Grade Level:
3-5
Teacher Resources
In groups, students consider several environmental and social dilemmas and discuss the consequences of various reactions. Students...
Through an interactive story, students experience the pollution of a local river over time and propose methods...
Elementary-level reading on communities and the spaces we all share.
In a visual demonstration using water and measuring cups, two students demonstrate the effect birth and death...
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...
An apple is sliced into pieces to model the amount of agricultural land being used on Earth...
Students construct a word web to show the possible cause and effect relationships of a growing population....
Riddles that help students conceptualize large numbers and understand the concepts of exponential growth and doubling time.
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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