Interrelationships EALRs

Lesson

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Grade Levels
Essential Learnings

21
Adopt a Tree
(p.65)

 This activity will encourage students' awareness of individual trees over time, as well as incorporate various other subjects. By adopting individual trees, students will gain greater awareness and appreciation of their local environments.

Activity: 3-8
Variation 1: PreK-1
Variation 2: K-4

Science 1.1-1.3, 2.1
Writing 2.2
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1-3.3
Math 4.1-4.3
Arts 1.1, 3.1, 4.1

22
Trees as Habitats
(p.70)

 From their leafy branches to their tangled roots, trees provide a habitat for a host of plants and animals. In this activity, your students will discover how plants and animals depend on trees in many ways.  

Activity: 3-8
Variation 1: PreK-2
Variation 2: 3-8

Science 1.1,1.2, 2.1
SS-Geography 2.1, 2.2, 3.1
Writing 2.2
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1-3.3
Math 4.1-4.3
Arts1.1, 1.3, 3.1

23
The Fallen Log
(p.72)

 It's amazing how many things live in and on rotting logs. In this activity, your students will become familiar with some of those organisms. They'll gain an understanding of how decomposition takes place. And they'll gain a better appreciation for microhabitats and communities.

4-8

Science 1.1-1.3
Writing 2.2
Communication 1.1-1.3
Math 4.1-4.3
Arts 3.1, 4.1

24
Nature's Recyclers
(p.75)

 It's amazing how many organisms live off dead organic material and recycle those materials back into life. In this activity, your students will investigate the habits of one of these creatures. They will gain an understanding of how decomposition works and an appreciation for some of nature's less-heralded creatures.  

1-6

Science 1.1-1.3, 2.1, 2.2
Writing 2.2
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1-3.3

25
Birds and Worms
(p.77)

 Camouflage is an important survival strategy in the animal kingdom. In this activity, students will discover the value of protective coloration as they pretend to be birds in search of colored worms or bugs.  

K-6

Science 1.1, 2.1, 2.2
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1-3.3
Math 4.1-4.3
Arts 1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 4.1
Health and Fitness 1.2

26
Dynamic Duos
(p.79)

 Organisms in an ecosystem depend on each other for food. But they may also depend on each other for protection, transportation, or shelter. A close, long-term relationship between two organisms is called symbiosis (sihm-bee-OH-sihs). In this activity, students will learn about several kinds of symbiosis.  

5-8

Science 1.1-1.3
Reading 2.1, 2.2, 3.1
Writing 2.2, 2.3
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1

27
Every Tree
For Itself
(p.83)

 Try this activity to give your students an idea of the conditions that trees need to live and grow, and to help your students understand that trees must often compete for their needs.  

K-8

Science 1.1-1.3. 2.1, 2.2
SS-Geography 2.2, 3.1
Writing 2.2
Communication 3.1, 3.3
Math 1.3, 4.1-4.3

28
Air Plants
(p.85)

 Plants play a part in every breath we take. Use this activity to help your students understand how photosynthesis works and how humans depend on this process.  

3-6

Science 1.2,1.3, 2.2
SS-Geography 3.1, 3.2
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1, 3.3
Math 1.2, 1.3, 3.1-3.3, 5.3
Arts 4.1

29
Rain Reasons
(p.88)

 Rainfall, sunlight, and temperature are important factors influencing where plants can grow and, in turn, where animals can live. In this activity, students will design experiments to see how these climatic factors influence the growth and lives of plants. They will use the learned principles to explore how varying climate conditions have resulted in an astounding variety of forest types in Puerto Rico.  

6-8

Science 2.1, 2.2
SS-Geography 1.1, 1.2
Reading 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2
Writing 2.2
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1-3.3
Math 4.1-4.3, 5.3

30
Three Cheers
for Trees
(p.93)

 It's easy to take for granted both trees and the many benefits they provide. Here's a way to start your students thinking about how much trees add to people's lives.  

1-6

Science 1.2, 2.2
SS-Geography 2.2, 3.1, 3.3
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1-3.3
Arts 1.1, 1.3, 3.1, 4.1

31
Plant a Tree
(p.95)

 Never underestimate the power of a tree! Besides giving us an amazing array of paper and wood products, trees provide a host of other benefits -from shading our backyards to assisting in the maintenance of the global climate. Students can express their appreciation of trees by planning and carrying out their own tree-planting program.  

