CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Flex Book Textbooks: Earth Science Concepts for Middle School
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A complete, web-based, multi-media textbook covering a wide variety of Earth science concepts for middle grades.
PBS
Pbs: Pov Borders: Environment
Point of View is television's longest running showcase for independent non-fiction films. This particular feature provides insight regarding alternative means of energy, transport, and the consumption of natural resources. Video, games,...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Activity provides ideas for how to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Center for Educational Technologies
Nasa Classroom of the Future: Temperate Rainforest: Ecology and Land Use
Use these resources to study the ecology of the rainforest of the Pacific Northwest and issues surrounding its preservation.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Boomtimes: 20th Century Mining Mojave Desert
This collection uses primary sources to explore twentieth-century mining in the Mojave Desert.
OpenSciEd
Open Sci Ed: 7.4 Matter Cycling & Photosynthesis
This unit on matter cycling and photosynthesis has students investigating the idea that all food comes from plants.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Roosevelt's Tree Army: The Civilian Conservation Corps
This exhibition tells the stories of the CCC's administration and controversial policies, the men who joined, and the contributions its projects made to the history of conservation in the United States.
Center for Educational Technologies
Wheeling Jesuit University: How Are Things Divided Among Earth's Four Spheres?
See if you can classify various objects in the categories of land, water, air or living thing. This activity is interactive and you will receive a score for your performance.
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Geography and Its Impact on Colonial Life
Beginning with a discussion on how people adapt to or relocate to environments, this lesson encourages young scholars to explore why the Colonists settled in specific regions. In groups, students examine primary documents, analyzing...
NOAA
Noaa: Fixing Our Earth [Pdf]
Understand that some natural resources are damaged and even in danger of being destroyed. Find out how you can help restore some of these natural resources.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Geologic Resources Inventory and Monitoring
Explore how the National Park Service collects data to monitor conditions found in the parks. Learn how the parks implement programs to monitor soil and other geological factors.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Greece: What Is the Earth Made Of?
Dionysus is a Greek God. and a theater director. Help him get ready for the play and learn about land, water, and air. After completing this lesson, students should be able to identify the different materials Earth is made up from (land,...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Ocean Center: Why Do We Need to Conserve Water?
Go aboard on a cruise ship with Denise and her family. Help her learn about water conservation, and why it is important.
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US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: The Case of the Mysterious Renters [Pdf]
Let your students discover how much water they use in one day. Then allow them to brainstorms ideas on how to conserve that water and why it is important. PDF format.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Sea Caves
Have you ever seen a sea cave? This site provides a photograph, fun facts and additional links to resources on these amazing natural resources.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Water Wonders
This site from the Environmental Education for Kids contains colorful and detailed information on water resources. Site covers fascinating tips and facts, as well as engaging quizzes on the wonderful world of water. Best suited for...
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Life as a Wildlife Biologist
This site describes the skills needed for a career in Wildlife Biology. Includes link to a quiz that tests the student's knowledge of Wildlife issues.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Dustin Madden: Science Teacher
In this video profile produced for Teachers' Domain, meet teacher Dustin Madden, an Inupiaq who hopes to inspire students to take an active role in protecting the natural environment by giving them a foundation in math and science.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Learn the Issues: Green Living
This site provides real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: The Nature of the Land Around Us
An inquiry investigation which allows students to drive their learning by creating questions about the land around them. They collect varied data to analyze the nature of the land, and as a result, investigate erosion and weathering in...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Focused Observation: Recording Information Seen on a Hike
Students focus their observations during a nature hike by recording their observations on a sheet of paper which has been horizontally divided into thirds. Alongside the divisions is a stick figure with the top of the head touching the...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Energy Cost of Engine Idling
An open-ended modeling exercise for students about sustainability and energy behaviors and impacts.
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: So, This Is Alberta
As a part of celebrating Alberta's 100 years of being a province in Canada, The Heritage Community Foundation has created "So, this is Alberta", a website that thoroughly captures who Alberta is. From History to Innovation, from Natural...
PBS
Pbs: Egypt's Golden Kingdom: Natural Resources
This PBS article explains how Egypt, even though a desert region, was blessed with many natural resources.