Environmental Education
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Recycle Rex is a spokesdinosaur for CalRecycle (Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery). His message is simple: “Recycle, reduce, reuse, and close the loop.” Recycling is one of the easiest and best things we can do for Planet Earth. By recycling and then buying recycled products for home, school and play, we can really make a difference.
Get up close and personal with parks through virtual tours. Learn more about the history of these legendary places and how essential their protection and preservation is in ensuring these sites are enjoyed for generations to come.
Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students (PORTS) program provides FREE live interactive videoconference programs, also known as virtual field trips, to expand learning beyond the classroom walls. K-12 students from California and around the world are connecting with live interpretive rangers and learning academic content standards within the context of California’s dynamic state park system.
From planning a road trip around “rockhounding” opportunities to building your own outdoor play area, these fun family activities are guaranteed to spark your child’s interest in nature.
Sesame Street in Communities is an online community for sharing Sesame Street’s free educational resources with the adults in children’s lives.
Ten Strands’ Environmental Literacy Resources are resources on the environment that provide authentic, culturally relevant, and engaging context for students.
Students will be able to determine the central ideas of a video about youth mobilization on plastic waste in the Amazon rainforest, analyze the causes of plastic pollution globally and make local connections, and use persuasive writing and visual arts skills to inspire change in their own communities
Here you will find reading comprehension tools, activities and other resources to bring “Losing Earth,” The New York Times Magazine’s special issue on climate change, into the classroom and beyond.
The NOAA Planet Stewards Education Project (PSEP) provides formal and informal educators working with elementary through college aged students the knowledge and resources to build scientifically-literate individuals and communities who are prepared to respond to environmental challenges monitored by NOAA.
Climate Change is a free, online textbook with a detailed overview of climate change.
NASA’s Earth Math is a mathematical guide to earth science and climate change.
NASA’s Climate Kids offers content, links to games, and a discussion guide for teachers to present the evidence for climate change throughout the planet.