new york state department of environmental Conservation lesson plans: grades 3-6

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation offers a wide variety of Grades 3-6 lesson plans regarding the following themes in environmental education:

• Animals — These lesson plans encompass amphibians, birds, fish, insects, mammals and reptiles with instruction across multiple disciplines.
• Nature Study — These lessons incorporate multiple subject disciplines as an aid in exploring, discovering, and observing nature.
• Recycling and Conservation — These lessons look at the sustainable use of natural resources.
• Soils — These lesson plans focus on the composition, properties and conservation of this important resource.
• Water — These lessons examine wildlife within aquatic ecosystems.

"Grades 3-6 Lesson Plans." New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, n.d. Web. 6 April 2016.