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Food Shed: McHenry County Food Cooperative

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Food Shed: McHenry County Food Cooperative

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About Us

We are a group of regular folks working hard to open a community-owned grocery store in McHenry County, IL and we hope you will join us!

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Our Timeline

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our store in Woodstock, Illinois.
We doubled our ownership in 2021 and successfully raised the money to build our store. Our next steps are to continue GROWING OUR OWNERSHIP and BUILDING

History

The idea was first hatched between a few friends in a conversation about improving the resilience of our community. Many conversations and phone calls later, in March 2013, a group of a few dozen people gathered on a cold winter evening and made the collective decision to do whatever it takes to open a community-owned grocery store in McHenry County. They organized a steering team, surveyed the community and pulled together a mailing list of people who like the idea of opening a food co-op. Since that first meeting, there have been many, many more.

In January of 2014, the McHenry County Food Cooperative (d/b/a Food Shed Co-op) was incorporated under Illinois Cooperative Law. Soon after incorporation, we celebrated our birthday on Earth Day and started to sell ownership shares in the co-op. The first board of directors was elected by our owners in October of 2014. We are continually reading, networking, hosting guest speakers, taking field trips to visit food co-ops and attending workshops, webinars and conferences to learn more about cooperatives. We are hard a work, spreading that knowledge to our community through events, movie screenings, webinars and workshops. Here's a list of our success to date.

Participating in more than 250 events.

Completion of a market study in which consultants, specialists in cooperatives and the natural foods grocery industry, determined that we have what it takes to be successful.

We reached 500 owners by mid-2016 and the Food Shed Co-op began searching for a store location. Our growth to 500 owner-members (in near record time) helped us win the Food Coop Initiative Seed Grant as one of the top food coop startups in the country!

In December, 2020, the Food Shed Co-op announced it had purchased land for our grocery store at the intersection of US HWY 14 and Lake Shore Drive between Woodstock and Crystal Lake, Illinois. This news accelerated our growth!. The board set a goal to reach 1200 owner-members by July 2021 at which time a capital campaign would be begin.

Just shy of 1200 owner-members by July of 2021 allowed the board to make a decision to launch a capital campaign to raise the money to build our community-owned grocery store. The capital campaign was called the . As of October 15Community Investment Campaign (CIC). The campaign goal was to raise $1.75M in the community thus reducing our dependence on commercial (expensive) lending sources. The CIC was launched on August 15, 2021 and scheduled to end October 15, 2021 th our start up food co-op had raised just over $1M dollars! The CIC was extended for another month until the end of November, 2021 to try to complete its goal. The campaign ended on November 30, 2021 only $48,000 short of the $1.75M CIC goal. The board consequently voted to move forward to start building the store in 2022.

Our owners and volunteers continue working every day to spread the word about the many benefits of a community-owned grocery store. Our ownership numbers continue to GROW daily! If you are NOT YET an owner, sign up now to become a Founding Owner!

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We are a group of regular folks working hard to open a community-owned grocery store in McHenry County, IL and we hope you will join us! CLICK HERE to view Our timeline has been updated! Click on the image below for a full size timeline.

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The futuristic farms that will feed the world

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Amidst climate change, a growing population, and people consuming more of less sustainable food, how will we feed our future world? The answer is not increasing resources, but rather improving production efficiency to create more sustainable farming of crops. Learn about how the Netherlands is prod…

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Head back to the Quest to finish our lesson, or continue exploring these videos to learn about sustainable farming. Learn how researchers and innovators are making farming super-efficient in the cities and countryside using everything from bugs to robots to keep us well-fed and healthy:

Watch 1: The Story of Agriculture and the Green Economy (Farming First)
Watch 2: What Is The Future of Farming? (Nature.com)
Watch 3: The Futuristic Farms That Will Feed the World (FreeThink)
LEARN + INTERACT
Dress the part. Farmers always need to get ready before they head out to work on the farm so make sure you're dressed for the part before you get started too! See if you can make your own farmer's hat out of materials lying around your house. Click here to download all you need to make your own hat using our #EarthSchool inspired design! (for ages 5-8)

Make a list of the foods in your fridge and pantry that look like they may have come straight from a farmer's fields. Now see if you can find a farm near your house that sells these items and write down how far away the farm is from your home. What do you think about the distance that your food has to travel to make it to your plate? How important do you think buying local ingredients is in ensuring you and your family are doing your part to support sustainable agriculture? Use this activity sheet to write down what you find! (for ages 5-12)

Reflect on sustainable agriculture in your life.The videos you watched earlier had so many interesting facts about the how, what, where, when, and why of sustainable farming. Use this activity sheet to note anything new you learned about sustainable farming, what questions you have, and what comes to mind when you think on why sustainable farming matters to you. (for all ages)
ACT + SHARE
Design a comic book inspired by today's introduction video. Check out the short stories Farmer Charlie and The Chicken Chasers and Farmer Charlie and His Crazy Chickens! (written by students just like you!). Now it's your turn! Click here to design your own comic and create an adventure for Farmer Charlie and his chickens. Don't forget to share your comic with your family and friends, and post it on social media using #EarthSchool and #FarmQuest! (Pssst: Want to learn how to draw super cool speech bubbles? Check out this awesome video here.) (for ages 5-15)

