These interdisciplinary modules are classroom ready, engaging, hands-on activities that address multiple Nevada education standards. Check back frequently for additional lesson plans!
NEW! One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish!
Break the ice, build a tight team in classroom, and help your students learn to communicate better with this incredibly fun and challenging initiative. Minimal space and materials needed, and this is great for leadership skills also!
“One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish!” Lesson Plan
Social Wellness! In this lesson, students will understand the value of positive teamwork in managing conflicts, successes, and failures through interaction with others, regardless of differences. Sierra Nevada Journey’s own Kylie Rowe is the Creator & Pilot Instructor of Social Wellness–part of the 8-lesson curriculum, “Moving to Wellness”. If you have questions about this program email Kylie!
Social Wellness Activity Log, Student Handout
How Healthy is Our Watershed? Testing for DO and pH! Students will learn about two important measurements of water quality—dissolved oxygen, and pH — and why these are important to humans and other organisms. Don’t have water testing kits? NO PROBLEM! Call Sierra Nevada Journeys at (775) 355-1688 to borrow ours; and attend our Pedaling Your Watershed Workshop on June 18!
How Healthy is our Watershed? Testing for DO and pH! – Lesson Plan
General Water Testing – Student Handout
This activity is a portion of a larger curriculum module with the objective of an encompassing understanding of a students’ local watershed and greater understanding of earth science related to water. However it can be utilized as a hands-on complement to wider ranging curriculum in a variety of disciplines including, but not limited to, physical and earth science.
Physical Wellness! Learn to teach a bit of holistic wellness in your classroom! The students will understand the value of planning and creating goals for physical activity in order to maintain appropriate physical fitness levels. This lesson was designed by Kylie Rowe, EMAIL her if you have questions or are interested in learning more about teaching well-rounded wellness to your students!
Physical Wellness – Lesson Plan
Body Parts Worked; Physical Activity Log; Physical Activity Intensity Level – Student Handouts
Waste Watchers is a lesson in which students learn about energy by conducting a classroom energy survey. This lesson teaches scientific investigation skills, data collection, record-keeping, and observation. Also, students will explore energy usage, energy conservation, and natural resources. This lesson includes new updates, and a spreadsheet for teachers to record student findings, including pre-programmed automatic calculations to help you compile the data for your class!
Waste Watchers Lesson Plan
NEW! Waste Watcher Classroom Energy Survey, Log; NEW! Watt Does It Cost, Energy Waste Watchers, Record Spreadsheet
Thank you Julie Power!
CLASSROOM GARBAGE SORT! In this eye-opening activity, students will examine the trash in their classroom, and determine what can be reduced, reused, and recycled! The CLASSROOM GARBAGE SORT! activity helps students to understand the large amounts of garbage created daily; and assists in reflecting upon the impact of recycling. The lesson includes a section where student groups brainstorm different ideas for a school-wide, and class, recycling campaign. This lesson is courtesy of Julie Power, a graduate student at UNR, pursuing a Masters in Elementary Education. Big thanks to Julie for all her hard work!
CLASSROOM GARBAGE SORT! Lesson Plan
Biodiversity and Literacy! Download the presentation from our recent workshop on how to use science and the environment as an overarching theme through which to teach literacy, the brainchild of guest facilitator Desiree Gray! CLICK HERE TO READ ALL ABOUT THE WORKSHOP!
Biodiversity – Project Learning Tree, Workshop Presentation
EYES, MOUTH, BODY, GO! is a fun activity where students learn about themselves and their classmates! Students use all all their senses and practice the communication skills necessary to work effectively in a group to accomplish the challenging task! This activity will certainly challenge even the most highly functioning groups, and give students an insight into how to communicate even better with their classmates.
Eyes, Mouth, Body, GO!_Lesson Plan
TURNING TURBINES – Blade Design: Student design teams make wind turbine blades to help understand how the wind can be harnessed to provide the energy needed to generate electricity! The lesson may be adapted for multiple grade levels. As wind power use has figured prominently throughout history, combine the Blade Design with Social Studies lessons!Don’t have a wind turbine? Borrow ours! Email Joanna or call (775) 355-1688. Or CLICK HERE to apply for GreenPower funding to help your school go green!
Turning Turbines – Blade Design, Lesson Plan
Turning Turbines – Blade Design, Student Handout
We would love to hear from you! Email Laurie or Becky in our Professional Development department with feedback regarding your experience with any of our activities!
