Following are Ecological Footprint-based lessons for use in elementary and middle school classrooms. If you use these lessons, please fill out our evaluation form so we can improve them!

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1. Elementary School Science

a. Measuring Ecological Footprint (Monday)

b. Classroom Composting (Tuesday)

c. Energy is Everywhere (Wednesday)

d. The Web of Life (Thursday)

e. Waste Walk (Friday)

2. Middle School Science

a. Measuring Ecological Footprints (Monday)

b. Classroom Composting (Tuesday)

c. Energy is Everywhere (Wednesday)

d. Have and Have-Not (Thursday)

e. Waste Walk (Friday)

 3. Elementary School Social Studies

a. What is Sustainability (Monday)

b. Food and You (Tuesday)

c. Life Without Energy (Wednesday)

d. We are All Responsible (Thursday – Friday)

4. Middle School Social Studies

a. What is Sustainability (Monday)

b. The Trash We Pass (Tuesday)

c. Renewing Our Positions (Wednesday)

d. News and the Environment (Thursday)

e. We are All Responsible (Friday)

 5. Other Lessons

a. Lower Elementary Word Search

b. Upper Elementary Word Search

c. Middle School Crossword Puzzle

d. Elementary Vocabulary Word List

e. Middle School Vocabulary Word List

 

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