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Earth Day
Pollution and its Awful Effects
This weeklong lesson plan can be used to teach students about the effects of
pollution and things that they can do to become more aware of it and prevent it.
Contents
Grade/Subject Area.................................................................................................... 2
Title............................................................................................................................ 2
Alignments................................................................................................................. 2
Objective(s)................................................................................................................ 2
Day One:................................................................................................................. 2
Duration............................................................................................................... 2
Materials.............................................................................................................. 3
Daily Instructional Procedures..............................................................................3
Attachments......................................................................................................... 5
Day Two:.................................................................................................................. 6
Duration............................................................................................................... 6
Materials.............................................................................................................. 6
Daily Instructional Procedures..............................................................................6
Attachments......................................................................................................... 8
Day Three:............................................................................................................... 9
Duration............................................................................................................... 9
Materials.............................................................................................................. 9
Daily Instructional Procedures..............................................................................9
Attachments....................................................................................................... 12
Day Four:............................................................................................................... 12
Duration............................................................................................................. 12
Materials............................................................................................................ 12
Daily Instructional Procedures............................................................................13
Attachments....................................................................................................... 15
Day 5:.................................................................................................................... 15
Duration............................................................................................................. 15
Materials............................................................................................................ 15
Daily Instructional Procedures............................................................................16
Attachments....................................................................................................... 17
Grade/Subject Area
First Grade/Environmental
Title
Pollution and its Awful Effects
Alignments
4.5.1.C: Describe how pollution affects the health of a habitat
S.K-2.B.3.3.1: Identify methods of recycling and reusing resources
ISTE:
o 1.C
o 2.D
o 4.B
o 6.A
Objective(s)
Students will be able to:
o Comprehend stories that are read to them
o Identify multiple items that can be recycled
o Identify ways they can better their planet
o Brainstorm ideas to solve problems
Day One:
Duration
One hour class period
Materials
Print version of Why is Coco Orange?
List of vocab words and definitions
Smart Board
Computer
Online version of Why is Coco Orange?
Earth Day. The teacher will explain why Earth Day is very important for
everyone and our environment. The teacher will ask the class if anyone
knows what pollution is and if they have any ways to help reduce it to
called Why is Coco Orange? This book discusses the effects of air
for the students to go over as a class to make sure each student will
Coco Orange?
The teacher will read the book to the students, pausing to ask
gone over, the teacher should hand out a worksheet and instruct the
students to match the word with the color by drawing a line to each.
Students should be told that they could use the chart that they were
also gets a number ranking. The numbers go from low to high. Low
means good air quality and high means bad air quality.
Teacher should discuss with the students what they could do so that
the AQI doesnt get too high, such as riding their bike more or
carpooling to different places. Teacher can show the student what the
Why is Coco
Orange
Title: Why is Coco Orange
Overview: This is a story about a chameleon that isnt like all
the other chameleon. Normal chameleons change
color according to what their environment looks
like. Coco changes color according to what the AQI
is for that specific day.
Where: This will be used after the teacher introduces the
topic for today and introduces the vocab words
that will be used in this story.
How: This story supports my lesson because it talks
about pollution, how we measure it, and the
affects that it can have on people and their
environment. This is helpful for diverse learners
because they are receiving a copy for themselves
and it will be available on the Smart Board, making
it easier to follow along.
What: After the class finishes reading the book, they will
look at an AQI chart and what it means and fill out
a worksheet based on that chart. Then as a class,
the teacher will look up what the AQI is for that
day.
Attachments
This is the link for the online book Why is Coco Orange?:
http://www.epa.gov/airnow/picturebook/cocos-orange-day-web.pdf
Why is Coco Orange? vocab list is available at the end of this lesson
plan.
The AQI chart that needs to be gone over is at the end of this lesson
plan.
The AQI chart for the students to fill out is also at the end of this lesson
plan.
This link is for the teacher to use to look up todays air quality index.
The teacher should simply type the zip code into the top to find todays
AQI: http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqibasics.aqi
Day Two:
Duration
One hour class period
Materials
Smart Board
Computer cart
Blackboard/Whiteboard
Different colors of construction paper
Crayons
Colored Pencils
Markers
environment. Teacher should ask the students what they think we can
https://jr.brainpop.com/science/conservation/reducereuserecycle/
Students should watch the video about recycling on the Brain Pop
website.
For students with disabilities, closed captioning is available, so they are
thought of the video and if any of the students have any questions.
After the class discusses the video they teacher will pull up the link to
the word wall on the Brain Pop website. Here there is a list of words in
flashcard form from the video. The teacher will put the computer
mouse over the first word and the computer will read the word out
loud. Teacher will ask the class if they have any idea what the word
means.
After a few students answer the teacher will click on the flashcard to
reveal the answer and put their mouse over the definition, so that the
put up around the classroom and around the entire school about
items that can be recycled. The teacher will make a list on the board of
of the room and instruct the students to come up and choose one.
