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Links on this page are for activities and materials that are not available online, but can be ordered from the sponsoring organization. Many of these are reviewed resources from the Guidelines for Excellence series.
An international, interdisciplinary, water education program for formal & nonformal educators of students 5-18. Activities are designed to satisfy the goals of educational programs by complementing existing curricula rather than displacing or adding more concepts. Also provide many opportunities to address curriculum objectives & ed standards. Grade Level: K-12 NPEE Review
The URL is: http://www.projectwet.org
Project Learning Tree® (PLT) is an award winning, broad-based environmental education program for educators and students in PreK - grade 12. PLT helps students learn HOW to think, not WHAT to think, about the environment. PLT, a program of the American Forest Foundation, is one of the most widely used environmental education programs in the United States and abroad.
The URL is: http://www.plt.org/
Project WILD is one of the most widely-used conservation and environmental education programs among educators of students in kindergarten through high school. Project WILD is based on the premise that young people and educators have a vital interest in learning about our natural world. The program emphasizes wildlife because of its intrinsic and ecological values.
The URL is: http://www.projectwild.org/
The twenty activities in this book address a number of environmental issues and topics, and investigate them under the framework of Earth Systems Education. Grade Level: 6-12
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/ActivitiesfortheChangingEar...
A collection of nature activities and what the author refers to as "flow learning", a process of sequencing activities to allow learners to gain the most from a nature experience. Grade Level: Pre K-Adult
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/SharingNaturev2.pdf
Lessons and activities related to municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and issues related to them. Grade Level: 9-12
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/WasteHiddenResv3.pdf
The NBII: Education, a USGS-led initiative, is a gateway to biological information on the Web. Provides teachers, students, and parents with references, resources, activities, projects, experiments, and curricula that support the teaching of biology, biodiversity, and ecology at K-12 and undergraduate levels.
The URL is: http://www.nbii.gov/education/
"A year-long learning experience geared toward elementary school students. 14 activity sheets are designed to supplement environmental lessons and teach the importance of saving birds of prey and preserving their habitat." Developed by the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey.
The URL is: http://members.aol.com/randystack/buddy.html
"Includes background information, in-class experiments and extracurricular activities intended to meet the environ. ed. material guidelines of the North American Association for Environmental Education and Project 2061's Benchmarks for Science Literacy" (intermed grade levels). Available online. Developed by the Can Manufacturers Institute. Grade Level: Intermediate NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.cancentral.com/canc/abc.htm
"An interdisciplinary environmental education and water study program incorporating national science and math standards, authentic assessment, field studies, technology and student/community activism,"Available online. Grade Level: 5-8 NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.ems.psu.edu/HAMS/
The Water Teacher's Guide was developed at Sea World to help you teach your students - in an active, hands-on way - about water, its properties, and its importance to life. Our goal is to integrate science, mathematics, art, geography, and language. Grade Level: K-3 and 4-8 NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.seaworld.org/just-for-teachers/guides/w...
"Students (K-3) will explore the natural history of the Arctic and recognize that humans are an interconnected part of this ecosystem. Included are twelve animal cards that can be photocopied and cut apart to get your students started exploring Arctic animals such as the walrus, puffin, polar bear, and beluga." Grade Level: K-3, 4-8 NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://commerce.4adventure.com/store/dept_merch.as...
Activity guides for prek-3 grades that focus on trees, underground animals and plants, and nocturnal animals. Can be ordered online from Creative Publications. Grade Level: Pre K-2
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/ThemeWorksNightTimev2.pdf
Teaching unit uses the four levels of waste treatment to introduce the issue of solid waste, to make students aware of their own waste generation, and to give them practice in issue resolution. Grade Level: 6-9
The URL is: http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/rtmss/3.32.ht...
Poster features a number of invasive plant species on one side, and background information and activities on the other. Text describes damage caused by invasive weeds in North America. Activities for the classroom, outdoor trips, and projects. Grade Level: 7-9 NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.blm.gov/education/weed/weed.html
Currently Out of Print. Guide contains activities designed to increase knowledge about wetlands while developing critical thinking skilss. Grade Level: 7-9
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/WetlandsCriticalIssuesv3.pd...
