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Grade Four LessonsBUY GREEN: Being an Eco-Friendly Consumer
In this lesson students will explore environmentally friendly products. They will use the resources of EekoWorld as they learn about air pollution, water pollution, and how their actions can have an impact on the earth. They will conduct Internet research, create an advertisement for an eco-friendly consumer product, and stage a class presentation.
EEKO TRAVELERS: Exploring Diversity
In this lesson students will explore the diversity of five distinct ecosystems. They will use the resources of EekoWorld as they learn about plants and wildlife, threats to different ecosystems, and different ways that people have made positive changes in the environment. They will conduct Internet research, create a travel brochure that highlights what they have learned about varied ecosystems, and stage a class presentation.
LUNCHTIME INVESTIGATIONS
In this lesson, students will create a mini landfill and fill it with items
from their school lunch remains. They will investigate what items from their school lunch are sent to the landfill and learn how these items decompose. They will brainstorm ways to reduce and reuse the contents of their lunches, repeat the lunchtime investigation and compare the results.