Grow your own food. Community Supported Agriculture is an approach to growing and sharing food that connects the people who eat the food (you and me) directly to the people that grow it. Want to see what it takes to grow your own food? To get started, learn how to grow your own food from the scraps of what you eat. Then, explore what you can grow from pantry staples like legumes, seeds, nuts, and beans. When your crop is ready to eat be sure to make a delicious meal with it and invite your family to share it with you! How can you make this meal sustainable too? Do you think you can use the scraps or the seeds leftover from this meal to produce your next crop? (for all ages)
WANT MORE?
Watch: Learn why soil is so important to sustainable crop production in the TEDx Talk, Stop Treating Our Soil Like Dirt! (for ages 9+)

Join Earth Protector Communities for resources on how to protect nature with every bite you take. (for ages 10+)

This Earth School Quest was created by the following incredible educators and environmental experts: Kathryn Sforcina, Andy Middleton and Jessie Oliver. We'd also like to thank Jasmine Middleton for the graphic design and artwork for all the beautifully designed activity sheets used in this Quest!

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This farm uses no soil and 95% less water

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As urban populations continue to rise, innovators are looking beyond traditional farming as a way to feed everyone while having less impact on our land and water resources. Vertical farming is one solution that's been implemented around the world. How do they work?

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Narrated by David Attenborough

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Our Planet | One Planet | FULL EPISODE | Netflix

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Before you dive into the rest of this Quest, check out these videos for more information about protected areas and why they are important for life on Earth:

Watch 1: Rebalancing nature with protected areas (IUCN, WCPA)
Watch 2: Short film: Natural Climate Solutions: Nature Now (Nature4Climate.org)
Watch 3: Protected Areas: Natural Solutions to Climate Change (RedParques.com)

Explore beneath the Amazon rainforest canopy with Conservation International! (for ages 8+). You can also learn more about the complexity of ecosystems by watching a video about what happened when wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. ( for all ages)

Discover more about protected areas around the world. Can you find a protected area beginning with the first letter of your name? Can you find one on every continent? What's the largest protected area that you can find? Learn why not all protected areas are managed by governments (many are managed by communities). Explore different indigenous and community-conserved areas by visiting the ICCA Registry (for ages 13+). To see how a community is conserving a marine protected area, watch this video on a local community in Guinea Bissau ( for ages 8+). Or learn how the Yurok Native American tribe was able to reclaim and protect their ancestral forest (for ages 8+). You can also learn how many local communities around the world are defending their right to manage the conservation of their lands. Go on a voyagewith Google Earth and explore protected areas in 360 degrees. You can visit Glacier National Park, Samburu National Reserve and Cocos Island World Heritage Site. Which one would you like to visit most? Learn why parks around the world are so important for drinking water (for ages 12+). Many communities are protecting the ecosystems that provide their drinking water. To see an example, watch this short video of how a rural community in Ecuador is protecting the ecosystem that provides water to local cities (ages 8+). Then, find out where your nearest city gets its drinking water. Dive into marine protected areas (MPAs) and learn about why marine protected areas are so vital to life on Earth (for all ages). Read this graphic guide to understand the different kinds of MPAs, and what they mean for people and marine life. Challenge your friends to a photo contest: As you explore a park near you, take a photo of something that surprises you. Share online with your family or friends with a brief caption describing what you see. ( Take a stand. Let the world know that you care about nature and protected areas at Nature For Life (for ages 12+). Challenge your friends and family to "take a stand for nature" by posting why nature is important to them. ( Be a scientist with your smartphone! Anyone with access to a smartphone can become a scientist. Visit a park or even a small patch of green, and take some photos. You can learn more about contributing to science at inaturalist.org, and with Earth School Quest 26 about the nature of citizen science. Discover new forms of life. Learn more about some of the diversity in protected areas, including a tree kangaroo in a protected area in Papua New Guinea, the Eastern Sarus Crane in Thailand, the axolotl from Mexico and lemurs in Madagascar. Learn more about why protected areas are essential for sustaining life on Earth in this infographic Take an interactive journey across our astonishing planet (for ages 8+), or a virtual tour of a national park. Explore protected areas at the UN Biodiversity Lab You can compare data on protected areas with other data layers like carbon, forest loss and key biodiversity areas. Learn how to use this portal here. Learn what world leaders have to say about parks and protected areas by exploring 75 different videos. Watch a video about marine protected areas, and learn why it's time to turn the high seas into the world's largest nature reserve. Study protected areas online with courses at Learning for Nature. You could Peace Parks or discover different ecosystem services supported by protected areas or learn about transboundary protected areas. This Earth School Quest was created by the following incredible educators and environmental experts:
Jamison Ervin, United Nations Development Programme
Holly Griffin, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Naomi Kingston, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Hannah Moosa, Julie Kapuvari, UNDP Learning for Nature

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Quest 27 - The nature of green spaces and protected areas

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Biodiversity provides the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the materials we need to survive, but millions of species may go extinct within 30 years. How do we balance production and consumption with biodiversity conservation?

