The Arts

Students learn the importance of recycling and keeping our air clean by creating a poster or comic strip using images from Pics4Learning. They also learn about the recycling process by making their own paper. This lesson is best suited for grades 1-6, and adheres to National Science and English Language Arts Standards.

Students follow directions and make envelopes and drinking cups out of copy paper with printing on one side. They learn why recycling is important to the Earth, and about multiple uses for used copy paper. This lesson adheres to National Fine Arts, Mathematics, and Science Standards.

In this lesson, students create, design, and plant a flower garden using the flowers in the book On My Own at 107.  This lesson is best suited for 6th-8th graders and adheres to National Science, Computer/Technology Skills, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Visual Art Standards.

Students compare and contrast the behavior and structure of reptiles and amphibians. This lesson is designed to focus on Utah's reptiles and amphibians but could be modified for any state. It is best suited for grade 4 and adheres to Utah Science Standards.

This activity encourages students to document water use in their communities through the use of digital cameras and explore how water use impacts the local environment. The lesson is suited to high school Science, Social Studies, and Health classes, and is correlated to National Science Education standards for grades 9-12.