Teaching Resources - Conservation

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Adventures of the Garbage Gremlin (PDF, 20pp, 5MB About PDF )Grades K-5
epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/recycle/gremlin.pdf

Cleaner Water through Conservation Grades 9-12, Teachers
EPA Publication 841B95002, 70pp, 1995
An explanation about the relationshipbetween the quantity of water and its quality and discussion of how developing water-use efficiency programs can help States and local communities achieve cleaner water through conserving water.

Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/reduce/catbook.htm
This site describes how people can help solve a growing problem...garbage!

Bird Conservation Teachers
epa.gov/owow/birds/
Healthy wildlife is integral to healthy ecosystems; learn about bird conservation initiatives and things you can do.

Happy Earth Day Activity Book Grades K-5
epa.gov/region5/publications/happy/happy.htm

Locate Your Watershed Grades 9-12, Teachers
cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm
Locate your watershed by entering your ZIP code or the name of a stream, city, tribe, lake, school, airport, and more.

Magnificent Ground Water Connection K-12
epa.gov/region01/students/teacher/gndwater.html
This ground water activity guide is applicable to a wide range of subject matter and the topics include basic concepts on the water cycle, water distribution, treatment, and stewardship. This page includes five sample lesson activity plans.

Pollution Prevention Toolbox Grades 6-8
epa.gov/reg5rcra/wptdiv/p2pages/toolbox.htm
The toolbox contains a series of four-page lesson plans on various pollution prevention concepts for schools. Grades 6-8.

Recycle City Grades K-5
epa.gov/recyclecity/

Recycling Grades 9-12, Teachers
epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/recycle.htm
Because there's not one simple remedy for our trash problem, this site explains and explores why we need to consider a combination of solutions to manage it. Reducing and reusing waste, recycling, burning trash for energy recovery, and landfilling are all parts of the solution.

Teens for Planet Earth Grades 6-8,Grades 9-12
teens4planetearth.com/teenshome
Check out this site to learn more about how YOU can protect this amazing planet. This site has facts about the natural world, the latest conservation news, and how teens can – and do – make a difference. by carrying out environmental service-learning projects in their communities.

Wetlands Education K-12
epa.gov/owow/wetlands/education/
Everything you need to help your student understand wetlands and how they fit into the water cycle and the environment. A portal site of links to activities, curriculum, education programs, resources and teaching tools to assist you in wetlands and habitat education.

What's Wrong with this Picture? Grades K-5
epa.gov/OWOW/NPS/kids/whatwrng.htm

Where Can I Take My Computer? Grades 9-12, Teachers
epa.gov/epr/products/computers.html
Web sites and organizations that can provide information on opportunities for donating and recycling computers and other electronics.

External links

Agriculture and Water Quality Flash Movies Grades 6-8
www.agr.gc.ca/pfra/flash
Seven different animated clips explaining water quality issues that affect agriculture. Be sure to check out RoboCow, the animated environmental advocate who uses her radar vision to detect on-farm perils! You'll need the Flash plug-in to view the clips.

Air Pollution, What's the Solution Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
www.k12science.org/curriculum/airproj
This site offers a comprehensive Web-based curriculum unit on air quality, ozone and particle pollution. Intermediate grade students explore EPA's Web sites on air quality as they discover the scientific and health related concerns. Your students will also gain Web browsing skills as they complete this interactive and fun program. Grades 6-12.

The Alaska Native Knowledge Network: Traditional Ecological Knowledge Teachers
www.ankn.uaf.edu/tek.html
The Alaska Native Knowledge Network is designed to serve as a resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing. This site provides documentation related to the ways in which Native people acquire and utilize knowledge related to the ecological system in which they are situated.

Backyard Conservation Grades K-5, Grades 6-8
www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/backyard/
The Natural Resources Conservation Service shows you how to conserve and improve natural resources. Practices used on agricultural land across the country can be adapted for the land around your home.

