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Healthy Environments and You

Healthy Environments and You. Second Grade Lesson Overview Reading the River Dena Gosney. So, what will I be learning about in the environment?. Environment means everything that is in your surroundings

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Healthy Environments and You

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  1. Healthy Environments and You Second Grade Lesson Overview Reading the River Dena Gosney

  2. So, what will I be learning about in the environment? • Environment means everything that is in your surroundings • Our focus will be on the WATER in our area and what we can do to help protect what we have • Keep your eyes open for any environmental issues we may see along the way...

  3. Environmental Lessons • Adopt an Area • Rivers, Lakes and Streams in our Area • Enviroscape • Environmental Jeopardy • Water Pollution Powerpoint & Wordsearch • Only a Drop to Drink • Recycled • Scavenger Hunt • Environmental Guests

  4. You will choose a specific area of land You will take data on the habitat and any pollution in your area Using Kidspirations symbollibrary and writing, you will have detailed notes about your area for fall, winter and spring As a class, we will take water samples to view under the digital microscope, test pH and temperature All students will be keeping record of any macroinvertebrates The data collected will be put in some type of spreadsheet for comparison through the seasons We will use the digital camera to take pictures of our land areas through the seasons These images will later be put onto our web pages Pollution issues of any type will be discussed and a plan of action will be developed to help with the pollution problem in that area Adopt an Area

  5. Rivers, Lakes and Streams We will be highlighting rivers, lakes and streams in our area on different maps. This will give us a better understanding of how much water we have to protect in our community.

  6. Enviroscape • Mary Kate Dickerson will be a guest speaker to describe her job and what she does to help protect the environment • She will also be working with the enviroscape with the class in small groups

  7. Sanitation District #1Erin CulpWater Pollution & Sanitation Ms. Culp will be doing a lesson with my class with an Art and Environmental Science component. She will give us lots of information about the importance of water and how it is sanitized. We will be viewing a power point presentation and doing a word search on the smart board after her visit with us!

  8. “DUMP NO WASTE… DRAINS TO STREAM” Save-a-Stream… Block by Block Fun environmental activity for students… Each kit contains has paint, stencils, gloves, masks, safety vests, maps and complete instructions. Offered through SD#1 SPRING 2003

  9. SO MUCH WATER BUT ONLY A DROP TO DRINK? AFTER STUDYING HOW MUCH WATER THERE IS ON THE EARTH, WE WILL OBSERVE AN EXAMPLE OF HOW LITTLE USEABLE FRESHWATER EXISTS TODAY SOME QUESTIONS WE WANT TO ANSWER…WHERE IS MOST OF THE WORLD’S FRESH WATER? WHAT ARE SOME OTHER SOURCES OF FRESH WATER? WHERE DOES THE LOCAL COMMUNITY GET ITS FRESH WATER?

  10. Poem by Verne N. Rockcastle “RECYCLED” • We will be reading a poem about how water is recycled… • We will enjoy a cool glass of H2O • We will be creating a piece of writing about recycled water in our community • Can you name all the places our water has been?

  11. Our Environmental Guests • Peggy Ziegler • Mary Kate Dickerson

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