Can Jerusalem be equitably organized? Can Israel and Palestine be successfully partitioned? Part one of a two-part workshop looks at the geo-political history of Jerusalem while Part two investigates Egypt's dependence of the Nile River...

How does weather play a role in the lives of land and sea creatures? Find out with a lesson plan focused on habitats and the ways animals from different homes are connected. Here, learners explore how the life of a jaguar and...

Explore ocean habitats with a lesson that showcases the home of manatees and loggerhead turtles in Belize. Here, pupils compare and contrast the homes of ocean animals to those of humans, listen to an original short story about...

A good concept map requires high thought processes. This makes it a great tool for teaching and evaluating your pupils. A helpful article describes a great approach for teaching young scholars the art of concept map building and how best...

All's fair in math and war. Scholars examine the Battle of Trafalgar using calculus. They set up and solve a system of differential equations to determine the number of ships remaining in each fleet over time.

Find out what you can do about global water scarcity and conservation.

Explore different landforms and bodies of water around the world, observe and map landforms and water features, and practice observation and analysis skills through a virtual landscape and animated adventure in Plum's Island Explorer....

Take a close look into two vastly different global regions and delve into the effects the environment has on the respective economies. A video presents areas in Southeast Asia pertaining to the global economy and areas in the United...

This site presents projects for individual classrooms and collaborative projects that can be done with other classes or schools. Most of these are science projects.

A simple gag makes faith the centerpiece of Jason Bock's summer: What if the town water tower is God? Jason shares his quirky observation with his friend Shin, and soon finds himself the head of a new religious sect of "Chutengodians"...

Captain Twig learns that the Mother Storm is headed toward the Edge to re-seed the sacred waters of Riverrise, and thus rejuvenate all life forms throughout the land. This rare and natural occurrence would come as great news but for one...

Inspired by a work site using a laser to measure in the water, this teacher decided to do a project-based learning lesson with students the required them building an obstacle course that they had to maneuver a laser beam around. Part of...

Find an array of environmental and science-based lesson plans, activities and ideas from the EPA, other federal agencies, and external organizations.

A guide to help educators become ocean literate. The goal is to redress the lack of ocean-related content in state and national science education standards, instructional materials, and assessments. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).