Unit Plan
Unit Title and Grade Level: Environmental Health for grades 6-8.
Unit Objectives:
Cognitive:
 Students will be informed about environmental issues.
 Students will be aware of organizations and global initiatives to
protect the environment.
 Students will learn sources of air pollution and ways to help keep
the air clean.
 Students will learn the sources of water pollution and ways to help
keep the water safe.
 Students will learn the sources of noise pollution and ways to
reduce noise pollution.
 Students will learn ways to help improve the visual environment.
 Students will learn sources of natural and energy resources and
ways to conserve energy and natural resources.
 Students will learn how to precycle, recycle, and dispose of waste
properly.
 Students will learn what the natural environment is and how to
protect the natural environment.
 Students will learn how to be a health advocate for the
environment.
Affective:
 Students will appreciate the environment and its natural resources.
 Students will have fun while learning about environmental health.
 Students will appreciate the work of organizations whose goal is to
help protect the environment.
Psychomotor:
 Students will recycle plastic waste from their classes and homes.
 Students will improve the visual environment of the front of the
school.
 Students will create a song and CD cover, and will sing their song
in front of the class.
Materials and Equipment:
 Health Textbooks
 Construction Paper, Computer Paper
 Crayons, Markers
 Paper Plates
 Video Clip of Reduction of Rain Forests, Hybrid Car, Different
Sources of Energy
 Garbage Bags, “Trash”- bottles, paper, newspaper, boxes, napkins,
& etc
Scope and Sequence:
Introductory and Closing Activities: Each class period will begin with an
introductory activity and will end with a closing activity. The introductory activities
will introduce the topic for the day, and will enhance the students’ interest of the
topic. The closing activity either will expand on the topic of the day with a game
or fun activity or will introduce the topic for the next day. Below the first activity is
the introductory activity and the second activity is the closing activity.
Day 1:
Short video clip of reduction of rain forests
Cooperative learning-solutions for the reduction of rain forests
Day 2:
Environmental Draw and Guess
Students assigned for fish bowl effect-hybrid car
Day 3:
Short video clip of hybrid car
Students draw an environment with air pollution and an
environment with no air pollution
Day 4:
Demonstration of the effects of oil on water
Students assigned role playing with script-water pollution
Day 5:
Environment Calendar
Environment Calendar
Day 6:
Ranking-rank noises that bother them
Field Trip to improve visual environment around school
Day 7:
Short video clip of different sources of energy
Brainstorming-ways to conserve energy at home
Day 8:
Students draw their natural environment
Students assigned debate of recycling
Day 9:
Environmental Draw and Guess
Environmental Mural
Day 10;
Littering Activity
Discussion of students being more conscience of environment
Environmental Health:
Day 1:
Environmental Issues & Organizations and Global Initiatives to
Protect the Environment (Lecture & Discussion using powerpoint)
Day 2:
Air Pollution (Lecture & Discussion using powerpoint)
Field Trip (outside to write air pollutions they observe)
Day 3:
Hybrid Car (Fish Bowl Effect)
Day 4:
Group Investigation of Water Pollution
Day 5:
Role Play (water pollution)
Day 6:
Noise Pollution & Visual Environment (Lecture & Discussion and
Brainstorm)
Day 7:
Discussion of Energy & Natural Resources
Day 8:
Discussion of Natural Environment
Day 9:
Debate of Recycling & Discussion of Advocating for the
Environment
Day 10:
Environmental Smash CD & Contest
Block Plan:
Wee
k
1
Monday
Tuesday
Intro. Activity:
Short video
Intro. Activity:
Environment
Wednesda
y
Intro.
Activity:
Thursday
Intro. Activity:
Demonstratio
Friday
Intro.
Activity:
clip of
reduction of
rain forests
Lesson
Focus:
Environment
al Issues &
Organization
s and Global
Initiatives to
Protect the
Environment
(Lecture &
Discussion
using
powerpoint)
Closing
Activity:
Cooperative
learningsolutions for
the reduction
of rain forests
Wee
k
2
al Draw and
Guess
Lesson
Focus: Air
Pollution
(Lecture &
Discussion
using
powerpoint)
Field Trip
(outside to
write air
pollutions
they observe)
Closing
Activity:
Students
assigned for
fish bowl
effect-hybrid
car
Monday
Tuesday
Intro.
Activity:
Rankingrank noises
that bother
them
Intro. Activity:
Short video
clip of
different
sources of
energy
Lesson
Focus:
Noise
Pollution &
Visual
Environmen
t (Lecture &
Discussion
Lesson
Focus:
Discussion of
Energy &
Natural
Resources
Closing
Short video
clip of
hybrid car
n of the
effects of oil
on water
Lesson
Focus:
Hybrid Car
(Fish Bowl
Effect)
Closing
Activity:
Students
draw an
environmen
t with air
pollution
and an
environmen
t with no air
pollution
Lesson
Focus:
Group
Investigation
of Water
Pollution
Wednesda
y
Intro.
Activity:
Students
draw their
natural
environmen
t
Closing
Activity:
Students
assigned role
playing with
script-water
pollution
Thursday
Environmen
t Calendar
Lesson
Focus: Role
Play (water
pollution)
Closing
Activity:
Environmen
t Calendar
Friday
Intro. Activity; Intro. Activity:
Environment Littering
al Draw and
Activity
Guess
Lesson
Lesson
Focus:
Focus:
Environment
Debate of
al Smash CD
Lesson
Recycling &
& Contest
Focus:
Discussion of
Discussion Advocating
Closing
of Natural
for the
Activity:
Environmen Environment Discussion of
t
students
Closing
being more
and
Brainstorm)
Activity:
Brainstorming
-ways to
Closing
conserve
Activity:
energy at
Field Trip to home
improve
visual
environmen
t around
school
Closing
Activity:
Students
assigned
debate of
recycling
Activity:
Environment
al Mural
conscience
of
environment
Lesson Plans:
Provided separately.
Evaluation Procedures:
There will be a variety of evaluations. Pop quizzes will be throughout the
unit to assess the students over the information provided. Everyday will have at
least one built in evaluation. At the end of the unit, students will have a contest.
The contest will require the students to create and perform a song about
environmental health. A rubric will be used for the contest.
References:
Heit, P., Page, R., Meeks, L. Comprehensive School Health Education. 5th
Edition. 2007.