Become an IPM Super Sleuth Grades K-5, Grades 6-8
www.ipminstitute.org/supersleuth.htm
Created with support from EPA and the National Foundation for IPM Education, IPM Super Sleuth teaches kids in grades1-7 about Integrated Pest Management with the use of word games.

Biodiversity 911 Grades 6-8
www.biodiversity911.org/
Why do we really need all those plant and animal species? Does it really make a difference if another is lost to extinction? Learn of the many factors that affect habitat and how individuals can make a positive impact. Games, activities and tips aplenty.

BirdSource Teachers
www.birdsource.org/
Use several national bird watching projects as environmental education projects to increase an understanding of the ways animals interact with their habitats. Learn how to participate in local and national bird counts.

Chesapeake Bay Game Grades K-5
kids.earth.nasa.gov/games/ches/

Chesapeake Academic Resources for Teachers Grades 9-12, Teachers
chart.chesapeakebay.net/
This regional partnership directs and conducts the restoration of Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. Helps educators provide meaningful watershed educational experiences to their students. ChART offers lesson plans and activities, field studies and professional development opportunities.

Classroom Earth K-12, Teachers
www.ClassroomEarth.org
This National Environmental Education & Training Foundation (NEETF) website provides the 'best of the best' collection of environmental education programs and resources for K-12 teachers by providing up-to-date information on the most successful, well-tested and effective national environmental education programs available.

Conservation Education Projects K-12
www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/ce/content/for_teachers/
The Forest Service's Conservation Education program helps people of all ages understand and appreciate our country's natural resources and how to conserve those resources for future generations.

Dr. E's Energy Lab Grades 6-8
www.eere.energy.gov/kids/
Come learn about different types of Energy at the Department of Energy's e-lab.

Ducks Unlimited for Educators Teachers
www.greenwing.org/dueducator/noncssdu_educator.html
Teacher guide and curriculum for teaching about wetlands. A wide variety of activities geared to particular age groups.

E-Field Trips Grades 6-8,Grades 9-12
Teachers can sign in to take their class on virtual field trips to a variety of National Parks and other nature sites. These visits are free, and include worksheets for students and the possibility of Q&A and scheduled chats. Requires Flash Player.

Earth Café 2050
www.ithaca.edu/sustainability/outreach_earthcafe2050.php
Hands-on curriculum based activity to determine future ecological footprint in the year 2050. Works best for a classroom or other group.

EEK! Environmental Education for Kids Teachers Pages Grades K-5
www.dnr.wi.gov/eek/teacher
This site is for teachers helping their students use EEK! - an electronic magazine for kids in grades 4-8 by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The activities in this engaging site are well thought out.

Energy Hog Grades K-5, Grades 6-8
www.energyhog.org
Interactive energy education site aimed at grades 3-8, contains classroom activities for teachers. Uses engaging Flash animations, sponsored by US Dept. of Energy and others.

Energy Kids Page K-12
www.eia.doe.gov/kids/classactivities/
Classroom activities section includes glossary, science fair experiments, and lots of background information on renewable energy. Activities are sorted by age range. From the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration.

FT Exploring Science and Technology Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Teachers
www.ftexploring.com
Learn what energy is, how it's created, and how it's used. Explore how energy, as food, moves through Earth's ecosystems. Find out how energy makes life possible and how we can use energy better.

Fuel Economy Site Grades 9-12
www.fueleconomy.gov/feg
Visit this site to learn about fuel economy, current and future fuel technology and its importance to us.

Global Warming Facts and Our Future - Koshland Science Museum Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
www.koshlandscience.org/exhibitgcc/
Explore the latest scientific information on global warming. Discover how a warmer climate might affect your life and what could be done to minimize the potentially harmful effects of climate change.

Ground Water Primer Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
www.purdue.edu/dp/envirosoft/groundwater/src/ground.htm
This computer program presents the basic concepts of ground water, the contaminants that can affect water quality along with the risks they pose, activities that an individual or community can do to help protect and conserve ground water, and programs that are now in place to help protect ground water.

Journey North Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
www.learner.org/jnorth/
A global study of wildlife migration. Students in North America track the journeys of a dozen migratory species and share their own field observations with classrooms across the Hemisphere.