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Head back to the Quest to finish our lesson, or continue exploring these videos to learn about sustainable farming. Learn how researchers and innovators are making farming super-efficient in the cities and countryside using everything from bugs to robots to keep us well-fed and healthy:

Watch 1: This Vertical Farm Uses No Soil and 95% Less Water (Aerofarms)
Watch 2: What Is The Future of Farming? (Nature.com)
Watch 3: The Futuristic Farms That Will Feed the World (FreeThink)
LEARN + INTERACT
Dress the part. Farmers always need to get ready before they head out to work on the farm so make sure you're dressed for the part before you get started too! See if you can make your own farmer's hat out of materials lying around your house. Click here to download all you need to make your own hat using our #EarthSchool inspired design! (for ages 5-8)

Make a list of the foods in your fridge and pantry that look like they may have come straight from a farmer's fields. Now see if you can find a farm near your house that sells these items and write down how far away the farm is from your home. What do you think about the distance that your food has to travel to make it to your plate? How important do you think buying local ingredients is in ensuring you and your family are doing your part to support sustainable agriculture? Use this activity sheet to write down what you find! (for ages 5-12)

Reflect on sustainable agriculture in your life.The videos you watched earlier had so many interesting facts about the how, what, where, when, and why of sustainable farming. Use this activity sheet to note anything new you learned about sustainable farming, what questions you have, and what comes to mind when you think on why sustainable farming matters to you. (for all ages)
ACT + SHARE
Design a comic book inspired by today's introduction video. Check out the short stories Farmer Charlie and The Chicken Chasers and Farmer Charlie and His Crazy Chickens! (written by students just like you!). Now it's your turn! Click here to design your own comic and create an adventure for Farmer Charlie and his chickens. Don't forget to share your comic with your family and friends, and post it on social media using #EarthSchool and #FarmQuest! (Pssst: Want to learn how to draw super cool speech bubbles? Check out this awesome video here.) (for ages 5-15)

Grow your own food. Community Supported Agriculture is an approach to growing and sharing food that connects the people who eat the food (you and me) directly to the people that grow it. Want to see what it takes to grow your own food? To get started, learn how to grow your own food from the scraps of what you eat. Then, explore what you can grow from pantry staples like legumes, seeds, nuts, and beans. When your crop is ready to eat be sure to make a delicious meal with it and invite your family to share it with you! How can you make this meal sustainable too? Do you think you can use the scraps or the seeds leftover from this meal to produce your next crop? (for all ages)
WANT MORE?
Watch: Learn why soil is so important to sustainable crop production in the TEDx Talk, Stop Treating Our Soil Like Dirt! (for ages 9+)

Join Earth Protector Communities for resources on how to protect nature with every bite you take. (for ages 10+)

This Earth School Quest was created by the following incredible educators and environmental experts: Kathryn Sforcina, Andy Middleton and Jessie Oliver. We'd also like to thank Jasmine Middleton for the graphic design and artwork for all the beautifully designed activity sheets used in this Quest!

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The story of agriculture and the Green Economy

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How can we create sustainable livelihoods in agriculture, feed a growing population, and safeguard the environment? The answer lies in making the global economy green. Watch this explainer video, and then continue onto other sections to learn more, interact, act and share.

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There are 22 billion chickens on Earth today. That’s a lot of birds! The world’s population will be 10 billion by 2050— how can we possibly feed everyone? This Quest explores how farmers can produce food while keeping our planet healthy. Start with this thought-provoking video from educator Chris A…

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Exploring the Coral Reef: Learn about Oceans for Kids - FreeSchool

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Paleontologist Kirk Johnson explores the dynamic history—and future—of ice at the poles.

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Meet the NASA Scientist Who Uses Lasers to Study Forests

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This researcher shoots lasers at trees in order to measure how much carbon forests store.

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Carbon Neutral Fuels

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Scientists look to geoengineering and other methods to cool the planet.

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Three Solutions That Can Slow or Stop Climate Change

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Preventing, "undoing," and adapting are three ways to avoid the worst potential impacts of climate change.

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If a tree falls in the forest, but someone sticks around to replant it, does it still make an impact in the fight against climate change?

The answer, it seems, is yes. And, according to new research published today in the journal Science, that's exactly the tack we humans should take. The study, which presents a global map of degraded lands that could naturally support new trees, suggests that the best case scenario for forest restoration would remove more than 200 billion tons of carbon from the atmosphere-enough to single-handedly offset two decades worth of global emissions produced at the current rate.

That kind of change doesn't come easy, or fast. The researchers' proposal, which calls for the seeding of approximately 1 trillion trees, is ambitious to say the least. And when it comes to rejiggering the ecological landscape on such a grand scale, there's a whole range of social, political, and economic considerations to take into account.

"This is a very rigorous and timely approach...that highlights where [forest] restoration can and should be happening," says Robin Chazdon, a forest ecologist at the University of Connecticut who authored a commentary on the study. But, she adds, while "it's good and important to know the potential...we have to [do the work to] make the potential the reality."

If enacted, though, global attempts at reforestation might constitute one of the most powerful strategies available to combat the climate crisis, the researchers say. Real-world obstacles aside, fully implementing this initiative could dwarf the projected impacts of other mitigation methods, like shifting a good chunk of our energy needs to wind power, which, in plausible scenarios, would only account for about 20 billion tons of atmospheric carbon.

The new study builds on a long line of research championing the transformative powers of forest restoration, which capitalizes on one of the biggest perks of greenspace: Due to photosynthesis, plants are living sponges for carbon, which they can guzzle from the air and store over the long term. But this paper is the first to put hard numbers to the world's arboreal carrying capacity, the number of trees the Earth can sustainably support.

