Mar 31
Tricia Edgar examines the role of pretend games in environmental education and provides great examples of activities to help young children explore circles of life, survival tactics, and what it feels like to be an animal or plant.
Mar 27
An activity for upper elementary students in which soil samples from around the country are exchanged and evaluated. Students gain knowledge of the correlation between soil composition and different kinds of terrain, and why different soils have greatly varied qualities.
Mar 27
A basic introduction to maps in environmental education, and the techniques of how to map a natural area.
Mar 27
Five activities for children aged 4 - 13 developed by outdoor educator Joseph Cornell. The activities follow the principles of Cornell’s “Flow Learning” to gently guide participants into deeper and more profound experiences of nature through the following principles: “awaken enthusiasm”; “focus attention”; “direct experience”; and “share inspiration”.
Twenty five basic activities inspired by the writings of people who have lived close to the land. These activities aim to develop a deeper sense of place by going beyond Western science to observe and interact with nature qualitatively as well as quantitatively.
Mar 27
Activities for elementary, middle, and high school students which examine products that use less energy and have fewer toxic components because they are inspired by designs in nature. Integrating the hopeful science of biomimicry into the curriculum provides opportunities for creative problem-solving exercises that challenge them to think, to ask questions and to create in a collaborative setting.
Mar 26
A project for upper elementary or middle school students, making use of remote cameras to monitor the presence of wildlife in the schoolyard as a stepping stone towards learning about habitat fragmentation and wildlife management.
A research project that helps middle and high school students determine the severity of the impacts of oil and gas development and what should be done about them.
Apr 27
A middle school learning exercise (adaptable for elementary and high school), in which students learn about the characteristics and habitat requirements of invertebrates, the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth, who serve a major role in recycling nutrients by decomposing organic material.
Mar 31
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