PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Survival Fitness Lesson Plan
For this lesson, students learn survival skills while getting in shape! Students follow along with their teacher as they act out the important survival skills they would need as if they were on a deserted island.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Sled Dog Dash Game
Use this Molly of Denali digital game to extend and expand children's use of informational text, as well as their knowledge of Alaska Native culture. Molly and her friend Tooey use a fictional app to access information that will help...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Crazy Camouflage
Create a flounder fish that's hard to spot. In this hands-on activity, students gather evidence to explore how camouflage helps animals survive.
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: Our Natural World
The focus of this guide is the natural world around us and its aim is to foster children's understanding and appreciation of the environment right outside their doors.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Building a Biodiversity Timeline
Students learn how various kinds of data and information can be gathered to create a biodiversity timeline that serves as evidence of changes in a population of a species.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Protecting Our Planet Bingo: Pre K and K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week children will learn that they can make choices that can reduce their impacts on the land, water, air, and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Let's Learn
This collection of resources for children ages 3-8 are drawn from the public television series Let's Learn, a partnership between the WNET Group and the New York City Department of Education. Let's Learn aims to provide our young...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Let's Go Luna: Around the World
Travel around the world with this collection of activities from Let's Go Luna! From making postcards and present tags to dressing up your favorite characters in winter outfits, your child will be introduced to social-emotional and social...
BBC
Bbc: Development and Health
This interactive website is a lesson for students in determining the factors that divide developed and developing countries. Major health issues of each are also included. Archived.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Public Service Announcement (Psa) for Grades 6 12
Students study climate change and create a Public Service Announcement that communicates their understanding of the science, raises awareness about climate change, and motivates people to take action.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Lesson Plans, Teacher Guides and Online Resources for Educators
Find an array of environmental and science-based lesson plans, activities and ideas from the EPA, other federal agencies, and external organizations.
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum
This site provides general information, exhibits, museum news, etc. about the San Diego Natural History Museum.
Other
Sierra Club of Canada
The Sierra Club of Canada site covers energy, environment, biodiversity, and sustainable economy issues.
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum, London, England
Great site providing a "Quickindex" to find various resources. Also included are links to more information on this museum.
BBC
Bbc: Bush Rejects Kyoto Style G8 Deal
An article from the British point of view regarding Bush rejecting an environmental plan in 2005. Global warming is the main issue in this article. There is an interactive and animated guide of global warming on this page. Very cool!
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
World Aquaculture Overview
This United Nations site offers information on the past, present, and future of aquaculture around the world.
Extreme Science
Extreme Science: Amazon River
This Extreme Science article looks at the Amazon River and it is called the world's greatest river.
MadSci Network
Msn: What Are the Effects of a Hydrogen Bomb?
From the Mad Scientist Network web site. Using a question and answer format, this page describes some potential effects of a nuclear explosion. The possibilities of tidal waves, earthquakes and radiation-related damages are discussed.
BBC
Bbc: Musical Mysteries
This resource will help young children get acquainted with sound and rhythm. It offers interactive activities that build an understanding of the basics of music.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Environmental History
Historically chronicled, the environment's effects on people and people's effects on the environment are emphasized and brought to life through the many materials suggested here.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Environmental Politics and Policy
How did environmental issues enter into the world of politics and policy? Explore this impressive collection of resources to enhance lessons.
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Kids' Pages: Sharon Cleans Up!
In this online children's story, Sharon, with the help of her animal friends, cleans up the pollution in our environment to make it a happier and healthier place to live. Site includes other fun activities and games as well as parent and...
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Kids' Pages: You and Your Genes
Online children's story that teaches about genes and how they direct how you react to things in your environment. Click on "next" at the bottom of the story to see how different people respond differently to harmful substances.