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Online Palm Oil Lesson Plan

The Orangutan Gang

This online lesson plan, developed by the Orangutan Gang, allows teachers to mix and match four activities including fillable virtual worksheets, video discussions, and online research. Students of all educational levels can learn about orangutans and palm oil and design their own conservation projects through a virtual online classroom space.

Join the One Health Education K-12 working group or try out some of their lessons.

Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS) is a team of filmmakers, change agents, and global collaborators committed to the preservation of our oceans and the planet. They have films and curricula designed to connect educators and students to the issues facing our planet and inspire action for our collective future. They have created the following movies: The Cove, Racing Extinction, Game Changers.

Home Flood Protector

GreenLearning

Youth can become Home Flood Protector superheroes by leading their families in practical action to protect homes from flooding.

Circular Economy Activity

GreenLearning

Inspire students to reduce waste by applying a remake, reuse, and recycle model in creating an entirely new product from recycled materials.

Build Your Own Electric Vehicle

GreenLearning

By building their own working model of an electric vehicle, students will learn about the electrification of transportation.

Home Energy Detective Challenge

GreenLearning

Teach students to be environmentally friendly at home by making small retrofits and adopting behaviour changes towards using energy a little more wisely.

Energy Storage

GreenLearning

Create an energy storage model so students can learn more about how renewable energy is stored and harnessed into electricity.

Re-Energy Challenge

GreenLearning

Turn youth into energy engineers by challenging them to design, build and test the working model of any renewable energy technology!

Green Jobs Youth Personality Quiz

Project Learning Tree

Project Learning Tree has launched an interactive quiz that allows youth to answer a few simple questions online and receive recommendations for a rewarding green career path that suits their personality. It’s fast, easy, and fun to do! — perfect for youth ages 12-25 looking to learn about what it takes to perform jobs in sustainability, forestry, and conservation.

50 Bird Species and the Sounds they Make

AAA State of Play

An interactive tool to help you identify different bird species.

Canyon Field School @ Home

Our curriculum-based, web content is produced as a collaboration between the nonprofit Grand Canyon Conservancy and the National Park service. Topics will include geology, ecology, human history, and dark skies.

EarthX, in partnership with Big Thought, has created a free, downloadable K-12 STEAM curriculum including environmental educational lessons focusing on the following four areas: Earth, Energy, Cities and Climate.Lessons are written to National Standards as well as to the TEKS (TX).

The Endangered Species Conservation Site provides a variety of resources for teachers and their students, including facts and news about threatened and endangered species and suggestions for helping to protect them.

Created by the Annenberg Learner, Inside Statistics provides lessons on statistics and statistical methods using real-world examples, many of which are related to environmental and STEM education.

Mini Data Jam

Asombro Institute for Science Education

Blend science, data literacy and creative communication in a data jam. Middle and high school students learn to analyze and interpret real world data, then share their findings through songs, models, artwork and more.

Point of No Return

A new hands-on environmental STEM enrichment curriculum using the documentary Point of No Return – the gripping story of the first solar powered flight around the world – as a dynamic jumping off point to inspire students to innovate and collaborate towards sustainable solutions. Available for distance learning and classroom use for grades 3-12. Educators at Title 1 schools serving low income students can apply to receive the program for their school at no cost.

Join Dr. Jamie as she learns how a home worm bin can "recycle" food scraps and turn it into super dirt! These four youth-focused videos will introduce elementary students to the compost cycle, the elements of a habitat, and worm anatomy.

Wild at Heart: Nature Activities for Kids

Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center

Safe, age-appropriate backyard/neighborhood activities to get your kids OUTSIDE! This four-week series of activities, stories, songs, and backyard nature experiences will help kids stay connected to nature during COVID-19 restrictions and beyond. Free with coupon before May 21!