Good+for+Mrs.+Earth

Good for Mrs. Earth!
__Level:__ Grade 3 Science Content, appropriate for grades 3-5 __Language:__ Japanese, but could be applied to any __Author:__ Jessica Haxhi, Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School, Watebury, CT Please send comments to jhaxhi@waterbury.k12.ct.us

__Guiding Questions:__ How do natural resources affect our lives? How can we conserve them? What practices are good for the Earth? What practices are bad for the Earth?

__Summary__ This unit is based on a grade 3 Connecticut science standard. During the unit, students meet Mrs. Earth, a round container painted like the Earth that is filled with 5 natural resources: water, metals, fossil fuels, trees, and rocks. After introducing the natural resources, the teacher shows students a variety of household items from Japan and the United States. Students learn how to sort the items into the various natural resources that they are made of, and how to name the most common household items, such as cup, glass, towel, and eating utensils. They separate items into those that should be reduced, reused, or recycled as well. Throughout the unit, students talk about what various people are doing in different pictures from Japan and the United States. By the end of the unit, students are able to talk about what they see someone doing in a picture, what items that person is using, whether that is "good" or "bad" for the Earth, and whether reducing, reusing or recycling would be best for the Earth.

   

Use this presentation at the Teacher's Table during small group instruction CENTERS. (see unit/lesson plans) media type="custom" key="6527781"