Currently Out of Print. Part of a series designed to expose younger children to science and scientific processes. Grade Level: pre K-2
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/RocksSandSoilv2.pdf
Titles from NSTA Press and "NSTA Recommends: Global Environmental Change Series; Biodiversity; Deforestation; Introduced Species; Carrying Capacity; Invasion Ecology; and Ecology and Evolution: Islands of Change.
The URL is: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2003-01/books2...
Publication provides young readers with a variety of creative, hands-on activities, projects, games, a poster and valuable information about water. Grade Level: 3-4 NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.montana.edu/wwwwater/publications/wet_p...
"Designed for use by teachers and water quality professionals, the activities teach youth through experimental learning methods the importance of preserving and enhancing water resources. The inter-disciplinary books are designed to supplement existing curricula and are correlated with U.S. curriculum standards." Units for K-2, 3-5, 9-12 and a Spanish version can be ordered online. NPEEE Review for Grade Level: 9-12
The URL is: http://www.wef.org/wefstudents/Teachers/index.jhtm...
Currently Out of Print. (Second Edition) Discovering Nature Through Activities for Children and Adults. This book is a collection of 128 activities regarding plants, adaptations, and plant ecology. Grade Level: K-Adult
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/BotanyforallAgesv2.pdf
Eleven activities, using crafts, games and research projects encourage students to explore the biology of tropical rainforests and enviro issues. Grade Level: K-8
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/TropicalRainforestv2.pdf
Provides and introduction to different kinds of freshwater and saltwater wetlands. Grade Level: 6-8
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/Wetlandsv3.pdf
Integrated Waste Management Activities for School and Home. A collection of forty-five activities, each identified for an appropriate grade level with solid waste issues. Grade Level: K-12
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/ClosingtheLoopv2.pdf
An Astronomy Activity and Resource Notebook. A collection of astronomy lessons and activities including making astronomical observations, constructing models, and experiments with light and spectra. Grade Level: 3-12 NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.astrosociety.org/education/astro/astrop...
"The Nongame-Endangered Wildlife Program conducts management projects benefiting nongame wildlife as
well as programs educating the public about these species and their needs." Information on Conservation education and a poster contest for grades K-5. Free loan of Wildlife videos. The URL is: http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/dis...
& 200 Million Tons of Trash - What Can We Do With It? Currently Out of Print. Grade Level: 6-8
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/RecycleTimeandAgainv2.pdf
A Teacher's Resource for Integrating the Solid Waste Crisis into the Classroom. Grade Level: 3-6
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/WhataWastev3.pdf
Developed by the Choices for the 21st Century Education Project at Brown University, this (high school level) unit explores the relationship between public policy in our country and the health of the planet. Unit and teacher's resource book can be ordered online.
The URL is: http://www.choices.edu/index.cfm
Currently Out of Print. Laserdisc explores the natural and human history of Mount St. Helen, explains the forces behind volcanic activity, shows footage of the 1980 eruption, and discusses how the area is changing and recovering. Grade Level: 7-adult
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/MountStHelensVolcanov2.pdf
"A docu-drama about four teenagers who discover the value of the variety of life on earth from wolves to plants and wetlands to deserts and are inspired by positive actions to safeguard it. It is divided into four parts so that each unit can be viewed separately, supplemented by classroom-friendly activities in the guide." Free, and can be ordered online. Grade Level: 4-12 NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.karolmedia.com/resources/free/freeres.h...
From Tiny Rocks to Compost. A collection of lessons designed to teach students about rocks, minerals, soil, and a number of issues related to soil use. Grade Level: 5 & up
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/CyclingBacktoNaturev2.pdf
Lessons designed to teach students about trees in urban settings and how to develop a local urban forest. Each exercise contains background information, targeted age group, learning objectives, explanation of the procedures, worksheets, discussion points and vocabulary, and references for further study. Grade Level: K-12 NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/uf/lab_exercises...