Using a global dataset of ground-based measurements and satellite images, a team of researchers led by Jean-Francois Bastin and Thomas Crowther of ETH-Zürich sussed out the environmental conditions most conducive to tree growth in protected forest areas around the world. They then used these criteria, which factored in things like soil quality and climate, to scour the rest of the planet for regions where saplings might have a shot at taking root.

The numbers were staggering. While more than 21 billion acres around the world-roughly two-thirds of Earth's land- could naturally harbor forest (as opposed to other kinds of natural ecosystems, like grasslands), less than 65 percent of that space actually does. By the study's calculations, that leaves almost 8 billion acres for possible planting. At roughly 160 trees per acre, that's about 1.3 trillion trees that could exist, but don't.

Top: A map showing the world's potential for tree cover. Bottom: The same map with already-existing trees removed, showing what's available for restoration. The number of trees that could be added number over 1 trillion; packed together, they could blanket a region the size of the United States. Image Credit: Courtesy of Jean-Francois Bastin et al., Science, 2019

Not all 8 billion acres the researchers identified are readily available, however, as nearly half of them are taken up by cropland or urban area. The remainder exists in the form of degraded land, where human activity has reduced a habitat's ecological productivity. In other words, places that would naturally support forests if given the chance. It's here that the researchers found the potential for approximately 700 billion new trees, which, once fully grown, could collectively sequester 225 billion tons of carbon.

According to the study, these arboreal additions would gobble up around two-thirds of the 300 billion tons of carbon currently bopping around the atmosphere as a result of human activity, reducing the global burden to levels we haven't seen since the mid-1900s. Waking up to that reality tomorrow would be like rewinding the climate clock by nearly a century.

"We were absolutely amazed as the results came out," Crowther says. "It genuinely blew my mind."

There are a few caveats, though. One of the biggest is timing: Mature, carbon-hungry trees don't spring up overnight. "These projections kind of assume that, from day one, the forest is back," Chazdon says. "But the process of reforestation takes several decades, even in ideal conditions."

Given the accelerating pace of climate change, the long lag in payout is even more reason to act fast, Bastin says. If humankind doesn't deviate from its current emissions trajectory, nearly a quarter of the land available for restoration will be gone by 2050. "The race [against climate change] is one I'm not sure we're going to win," he says. "The sooner [reforestation] happens, the better."

A map showing where how the world's tree cover is expected to change by 2050. If emissions continue to rise, up to a quarter of the land available for reforestation will disappear. Image Credit: Courtesy of Jean-Francois Bastin et al., Science, 2019

The process also wouldn't come cheap. At roughly 30 cents a sapling, planting the trees themselves is actually a good deal, Bastin says. But there are other costs to consider, including those incurred by labor, logistics, and maintenance of burgeoning forests. And the amount of planning and foresight required for forest restoration can't be overstated. Not all trees are created equal, and planting species that are invasive, or ill-suited for a particular habitat could backfire, in some cases even hastening further degradation, Chazdon says.

Additionally, before trees could be planted in most parts of the world, environmental researchers would need to determine the cultural and economic impacts of reforestation, says Salima Mahamoudou, a research associate with the World Resources Institute who was not involved in the study. She points out that collaborations should include experts in other fields, as well as those living in and around the team's targeted regions. "Forest restoration is a people issue, just like climate change is a people issue," she says. "We need to start involving the people who will be impacted."

An interdisciplinary approach would be especially useful for navigating issues of land ownership and land-use planning, says Daniela Miteva, an environmental economist at Ohio State University who was not involved in the study. Just because a forest can be restored somewhere, doesn't mean it should, she says, especially if it might better serve the local community as a lucrative space for agriculture, for instance. And in many of the areas where reforestation could occur, farmers aren't well compensated for giving up land or changing their practices.

Mata Atlântica (the Atlantic Forest), a South American forest in Brazil. Currently, about 500 billion tons of carbon is contained in the world's existing vegetation. Image Credit: FG Trade, iStock

But replenishing the world's forests isn't an all or nothing solution: Even shy of a trillion trees, every sapling planted makes a difference.

Such efforts are already well underway, Crowther points out, highlighting the effort of the Trillion Trees Campaign, aptly named for its goal of planting a trillion trees worldwide. (As of this writing, the organization is at 13.6 billion.)

Additionally, 59 countries, states, and organizations are currently pledged to the Bonn Challenge, a United Nations-endorsed initiative working to restore 850 million acres of deforested and degraded land by 2030. Among them are the United States and Brazil, which, according to the new study, are two of the six countries with the most restoration potential (the other four being Russia, Canada, Australia, and China). Even though the tropics remain the region where reforestation would probably still get you the biggest bang for your bark in terms of decarbonizing the atmosphere, Bastin says, the study suggests that a wide range of countries could have a role to play in the years to come.

Miteva stresses that, as powerful as reforestation could be, it's no silver bullet-and we'll need all the help we can get from other, more immediate mitigation tactics. Part of that includes safeguarding the vegetation we already have, which currently have 500 billion tons of carbon under lock and key. In this neck of the woods, Miteva says, "you don't have to wait for the trees to grow."

But excluding the promise of reforestation would be, in a sense, missing the forest for the trees. After all, living, growing forests are the climate gift that keeps on giving. Once mature, an acre of trees could soak up more than two tons of carbon per year-and that adds up fast, Crowther says.

