This online game provides questions about what resources are used to produce certain products. The resources considered are air, water, fossil fuel, land, animals, plants, and minerals. Full description.

This site contains basic information about the water cycle (hydrologic cycle) and the part that groundwater plays in it. The information includes all parts of the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation and cloud formation, precipitation, runoff, and infiltration. The aquifer with its discharge and recharge is also explained. This discussion is supported by a large diagram of the water cycle. ... Full description.

This Classroom Connectors lesson plan teaches students about alternative forms of energy while they design models to show how these energy sources can be used. The site provides goals, objectives, an outline, time required, materials, activities, and closure ideas for the lesson. The Classroom Connectors address content with an activity approach while incorporating themes necessary to raise the activity ... Full description.

This Classroom Connectors lesson plan teaches young students about the energy that exists in our environment and how it is used. Through this lesson students learn to describe activities that require energy, match activities with their energy source, and apply this to means of transportation. The site provides goals, objectives, an outline, time required, materials, activities, and closure ideas for ... Full description.

This Classroom Connectors lesson plan teaches students about the differences between renewable and non-renewable resources, and about the conservation of these resources. The site provides goals, objectives, an outline, time required, materials, activities, and closure ideas for the lesson. The Classroom Connectors address content with an activity approach while incorporating themes necessary to raise ... Full description.

These six reminders to younger students are about bad practices that waste or pollute water. These include waiting to fix a leak, using water from the hot water tap when cooking, carelessly discarding motor oil, tossing toxic materials in the trash, watering the lawn in the middle of the day, and using the garbage disposal too much. There is also a link that leads to information about composting. Full description.

In this activity, students participate in a taste test of water that will illustrate the differences between groundwater and surface water, highlight some of the common contaminants in natural water, and encourage student thought on the sources of drinking water. This site has background material, a stated objective, a list of materials needed, procedure, and follow-up questions. Full description.

This series of activities is designed to educate young children about current problems the Earth is facing. Students will receive a general overview of the world's environmental dilemmas and gain an understanding of the global implications of their actions. They will learn about ten endangered species and understand the conditions which led to their status and identify five steps which they can take ... Full description.

This activity will help students to understand and explain where drinking water comes from and where wastewater goes once it leaves the home, as well as how the water we use fits into the water cycle. It is based on a story that describes the journey of a water drop from the well to the septic leaching field of a rural system. In a conversation with a little girl, the drop also describes a journey ... Full description.

This lesson is intended to make students aware of the need to respect their environment and its natural resources. They will apply that knowledge in developing an "ecologically sound" city. Using an outline, they will design a city that has ecological laws, power source(s) for lights and heat, a river, two industries, and homes for its population. Full description.