Manual designed to assist educators in the coordination and execution of a Children's Groundwater Festival. Grade Level: elementary
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/MakingWavesv2.pdf
"Video incorporates unique footage of worms in their natural habitat, and shows amazing microscopic images of the beating of a worm's five pairs of hearts and a baby worm hatching from its cocoon." Grade Level: 3 & up NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.wormwoman.com/acatalog/Wormwoman_catalo...
Inexpensive tree growing kits.
The URL is: http://www.growatree.com/
Activities for Urban Explorers. Activities to encourage children to become "nature detectives" and to sharpen their observation skills in order to locate, recognize and understand the animals they encounter. Grade Level: 3-6
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/CityKidsv3.pdf
The trunk "and the companion curriculum, Zebra Mussel Mania, allow 5-6th grade students to explore the effects of alien species, particularly the zebra mussel, on the ecosystem. Students learn about native mussels, shellfish biology, mussel classification, the historical importance of native mussels, and the current effects of the zebra mussel invasion on the environment and society." Grade Level: 5-6
The URL is: http://www.siue.edu/OSME/river/
A Child’s Place in the Environment is an integrated hands-on curriculum for K-6 teachers. The six grade-level topics are: living things, soil, ecosystems, water, natural resources, and sustainable communities. The website provides environmental concepts, descriptions of lessons, correlations to standards, and lists of environmental education literature in English and in Spanish.
The URL is: http://www.acpe.lake.k12.ca.us/
MarineLab's Leave Only Bubbles Marine Science Curriculum Supplies is a catalog of several hundred items relating to marine science, for students from pre-K through college. We carry videos, books, posters, lab activities, equipment, models, CD-ROMS, and accessories for any age level.
The URL is: http://www.leaveonlybubbles.com/Merchant2/merchant...
Resources for teachers, students (K-12) and parents including: FREE learning activities (aligned with Minnesota Graduation Standards and National Science Education Standards); online posting of school reports; and frog related reference materials. Sponsored by the Center for Global Environmental Education.
The URL is: http://cgee.hamline.edu/frogs/
"Groundwater Guardian encourages communities to begin and enhance groundwater awareness and protection activities, supports the community in their efforts, and recognizes their achievements." Information about current Groundwater Guardian Communities can be accessed via a searchable online database.
The URL is: http://www.groundwater.org/gg/gg.html
"A lively introduction to the life cycles, habitats, legends, ecological relationships and environmental challenges of salmon. (Also includes trout)" Ordering information available. Grade Level: 4 (adaptable) NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.dog-eared.com/books/books.html#Salmon
Activities designed to help students make informed decisions about solid waste issues. Grade Level: K-6
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/WasteinPlacev2.pdf
Includes 38 page teacher's guide, a series of cards describing different composting systems, a progress tracking sheet, and two posters. Grade Level: 4-8
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/Compostingv3.pdf
"Explore Rain Forests, the 'lungs of the Earth'—home to thousands of diverse plants and animals—and see how forests are being destroyed by ranching, logging, and farming. See how Wetlands filter water, help control erosion, and benefit both people and wildlife. Visit swamps, marshes, bogs, tundra, and other key areas affected by development and pollution. Mac/Windows." Grade Level: 4-9 NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/ed...
"A wide variety of curriculum kits, booklets, tapes, posters, flyers, newsletters, and other materials prepared by the Foundation are available to teachers and educators." Selected curricular resources have been reviewed by the National Project for Excellence in EE. Materials can be ordered online.
The URL is: http://www.arborday.org/programs/teachingyouth.htm...
Guidebook to help students learn to take care of the environment. Grade Level: 5-8
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/Connectionsv3.pdf
Software with simulated expeditions where the player journeys through the rainforest in search of one of several creatures. Grade Level: 3 & up
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/EcoAdventures.pdf
"This festival guide is an excellent source for planning and implementing a water education event...includes a step-by-step process for getting started, samples of fundraising letters, forms, news releases and more." (Elementary students).
