---
title: Preserving the Environment
description: Students will review cause and effect while learning about ways to take care of the environment.
image: https://ideas.pixton.com/hubfs/preserving_the_environment-001-2.png
---

**Subject: ELA (English Language Arts)**

**Lesson Length: 45 mins**

**Topic: Cause and Effect**

**Grade Level: 5**

**Standards / Framework: **

- [CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3](https://learning.ccsso.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ELA_Standards1.pdf)
- [CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1](https://learning.ccsso.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ELA_Standards1.pdf)

**Brief Description:**  Students will review cause and effect while learning about ways to take care of the environment.

**Know Before You Start:** Students should have an understanding of cause and effect.

**Hook:**

- Read and discuss the sample comic. 
    - What are some of the causes of global warming?
    - What are some of the effects?
    - What can we do to help?

**Activity:**

- Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create a comic which highlights some of the things we can all do to help preserve the environment and Earth's health.
- Allow students time to research the topic before they begin.

**Closure:**

- Have students share their comics with the class or a partner.

**Differentiation:**

- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
- Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.
- Print the sample comic for student reference.

**Resources:**

- Comic to print or display: [Comic](https://share.pixton.com/qdr4nof).

**Suggested Content:**

- [![](https://img.pixton.com/content-pack/1665077198387912704/thumbnail.png) National Parks ](https://content.pixton.com/national-parks)
- [![](https://img.pixton.com/content-pack/1792949466542800896/thumbnail.png) Ocean ](https://content.pixton.com/ocean)
- [![](https://img.pixton.com/content-pack/1838241380359630848/thumbnail.png) Energy ](https://content.pixton.com/energy)
- [![](https://ideas.pixton.com/hubfs/thumbnail-rainforest.png) Rainforest ](https://content.pixton.com/rainforest)
- [![](https://img.pixton.com/content-pack/2047725165020577792/thumbnail.png) Rural ](https://content.pixton.com/rural)

**Suggested Story Starters:**

- [ Climate Change Is Caused by Human Activity ](https://story-starters.pixton.com/climate-change-is-caused-by-human-activity)

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