Nab the Aquatic Invader Grades 6-8
www.sgnis.org/kids/
This interactive cartoon uses detective characharters to learn about invasive species -- different kinds, why they are harmful, how they affect economy and ecosystem.

National Environmental Education Week K-12
www.eeweek.org/resources/curricula_library.htm
Whether you are a teacher in a public, private, or homeschool classroom, or an educator at a nature center, zoo, or aquarium, Environmental Education Week can help you to actively engage your students in environmental education. The Environmental Education Curricula Library provides environmentally-themed lessons and activities for K-12.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory K-12
www.nrel.gov/education/
NREL is the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and they have science and technology curriculum for grades K-12 using renewable energy as the vehicle to capture student interest. Also offers teacher professional development programs.

Nature Net Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
www.nature.nps.gov/
Detailed materials about natural resources that the National Park Service maintains, including biology, geology, air, and water. Check Links to Learning for environmental education resources from different Parks.

NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources Grades 6-8
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/education/
Learn what this office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is doing to protect marine mammals and endangered species.

Pest Patrol: A Backyard Activity Book for Kids Grades K-5, Grades 6-8
www.mda.state.mn.us/IPM/ipmpubs.html#patrol
Some insects bug you, some bugs protect you. This printable activity book includes quizes, puzzles, games to help you learn which insects are pests and which are the rest.

Project Learning Tree K-12
www.plt.org
This national environmental education program includes correlations with the national environmental education performance standards. This program is recognized around the country as providing facilitators and participants with well-conceived and inquiry-oriented activities. The curriculum is available for a fee; the newsletter is free and there is a sample curriculum online.

Project Wild K-12
www.projectwild.org
Project WILD is one of the most widely-used conservation and environmental education programs among educators of students in kindergarten through high school. It is based on the premise that young people and educators have a vital interest in learning about our natural world.

Rainforest Alliance Learning Site K-12, Teachers
www.rainforest-alliance.org/programs/education/
Providing a rainforest curriculum for grades K through 6 this site provides materials to teach current conservation challenges, cultural differences and the wise use of resources, to help students understand the rainforest environment.

Resources To Learn More About Endangered Species Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Teachers
www.fws.gov/endangered/education/
From the Fish and Wildlife Service, a list of materials that may give you some ideas to help a species near you get on its road to recovery, because recovery is the ultimate goal for each threatened and endangered species.

Science NetLinks K-12, Teachers
www.sciencenetlinks.com
This site provides standards-based lesson plans that incorporate reviewed Internet resources, and can be selected according to specific benchmarks and grade ranges. Each lesson is tied to at least one learning goal and uses research-based instructional strategies that support student learning. The lessons are written for the teacher, but include student-ready materials such as student sheets (student reproducibles) or E-Sheets (online worksheets that enable students to engage directly in Internet activities).

Tidbits for Teachers: Conservation and Stewardship K-12
www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/education/
Natural Resources Conservation Service provides conservation education material for teachers K-12.

Watts On Your Mind
www.wattsonschools.com/wattsonyourmind.htm
This Web site was created to help elementary school-aged kids understand the importance of not wasting energy and to learn what they can do to stop wasting energy at home.

What on Earth? (water, soil, land quiz) Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
gaia.hq.nasa.gov/quiz/quiz_start-template.cfm

What's Up with the Environment Grades 9-12
www.thirteen.org/edonline/wue/
If you need a single lesson or a longer term project, visit this site for extensive and multimedia background information and plans for projects about water, land, air and energy. Students can explore environmental issues, formulate and find answers to questions about the environment, and explore "Cool Careers" for ideas about an environment-related job.

Wildlife Fact Sheets Grades 9-12
species.fws.gov
From the Fish and Wildlife Service, basic information about species of regular public interest.

Year of the Ocean Kids Page Grades K-5
www.yoto98.noaa.gov/kids.htm
More goodies from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, learn about endangered whales, seals, and sea lions; fascinating facts about fish; how to Adopt a Buoy; and much more.

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