The Arts

Ancient Waters: The Ocean and its Prehistoric Inhabitants and From Sails to Submarines: Human Exploration and the Ocean were developed by Earth Day Network for EE Week's 2011 theme: Ocean Connections.

Prince William's Oily Mess: A Tale of Recovery, developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, provides middle and high school lesson plans and ideas for classroom activities, printable materials and other online materials on the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound.

In this student-led activity from Flying WILD, participants learn why birds' feathers must stay clean and well-conditioned and discover how oil in the water can harm birds. The activity is appropriate for middle school students and aligns with national science standards.

Written in 1990 after the Exxon Valdez oil spill and updated in 2007, this curriculum provides materials for grades K-3, 4-6 and 7-12, as well as a list of several articles, books and other educational resources. The materials were developed by the Prince William Sound Science Center, the Prince William Sound Regional Citizen's Advisory Council and the Prince William Sound Community College.

In this lesson, students brainstorm reasons for politicians to expand recycling programs and locate statistics to support these recycling programs. Then students design posters, which display a compelling statistic about recycling to convince their fellow students to recycle.