Reflections from a new environmental educator
July 3, 2020
Last September, though only ten months past, feels like a lifetime ago. I remember walking…
K-12 online learning
Get to know the natural world, experiment with some do-it-yourself projects at home, and have fun learning online!
During school closures and stay-at-home orders, we’ve transformed our curriculum so kids (and their parents, if they want) can enjoy learning from home! Sort through our weekly growing list of interactive lessons, DIY projects and experiments, and ideas for things you can do to benefit your community!
You don’t have to follow lessons in any order — follow your curiosity and dive right in!
Online Lesson: Ideas for summer fun (part 2)
June 17, 2020
While this summer will look and feel like no other we have experienced in our…
DIY Project: Make your own ball run!
June 17, 2020
Calling all inventors, tinkerers, recyclers, future engineers, current engineers, non-engineers! It’s time to put…
Online Lesson: Ideas for summer fun
June 9, 2020
While this summer will look and feel like no other we have experienced in our…
Online Lesson: Plastic, from cradle to grave
June 3, 2020
Everything, everything, I mean, EVERYTHING we use and have comes from the earth. That’s the…
DIY Project: Upcycled plastic jug
June 3, 2020
Upcycle your plastic, by turning a plastic jug into a reusable box! Materials Plastic jug…
Online Lesson: Material world (part 2)
May 29, 2020
The fashion industry is the second-largest polluter in the world, behind the oil industry. I…
Online Lesson: Aluminum cans, from cradle to grave
May 29, 2020
Everything, everything, I mean, EVERYTHING we use and have comes from the earth. That’s the…
DIY Project: Aluminum can flower
May 29, 2020
Turn an aluminum can into garden art! Follow these simple steps to make a flower…
Online Lesson: Material world (part 1)
May 20, 2020
In a world teeming with 7.7 BILLION people how we use, distribute, and care for…