The URL is: http://www.groundwater.org/pe/festival.html
A non-profit environmental education organization that produces "Animals of the Biomes" educational materials that teach about animals according to the continent where they are found and the biome they are adapted to (ages 2-8).
The URL is: http://www.wasecalearning.com/
Engage your students in the ultimate environmental education adventure. Experience the outdoor classroom of the tropical rainforests. Save The Rainforest is run by teachers whose nonprofit status allows them the opportunity to make the all-inclusive trips very affordable. Teachers who lead a trip will travel free.
The URL is: http://www.saverfn.org/
"This new Project Learning Tree secondary module draws on state-of-the-art instructional strategies and on highly relevant topics to technologies, environmental hazards, and everyday activities. The module helps students explore how
environmental and human health risks affect their everyday lives and how society as a whole makes decisions about risk." The URL is: http://www.plt.org/newsletter/fall1998.cfm#risk
Videos, an online newsletter,facilitator workshops, lesson plans and teacher's guides for curricula that focus on "The Sand County Almanac" and the life of conservationist Aldo Leopold.
The URL is: http://www.lep.org/merchandise.htm
Curriculum developed to promote stewardship of the environment by teaching sound scientific principles. Grade Level: Middle School
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/DiscoveryCurriculumv2.pdf
"The Teacher's Guide for grades 7-12 was developed at Sea World to help you teach your students about seals, sea lions, and walruses and the ecology of the ocean in an active, hands-on way. Our goal was to integrate science, mathematics, art, geography, and language." Grade Level: 7-12 NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.seaworld.org/just-for-teachers/guides/d...
Currently Out of Print. Literary and Scientific Activities for Teachers and Parents. Grade Level: K-12
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/WhoEndangeredonNoahsArkv2.p...
"Engaging lessons are aimed at helping the urban child bridge the gap between the world of nature and the city. The focus is on raising student's curiosity about the natural world and about the sources of their water, food, energy and the resources they consume every day."
Grades K-12. A project of Schlitz Audubon. Can be ordered online. The URL is: http://www.acornnaturalists.com/store/product1.asp...
"This informative [book on] video shows how we can preserve nature through love and awareness, and learn to spell with rhymes. Verse and illustrations by Frances Wosmek." Sample audio file available. Developed by Kids Core.
The URL is: http://www.kidscore.com/
Three teacher resources focusing on the interrelated concepts of the environment, development and equity (for middle - high school students). Sample lessons and ordering information are available.
The URL is: http://www.globallearningnj.org/
Games, activities (grades 4-8), songs and programs about composting and solid waste developed by Stan Slaughter, Eco-Troubadour.
The URL is: http://www.stanslaughter.com/compost/cep.html
Book designed for early childhood educators and specifically addresses those employed in childcare center, kindergartens, and nursery schools. Grade Level: Preschool
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/Earthcyclesv2.pdf
Currently Out of Print. Collection of projects and activities from the National Building Museum. Each lesson plan lists materials needed and provides worksheets, diagrams, and questions for consideration. Grade Level: 7 & up NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.ipgbook.com/showbook.cfm?bookid=2754&us...
More than 100 hands-on science experiments for children that use "creepy crawlies" in science experiments that feature the five steps of the scientific method: Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Result, and Conclusion. Grade Level: 3-6 NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.fulcrum-resources.com/html/creepy_crawl...
The Groundwater Guardian is a community program raises awareness of groundwater issues and helps communities in forming plans to protect groundwater. Grade Level: adult
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/Groundwaterv3.pdf
Three curricula: "Biodegradable Polymers" (grade 10 and up),"Soils Alive From Tiny Rocks to Compost" (grade 5 and up), and "Mud, Muck and Other Wonderful Things" (K-3) have been reviewed by the National Project for Excellence in EE . Can be ordered from the 4H Council.
The URL is: http://www.4-hmall.org/4H_Mall/Catalog/Default.asp...
"Designed by NSTA and the Environmental Protection Agency to provide teachers and students with a community-based context for chemistry, biology, and environmental science classes. The TRI database is a record of chemicals whose release--into air, surface water, or groundwater--is monitored by the EPA." Online ordering available.
