Students identify marine animals that could become stranded due to coastal features and currents. They plot data on worksheets for locations of sea turtles actually beached or stranded. After plotting their points, they hypothesize...

Here is a hard-hitting, cross-curricular lesson on the effects that the deforestation of the Ozark forests in the 19th century had on the people, animals, and ecosystems of the area. The Dr. Seuss book The Lorax is used as a way of...

Young geologists become familiar with the Karst Topography in the Ozark Mountains. They study how human activity has affected the cave ecosystem. They conduct a simulation in which a large development is proposed in the area, and they...

Students investigate recycling by creating receptacles that can hold trash or recyclable items.  In this graphic design instructional activity, students encourage their classmates to help save the environment by using a recycling...

Students discover the uses of energy and the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources. They participate in hands-on activities to help them explain the concept of energy.