Students learn about how food security affects the US and the world.

The activities in this manual are designed primarily for nonformal situations, such as camps and clubs, in order to teach youth about the environment. The activities here are meant to be active and enjoyable!

Kids collect insects, keep them for a day or two, observe them, and release them.

Learn about and try to recognize an individual tree through smelling, touching, and listening.

Use a timed sorting activity and review to explore different connections to water.

This lesson engages students to illustrate the relationships of how plant and animal life are connected in an ecosystem

Divide learners into small groups to debate and discuss environmental dilemmas and possible plans of action.

Don't judge your water by its cover.

Exchange information about endangered and extinct species through mini case studies.

Match and discuss environmental issues and possible responses in small groups.

Assume a new identity and occupation to explore how food insecurity effects populations in different ways.

Learn how to make natural alternatives to chemical pesticides.

This lesson plan engages students to illustrate the vast diversity of adaptations that animals use for survival, delineating how and why form fits function.

Go out into the community to collect and sort recyclable materials.

Visit a nearby garbage dump to learn about waste disposal and its effects on the surrounding environment.

Sort your garbage on a timeline to better understand decomposition.

This lesson plan explores the biodiversity that is alive around our schools and compares this with the biodiversity found in different types of world ecosystems.

This warm up or review activity gets students to think on their toes and race to categorize waste materials!

In this activity, students trace their hands and forearms to form the trunks and branches of trees.

Act out the life cycle of a tree as a group.