And trees, of course, are good for more than storing carbon. In many parts of the world, careful and conscientious reforestation could have ripple effects on everything from ecosystem biodiversity to food and water security, replenishing local resources and boosting economic profits.

"I don't want climate change solutions to be a burden on us all," Crowther says. "We need to find positive solutions...and this is a nice, simple, and enjoyable one that can have a meaningful, tangible impact on us all."

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In best-case reforestation scenario, trees could remove most of the carbon humans have added to the atmosphere

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If a tree falls in the forest, but someone sticks around to replant it, does it still make an impact in the fight against climate change? The answer, it seems, is yes. And, according to new research published today in the journal Science, that's exactly the tack we humans should take.

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Cutting our Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Zero

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Through “prevention,” humans can significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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Inhabiting the Ross Sea-as far south as McMurdo Sound-Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) have the most southerly distribution of any mammal on Earth. Scientists began studying a breeding population of Weddell seals in 1968 and quickly found out these pinnipeds don't always have it easy. Giving birth and raising young is particularly challenging in Antarctica's extreme conditions, forcing Weddell moms and pups to bear sub-zero temperatures and prevailing winds. How do they manage to do it so gracefully? (OK: they're admittedly way more graceful in the water than on land.) To find out, NOVA hosts Caitlin and Arlo travel to an Antarctic Weddell seal colony during pupping season. Once there, they meet with seal biologist Jay Rotella-and the downright adorable newborn seals he studies.

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How Antarctica's Cutest Baby Seals Grow Up

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Inhabiting the Ross Sea-as far south as McMurdo Sound-Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) have the most southerly distribution of any mammal on Earth. Scientists began studying a breeding population of Weddell seals in 1968 and quickly found out these pinnipeds don't always have it easy.

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How Climate Has Shifted Over Millions of Years

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A special kind of lake mud from the Russian Arctic tells us that Earth's climate has oscillated in the past.

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How Communities Can Adapt to Climate Change

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For many, the concept of "adapting" to climate change feels like admitting defeat.

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Before you dive into the rest of this Quest, check out these videos for more info about how your clothing is connected to nature and how your clothing choices can have an impact:

Watch 1: Growing and Harvesting Cotton (Kansas Farm Bureau)
Watch 2: Why Organic Cotton Matters (Prana)
Watch 3: How Your T-Shirt Can Make a Difference (Nat Geo)
Watch 4: What Will People Wear in the Future?

LEARN + INTERACT
a travel diary of your favorite piece of clothing.Write a story about the adventures of a cotton seed from the field to your wardrobe. (for all ages)your closet by taking a look at the label on your shirt. Where was it made? Try out this great activity from National Geographic to get a better sense of where your clothes come from, how they're made and what you can do to make the clothing industry less harmful to the planet. Think about your own clothes - do any of them have holes that could be repaired instead of thrown away? Make sock puppets! Maybe you have some old socks ready to star in your next play! Ask an adult to help you share a picture of your sock friend using #EarthSchool and don't forget to tell us their name! Produce a short video or make a poster to get your friends thinking about the issue of "fast fashion," the overbuying of clothing and treating it as disposable. Think of a tagline or slogan and create an awareness campaign! Host an online clothing swap party.You can adopt some of your friend's clothing and share your loved items with them. David Suzuki Foundation has some tips for getting started, including a free downloadable invitation, just make it digital for now! Share your online swap party finds with us at #EarthSchool. Watch: All of your things go on quite a journey before they reach you. Learn more about your belongings with this short video, The Story of Stuff. Read: Learn about the environmental footprint of a t-shirt in this article from Smithsonian Magazine. Participate: Add your voice to the growing call for a more sustainable fashion future: Fashion Revolution Get Involved Resources for Parents and Educators:Join the Fashion Revolution and discover many ways to engage and inspire the young people in your lives to make our fashion footprint greener. This excellent resource includes PowerPoints and educator guides.

Explore these websites for inspiration on how to make fashion more sustainable: Fashion Takes Action; The United Nations Alliance for Sustainable Fashion

This Earth School Quest was created by the following incredible educators and environmental experts: Kathleen Usher PhD

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We are connected to nature in everything we do, right down to the shirts on our backs! Each year, we sell and buy two billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made, and what's its environmental impact?

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Head back to the Quest to finish our lesson, or continue exploring these videos to learn about sustainable farming. Learn how researchers and innovators are making farming super-efficient in the cities and countryside using everything from bugs to robots to keep us well-fed and healthy:

Watch 1: The Story of Agriculture and the Green Economy (Farming First)
Watch 2: This Vertical Farm Uses No Soil and 95% Less Water (Aerofarms)
Watch 3: The Futuristic Farms That Will Feed the World (FreeThink)
LEARN + INTERACT
Dress the part. Farmers always need to get ready before they head out to work on the farm so make sure you're dressed for the part before you get started too! See if you can make your own farmer's hat out of materials lying around your house. Click here to download all you need to make your own hat using our #EarthSchool inspired design! (for ages 5-8)

Make a list of the foods in your fridge and pantry that look like they may have come straight from a farmer's fields. Now see if you can find a farm near your house that sells these items and write down how far away the farm is from your home. What do you think about the distance that your food has to travel to make it to your plate? How important do you think buying local ingredients is in ensuring you and your family are doing your part to support sustainable agriculture? Use this activity sheet to write down what you find! (for ages 5-12)

