6th Grade Natural Resources: Air, Water And Land Lesson Plan

Topic: Air, water and land

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to explain the importance of air, water, and land and their interconnections.

Materials

• Handouts on air, water, and land
• Diagrams or pictures of air, water, and land
• Pencils and paper for each student

Warm-up

• Ask the students if they have ever heard of air, water, and land before.
• Ask the students to share what they know about air, water, and land.
• Write their responses on the board.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of natural resources and explain that they are resources that are found in nature and are essential to human survival.
• Explain that natural resources can be divided into air, water, and land.
• Discuss each resource in detail, providing examples and relevant information.
• For air, discuss the importance of clean air and the effects of pollution.
• For water, discuss the importance of clean water and the effects of water scarcity and pollution.
• For land, discuss the importance of preserving natural habitats and the effects of deforestation and land degradation.

Guided Practice

• Provide students with handouts or a worksheet with information on air, water, and land.
• Have students work in small groups to answer questions about the three natural resources (e.g. what do they consist of, what are their uses, what are the impacts of pollution, etc.).
• Go over the answers as a class, discussing any questions or answers that are unclear.

Independent Practice

• Have students work independently or in small groups to create a project that illustrates one of the impacts of pollution on one of the three natural resources (e.g. a poster showing the effects of air pollution on the ozone layer, a model of a contaminated water source, a drawing of a land contaminated by human waste, etc.).
• Encourage students to be creative and to use their own ideas and resources to create their projects.

Closure

• Review the main points of the lesson and ask students to share their projects with the class.
• Ask students to think about the importance of natural resources and the effects of pollution on them.
• Ask students to think about ways they can help protect natural resources and prevent pollution.

Assessment

• Observe students during the guided and independent practice activities to assess their understanding of the topic.
• Collect and review their projects for evidence of understanding and ability to apply their knowledge of natural resources and pollution.