Handout
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Landscaping With Native Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
What is a native plant? Why should I use native plants? Which plants will attract birds and butterflies? These questions are answered and a number of important facts are discussed in the highly informative site.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Introducing Nature Journal

For Teachers K - 1st
Why do scientists use a nature journal? This activity is designed to introduce learners to learning the routine for using a nature journal and practice using their observation skills and descriptive writing skills in their journal...
Activity
Children's Discovery Museum

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Nature Sculptures

For Students 1st - 5th
Have you ever wanted to make your own sculpture? You can use materials readily available in your garden, neighborhood, and local park to design a nature sculpture.
Graphic
Curated OER

Unesco: Japan: Hiraizumi Temples, Gardens, Archaeological Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land comprises five sites, including the sacred Mount Kinkeisan. It features vestiges of government offices dating from the 11th and 12th centuries when...
Graphic
Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Derby Summer House

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a rare example of an 18th-century American garden house. Designed in the 1790s by Samuel McIntire, it resided on the estate of Salem merchant Elias Hasket Derby until 1901, when it was moved to the Endicott family's Glen Magna...
Graphic
Curated OER

Unesco: India: Red Fort Complex

For Students 9th - 10th
The Red Fort Complex was built as the palace fort of Shahjahanabad - the new capital of the fifth Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan. Named for its massive enclosing walls of red sandstone, it is adjacent to an older fort, the...