Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Survival Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Sled Dog Dash Game

For Students 1st - 2nd
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...
Activity
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Crazy Camouflage

For Students 3rd - 5th
Create a flounder fish that's hard to spot. In this hands-on activity, students gather evidence to explore how camouflage helps animals survive.
Lesson Plan
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Our Natural World

For Teachers K - 1st
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.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Building a Biodiversity Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Protecting Our Planet Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - 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...
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Let's Learn

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Let's Go Luna: Around the World

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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...
Website
BBC

Bbc: Development and Health

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Public Service Announcement (Psa) for Grades 6 12

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
Professional Doc
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Lesson Plans, Teacher Guides and Online Resources for Educators

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find an array of environmental and science-based lesson plans, activities and ideas from the EPA, other federal agencies, and external organizations.
Website
San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides general information, exhibits, museum news, etc. about the San Diego Natural History Museum.
Website
Other

Sierra Club of Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sierra Club of Canada site covers energy, environment, biodiversity, and sustainable economy issues.
Website
Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum, London, England

For Students 9th - 10th
Great site providing a "Quickindex" to find various resources. Also included are links to more information on this museum.
Website
Other

Greenpeace: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site about the Green Peace organization.
Article
BBC

Bbc: Bush Rejects Kyoto Style G8 Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
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!
Website
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations

World Aquaculture Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This United Nations site offers information on the past, present, and future of aquaculture around the world.
Handout
Extreme Science

Extreme Science: Amazon River

For Students 9th - 10th
This Extreme Science article looks at the Amazon River and it is called the world's greatest river.
Handout
MadSci Network

Msn: What Are the Effects of a Hydrogen Bomb?

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Musical Mysteries

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Environmental History

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Environmental Politics and Policy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How did environmental issues enter into the world of politics and policy? Explore this impressive collection of resources to enhance lessons.
Website
National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Kids' Pages: Sharon Cleans Up!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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...
Website
National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Kids' Pages: You and Your Genes

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.