Educational Resources for Students and Teachers
Virtual Field Trip Opportunities
Water
- 100 Fun Ways to Conserve Water here
- Aquatic WILD aquatic wildlife focused conservation education program for K-12 educators and their students.
- Conservation Education Hub – NACD
- Environmental Education for Kids (EEK!)– Sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Fun and games about water, trees, wildlife, environment.
- Groundwater Foundation’s KID’s CORNER – Great groundwater lessons and activities for students.
- Learn About Groundwater at Home! – Groundwater Foundation
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration explore the ocean and atmosphere.
- Platte Watershed in Motion – Learn about the Platte Watershed
- Precipitation Education– Science resources and activities for all grade levels by GPM (Global Precipitation Measurement) & NASA.
- Project WET or Water Education for Teachers water-focused conservation education program for K-12 educators and their students. This is an awareness to action material group; it is a hands-on education program.
- Science for Kids – Air, Water & Aquatic Environments Science Program with the US Forest Service Research and Development
- Virtual Field Trips – UNL Extension
Soil
- Agriculture in The Classroom (AITC) programs seek to improve student achievement by applying authentic, agricultural-based content as the context to teach core curriculum concepts in science, social studies, language arts and nutrition.
- Conservation Education Hub – NACD
- Dig It! The Secrets of Soil from the Smithsonian Museum
- Education Resources Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Help Stop Soil Erosion Game – University of Illinois Extension
- K-12 Soil Science Teacher Resources from Soil Science Society of America
- Soil Education K-Adult Education United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Soil Health Resources – NACD
- Soil to Spoon from NACD
- Underground Adventure – Field Museum sponsored by Monsanto
- Unlock the Secrets in the Soil resources about Soil Health USDA NRCS
- Book List below
Plants
- Agriculture in The Classroom (AITC) programs seek to improve student achievement by applying authentic, agricultural-based content as the context to teach core curriculum concepts in science, social studies, language arts and nutrition.
- Conservation Education Hub – NACD
- Just for Kids Learn more about wildflowers on our National Forests and Grasslands, and about pollinators, gardening, invasive plant species, and ethnobotany. Enjoy our puzzles, coloring pages, and fun activities!
- Learning & Teaching about the Environment from EPA
- Nature Explore’s – goal is to help nature become an integral, joyful part of children’s daily learning.
- Platte Watershed in Motion – Learn about the Platte Watershed
- Project Learning Tree is a Tree and forest centered conservation education program for K-12 educators and their students. This is an awareness to action material group; it is a hands-on education program
- Virtual Field Trips – UNL Extension
Trees
- Carly’s Kids Corner connecting kids with nature. From the Arbor Day Foundation.
- Celebrate Arbor Day – From the Arbor Day Foundation
- The Community Forest – UNL Extension
- Educational Resources about trees from the Arbor Day Foundation.
- Environmental Education for Kids (EEK!)– Sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Fun and games about water, trees, wildlife, environment.
- Project Learning Tree is a Tree and forest centered conservation education program for K-12 educators and their students. This is an awareness to action material group; it is a hands-on education program.
- Science for Kids – Air, Water & Aquatic Environments Science Program with the US Forest Service Research and Development
- Tree Husker – from UNL Forestry Dept.
- Tree Husker Videos – on YouTube from UNL Forestry Dept.
- Tree Identification – UNL Dept of Natural Resources
- TREES ARE GOOD – All kinds of tree education links
- USDA Forest Service Kids’ Page – A forest full of tree education
Wildlife
- Aquatic WILD aquatic wildlife focused conservation education program for K-12 educators and their students.
- Environmental Education for Kids (EEK!)– Sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Fun and games about water, trees, wildlife, environment.
- Flying WILD fowl wildlife focused conservation education program for K-12 educators and their students
- Growing up WILD early childhood education curriculum that builds on children’s sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them.
- National Geographic Kids – Engaging with Nature
- Project WILD – wildlife-focused conservation education program for K-12 educators and their students. This is an awareness to action material group; it is a hands-on education program. This is in all 50 states. This is available in both English and Spanish.
- Science for Kids – Air, Water & Aquatic Environments Science Program with the US Forest Service Research and Development
Habitat
- Carly’s Kids Corner connecting kids with nature. From the Arbor Day Foundation.
- Environmental Education for Kids (EEK!)– Sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Fun and games about water, trees, wildlife, environment.
- Just for Kids Learn more about wildflowers on our National Forests and Grasslands, and about pollinators, gardening, invasive plant species, and ethnobotany. Enjoy our puzzles, coloring pages, and fun activities!
- National Geographic Kids – Learning about Nature
- Nature Explore – help nature become an integral, joyful part of children’s daily learning.
- Platte Watershed in Motion – Learn about the Platte Watershed
- Science for Kids – Air, Water & Aquatic Environments Science Program with the US Forest Service Research and Development