Kindergartners learn simple ways to take care of the Earth — putting trash in the bin, recycling, saving water, turning off lights, and planting — and how our choices help keep nature clean and healthy.
Students will be able to…
Our Earth gives us air, water, plants, and animals. How can WE help take care of it and keep it clean and healthy?
Project this and sort each action into helps the Earth or hurts the Earth.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Our Earth gives us so much — how can we take care of it?
Children investigate.
Children explain.
Children elaborate.
Children conclude.
Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (Kindergarten / Early Elementary Science).
Communicate solutions to reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and living things.
Construct an argument about how plants and animals change their environment.
Represent where living things live.
Asking questions and defining problems.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have families pick one way to help the Earth this week — like recycling or saving water — and do it together. A printable care-for-Earth sheet is in the Science library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.