The URL is: http://www.nsta.org/store/prodinfo.asp?number=PB14...
Information about vermicomposting and how it can be done in the classroom, educational books and videos, and more. Developed by Mary Appelhof, Worm Woman.
The URL is: http://www.wormwoman.com/acatalog/index.html
Currently Out of Print. Book introduces students to some of the issues surrounding solid waste and some possible solutions. Grade Level: 10 & up
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/CyclingBackv3t.pdf
Book contains teacher and student materials for a unit on commonly unwanted and unpopular creatures. Grade Level: 7-12
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/EcologyofCreaturesWeLovetoH...
An early childhood life science curriculum for children (K-3)of all abilities. Created by educators at the Bronx Zoo, it uses children's natural love of animals to encourage curiosity and expand observation skills.
The URL is: http://wcs.org/home/education/bzcurricula/3677/
An educator's guide to teaching the biology and ecology of elk to be used in conjunction with a video, a traveling trunk, and a poster. Grade Level: 4-12 NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.projectwild.org/materials/about_elk.htm
"This Digital Field Trip uses virtual reality technology to allow students to visit a bog in Ontario without getting their feet wet! It is a truly interactive CD-ROM incorporating animations, narration, games, text, full color photographs and a comprehensive workbook in one easy-to-use package." Grade Level: 8-12 NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.digitalfrog.com/products/wetlands.html
The Project WILD Aquatic K-12 Curriculum and Activity Guide emphasizes aquatic wildlife and aquatic ecosystems. These guides are distributed free of cost to participants at Project WILD workshops.
The URL is: http://www.projectwild.org/materials/materials.htm
Designed to help students explore the concepts and reasoning associated with protected areas. Each activity includes key concepts, materials and requirements list, info sheets and maps, glossary, and ideas for additional projects and exploration. From Wild BC.
The URL is: http://www.hctf.ca/wild/resources/protectedareas/p...
Kit with information and resources for those interested in developing and Arbor Day celebration built upon the concept of stewardship. Grade Level: 5-6
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/EarthDayv3.pdf
Curriculum addresses environmental issues from the perspective of economic decision making. Grade Level: Middle School
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/EconomicsandtheEnvironmentv...
Middle School module of the Adopt-A-Watershed curriculum using both new and reprinted exercises and materials to educate students about wildlife adaptation, evolution, and ecology. Grade Level: 7-8
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/Wildlifev2.pdf
Video providing an overview of oceans, topography of the ocean floor, ocean wildlife, effect of water pressure, gravity and tides, and the formation and effects of waves and currents. Grade Level: 4-6
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/Oceanv3.pdf
Material consisting of 15 activities designed to educate youth about the unique challenges associated with nonpoint source pollution. Grade Level: 6-8
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/EnvironmentalResourceGuidev...
Classroom activities relating to worms and composting. Grade Level: K-12
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/WormsEatOurGarbagev2.pdf
Studies for Our Global Future 2nd Edition. Activities focus on a different environmental topic or issue including population dymanics, hunger, deforestation, poverty, etc. Grade Level: 9-12
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/EarthMattersv3.pdf
"Programs show life from all of the world's oceans. Topics explore aspects of sea animal and plant life, the structure of natural sea communities, and the relationship of humans to the sea." 4 videocassettes and teaching guide. Spanish version available for Parts 1 and 2 (out of 4). Grade Level: 5 & up NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.envmedia.com/xcart/customer/product.php...
Video features a discussion of the different types of solid waste, disposal methods, the dangers of solid waste, and provides suggestions to help prevent problems associated with garbage. Grade Level: 4-6
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/ReduceReusev3.pdf
Video with seven short programs. Each dealing with a different aspect of ecology or ecosystems. Teacher guide lists objectives, important concepts, vocabulary, review questions, activities, and related books for young readers.
The URL is: http://www.envmedia.com/xcart/customer/product.php...
Ready-to-Use Lessons, Labs & Worksheets. Grade Level: 7-12
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/EnviroScienceActivitiesKitv... |
