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The Environment and the Community
Grade Level:  Grades 2-3
Content Area:  Community and Environmental Health
 
Synopsis

Students learn about their environment by walking around the block and noting everything they see and hear.

Students then discuss pollution and ways to prevent it. They then create a poster with drawings that show a goal to reduce pollution and steps to reach the goal.

 
About this Lesson
Key Concepts

The need to protect the environment


 
NHES Alignments

  • Describe ways in which a safe and healthy school and community environment can promote personal health


    • Skill Emphasis

    Decision Making/Goal Setting

    		 Objectives

    Students will identify how personal behaviors can contribute to the pollution of resources.

    Students will discuss ways to prevent pollution in the community.

    Students will set a personal goal to prevent pollution in the community.

    Teaching Steps

    1. Students identify ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
     
    2. Groups list their discoveries.
     
    3. Discuss pollution in the community.
     
    4. Discuss ways to prevent air pollution
     
    5. Discuss ways to prevent water pollution.
     
    6. Discuss ways to prevent noise pollution.
     
    7. Review goal-setting steps.
     
    8. Students set goals to reduce pollution.
     
    9. Reflect, summarize, and discuss.
     

    Assessment

    Preparation
    Materials & Preparation

    Make transparency:

    Copy student page (one for each student):

    Have overhead projector and transparency marker.
    		Time Requirements

    Three 25-minute sessions


    Background Information

    Goal Setting

    Lesson Overview Teaching Steps Assessment Discuss