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TeachEngineering

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The TeachEngineering digital library provides teacher-tested, standards-based engineering content for K-12 teachers to use in science and math classrooms. Their library is organized by subject areas, curricular units, lessons and activities.

Resources pertaining to environmental education:

-Energy-Efficient Housing

-Test and Treat Before You Drink

-How Far Does a Lava Flow Go?

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I-STEM Resource Network

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The I-STEM Resource Network supports K-12 teachers and leaders working to implement high academic standards towards STEM literacy for all students. Their resources include lesson plans, curriculum units, professional development opportunities and more.

Resources pertaining to environmental education:

-Do You See What I See? Plant Identification

-Avalanche!

-Creating a 3D Model and Corresponding Topographic Map

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Are the World’s Weather and Climate Changing?

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Students use critical reading skills to gather facts about weather and climate change, conduct research about an assigned weather topic and create an interactive project/presentation that can be used to teach classmates about a weather topic.

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Ecology Center Lesson Plans

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The Ecology Center offers free environmental lesson plans for science, social studies and language arts teachers. These lesson plans cover topics including water, agriculture and nitrogen cycling.

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Global Warming and the School Community

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Students examine evidence on global warming, analyze the impact of their school community on the environment and propose ways to lessen our impact on the environment.

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Land Use and Documenting Local Landscapes

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Students use a digital camera to document local landscapes, identify the various ways in which land is used in their local community/environment and identify and discuss the environmental and social impacts of the different land uses.

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Local Water Use

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Students identify and document the various ways in which water is used in their local environment and identify and discuss the environmental impacts of the different uses of water.

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The Connection Between Water Use and Energy Use: An Introduction

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In this lesson, students discover water and energy connections by learning how sources of energy require substantial amounts of water and how energy is used in the process of providing tap water to millions of homes.

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Hidden Relationships: Energy Sources and Water Usage

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In this lesson, students will examine the major ways that water is utilized for a variety of energy sources. They will also participate in a photographic matching activity that compares energy usages to further understand the role water plays in energy consumption. Lastly, students will analyze the amounts of water used by various energy sources through a graphing activity.

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American Field Guide Teacher Resources

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American Field Guide is an online program of PBS that provides access to outdoors programming content and accompanying materials. Their Teacher Resources section provides lesson plans that weave segments of video together into units of inquiry around specific topics. Topics include economic use of natural areas, the rock cycle, landfills, prairie habitats and many others.

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