The students will then be told to write at the top of their paper Items I
Can Recycle
Teacher should write this on the board also so that the students can
tell the students that they will help hang them up around the school
tomorrow.
Recycle
Title: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Overview: This video is about recycling and what can
and cannot be recycled. It also discusses why
recycling is important for our environment.
Where: This video will be used in the beginning of this
lesson for that day, after the teacher gives the
anticipatory set.
How: This video reinstates the importance of
recycling and how pollution affects our
environment, and gives examples of what we
can do to make our planet a better place to
live on. This video can be helpful to diverse
learners because it creates an interesting
visual for them.
What: After watching the video, students will use a
word wall to go over specific words and then
make signs about things that should be
recycled.
Attachments
This is the link for the Brain Pop Video on recycling:
https://jr.brainpop.com/science/conservation/reducereuserecycle/
This is the link for the Brain Pop word wall:
https://jr.brainpop.com/science/conservation/reducereuserecycle/word
wall/
Day Three:
Duration
One hour class period
Materials
4 clear, plastic tubs
Sink water
Vegetable Oil
Glitter
Paper towels
Cotton balls
Q-tips
Smart Board
Computer
single file line behind the line leader for that week.
Students will travel to various sections of the school and hang up their
artwork.
After everyones artwork is hung up, students should be instructed to
our environment.
The teacher will start off by asking the students if they have ever
streams, or oceans. Teacher will let the children discuss this for a few
moments.
The teacher will then show the students a few pictures from the
each group. The plastics tubs will be found in the closet at the back of
the classroom and the teacher will use the sink to fill them up.
The teacher will then walk around and pollute all of the childrens
from their water with the cleaning items that the teacher gave them.
anything from the plastic water container that was given to each
supplies.
The teacher will walk around the room collecting the water containers
and dumping the remains into the sink at the back of the room.
The students will then be instructed to return to their seats.
The teacher will then start a discussion about what they students
be that difficult to remove the vegetable oil from the tubs of water.
The teacher should then explain to the students the importance of not
Water Pollution
Activity
Title: Water Pollution
Overview: Students will see how difficult it is to remove
pollution from our water.
Where: This activity will take up the entire class period.
How: This activity lets the students experience hands
on how difficult it is to remove pollution from our
water so they can see for themselves that it
doesnt have a simple solution. This activity is
helpful for diverse learners because it gives
students an opportunity to have a hands on
activity.
What: After the end of this lesson the teacher will just
discuss what happened and what the students
think of it.
Attachments
These are the links to images of water pollution:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Contaminacion_de
l_Lago_de_Maracaibo_2.jpg
http://cf.ltkcdn.net/greenliving/images/slide/88355-849x565-
g52rubbishbeach.jpg
http://media.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/images/2010/jun10/oil_
day60_sm/oil_day6022.jpg
Day Four:
Duration
One hour class period
Materials
Biscuits Earth Day Celebration books (copy for each student)
Ipads
Teacher Aid
Book Report papers
Colored pencils
Crayons
Markers
related to the story to make sure that the students comprehend the
book.
After the teacher finishes reading the book, the students will be
on the book.
There are two different copies of the book report, one with a girl on it
and one with a boy. The teacher will explain this and then tell the
sections that they have to fill out to make sure the students have an
students are on track and they should answer any questions the
the pictures on the page should be colored, and whatever the students
dont finish they should finish for homework because tomorrow they
Celebration
Title: Biscuits Earth Day Celebration
Overview: This story is about Biscuit the dog taking
care of our planet in a variety of different
ways.
Where: This book will be used in the beginning of
the lesson.
How: This book talks about Earth Day and
different ways that students can do things
to help protect the environment.
What: After the class reads the book, a book
report assignment will be given.
Attachments
This is the link for the boy and girl book report papers. Copies should
be made for the first two pages that have just the boy and girl on
them:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B82CBXRpJwZuNW9IRnN3QTdCbms/edi
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Day 5:
Duration
One hour class period
Materials
Construction paper letters
Construction paper heart
Blue and green construction paper
Double-sided tape
Lined paper
for Earth Day for the students to hang up their finished book reports.
At the beginning of class the teacher should explain that today
was their favorite part of the book and whether or not they enjoyed.
colored.
The teacher should first ask the class for any volunteers.
The teacher should take volunteers first and after that they should
present their book report and use their big girl/boy voices so that the
student present.
The students will be graded only on completeness of their assignment.
If a student is absent they will share their book report the next day
everything they have learned this week. The teacher should make a list
of all the topics that they students come up with and write them on the
board.
The teacher will then hand out lined paper to each student.
The students will be instructed to choose one of the topics from the
board and write a sentence or two about what they learned about and
Attachments
This is a link for an idea to make a bulletin board for Earth Day:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/190136415489973310/
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