the water cycle by having them help draw a picture of a lake ecosystem, adding human impacts that affect water quality. The teacher will draw a picture that symbolizes the water cycle on the board with colored chalk or erasable markers, and allow students to help fill in the components of the drawing. Students will conclude by creating their own illustrations of human-induced changes to a lake ecosystem. This lesson can be found on the National Geographic website.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 1
- Goal 5: The learner will express geographic concepts in real life situations.
- Objective 5.05: Demonstrate responsibility for the care and management of the environment within the school and community.
Science (2005)
Grade 1
- Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and make observations to build an understanding of the needs of living organisms.
- Objective 1.01: Investigate the needs of a variety of different plants:
- Air.
- Water.
- Light.
- Space.
- Objective 1.02: Investigate the needs of a variety of different animals:
- Air.
- Water.
- Food.
- Shelter.
- Space.
- Objective 1.01: Investigate the needs of a variety of different plants:
