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Impact of Humans on Environment: Kindergarten and 3rd Grade NGSS Activities [Ep. 69]

Ep. 69: Impact of Humans on Environment: Kindergarten and 3rd Grade NGSS Activities

Activities to investigate the impact of humans on environment

May is a great time to see reptiles and amphibians before the end of the school year! And to help you get inspired, I’ve got an activity idea about reptiles and amphibians for each grade K-5 coming at you this month.

In this episode, we’ll talk about activities used to investigate the impact of humans on environment that are paired with Next Generation Science Standards for grades Kindergarten and 3rd grade. I’ll share the standard that inspired the activity, how the activity relates to the impact of humans on environment using reptiles and amphibians as examples, and descriptions of how to use the activity with your learners.

In this episode, I discuss the following standards connected to the impact of humans on environment:

Kindergarten: K-ESS3-3: Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.
3rd Grade: 3-LS4-4: Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.