Single-Use Plastics: Take Action

Investigate plastic use through an audit to identify areas where avoidable waste can be reduced....

Single-Use Plastics DIY

After learning about single-use plastics, students repurpose these materials in new and imaginative ways through...

Leftover Makeover

Learn about the impacts of food waste and create recipes that use up food that...

Forest Friendly Gift Wrapping

Organize a sustainable gift wrapping booth at your school using forest-friendly materials to create unique...

Door Decorating Contest

Build excitement across the school with a door-decorating contest that uses only reused materials. Grade...

All Taste No Waste

Do your part to cut down on food waste and help fight climate change! Grade...

Swap Superstars Event

Host a swap event to promote the idea of reusing and exchanging items instead of...

Energy Explorers

This activity helps students explore how electricity powers our daily lives, where it comes from...

Dark Skies, Happy Animals

Learn how to minimize light pollution to help nocturnal animals

No Mow May

Help hungry pollinators by asking people to skip lawn mowing in May

Pollinator Palaces

Build simple spots for pollinators to rest and refuel

Trees for the Bees

Help bees by helping trees

Animal-Friendly Zone

Make your schoolyard welcoming for wildlife

Natural Temporary Art

Connect with nature by creating art using natural elements

Clean Air Champions

Advocate for an Idle-Free zone around your school to reduce air pollution

Seed Bomb Squad

Make native wildflower seed bombs and to support biodiversity and pollinators

Weed Warriors

Help make room for native plants by removing invasive species

Battery Blitz

Save batteries from the bin! In this activity, students learn why it's important to recycle...

Save the Sea Turtles (US)

In the United States, the leatherback sea turtle is listed as endangered under the Endangered...

Recycling – Fact or Fiction

In this activity, students test their recycling knowledge with fun trivia questions to separate fact...

Adopt a Class Mascot (US)

Earth Rangers supports the work of young researchers through the Earth Rangers Wildlife Adoption Program.

Eco Scavenger Hunt

Students go on a scavenger hunt for local producers, consumers, and decomposers and then think...

Adopt a Class Mascot

Earth Rangers supports the work of young researchers through the Earth Rangers Wildlife Adoption Program.

Shoreline & Schoolyard Saver (US)

Shorelines and the vegetation found there have a key role in keeping pollution out of...

Power Detectives

In this activity, your class will discover why saving energy is important, explore how the...

3Rs Mini-Mission

Reduce, reuse, recycle are very familiar words. But what does your class know about how...

Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address

This activity will encourage students and teachers to focus their attention on our natural environmentand...

Shoreline & Schoolyard Saver (Canada)

Shorelines and the vegetation found there have a key role in keeping pollution out of...

Art as Collaboration

When artists are inspired by the work of others, they will list these artists as...

Which pollinator am I?

Through a fun game of charades, students learn more about pollinators. Following the game, theyresearch...

Coming to Our Senses

This set of mindfulness activities is designed to connect students with the natural world and...

Conservation Heroes!

In this activity, students talk about habitats and why they’re important for animals. Next, they...

Can Nature Digest This?

After exploring and observing decomposition in action, students will share the message that while dead...

Bringing the “Journey of a Plastic Bag” to Life

After delving deeper into the environmental impact of single-use plastic bags, students use storyboardsto prepare...

What a Peculiar Animal!

Students learn about animal adaptations and design their own peculiar animal. Next, they talk about...

Plastic-Free Portraits

This activity is the chance for students to share their knowledge about ways to cut...

Ways to Protect the Planet

This game is a fun and engaging way to challenge students’ knowledge about actions that...

Where is your t-shirt from?

In this lesson, students will learn about the energy used to create, transport, package, and...

Inspiring Eco-Action through Storytelling

In this activity, storytelling helps spur Eco-Action by showing students that it is possible to...

Plastic-Free for a Week Challenge

In this challenge, students try to adopt as many plastic-free habits as possible.

The Greenbelt Game

This fun cooperative game helps students understand threats to biodiversity and the importance of conservation...

Observing Animals in their Habitat

Students observe animals in their natural habitat and make predictions about changes over time.

Single Use Plastic: Audit and Take Action

In this activity, students explore the impact of single-use plastics by making predictions, gathering data,...

Engineering Bird Houses or Feeders

This classroom activity starter sets the stage for an activity allowing students to design birdfeeders...

Caring for Butterflies

By participating in a community science project, students see that they can contribute to the...