Forest Stewardship

Explore the five senses with a kindergarten lesson on gardening. After taking a walk through the class garden, kids note what they see, hear, feel, taste, and smell, and then decide what is living in the garden versus what is not living....

Is it possible to have a waste-less lunch? Can your class become leaders in conservation? Discuss the importance of reducing waste during lunch time with a fun lesson that can be extended to everyday practices. First the class examines...

The circle of life is all around us, from the black bears in the nearby mountains to the pile of dead leaves in the backyard. Encourage young scientists to take a critical look at the world around them with a set of lessons...

Not only does Patrick the Starfish live under a rock, but so do many other types of creatures. From slugs to centipedes to spiders, rocks are home to all sortss of crawly things. Find out more in the video.

Students photograph five objects from a bag and five objects from the outdoors. Students categorize things by living and non-living and by properties such as color, size, structure and needs. Students draw conclusions about the basic...

Ideas for exploring the great outdoors, along with a location guide for finding forests and woodsy parks in your area.

Students discover how they can help care for the earth. In this environmental protection lesson, students discuss how God created the earth and what will happen if they fail to care for the earth properly. Students grow their own...

Students investigate nearby forests and record their interactions with trees as well as wild life.  In this ecology lesson, students read the book, In the Woods: Who's Been Here?, and attend class observational field trips through...

We see many living and non-living things around us. Some of them are living things and the others are non-living things. Certain non-living things like mountains, rivers, clouds, rain are also natural. [3:35]

Students explore parts of nature. In this environmental lesson plan, students discuss how their actions can affect the environment and design a plan to clean up a specified area. Students practice good hygiene during the cleanup project.