If you are in or around Texas The Botanical Research Institute of Texas has developed a series of curriculum materials for elementary aged children called "Relationships" that shows children the role of plants in the earth's life support system. BRIT also offers teachers workshops in their learning center and gives teachers access to books, videos and kits to supplement the lesson activities. Some of the workshops have even been approved for Texas Education Agency's Environmental Education Certification.
The award winning radio show called Earth and Sky has internet resources for classrooms on science topics. They also have information on how to use these materials if your classroom is not online.
- There are fun activities for kids to do that come from all around the world. Check out these cool science activities:
- Ethanol Experiment with Corn
- Nutrition Analysis Activity
- Global Warming Project
- Making Rain From a Plant
- Osmosis Experiment with a Potato
- Do Plants Really Drink Water?
- Alternative Energy Sources
- Learn about the Sun's Joules and Solar Energy
- Native Soil Project
- Seed Ball Project
- Nutrition Analysis Activity
Visit children in various climates and regions throughout the world.
- Kids in these places are waiting for visitors like you.
- desert
- grasslands
- tundra
- taiga
- rainforest
- temperate deciduous forest
- grasslands
There are also full class curriculums for students to participate. Children can learn about various plant environments through these curriculums. A wetlands curriculum is also available for middle or junior high schoolers.
High schoolers can learn about desert and desertification through this activity program.
A teacher's guide called From the Ground Up includes five lessons on Agriculture.
A forest stewardship guide called Branching Out is available for teachers to use. It includes activities on soil, water, trees, recreation, and the natural beauty in the world.
Teachers can also use the John Muir Day Study Guide for children in grades kindergarten through 12. It focuses on emphasizing Muir's lifetime of conservation.
Teachers can receive information on pollution, energy, deforestation, the ozone layer, and the Greenhouse Effect by visiting this environmental school kit.
- Activities concerning solid waste are available for all age levels including
- Kindergarten-3,
- grades 4-6,
- grades 7-8, and,
- high schoolers.
- grades 4-6,