1-8

Science 1.2, 1.3, 2.2
SS-Geography 3.1, 3.2
Reading 3.1, 3.2
Writing 2.1-2.3
Communication 2.1-2.4, 3.1-3.3

32
A Forest of
Many Uses
(p.98)

 Privately and publicly owned forests are often managed to some degree to provide several different resources. In this activity, students will learn how forests are managed to meet a variety of human and environmental needs.  

Activity: 5-8
Variation : 1-4

Science 1.1, 1.2, 2.2
SS-Geography 3.1, 3.2
SS-Economics 1.2-1.4
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1-3.3
Arts 1.3, 3.1

33
Forest
Consequences
(p.101)

 Few issues, if any, have simple solutions -- and resolving them usually involves compromise. In this activity, your students will learn about some of the effects that human activities can have on a forest. They will explore some of the trade-offs involved in working out a land-use issue.  

6-8

Science 1.2, 2.2, 3.2
SS-History 3.3
SS-Geography 3.1-3.3
Civics 1.3, 4.1, 4.3
SS-Economics 1.3, 1.4
Reading 2.1, 2.2, 3.1
Writing 2.1, 2.2
Communication 1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.5, 3.1-3.3
Arts 3.1, 4.2

34
Who Works in
This Forest?
(p.105)

 All kinds of people work in the forest -- from foresters to loggers, from scientists to naturalists. Everyone depends on properly managed forests for recreation, essential products, and a healthy environment. This activity provides students with an overview of forest-related careers.  

3-6

Science 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2
SS-Geography 3.1, 3.2
SS-Economics 1.2
Reading 2.1, 2.2, 3.1
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1-3.3
Arts 1.1, 3.1

35
Loving It Too Much
(p.108)

 National parks are the treasures of any nation. Yet national parks today struggle with serious dilemmas. By looking at problems in America's national parks, students can begin grappling with some tough environmental issues that affect parks locally and globally.  

6-8

Science 1.2, 2.2
SS-History 3.3
SS-Geography 3.1, 3.2
Civics 4.1-4.3
SS-Economics 1.1-1.4
Reading 2.1, 2.2, 3.1
Writing 1.2, 2.2
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1-3.3
Math1.4

36
Pollution Search
(p.114)

 Here's a way for your students to take a closer look at pollution: what it is, what its sources are, and what are some things people can do to reduce it.  

Activity: 2-6
Variation PreK-2

Science 1.2, 2.2, 3.2
SS-Geography 3.1, 3.2
Civics 4.1
Writing 2.2
Communication.1-1.3, 3.3
Math4.1-4.3
Arts 1.1

37
Talking Trash, Not!
(p.119)

 By taking a look at their own trash, your students can learn a lot about how and why they throw things away. They can find ways to cut down on the waste they produce and to improve the way waste is managed in their community.  

1-6

Science 1.2, 1.3, 3.2
SS-History 3.3
SS-Geography 1.1, 3.1,3.2
Civics 4.1
SS-Economics 1.2, 1.3
Math 4.1-4.3

38
Every Drop
(p.122)

 It's easy to waste water and even easier to take water for granted. Water pours out of our faucets as though it were endlessly available. But the truth is that fresh water supplies are dwindling. Fortunately, it's just as easy to conserve water as it is to waste it. Try this activity to help your class (and maybe the whole school) cut back on water waste.  

4-8

Science 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2
SS-History 3.3
SS-Geography 3.1,3.2
Civics 4.1
Writing2.2, 2.3
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1-3.3
Math 3.1-3.3, 4.1-4.3
Arts 1.1, 2.2

39
Energy Sleuths
(p.126)

 Important issues revolve around our use of energy. One issue is the growing scarcity of some energy resources. Another is the threat to our environment caused by our current energy systems. In this activity, your students will learn about different sources of energy, as well as how energy is used in their daily lives.  

6-8

Science 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 2.3
SS-History 3.3
SS-Geography 3.1,3.2
Civics 4.1
SS-Economics 1.3, 1.4
Reading 2.1, 2.2, 3.1
Writing 2.2, 3.1-3.5
Communication 2.2-2.5, 3.1-3.3

40
Then and Now
(p.131)

 If your community is like most others, it's now quite a bit different than it was 100, 50, 25, or even five years ago. This activity will help your students to understand how we, as people, affect and alter the environment in which we live.  

Activity: 5-8
Variation 3-6

Science 2.2, 3.2
SS-History 1.2, 2.1-2.3, 3.3
SS-Geography 3.1-3.3
Writing 2.2, 2.3
Communication 1.1-1.3, 3.1-3.3

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Revised: October 03, 2000