Reflect on sustainable agriculture in your life.The videos you watched earlier had so many interesting facts about the how, what, where, when, and why of sustainable farming. Use this activity sheet to note anything new you learned about sustainable farming, what questions you have, and what comes to mind when you think on why sustainable farming matters to you. (for all ages)
ACT + SHARE
Design a comic book inspired by today's introduction video. Check out the short stories Farmer Charlie and The Chicken Chasers and Farmer Charlie and His Crazy Chickens! (written by students just like you!). Now it's your turn! Click here to design your own comic and create an adventure for Farmer Charlie and his chickens. Don't forget to share your comic with your family and friends, and post it on social media using #EarthSchool and #FarmQuest! (Pssst: Want to learn how to draw super cool speech bubbles? Check out this awesome video here.) (for ages 5-15)

Grow your own food. Community Supported Agriculture is an approach to growing and sharing food that connects the people who eat the food (you and me) directly to the people that grow it. Want to see what it takes to grow your own food? To get started, learn how to grow your own food from the scraps of what you eat. Then, explore what you can grow from pantry staples like legumes, seeds, nuts, and beans. When your crop is ready to eat be sure to make a delicious meal with it and invite your family to share it with you! How can you make this meal sustainable too? Do you think you can use the scraps or the seeds leftover from this meal to produce your next crop? (for all ages)
WANT MORE?
Watch: Learn why soil is so important to sustainable crop production in the TEDx Talk, Stop Treating Our Soil Like Dirt! (for ages 9+)

Join Earth Protector Communities for resources on how to protect nature with every bite you take. (for ages 10+)

This Earth School Quest was created by the following incredible educators and environmental experts: Kathryn Sforcina, Andy Middleton and Jessie Oliver. We'd also like to thank Jasmine Middleton for the graphic design and artwork for all the beautifully designed activity sheets used in this Quest!

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By the year 2050, the Earth's population will be 10 billion- which means we need to change how we produce food. Luckily, technology is revolutionizing farming as we know it. Watch this short documentary and then continue onto other sections to learn more, interact, act and share.

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Before you dive into the rest of this Quest, check out these videos for more information about how living things are interconnected:

Watch 1: What is Biodiversity? (Netflix and WWF)
Watch 2: What are Ecosystems? (KLU Science)
Watch 3: Mysterious origin of life on Earth (TED-Ed)Watch 4: How Do We Benefit From Biodiversity? (California Academy of Sciences)
Watch 5: Why Wasps Are Just As Wonderful As Bees (BBC Ideas)

Investigate the living things around your home. Can you spot the biodiversity that lives on the ground or up in the air by walking around your neighborhood? What do you see in the trees, bushes, grasses, or even in the soil? Do you see insects, birds, plants? What species are they? If you use a magnifying glass, can you see insects interacting? In what way? What can you see if you use binoculars? Continue your exploration by doing a Backyard Bioblitz with National Geographic or go on a Garden Safari with WWF. Explore: In the videos, we learned that an ecosystem is made up of living things (plants, fungi, animals, and teeny-tiny creatures like bacteria) and non-living things (like rocks, air, and water), and of the interactions among them. Explore different, far-away ecosystems and habitats through the photo collection by National Geographic Kids. Discover ways we can rebalance and rewild the Earth's precious habitats with an interactive journey across the Explorable Globe B uild your own ecosystem with the online game Tyto Online. Create new creatures. We know that around 1.7 million species of plants and animals have been identified and every year, about 10,000 other species are described for the first time. Many more have yet to be discovered. Imagine that you're an explorer and you just discovered a new species. Perhaps it has fantastic characteristics to survive during hard times, attract mates, defend itself against dangers, and adapt to multiple environments. Nature provides all the necessary inspiration for your new creature! Fill out your field notes of what you have discovered! Play with biodiversity. Phylo is a beautiful, entertaining card game you can print for free and play with your family. You can also test your knowledge of biodiversity with these connect-the-dots, puzzles, quizzes, and other games! Attract a diverse selection of insects to your garden by planting pollen and nectar plants. Check out Kids Gardening to learn how to encourage pollinators and beneficial insects to come to your garden. Spread the word about what the people in your life can do to help preserve biodiversity. Inspire them to take action with these 52 tips for Biodiversity and 13 ways to save the Earth!(for all ages)
Watch: Experience the natural beauty of our planet with David Attenborough in One Planet. Read: Follow along with Alex as he explores the El Salvadorian rainforest in El Imposible National Park. Play: Feed the Dingo and try to build a balanced and sustainable desert ecosystem. Make sure no species becomes extinct! For more games, transform your world into a jungle with the Wildeverse. Participate: Become a citizen scientist by collecting data that can be used by real, working science professionals. See how Cornell University, through NestWatch, was able to engage people in a citizen science project to gather information about birds. Learn how your community is protecting local and endemic species and find out how you can volunteer in their different initiatives. Resources for Parents and Educators: Inspire your children to form a personal bond with nature by providing them with opportunities to appreciate, explore and interact with their surroundings. Explore ideas on how you can integrate biodiversity topics into your lessons or introduce wild classroom activities. Also check out the great YUNGA resources Biodiversity Challenge Badge (for ages 5+) and The Youth Guide to Biodiversity (for ages 11+), and UNESCO/CBD Biodiversity Learning Kit Volume 1 and Volume 2. ( for ages 14+)

