found in their environment by having the referenced for this as well. needs listed. 5 After exploring plants and animals in North After learning what plants and animals need Carolina, students will draw at least one to survive, they will study the habitats of X X plant and animal in the correct ecosystem North Carolina and how plants and animals and explain why they are able to survive survive in those environments. there. 6 Using what students know about an environment they are familiar with they will After exploring habitats throughout the be able to expand their knowledge on world, students will correctly categorize habitats throughout the world. The Lorax X X animals in their correct habitat and pick one website will be used as a reference Project animal and describe why it lives in that of habitats throughout the world and be a habitat. reminder of the book for the project at the end. 7 After students have learned about ways humans can protect and change the environment, students will be able to write After learning about different environments, about ways humans can protect and change they will begin to realize what they can the environment for plants and animals by X X personally do to help their environment. listing 5 important reasons on a worksheet. Students will also be able to draw a picture website will be used The Lorax Project about one of the ways they can protect and or during this lesson as well. change the environment for plants and animals using an example from their list they made. 8 After realizing what students can do to help After students have learned ways to help the environment, students will write a letter protect the environment, students will be able X X applying their knowledge of what plants and to write an opinion piece (letter) to The Lorax about what they can do to help protect animals need to survive and why it is the environment with all the steps listed. important to keep their environments clean.
found in their environment by having the needs listed. referenced for this as well. 5 After exploring plants and animals in North Carolina, students will draw at least one plant and animal in the correct ecosystem and explain why they are able to survive there. X X After learning what plants and animals need to survive, they will study the habitats of North Carolina and how plants and animals survive in those environments. 6 After exploring habitats throughout the world, students will correctly categorize animals in their correct habitat and pick one animal and describe why it lives in that habitat. X X Using what students know about an environment they are familiar with they will be able to expand their knowledge on habitats throughout the world. The Lorax Project website will be used as a reference of habitats throughout the world and be a reminder of the book for the project at the end. 7 After students have learned about ways humans can protect and change the environment, students will be able to write about ways humans can protect and change the environment for plants and animals by listing 5 important reasons on a worksheet. Students will also be able to draw a picture about one of the ways they can protect and or change the environment for plants and animals using an example from their list they made. X X After learning about different environments, they will begin to realize what they can personally do to help their environment. The Lorax Project website will be used during this lesson as well. 8 After students have learned ways to help protect the environment, students will be able to write an opinion piece (letter) to The Lorax about what they can do to help protect the environment with all the steps listed. X X After realizing what students can do to help the environment, students will write a letter applying their knowledge of what plants and animals need to survive and why it is important to keep their environments clean.
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