What’s Included:

• 5 Detailed Lesson Plans (PDF & editable formats) covering:
  • Types of Energy Resources
  • The Carbon Cycle
  • Human Impact on Earth’s Systems
  • Sustainability and Conservation Practices
  • Environmental Protection and Climate Change
• Google Slide Presentations for each lesson, with visual aids and discussion prompts
• Activities and Group Projects: Hands-on tasks designed for student collaboration and independent learning
• Assessment Tools: Quizzes, rubrics, and project ideas
• Teacher’s Guide: Suggested discussion prompts, teaching tips, and extension ideas
• Student Interactive Notes: Fill-in-the-blank and graphic organizers (PDF)
• Digital Interactive Options: GPT Assistant for lesson adjustments, quiz creation, and student questioning

Learning Objectives:

• Differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable energy resources and their uses.
• Understand the carbon cycle and its impact on Earth’s ecosystems.
• Evaluate the effects of human activities on Earth’s systems, including pollution and resource depletion.
• Explore sustainability practices and strategies to protect the environment.
• Analyze environmental challenges like climate change and examine ways to mitigate human impact.

TEKS Alignment:

• 6.7A: Investigate how renewable and nonrenewable resources are used and their effects on Earth’s systems.
• 6.7B: Explore the carbon cycle and its relationship to the energy systems of Earth.
• 6.7C: Examine how human activities impact Earth’s ecosystems and contribute to environmental change.
• 6.7D: Identify and analyze sustainable solutions to environmental challenges, including conservation and climate change mitigation.