Environmental Education
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The Rainforest Alliance provides educational resources to help students understand how important the rainforest is to our collective well being. The website provides lesson plans, rainforest presentations, articles, and profiles of native species to offer student opportunities for direct action.
Project Learning Tree (PLT) is a program of the American Forest Foundation that uses forests to engage young Americans and provide them with environmental education. PLT provides curriculum, programs, and other resources to educators so that they can introduce their students to an array of complex
Oceans For Youth Foundation is a non-profit that promotes underwater education and respect for the ocean in today’s youth. The foundation funds and organizes programs with a variety of education tools that help the next generation become more environmentally aware and interested in the preservation of the ocean. The website provides games, coloring books, and video to engage with its young users.
National Environmental Education Foundation strives to advance environmental knowledge among health professionals to improve the public’s health with a special emphasis on children. This organization hopes to prevent serious health conditions such as child obesity by connecting children to nature and improving their physical activity.
NeoK12 is a website that provides free online educational videos, lessons, quizzes, games, and puzzles about energy sources. The website discusses topics ranging from renewable energy to geothermal power.
My Carbon Footprint was created by the New York Hall of Science as an education initiative intended to create awareness about climate change among schoolteachers and students. The curriculum resource guide includes curricula and teacher training workshops for both middle and high school students.
Kids for Saving Earth (KSE) is a non-profit that aims to inspire and empower children to protect the environment. KSE provides free educational materials, curricula, and activities on their website.
Kids Korner is an interactive website that helps kids learn about the environment and how energy works. There are also features for teachers to use.
The NRDC provides students with strategies on how to create a green learning environment in their schools.
Global Footprints is a website developed by the HEC Global Learning Center in London that was created for teachers and student to explore global issues and create discussions on how to protect the planet. The website provides quizzes that discuss issues such as food, energy, waste and water.
The US Environmental Protection Agency has many resources for students concerning the environment and other science related subjects. The website provides homework resources, community service projects, teacher resources, and award applications.
The Environmental Literacy Council is a non-profit made up of educators, researchers, and scientists that hope to connect teachers and students to science based information on a range of environmental issues. The website hosts resources on environmental topics, curricular materials, and textbook reviews.