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Elementary Earth Day economics laboratories
Build an Interactive STUDENT FOOD WEB! FOREST Food chain Activity Energy Flow
Engage students with an exciting interactive food chain and food web activity. Using yarn, students create interconnected chains, enhancing their comprehension of producers and consumers. Suitable for multiple grade levels, this hands-on experience creates a deeper understanding of ecosystem interactions.Each student is assigned either a plant or an animal and they sit in a big circle and use yarn to interconnect food chains with the entire class. This set of pages can be used for several ac
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
Land, Air, and Water- A Preschool and Kindergarten Science Pack
This mini unit includes everything you need to teach your students about the world they live in. It is a *perfect* unit to teach around Earth Day!
The packet includes twelve 5-E lesson plans:
* Introduction: The Globe
* The earth is made up of three things: land, air, water
* Exploring Air
* What is Land?
* Making Geodes and Geode Nests
* Sorting Rocks
* Exploring Water
* Salt Water/Fresh Water Experiment
* Water Clarity Experiment
* Simple Landforms- What is a Landform?
* Simple Landforms- I
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PreK - K
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Build an Interactive STUDENT & Yarn FOOD WEB! Food Chain Activity OCEAN Marine
Here is an Ocean Marine student interactive food chain and food web activity to interpret interactions between producers and consumers. Using 18 images of plants and animals, the students use yarn to interconnect food chains with the entire class in this exciting activity! This set of pages can be used for several activities that include concepts about food chains, food webs, consumers vs. producers, the different levels of consumers, herbivores vs. carnivores vs. omnivores and autotrophs vs. h
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
Parts of a Seed
Use this page to teach students the parts of a seed. Soak fresh seeds (We used lima beans) in water until they absorb water, the seed coat starts to come off, and they start to split open. Should take several hours. Students will each get their own seed and will be able to identify each part on their seed. They will tape each part of their seed to the bottom of their paper.
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K - 3rd
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Nature Scavenger Hunt: Outdoor I Spy Worksheet, Outside Activity 5 Senses Earth
Invite kids outside to observe the world and play "I Spy."This creative printable invites kids to look around. Can they spy something blue that isn't the sky? Is there something scratchy or seasonal? They can write or draw their answers or interview one another. However they play, you'll get them thinking with this printable! One page has no prompts, so they can write their own.This printable is based on page 29 of Kid's Camping Journal, a journal filled with outdoor observation and play._____
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K - 6th
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Build an Interactive STUDENT FOOD WEB! Food Chain Activity RAINFOREST JUNGLE
Here is an Rainforest Jungle student interactive food chain and food web activity to interpret interactions and energy flow between producers and consumers. Using 18 images of plants and animals, the students use yarn to interconnect food chains with the entire class in this exciting activity! This set of pages can be used for several activities that include concepts about food chains, food webs, consumers vs. producers, the different levels of consumers, herbivores vs. carnivores vs. omniv
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
Lava Lamp | Oil And Water Science Experiment | Earth Day Oil Spills Activity
Use effervescent tablets to create lots of oohs and ahhs while discovering the properties of oil and water. This hands-on lab can be conducted in 30 minutes. It uses simple supplies and includes teacher background information, tips, science activity, and a reading passage. It makes a wonderful introductory lesson about oil spills for environmental science and Earth Day.Included in the Hands-on ActivityBackground Information and Vocabulary on the Properties of Miscible and Immiscible Liquids.Hand
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
Nonrenewable Energy Resources - Cookie Mining Activity
THIS RESOURCE IS PART OF MY EARTH BUNDLE FOR A BIG DISCOUNT! Give your students a hands on and authentic learning experience as you study the processes behind obtaining fossil fuels. This cookie mining lab provokes students to strategize, work collaboratively, and gain understanding on the difficulties with mining nonrenewables for energy resources. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Students will have a change to analyze and interpret seve
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Environmental Science Bundle - Repurposing Project and Lab Activities
Build an Interactive STUDENT FOOD WEB! Food Chain Activity AFRICAN SAVANNA
Here is an African savanna safari student interactive food chain and food web activity to interpret interactions and energy flow between producers and consumers. Using 18 images of plants and animals, the students use yarn to interconnect food chains with the entire class in this exciting activity! This set of pages can be used for several activities that include concepts about food chains, food webs, consumers vs. producers, the different levels of consumers, herbivores vs. carnivores vs.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
Build an Interactive STUDENT FOOD WEB with Yarn! DESERT Food Chain Activity
Here is a Desert student interactive food chain and food web activity to interpret interactions and energy flow between producers and consumers. Using 18 images of plants and animals, the students use yarn to interconnect food chains with the entire class in this exciting activity! This set of pages can be used for several activities that include concepts about food chains, food webs, consumers vs. producers, the different levels of consumers, herbivores vs. carnivores vs. omnivores and aut
