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In this lesson, students reflect on challenges that face farmers in cultivating crops, including insects. They then simulate how crops are affected by native and non-native insect populations and the options farmers have to protect their crops. Finally, students create an agricultural plan from the perspective of a farmer.

This activity is correlated with National Science and Geography content standards.

This award winning video is designed to accompany the Streamkeepers Field Guide, part of the educational materials produced by The Adopt a Stream Foundation. This video is designed in 3 parts to generate interest in watershed and streams. It is narrated by Bill Nye, “the Science Guy”. The first part deals with the hydrologic cycle, the second segment deals with monitoring streams, and the final segment has some action suggestions.

This website contains a variety of resources and information that deals with water issues in the United States. Current conditions and concerns as well as background information is available. The website contains a section for students and teachers with links to websites and other resources and is maintained by the United States Geological Survey.

Maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency, this website will allow teachers and/or students to identify their watersheds. State by state information is provided and includes Biological Indicators of watershed health, water quality information, and impaired waters. Information regarding watershed groups and adopting watersheds is also provided. Additional related resources and information are available, including some real time data.

These materials, developed by Maryland Public Television in partnership with the Center in Urban Environmental Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, provide lessons and materials on several environmental health topics.

This website features curricular materials for a variety of environmental health topics by grade level. At the secondary level, topics include alcohol, bacteria, disease transmission, toxicology, and air quality. Materials also exist for the study of environmental justice, pesticides, risk management, and research. An additional feature includes resources available for student use.

These essays by leading scholars address a variety of themes that enable teachers to show their students how the forces that shaped the American landscape also shaped America’s Past.

Topics include Native American views of the environment, the impact of Rachel Carson, how roads, highways and ecosystems impact nature, as well as Thoreau’s impact on environmentalism. Developed by the National Humanities Center.

This online collection of articles written by scientists or practioners in the field contains a wide variety of topics including biodiversity, environment, and issues in education and also contains a lesson directory with extensive lessons by grade level on biodiversity and the environment.

This 250-page activity guide is designed to raise the awareness and understanding of water quality topics and issues. Materials are provided by Project Wet.

The materials are designed to address national science standards through interactive activities.

These materials are only available through a training workshop. Workshops can be scheduled by contacting [email protected].