Activities & Lessons

Arlington Echo Activities and Lessons

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Grade K

Grade K

Air Action: Characteristics and uses of Air
Busy Bees: Animal Needs and Characteristics
Critter Count: Animal Movement
Finding Forest Friends : Animal Characteristics and Habitats
For the Birds : Characteristics of Birds 
Let Your Senses Do the Walking : Observing and Classifying
Plot Study: Observing and Recording
The Water Around Us : Water and Boating Safety
Watery Worlds: Living/Non-Living: Aquatic Animal Characteristics

Grade 1

Grade 1

Animals in Winter : Seasonal Adaptations 
"Bee" Sensible : Data Collection Through Our Senses
Lots of Litter : Pollution 
Map, Key and Compass : Map and Compass Skills
  Me and My Shadow: Shadow Movement 
Metric Trail : Outdoor Measurement 
Row, Row, Row Your Boat : Water and Boating Safety row_boatgr1.PDF
Seed Search : Seed Dispersal seedsrchgr1.pdf
Temperature Walk : Measurement/Data Collection tempwalkgr1.PDF
Woodsy Words : Sensory Awareness/Vocabulary woodsywdgr1.PDF
You Can't Lose: Cooperative Learning You_cant_lose.1.pdf

Grade 2

Grade 2

Dinosaur Dig : Sensory Awareness/Vocabulary dino_diggr2.PDF
Environmental Discovery Walk : Map, Compass & Ecology env_walkgr2.PDF
Hold That Soil : Soil Erosion hld_soilgr2.PDF
Lend a Hand : Cooperation lend_hndgr2.PDF
Nature's Measure : Measuring and Recording Data natr_msrgr2.PDF
Pioneer Crossing : Pioneers/Boating Safety pioneergr2.PDF
Pollution Solution : Ecology, Pollution, Environmental Ethics poll_solgr2.PDF
Seek and Find : Letter Sound Patterns in Nature seekfindgr2.PDF
Time For Dinner : Food Chain time_dnrgr2.PDF
Visualize a Vertebrate : Writing Skills vis_vertgr2.PDF
What To Do After Dinner: Evening Activities after_digr2.PDF
Where's Your Backbone? : Invertebrates backbonegr2.PDF

Grade 3

Grade 3

Animal Riddles : Parts of Speech an_rddlsgr3.PDF
Buzz Words : Writing Skills buzzwrdsgr3.pdf
Mapping Maneuvers : Map and Compass Skills mappinggr3.PDF
Math Madness : Estimation, Measurement and Graphing mathmadgr3.PDF
Native American Crafts : Native American Folklore craftyingr3.PDF
Night Life : Evening Activities nightlfegr3.PDF
No Problem : Trust and Cooperation Activities no_prblmgr3.PDF
Pow Wow Trail : Native American Culture powwwgr3.PDF
Seasonal Survival : Seasonal Adaptations: Plants and Animals seas_surgr3.PDF
Tree Trek : Trees and Seasonal Changes treetrekgr3.PDF
Wetland Waders : Data Collection and Graphing wetlandsgr3.PDF
Word Walk : Sensory Awareness wordwalkgr3.PDF
 

Grade 4

Grade 4

1001 Ways to Move : Animal Movement 1001mov4.PDF
After Dark : Evening Activities aftrdrk4.PDF
Eco Games : Habitat and Population Games ecogames4.PDF
Fins and Tails : Animal Adaptation: Fish finstail4.PDF
Map Makers : Map Skills map_mkr4.PDF
Micro Magic : Microscope Skills - Living/Non-living mcromgc4.PDF
Paws and Jaws : Animal Adaptations: Mammals pawjaw4.PDF
Trail Sense : Sensory Awareness trl_sns4.PDF
We Can Do It! : Cooperation and Trust Activities wecdoit4.PDF

Grade 5

Grade 5

Can You Canoe Safely?: Water Safety Canoes_Full_Lesson.pdf
Don't Get Lost : Mapping and Orienteering Dont_Get_Lost_10.pdf  
Habitat Hike: Animal Adaptations Habitat_Hike_Full_Lesson.pdf 
Honey Bee Adaptation : Invertebrates and Their Environments Honey_Bee_10.pdf  
Microscopes Microscopes_Full_Lesson.pdf
Mysterious Wetlands Mysterious_Wetland_Lesson.pdf  
Out of the Ordinary Oyster : Aquatic Habitats/ Invertebrates OYSTERnew09.pdf
Pier Data: Water Quality Pier_Data_Full_Lesson_Revised.pdf  
Seining: Habitat and Adaptations Seining_Full_Lesson.pdf  
Soil Control : Geology and Erosion SOIL_Control_revised_10.pdf  
Trust Me!: Trust Building and Cooperation trustme5.PDF
Twig Growth Graphing : Data Collection and Graphing twig_gr5.PDF
Weather Watch : Weather: The Earth's Changing Atmosphere wea_wch5.PDF
Writing Pros : Nature Prose and Poetry Writing_Pros_10.pdf  

Environmental Activity Lessons



Environmental Activity Lessons

Putting the Echo Back in Echo: Restoration Activity Echo_back_in_Echo_Lesson.pdf
Rooftop to River: Stormwater Tour Rooftop_to_River_3_grade_and_above.pdf 
Stream Survey : Aquatic Habitats stream5.PDF
 

Camps

Early Birds
For Students Entering: Grades K-1
Dates: Monday June 21st - Thursday June 24th, 2010
8:30a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Friendship Camp
For Students Entering: Grades 2-4
Dates: Monday June 21st - Thursday June 24th, 2010
Planet Earth Camp
For Students Entering: Grades 4-6
Dates: Monday June 28th - Thursday July 1st, 2010
Eco Adventure Camp
For Students Entering: Grades 6-8
Dates: Sunday June 27th - Thursday July 1st, 2010
Band Camp
For Students Entering: Grades 6-12
July 25-29, 2010
Chorus Camp
For Students Entering: Grades 6-12
August 8-12, 2010
Strings Camp
For Students Entering: Grades 6-12
August 1-5, 2010
Art Trek
For students entering: Grades 3-6
Dates: July 12th - 15th, 2010
Time: 9:00 A.M.-3:30 P.M.
The Natural Connection
"Observing Nature"
For Students Entering: Grades 7-9
Dates: July 12th-15th, 2010
Time: 9:00 A.M-3: 30 P.M.
Spanish Camp
"El Campo del Bosque"
For Students Entering: Grades 1-5
Dates: July 19-22nd, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Learn to Swim
July 26th-29th, 2010 &
August 2nd-5th, 2010
Kevin M. Maxwell, Ph.D.
Superintendent of Schools

The Anne Arundel County Public School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability, or socioeconomic status in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs. Questions regarding nondiscrimination should be directed to Mr. Leslie N. Stanton, Specialist in Human Relations, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
telephone 410-222-5318; (TDD) 410-222-5500.
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