Eco Experience

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

Standards-based, interdisciplinary humanities module uses historical fiction to tell the story of Nya and Salva to bring the discussion of water scarcity to the English/Language Arts, social studies, and science classroom.

Students read the book with guidance from literary worksheets; research the causes and implications of the war in Sudan through the lens of geography, economics, civics and history; and learn about water management and desertification in science.

Climate Generation download

In Clean Water for All for 3-8 graders , students will:

• Explain the concept of sustainability
• Evaluate various lifestyle choices for sustainability using an online ecological footprint calculator to real-life data
• Identify actions students can take to make their lifestyle more sustainable

SPLASH! (Stormwater Pollution Learn and Share!) is a curriculum kit developed with local teachers for grade levels K-8. Units explore water and the effects of pollution in water systems, the water cycle, and local ecosystems. Each unit below includes the lesson plans and handouts in a pdf.

Lily’s Pages are single-page reading and activity sheets for various grade levels. These are brief, illustrated introductions to pollution and stormwater topics for learners of many age groups.

Extended Deadline: March 29.

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Earth day has been celebrated around the world since 1970. This year's theme is Restore Our Earth. In honor of the 51st Earth Day, the 4J Climate Justice Team is working on a google site with teacher resources for an Earth Day Teach-In (week...month...). It is our hope that we teachers can offer, if even a brief moment, some acknowledgement, learning, and love to our precious Mother Earth. The aim is to instill hope, solution and transformation through action. Check your emails later in the month for a link and more information.

With field trips and classroom visitors out of the mix this spring, we want to bring trips to you and your students. Check out the VEARTHual Field Trip video collection on the 4J/EEP website. Some featured trips include: BRING, Short Mountain, Delta Ponds and more.