Environmental Ed

This activity was developed for use with the C.O.R.A.L Class at Honeoye Central School in Honeoye NY. The students found it not only educational but a fun activity. I think you will find it a great activity for Elementary Classes. Remember to gather the material in advance and have plenty of old newspapers to put over the activity table. This is NOT a neat and tidy project, but it is fun for your students. Environmental Ed Please take a minute or two to check out the preview and sign up as

The sundial is probably the oldest scientific instrument know to man, it dates back to early Egypt around 1500 B.C. In addition to its use by the Egyptians it was also used in ancient Greece and Rome. In Europe the sundial was the most commonly used method to determine the time, even after the mechanical clock was developed in the 14th century. In Europe sundial was actually used to check and adjust the time on mechanical clocks until late into the 19th century. Today sundials are mostly used

This project has two soil investigations within it. 1-What makes up a unit of soil and 2. At what rate will water penatrade different kinds of soil. It also has two worksheets to record data. What I like about this Model is the worksheet on what makes up a unit of soil requires it be developed by members of the student group. First they need to propose a series of questions. Then they need to provide the information they collected that will help answer those questions. Then it asks the que

Here is a chance for your class to learn about crystals by growing some salt crystals. I have a lesson on growing sugar crystals which is very popular because your students can eat them.

Generalizations: Dust and other particulate matter is constantly falling over the earth. Some of it is caused by natural phenomenon and some by the activities of man. The human body can tolerate a certain level of dust but this level has limits. Objectives: Your students will be able to measure the amount of particulate matter falling in their neighbor­hood. They will be able to translate this informa­tion into the number of tons of particulate mat­ter that fall in one month over a square mil