Constitutional Rights Foundation
Conservation, Preservation, and the National Parks
Going green? Scholars investigate the creation of the US National Park program. Through diary entries as well as expert testimony, they synthesize information and analyze the need for conservation and preservation. Finally, they display...
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy
Energize an environmental science unit on natural resources with this collection of instructional materials. From simple coloring sheets for primary grade children, to guiding questions for a high school research...
Forest Foundation
Waste Not - Want Not
Recycling is the focus in the sixth of a nine-lesson series devoted to forest ecosystems. Class members read an article about the responsible use of natural resources and ways to reduce land fill.
Curated OER
Energy Awareness Activity Book
If you are looking for worksheets about alternative energy sources to use on Earth Day, you'll find several here. However, since Earth Day is all about conserving natural resources, please print these double-sided in order to reduce the...
DiscoverE
Build a Watershed
What's the best way to learn how watersheds work? Build one! Combining engineering, the water cycle, and ecology concerns, the activity is the perfect fit for an interdisciplinary unit. Teams construct a model watershed with simple...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests
How do seeds get around? It's not like plants can control seed dispersal—or can they? Dig deeper into the amazing mechanisms of seed dispersal observed in tropical plants through interactives, a video, and plenty of hands-on data...
Scholastic
Minibeasts
Lead young scientists to discover insects outdoors. After investigating, students will record observations, learn about these fascinating creatures, craft, and role play.
Humanities Texas
A President's Vision: Franklin D. Roosevelt
This poster goes well beyond any traditional worksheet in allowing learners to analyze a variety of primary source documents related to the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Water Pollution Demonstration
Water pollution is everywhere, and pollutants range from oil to fertilizers. Bring the concept to life by demonstrating the difficulties in getting particular pollutants out of water.
Teach Engineering
Designing a Winning Guest Village in the Saguaro National Park
Don't desert a resource on the desert! Scholars work in groups to build on their ideas from the previous lesson to design a sustainable guest village in the Saguaro National Park. Each group produces a PowerPoint presentation to share...
ARKive
Temperate Rainforest in the Pacific Northwest
Explore the amazing temperate rainforest of the Pacific Northwest. Your class starts by investigating the animals and plants of the Northwest, specifically Washington, and then research an animal population common to the area. In small...
Teach Engineering
Working Together to Live Together
Whose home is it anyway? Design teams plan a housing development in which they must also protect a native species. The teams consist of a project manager, civil engineer, environmental engineer, and graphic designer. Teams present their...
Humanities Texas
A President's Vision: Theodore Roosevelt
Through an engaging, interactive experience analyzing primary sources, invite your young historians to take a closer look at the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt.
Curated OER
The Bio-fuel Project: Creating Bio-diesel
Students investigate bio-fuel. In this investigative lesson, students create bio-fuel from vegetable oil waste. Students will analyze, predict, collect and synthesize data from their experiments with bio-fuel.
Other
North Carolina Department of Energy and Natural Resources: Grade Your Schoolyard
What is your school doing to protect and conserve water? Use the following questions to find out. When you are done, make some suggestions for how your school could improve. What could you and your class do to help?
Nature Conservancy
Nature Conservancy: California, Protecting the Golden State
Explore the rich habitats and natural beauty of the California landscape in this interactive video.
Nature Conservancy
Nature Conservancy: California
Explore the rich habitats and natural beauty of the California landscape in this interactive video.
PBS
Nature: A Lemur's Tale
From the acclaimed show from PBS, Nature, is this site that gives background information on "A Lemur's Tale," an installment from Nature. Read about lemurs, Madagascar, and find resources for further research.
BBC
Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Great White Shark
This resource provides detailed information about great white sharks.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Microbial Life: Los Angeles and the Future of Mono Lake: Web Quest
Student WebQuest studying biodiversity, preservation, and natural history. Students act as political advisors exploring Mono Lake's life forms the impact humans have on the environment. After researching the issues, students create a...
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Sheets Island Archipelago
The city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Central Pennsylvania Conservancy are deciding who should own a small island in the Susquehanna River, deeded to the city by it's original inhabitant, James McCormick, in 1912 under the conditions...
Other
Fundacion Vida Silvestre Argentina
This Spanish language page is the on-line home of the Argentinian Wildlife Foundation or the Fundacion Vida Silvestre Argentina, that presents information about biodiversity in Argentina and efforts to protect it.