Classroom Resources

Students identify items presented to them as needs or wants, complete a sorting activity, and...

Students participate in two physical, noncompetitive games that illustrate the challenges that arise when working...

A simulation and gardening lab that gives students hands-on experience with the effects of increasing...

A cookie is decorated to show the different features of the Earth’s surface and the...

Through a guided role-play, students compare the energy use of a typical morning 200 years...

Students read (or listen to) the short story, From Island to Island, then create a play...

In this role-playing simulation, students discover what happens to a forest when the demand for...

Students share bowls of goldfish crackers to simulate the challenges that arise when trying to...

In a role-playing simulation, students act as species in a habitat trying to survive by...

An elementary-level reading on the creation and disposal of solid waste.

An elementary-level reading that addresses renewable and non-renewable resources.

An elementary-level reading that discusses population growth trends for wildlife and people.

An elementary-level reading that addresses carrying capacity.

An elementary-level reading on the importance of protecting wildlife habitat and biodiversity.

A primer for young learners to be used as an introduction to population themes and...

An elementary-level reading that describes the basic needs for all people.

An elementary-level reading that discusses populations and habitat.

An elementary-level reading that discusses our needs for personal and ecological space.

Packet of 2024 Earth Day lesson plans for K - 5th grades is free to...

This is a Spanish/English lesson packet for K - 5th grade teachers. It is designed...

Fully online, elementary curriculum connects students to the world around them while building their math,...

You've found the ultimate multi-disciplinary tool to introduce students of all ages to population studies...

A simulation and gardening lab that gives students hands-on experience with the effects of increasing...

Students share bowls of goldfish crackers to simulate the challenges that arise when trying to...

In a role-playing simulation, students act as species in a habitat trying to survive by...

Students estimate a fish population (using goldfish crackers on a flat surface) by sampling.