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- Bird watching made elementary
- Observing and identifying birds can be a gateway to a variety of learning experiences. This primer will get you started birding.
- By Linda Dow.
- Bringing current science into the classroom
- In Bringing current science into the classroom, page 1
- How your students can experience current environmental research without leaving the classroom.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Michele Kloda.
- A case study of "A Civil Action"
- In Bringing current science into the classroom, page 3
- This is a short, culminating activity that can be used to assess your students' understanding of the steps needed to determine if a water source is contaminated and how it got that way, and to suggest possible methods of cleanup or remediation. Students review a portion of the film "A Civil Action" and identify the problem and the people involved. Students then take the role of environmental scientist and apply their knowledge of water and hazardous waste contamination to create a plan to help lawyer, Jan Schlichtmann, try the case.
- Format: (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Michele Kloda.
- Courses and causes
- You don't need special skills, great physical abilities, or a lot of money to participate in environmental workshops — just the interest. Learning opportunities like those discussed in this article can invigorate your teaching, inspire your students, and get you involved in causes outside your school.
- Format: article
- By Linda Dow.
- Learning from a tree
- Observation of a single tree throughout the year can be the starting point for explorations of nature, life science, and environmental science.
- By Linda Dow.
- Letting students ask the questions -- and answering them
- For this high school science teacher, learning science means doing science. A look at an inquiry-based earth and environmental science classroom.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Amy Anderson.
- Making connections for environmental education
- How can you get students fired up about environmental education? Get them outside and get them involved in local issues through activism, service learning, and teaching others.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Carolyn Moser.
- Superfund in science class
- In Bringing current science into the classroom, page 2
- Four Web-based activities let students identify Superfund sites, define hazardous waste, see how aquifers work, and explore cleanup solutions.
- By Michele Kloda.
- Tracking animals
- Large groups of children are likely to scare off mammals, but they can learn to identify tracks to learn more about the animals that left them.
- By Linda Dow.