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
Also included in: ECOLOGY OF DESERT Food Chains and Web BUNDLE, Biodiversity, CER, STEM
Water Conservation Lab: Design & Carry Out a Study - NGSS: Distance Learning
In this activity NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) aligned activity, students (Part 1:) design and carry out a study to calculate how much water will be saved if they turn the water off while brushing their teeth, and (Part 2:) design and carry out a loner-term study at home to calculate how much water can be conserved. The lesson proceeds as follows: 1. First, students watch a short video on water conservation, and the growing water shortage crisis worldwide. They answer a few questio
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5th - 12th
Project Based Learning Curriculum | 2nd Grade PBL Activities
In this Project Based Learning Science and Social Studies Bundle you will have everything you need to teach PBL this year! Creating these units are time consuming for any teacher and this bundle will save you hours and hours of work, planning and your time. We take the boring and make PBL fun and easy to teach. It includes a Plant Unit, Economics and Financial Literacy Unit, Habitats and Ecosystem Unit, an Iceberg Unit and more. These are all the top selling 2nd grade PBL units that we have.Some
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2nd
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HUMAN IMPACT AND EARTH DAY UNIT BUNDLE With Pacing Guide MS-ESS3-3, MS-LS2
Here is my 2-3 week unit bundle for teaching Human Impact and Earth Day as part of MS-ESS3-3, MS-LS2-3 and MS-LS2-4. Easy prep activities. There is a detailed pacing guide that also includes links to my blog posts that helps you build out each activity. Please see the detailed preview.Topics Include:Interconnected Food WebsAbiotic and Biotic Components Manmade or Natural Events Affect Food WebsDesign a Water FilterUse Pond Water Microorganisms as Bioindicators of Water PollutionDetermine the Rat
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
, 5-ESS3-1
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Dollar Bill Analysis Exploratory Lab Activity (Counterfeit Unit)
This introductory lab kicks off our Counterfeit Unit by putting enlarged replicas of real dollar bills in students hands and letting them analyze and explore all the facets that go into money that the average person overlooks. Students will explore the $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 enlarged replica bills and document various things about each.For lab, I print enlarged bills double sided and laminate for longevity. Students analyze bills in lab groups to collaborate and share materials. There i
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4th - 12th
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Earth Day Unit Plan 5 days
I have created a 5 day unit lesson plan as Google Slides, related to Earth Day! Each day has the objectives, assessment and key points. NGSS standards are included (in the notes section of slides). Each day has an extra class/group activity as well, related to that day. Happy Earth Day!
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3rd - 7th
MATTER AND ENERGY IN ORGANISMS AND ECOSYSTEMS Powerpoint and Worksheets
Here is a complete 22 slide PowerPoint show and worksheet for the cycling of matter and energy through the living and non living parts of an ecosystem.(MS-LS2, 5-LS2 and 5-PS3-1). Levels of food chains, energy flow through food webs, biodiversity and energy pyramids are also discussed. Students watch the slideshow and then fill out a two page worksheet that echoes the concepts. This is a great introduction to any food chain, food web, biodiversity, invasive species, or abiotic and biotic activit
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
, 5-PS3-1
Tragedy of the Commons Lab - Human Impact on the Environment
In 1968 the Tragedy of the Commons was published. A major principle of the article is the notion that any resource that is open to everyone – such as the air or parts of the ocean – will eventually be destroyed because everyone can use the resource but no one is responsible for preserving it. When people are not compelled to preserve resources for the welfare for future generations, the Tragedy of the Commons occurs. Objective: The purpose of this simulation is to demonstrate how individuals co
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4th - 10th
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Which Would You Buy? An Economic Lesson
Teaching economics isn't always easy for elementary students. This lesson might make it easier for them to understand WHY we buy the things we buy. We all have opinions that influence our choices. Using a name brand chocolate chip cookie and a store brand, students learn to compare the reasons why they buy the ones they do. In this lesson they also test their willpower by analyzing the cookie for a while before they even get to taste it. There is a chart for them to mark the differences in a coo
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2nd - 5th
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Fish Respiration Experiment | Environmental Science And Earth Day Aquatics Lab
A lab that is sure to create a great class discussion. Use live fish to learn about respiration, dissolved oxygen, and fish. A step-by-step teacher guide and student journal is included. This is a wonderful activity for Earth Day or a climate change unit.Students will investigate to answer the question: Does the amount of dissolved oxygen affect the respiration rate in fish? Using the pre-reading and their prior knowledge, students will write an educated hypothesis. Students will be very
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 5-ESS3-1
, MS-LS2-1
The Mess That We Made Book Companion and Water Pollution Activities
