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Educator Resources

Introduce your students to the Peace Corps via the Global Connections program.

Foster an understanding of other cultures and global issues in your classroom with our online educational resources that can help you spark communication among U.S. learners and current and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.

trees in Uganda
Learn about and try to recognize an individual tree through smelling, touching, and listening.
K - 2
3 - 5
Activity
Environment
Science
Water a bit cool, but fun
Use a timed sorting activity and review to explore different connections to water.
K - 2
3 - 5
Activity
Environment
Science
Farm
This activity engages students to illustrate the relationships of how plant and animal life are connected in an ecosystem
6 - 8
9 - 12
Activity
Environment
Science
Case Study
Divide learners into small groups to debate and discuss environmental dilemmas and possible plans of action.
6 - 8
9 - 12
Activity
Environment
Clear Water is not Clean Water
Don't judge your water by its cover.
K - 2
3 - 5
Activity
Environment
Science
Turtle
Exchange information about endangered and extinct species through mini case studies.
K - 2
3 - 5
Activity
Environment
Litter Relay
Learn about the benefits of sorting materials to be reused, recycled, or thrown away.
3 - 5
6 - 8
Activity
Environment
Pest Control
Learn how to make natural alternatives to chemical pesticides.
6 - 8
Activity
Environment
Three of the original ART-I-SAN "My Namibian Friend" dolls: Makena Mongoose, Lele Lion and Gili Giraffe.
This lesson plan engages students to illustrate the vast diversity of adaptations that animals use for survival, delineating how and why form fits function.
K - 2
3 - 5
Activity
Environment
popcorn
This lesson plan makes use of popcorn to help students understand and explore the concepts of renewable and nonrenewable resources and their use over time.
3 - 5
Activity
Environment
Recycling Scavenger Hunt
Go out into the community to collect and sort recyclable materials.
K - 2
3 - 5
Activity
Environment
Turtle
Predicting the Future of Endangered Hawksbills
6 - 8
Lesson Plan
Environment
Mathematics
Timeline for Decomposition
Sort your garbage on a timeline to better understand decomposition.
K - 2
3 - 5
Activity
Environment
Transect
This activity explores the biodiversity that is alive around our schools and compares this with the biodiversity found in different types of world ecosystems.
6 - 8
9 - 12
Activity
Environment
Science
Life Cycle of a Tree
Act out the life cycle of a tree as a group.
K - 2
Activity
Environment
Water
An interactive activity to demonstrate how water sources are distributed throughout the environment.
3 - 5
6 - 8
Activity
Environment
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