Unit Plan
Geographypods

Geographypods: Patterns in Environmental Quality and Sustainability

For Students 11th - 12th
This collection of five learning modules looks at issues related to environmental change and sustainability. Topics addressed include changes in the atmosphere, soil, water, and biodiversity, and what can be done to counteract this and...
Interactive
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Planet Protectors Club for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has activities, games and stories starring the Planet Protector's Club. Find out how kids can help our environment. (Several activities include a Spanish version.)
Website
PBS

Pbs: Journey to Planet Earth: Land of Plenty, Land of Want

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the PBS series "Journey to Planet Earth," this site explores the "fundamental problem facing today's farmer: how to feed the world's growing population without endangering our environment." Includes video and educational resources.
Interactive
Google

Google Earth Timelapse

For Students 9th - 10th
See an aerial view of how communities around the globe have changed over time.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Environmental History

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Historically chronicled, the environment's effects on people and people's effects on the environment are emphasized and brought to life through the many materials suggested here.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Environmental Struggles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Identifying the relationship between humans and the environment can be emphasized with these resources.
eBook
National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Kids' Pages: Sharon Finds the Environment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Online children's story that teaches that the environment is everywhere we look. See how the environment can make us strong and healthy, or it can make us sick.
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 1: Impact on the Environment

For Teachers 1st
First graders develop and express claims through discussions and writing which explain how people use and impact the environment.
Interactive
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: The Planet Protectors: Activities for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Through this EPA resource, explore your environment and discover the animals, plants, air, and water around you. Learn how to protect the world we live in with fun games.