Learners investigate the state of Wisconsin and use sound to experience the concept differently. They listen to Native American songs of a tribe in the state. Also they listen to the frogs that live there in the classroom or out in the...

Second graders determine what it means to be clumsy before listening to Eric Carle's, The Very Clumsy Click Beetle. They examine the part where the click beetle does flips before drawing three frames that show the beetle flipping. For...

Pupils discuss how the same data is viewed differently between historians and scientists. Using the data, they compare and contrast the vocabulary used and the focus of attention. They analyze the conditions that help spread diseases...

Students discuss and identify the first ten amendments to the Constitution and apply their understanding of the material to how they currently affect their lives. They discover the rights and responsibilities of being a citizen, and...

Students discover ways to recycle electronics. Through discussion and research, they identify ways in which electronics that are improperly disposed can be harmful to the environment. Students explore how to responsibly dispose of...

Students experience and practice compositing and recycling through hands-on-activities. They distinguish between which items from their trash can be recycled, composted and reused. The process for making recycled paper is also covered in...

Students create a rain stick to imitate the nature sounds in a rainforest habitat. In this rainforest habitat lesson, students create a rain stick to mimic the cultural tools used in the South American rainforest. Students use paper...

Students explore invasive species. In this species analysis activity, students observe invasive species and review the impact the species have on the environment. Students work in groups to investigate the species in varying habitats....

Seventh graders examine the dangers of smoking. In this life science instructional activity, 7th graders survey their schoolmates about the factors that would influence them to smoke. They present their findings in class by creating...

Students brainstorm ideas to solve a problem. In this technology lesson, students share their ideas to class. They research innovations that could benefit the community.

A gallery and information about Hal Stowers and his Environmental Art.

An audio slideshow about artist Robert Smithson narrated by New York Times art critic Michael Kimmelman. The slideshow, which illustrates many of Smithson's drawings and works of scuplture, including his famous "Spiral Jetty," coincides...

ArtCyclopedia's list of environmental artists from the 20th century to the present day. There are links to the artists' biography and works.

The collection of the Nevada Museum of Art emphasizes the themes of the environment and the West, in categories of historical survey, work ethic, the Great Basin, contemporary art, and the altered landscape photographs. Each category is...

E-com site that sells photos and graphics of Environmental Art. Lots of good examples.

A printable, kid-friendly introduction to Andy Goldsworthy. Goldsworthy has spent nearly three decades exploring the raw materials of nature, shaping them into poetic and mysterious forms that invite us to see our surroundings in new ways.

This artist enjoys infusing art into unlikely places and uses current culture, such as technology, to bring about awareness of global issues.

A collection of arts and crafts activities to support environmental education or celebrate Earth Day.

An environmental search engine. An excellent resource. Learn about agriculture, animals, arts, business, databases, and more.

Students use art to consider the effects of industrial culture on the environment, and envision how to create a more positive and sustainable future.

In this lesson, 3rd graders take on the roles of characters in a drama centered on preserving the environment. Students will play different living things that inhabit a forest. They will improvise dialogue and analyze environmental...

Focused on the Dust Bowl and how families fought for a meaningful existence and survival, this unit will offer students different perspectives on how people respond to adversity, the lessons that can be learned from hardship and failure,...

An analysis of "Floating Island," a work of Robert Smithson created posthumously. An overview of Smithson's life and work provides context.

An interesting site that shows early photographs by Henry Chandler Cowles and George Damon Fuller and others. The images range from ecological settings to the consequences of human changes to the environment.