Resource Library

National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) has compiled their own set of Oil Spill resources. They include everything from websites and articles to visuals and lesson plans. Content spans grades K-12, so make sure to check for your appropriate grade level.

In this lesson, students will examine two maps that illustrate the tendency for people in the United States to settle near the coasts. They will research some

This lesson will introduce students to the geographic features of the Indian Ocean and the critical role of the monsoon in determining maritime trading patterns before the 16th century. Students will research various historic ports along the borders of the Indian Ocean and determine possible ways that local rulers attracted merchants.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) published an atlas outlining population-environment linkages. The atlas contains maps and graphics that quantify and illustrate many of the issues and text that lay out the broader links between population dynamics and the environment, placing them within historical perspective.

The National Register of Historic Places provides a great avenue for social studies teachers to get their students outside. The advanced search locates places using numerous fields, including geographic location, area of significance and period of significance.

Learn creative ways to integrate environmental issues into your classroom lessons. This Web site offers teacher resources, opportunities for field studies, training and funding. Resources are searchable by multiple fields including subject and level. Subjects span all disciplines, from art to mathematics.

The F.R.E.E. Network is a coalition of representatives from state and federal government agencies that facilitates the dissemination of information about forest resources and the products that flow from them.

This activity explores the coffee industry through economics. A fun "Coffee Dollar" activity has students allocate portions of a theoretical dollar to the different workers involved in the coffee industry, from the grower to the retailer.

GlobalTribe is a PBS series that combines the spirit of travel with a meaningful exploration of global issues. GlobalTribe provides educational curricula that accompany the series. Lesson plans focus on Mexico, the Philippines and South Africa and cover a variety of topics from permaculture to ecotourism.

The Ecology Center offers free environmental lesson plans for science, social studies and language arts teachers. These lesson plans cover topics including water, agriculture and nitrogen cycling.