The Mess That We Made Book Companion and activities includes an east scienceexperiment to extend the reading of “The Mess That We Made” by Michelle Lord. The experiment focuses on water pollution and what it does to plants and water. A great activity for primary students exploring pollution. A recording sheet to help students practice the scientific method is included with predictions and revised predictions as well as a Respecting Water craftivity and writing activity. This allows students to b
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K - 3rd
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Earth Day Activity Bundle Printable Digital Comprehension, Cut and Paste, Slime
Keep your second grade students learning while having fun on Earth Day! This bundle of 5 products is perfect for reviewing addition, subtraction, reading comprehension, and reducing, reusing, and recycling resources. Your 2nd grade students will LOVE the making slime activity too!If you like these resources,click here to follow my store!Here's what's included in this bundle:Earth Day 2 and 3 Digit Addition Boom Cards - Engaging Digital math practiceGet ready to blast off into math success with o
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2nd - 3rd
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Dissolved Oxygen in Aquatic Ecosystem Lab and Comprehension Unit | Earth Day
Integrate a complete science unit into your classroom. Students will complete an engaging lab on fish respiration. They will extend their learning to discover the importance of dissolved oxygen in aquatic ecosystems. Bundle and Save. Perfect for an Earth Day activity.We combined our Investigating the Effects of Dissolved Oxygen on Fish Lab with our Aquatic Ecosystem Reading Passage. This should give teachers a complete unit to help you save time on your planning and give you flexibility.
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4th - 7th
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Sustainable Fashion - Why Upcycling?
This is the second module of the Sustainable Fashion package, focused on upcycling. In this lesson, students will learn about the fast fashion industry's impact on the environment. They will discover how upcycling can be an alternative solution.Students will conduct a science experiment that analyzes the decomposition and wearability of several fabrics, to simulate how garments behave over time in a landfill.
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Grades:
4th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS3-3
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-3
DECIDUOUS FOREST-Build an Interactive STUDENT FOOD WEB! Food Chain Activity
Here is a Temperate Forest student interactive food chain and food web activity to interpret interactions and energy flow between producers and consumers. Using 18 images of plants and animals, the students use yarn to interconnect food chains with the entire class in this exciting activity! This set of pages can be used for several activities that include concepts about food chains, food webs, consumers vs. producers, the different levels of consumers, herbivores vs. carnivores vs. omnivor
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
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Find Economics resources | TPT
If you’re an educator or parent looking for printable or digital resources to help your student learn about economics, TPT has got you covered. We’ve got a comprehensive collection of economics and financial literacy resources available, including activities and lessons on trade, goods and services, and the stock market to name just a few. With plenty of TPT high-quality resources at your fingertips, you’ll be able to teach economics to your students in no time at all.
Economics activities to try
Here are a few examples of the different types of activities and lessons you can find on TPT to help teach students about economics:
Simulation Activities
You can introduce students to the world of investing, budgeting, and other economics-related activities through simulations. For example, have students research companies they want to "invest" in to show them how the stock market works. If you want to extend the lesson, you can have them periodically check in on their portfolios throughout the year to see how their investments are performing. Or, you could use a simulation to teach them about causes that led up to certain major historical events, like the stock market crash of 1929.
Budgeting Exercises
Help students understand the importance of managing their own financial resources by challenging them to create a budget. Give them a few hypothetical scenarios involving income, expenses, and financial goals. For example, you could ask them to plan a fictional character's monthly expenses, or have them create a budget to save for buying a house.
Trade Games
Through trading games, students can learn about importing and exporting, along with the impact of external forces and trade agreements. Ask students to work in teams and have them trade goods, record their imports and exports, and respond to charges (like tariffs and embargoes).
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Give students a real-world decision to make (e.g., building a new road, investing in a new technology, or buying property) and have them perform a cost-benefit analysis. To deepen the learning, you can ask them to justify their decisions with evidence.
Frequently asked questions for teaching economics
What is economics?
The study of economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. When teaching economics, the goal is to help students understand how individuals, businesses, governments, and societies make choices about resource allocation. Economics explores various topics related to this, including supply and demand, cost and benefits, and scarcity, to name just a few.
What types of economics resources are available on TPT?
There are many different types of economics resources sold by Sellers on TPT — from budgeting activities to simulation games to units.
How do I find economics resources on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing economics lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for economics resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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