Mapping to Increase Student Awareness of Local Wildlife
Two simple activities that help middle school students increase their sense of connection with their natural surroundings.
Posts from the ‘High School (ages 14-19)’ Category
Apr 5
Apr 5
Discovering Native Bees
The importance of teaching about native pollinators to those ages 9 and up, coupled with a number of learning activities.
Connecting Art and Science
Using clay, creativity and colours to teach environmental science concepts such as biodiversity and evolutionary adaptations to 10-18 year olds.
Food Justice Empowers Teenagers
Students from low-income families probe inequity around healthy, affordable food in their high school language arts class.
Apr 5
Climate Change Summits for Teens
How partnering with university faculty to host climate change summits for teens in New Jersey has motivated students to educate their own communities.
Environmental Education in Impoverished Communities
How one high school bridged the gap between economic status and making a positive impact through environmental programs.
Apr 5
Sustainability Education in Classrooms
High school students follow the framework of Education for Sustainable Development to collaborate and develop solutions to real-life issues in their school community.
Apr 5
The Power of Cladistics
How to use an effective visual teaching tool that shows teenage students evolutionary relationships between different organisms.
Beyond Disaster Relief
Help 12-17 year olds make connections between climate change, international development and their local communities through activities and real-life scenarios.
Manual Geographic Information System (GIS) Activities
How to teach mapping and other GIS skills without having to learn to use computer software.