This Earth School Quest was created by the following incredible educators and environmental experts:
Maye Padilla, WWF - Philippines
Cecily Yip, WWF - Hong Kong
Chantal Robichaud, CBD Secretariat
Lynsey Grosfield, CBD Secretariat
Thierry Lucas, UNEP
Kristy Buckley
Suzanne Redfern, FAO
Claudia ten Have, Secretariat of Minamata Convention
Jamison Ervin, UNDP

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In today's Quest, we'll explore the importance of biodiversity (bio, meaning life and diversity, meaning variety). Biodiversity consists of all life forms, their ecosystem, characteristics and how they interact. What makes ecosystems strong or weak in the face of change? In our first video, educator Kim Preshoff details why the answer is biodiversity.

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Before you dive into the rest of this quest, check out these videos for more information about what is plastic made of, how it's created, and what happens when we throw it away. Learn what we can do as a society and individuals to slow the lasting effects this material will have on our planet and lives:

Watch 1: Plastics 101 (National Geographic)
Watch 2: What happens to plastic when you throw it away (TED-Ed)
Watch 3: Our relationship with plastics (Clean Seas)

Learn what's in your bathroom and join the CLEANSEAS challenge sharing the sustainable switches you have already made or plan to make. Execute a plastic audit to understand what plastics you use at home. You can use your smartphone to track plastic sources with the Litterati App. Calculate your own plastic footprint with the Plastic Calculator and compare it with your friends. Photograph plastic waste and submit your pictures using your smartphone to participate in this international contest. Learn how our plastics make it all the way to the ocean (for ages 5-10) and how we can keep plastics out of the ocean. Say goodbye to plastics. Thinkabout how much plastic you use every day, where you use it the most, if you REALLY need it, and if you can replace some of it with something reusable. Create a fun roleplay between you and the plastic items you can see in the break up video. Think about how you can tell plastic you don't want to continue the relationship anymore. Reduce your plastic use very easily by changing habits like not using straws anymore or choosing a cone whenever you buy ice-cream. Reducing plastics doesn't have to be inconvenient: Why not have a plastic-free spa day? Replace your plastic. Make plastic bags dispensable by making your own shopping bag from an old t-shirt with this tutorial. Try making one for your parents or friends to help them cut back on plastic, too. Upcycle your plastics. Old plastic bottles don't need to end up in the trash. Make your pencil holders, plant pots, reusable lunch bag or even build a musical instrument from stuff you would otherwise throw away. For inspiration, check out these people who use trash to make music and even built a sea-going ship out of old flipflops. Invent a plan for your family to reduce your plastic food print. Check out this teacher's experience to get some inspiration and then tell us about your ideas for the "Food-Waste Warrior" campaign by posting to #EarthSchool. Watch: Learn more about great people and initiatives like zero-waste living Lauren Singer, plasticbank, and package-free supermarkets. (for ages 10+)

Be inspired by amazing young environmental activists Melati and Isabel Wijsen who started the campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali. ( Jump aboarda repurposed bamboo traditional fishing boat along with the Wijsen sisters and a group of activists as they circumnavigate Bali to bring awareness to marine plastic pollution and celebrate communities leading the clean up movement. Read about the different ways living things are helping with plastic management, from the waxworm who eats plastic to the people helping the 22-year-old running from ocean to ocean for Clean Seas. Take action to turn the tide on plastic by joining the#CleanSeas movement, Take the Clean Seas pledge and reduce your plastic footprint. Become an Ocean Hero at this June's virtual Bootcamp and take action against single-use plastics. ( Submit your campaign concept to reduce plastic pollution and have the opportunity to earn grant funding while connecting with other youth leaders! See how other youths are making an impact today. Who knows, you might even end up founding a startup like The Plastic Tide!( This Earth School Quest was created by the following incredible educators and environmental experts: Dr. Caroline Harth; Johanna Petrich; Danny Witte, Lonely Whale; and the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions (BRS Secretariat)

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Plastic is a wonder of technology; it revolutionized medicine with life-saving devices, but its use has gotten out of hand. In this Quest, we'll learn what plastic is made of, what happens when we throw it away, and how it can affect our environment and health.

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In 2019, over 12 million hectares of Australian land was burnt and over 1.25 billion animals, many found nowhere else in the world, perished. Is there a way nature can recover and restore after such devastation? How can the planet stay in balance? George Monbiot suggests rewilding: putting wolves,…

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Before you dive into the rest of this Quest, check out these videos for more information about the nature of urban gardens:

Watch 1: How to make seed balls at home
Watch 2: How to help pollinators in cities (Nature)
Watch 3: The global importance of urban gardens (Nature Lab)
Watch 4: Botanical animation: "The Story of Flowers" (AMMK)

