In this Internet-based collaborative project, students will investigate their local schoolyard environment and share information about the plants, animals and non-living objects found there with other students from around the country and the world. Participants will look for similarities and differences in the reported data and prepare a final report or presentation based on their findings. The site ... Full description.

This lesson introduces students to a variety of environments through multimedia resources and a field trip. They will begin by discussing the environmental features of the area where they live and then visiting one of these local environments. After watching videos of four different environments (Antarctica, the Florida Keys, the Everglades, and Yellowstone National Park) the students will compare ... Full description.

This Classroom Connectors lesson plan explains how various activities affect the environment, such as pollution. 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 to a higher cognition level. The major motivation ... 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 Classroom Connectors lesson plan teaches young students about the environment and how humans affect it in various ways. At the conclusion of this lesson students will understand that our environment must be kept clean in order to be usable in the future. The site provides goals, objectives, an outline, time required, materials, activities, and closure ideas for the lesson. The Classroom Connectors ... 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 site is designed to educate about water, land, air and energy. It describes environmental careers; contains videos on global warming and biome research, water health, contaminated land, and solar houses; and provides class projects. The projects cover such topics as solar cars, conducting an energy audit, fuel cells, acid rain, global warming, invasive species, composting, watersheds, wetlands, ... Full description.

This activity introduces students to the tools of scientific inquiry as they observe their world, inside and outside of the classroom, looking for changes, perspectives, and patterns. They will begin to use measuring tools as simple as their feet and fists and move on to more complex devices such as microscopes and scales. Students will go outside, observe their environment, gather objects, and return ... Full description.

This set of hands-on activities was designed for use by teachers, non-formal educators, and water quality professionals. These resources are designed to help educators and students of all levels become more educated and involved in their water environment. They are from the Water Source Book, cover grades K-12, and cover today's most important water environment topics. Full description.

This Classroom Connectors lesson plan teaches young students about the causes of pollution and ways to keep their community clean. 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 to a higher cognition ... Full description.