Grade Level:
K-2
Teacher Resources
Elementary-level reading on wildlife habitats and biodiversity, and how we can help protect the balance of Earth’s...
Students listen to The Lorax, discuss lessons from the book, and then play a cooperative board game...
Students role-play being pandas in a bamboo forest where habitat fragmentation has occurred due to farming. Students...
Students research an endangered species and create a poster that teaches others about the importance of protecting...
Students identify ways to reduce solid waste by creatively reusing items that might be disposed of. Students...
Elementary-level reading on communities and the spaces we all share.
Students conduct a composting investigation to observe if and how different materials decompose over time in a...
Students track their lunch waste every day for a week and test strategies for reducing the amount...
Students construct a word web to show the possible cause and effect relationships of a growing population....
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"The activities not only bring out important content, but they also provide real-world context for environmental, population and sustainability issues. They engage participants in very thought-provoking and critical-thinking discussions.”
Helen de la Maza, Environmental Educator, Irvine, CA