Classroom Resources

Students articulate their thoughts about the ethical issues related to population reaching seven billion and...

Students test different pH solutions on radish seeds to determine the optimal level for seed...

Students discuss the concept of biotic potential and use equations to determine how a family...

Students participate in a game that mimics the relationship between population growth and aquifer depletion....

Students determine a list of criteria to use when deciding the fate of endangered species,...

Students play a game that simulates a cap and trade system, and analyze its successes...

Students use a timeline to explore energy-related environmental issues through history then compare countries based...

Students mimic the spread of disease by exchanging liquids in test tubes in a hands-on...

Students experience the changing pace of population growth by simulating the Earth’s population growth over...

Secondary-level reading explores the relationship between U.S. people and the natural environment from early settlements...

Personal consumption background reading: What is an ecological footprint and what are the impacts of...

Food and Agriculture case study reading: How are pollinators critical to our food supply, and...

Personal consumption case study reading: Examine how fast fashion (like H&M, Zara, Shein, etc.) impacts...

Air pollution case study reading: Learn about initiatives to tackle health problems of indoor air...

Forests background reading: The world's forests are important ecosystems in regulating climate and nurturing wildlife....

Climate change case study reading: A profile of Kiribati, a nation of islands in the...

Solid waste case study reading: A profile of a town in Ghana that is the...

Elementary-level reading on communities and the spaces we all share.

U.S. population takes center stage in this downloadable packet of classroom lessons, 330 Million in...

Thematic unit for the middle school classroom covers issues related to garbage and solid waste...

Thematic unit for the high school classroom on outdoor and indoor air pollution. Includes teaching...

Thematic unit for the high school classroom on biodiversity issues, endangered animals, and extinction rates....

Thematic unit for the high school classroom covers a wide range topics related to climate...

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

Packet of 2024 Earth Day lesson plans for 9th - 12th grades. Free to download!...

Packet of 2024 Earth Day lesson plans for 6th, 7th and 8th grades is free...

Thematic unit for the high school classroom on energy issues in more developed and less...

Students play a game that simulates a cap and trade system, and analyze its successes...

Students work in small groups to determine the main environmental concerns during given periods of...

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

A visual demonstration of the limited farmland available on Earth (instructor cuts an apple to...

Acting as store owners, students conduct a mini-census to identify their potential market and then...

In two simulation games, students determine individual short-term consumption strategies that will maximize resources for...

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

Students act as an animal or plant trying to survive by collecting cards that represent...

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

Colorful, informative poster makes the perfect classroom wall decoration - it inspires conversations and questions....

Bar charts shows the percentage of people using safely managed drinking water and safely managed...

Bar graph shows the amount of carbon dioxide per capita, in metric tons, is emitted...

Six cards that compare resource use in the United States and worldwide.

Infographic compares the number of Earths needed to provide for humans' current consumption over time....

Infographics shows that 1 person in the U.S. consumes as much energy as 2 French,...

Line graphs of tropical rainforest loss. Graphs display forest loss in Indonesia and the Brazilian...

Bar graph compares the percentage of global energy use that is from renewable sources in...

Infographics show the change in global meat production from 1974 to 2022 and the corresponding...