Our Water, Our Planet
Protecting our natural resources, fragile ecosystems, and local environment is the responsibility of every citizen. Our Water, Our Planet reinforces core science, language arts and math skills while teaching students about simple steps they can take to reduce plastic waste and make a difference in the health of their local community. This national standards-based educational program, created by Scholastic and Brita, features a series of free lessons and turnkey printables, as well as family activities.
Here's how it works!
- Give students the warm-up quiz.
- Download the FREE printables.
- Teach the lessons.
- Give students the wrap-up quiz (PDF).
- As a class, take the FilterForGoodSM pledge and encourage your students to get their families to take the pledge too.
- Talk to Us!
Lesson Plans
Warm-up and Wrap-up Quizzes
Find out what your students already know about water, plastic waste, recycling, and how our actions affect our ecosystems with a warm-up quiz. Once the unit is finished, assess what your students have learned with a wrap-up quiz.
Find out what your students already know about water, plastic waste, recycling, and how our actions affect our ecosystems with a warm-up quiz. Once the unit is finished, assess what your students have learned with a wrap-up quiz.
Lesson: One Kid Can Make a Difference NEW!
Students will learn how the personal decisions they make daily affect their personal health, as well as that of the community and the planet!
Students will learn how the personal decisions they make daily affect their personal health, as well as that of the community and the planet!
Lesson 1: Everything's Connected
Students will learn about ecosystems, understand how reducing, reusing, and recycling can impact the environment, and practice reading comprehension skills.
Students will learn about ecosystems, understand how reducing, reusing, and recycling can impact the environment, and practice reading comprehension skills.
Lesson 2: A Day in the Life of Bottled Water
Students will learn about natural resources and fossil fuels while practicing math skills.
Students will learn about natural resources and fossil fuels while practicing math skills.
Lesson 3: Go to the Source: Your Town's Tap Water
Students will learn how the water in their town or city gets to the tap through a research project.
Students will learn how the water in their town or city gets to the tap through a research project.
Family Activity: Tracking Your Trash
Extend what your students have learned with a project that tracks how much waste families produce during an average day. Students will discuss how simple changes can make a big difference and create a family action plan to reduce waste at home.
Extend what your students have learned with a project that tracks how much waste families produce during an average day. Students will discuss how simple changes can make a big difference and create a family action plan to reduce waste at home.