Explore the world of seeds. Start by collecting the seeds from vegetables and fruits you eat. Observe, marvel at and identify different types of seeds and store them for the winter or share them with your family and friends. Would you like to grow food the permaculture way? Here's the database for more inspiring ideas Become closer to natureand identify what you have in your garden with a nature ID app iNaturalist. Move and dance.Listen to the music by the band Formidable Vegetable and take a break from screen time. Let the permaculture principle "use and value diversity" remind us that creating polyculture is better than monoculture. Start your own seedlings indoors by growing seeds in eggshells. Eggshell seed planters are a great way to reuse and recycle with zero-waste! Sprinkle some water on them every day and once your seedlings are ready for planting, you can gently break the shell and let it decompose in the soil naturally. Show us your seedling's progress by sharing a photo of your eggshell planters with #EarthSchool. Create a story garden. Reggio Emilia is a town in Northern Italy that developed its own unique philosophy of early childhood education. Part of this approach includes creating "story gardens": creating miniature worlds using containers and garden planters where children can use small figures they have or make to create narratives and let their imagination take over! Find things at home like a tray, pot or box and fill it with sand or soil. Design your own garden in the container and add herbs like lavender, lemon balm, or even grow strawberries! Let your imagination take it's own journey: add pebbles or other natural materials, and don't forget to share your stories and photos with #EarthSchool. (for ages 3-10)Make a bee and butterfly water station. It's a simple and kind way to show you care for the pollinators - they get thirsty too! Get inspired by an allotments school project made by high schoolers. The Papillon Project urges young people to learn to grow their own food for their school and community. Read about the history of urban gardening. (for ages 10+ Plant a pollinator-friendly garden with the David Suzuki Foundation. (for ages 9+ Attract more insects to your garden by making a bug hotel. A top tip to remember: Make sure to put your hotel in a sunny spot!(for ages 4+ Learn more about bug hotels with these infographics (for ages 10+ Grow your own salad at home and find useful resources about how to garden. (for ages 8+ Explore Google Earth to visit cities around the world that have a diverse range of urban gardens. Watch a video about how the Haiti Urban Agriculture project in Port-au-Prince, Haiti is enhancing food security with car tire gardening. Resources for Parents and Educators:

Children in Permaculture manual and this poster on children in permaculture (from the Children in Permaculture Network and Learning In Nature) and this great resource book Edible Cities, which discusses why the urban landscape can be a great place for permaculture.

School garden ideas and inspiration, from the Mayor of London.

Dyce Lab Pollinator & Beekeeping Resources, Bee species other than honey bees, with Cornell CALS.

Watchhow children engage in gardening through hands-on experience. See how they design their own garden with the three ethics of permaculture: Earth care, people care, and fair share. A top tip to remember: Playing promotes learning!A good read on balcony gardening Permaculture in Pots shows how to grow food in small urban places.

This Earth School Quest was created by the following incredible educators and environmental experts: Gaye Amus, Julie Kapuvari, Juli Voss, Malm Nordlund, Kaisa Viitamäki

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Take a stroll through urban gardens and see how permaculture can be used as a way to live sustainably. Emma Bryce investigates potential causes of a serious issue facing our pollinators: colony collapse disorder. Let this Quest empower you to create environments that are in harmony with nature, bees, other living beings, and your community.

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Head back to the Quest to finish our lesson, or continue exploring these videos for more information about the nature of urban gardens:

Watch 1: How to help pollinators in cities (Nature)
Watch 2: The global importance of urban gardens (Nature Lab)
Watch 3: Botanical animation: "The Story of Flowers" (AMMK)
LEARN + INTERACT
Explore the world of seeds. Start by collecting the seeds from vegetables and fruits you eat. Observe, marvel at and identify different types of seeds and store them for the winter or share them with your family and friends. Would you like to grow food the permaculture way? Here's the database for more inspiring ideas (for ages 3-12)

Become closer to nature and identify what you have in your garden with a nature ID app iNaturalist. (for ages 7+)
ACT + SHARE
Move and dance. Listen to the music by the band Formidable Vegetable and take a break from screen time. Let the permaculture principle "use and value diversity" remind us that creating polyculture is better than monoculture. (for ages 5+)

Start your own seedlings indoors by growing seeds in eggshells. Eggshell seed planters are a great way to reuse and recycle with zero-waste! Sprinkle some water on them every day and once your seedlings are ready for planting, you can gently break the shell and let it decompose in the soil naturally. Show us your seedling's progress by sharing a photo of your eggshell planters with #EarthSchool. (for all ages)

Create a story garden. Reggio Emilia is a town in Northern Italy that developed its own unique philosophy of early childhood education. Part of this approach includes creating "story gardens": creating miniature worlds using containers and garden planters where children can use small figures they have or make to create narratives and let their imagination take over! Find things at home like a tray, pot or box and fill it with sand or soil. Design your own garden in the container and add herbs like lavender, lemon balm, or even grow strawberries! Let your imagination take it's own journey: add pebbles or other natural materials, and don't forget to share your stories and photos with #EarthSchool. (for ages 3-10)

Make a bee and butterfly water station. It's a simple and kind way to show you care for the pollinators - they get thirsty too! (for all ages)
WANT MORE?
Get inspired by an allotments school project made by high schoolers. The Papillon Project urges young people to learn to grow their own food for their school and community. (for ages 14+)

Read about the history of urban gardening. (for ages 10+)

Plant a pollinator-friendly garden with the David Suzuki Foundation. (for ages 9+)

Attract more insects to your garden by making a bug hotel. A top tip to remember: Make sure to put your hotel in a sunny spot!
(for ages 4+)

Learn more about bug hotels with these infographics (for ages 10+)

Grow your own salad at home and find useful resources about how to garden. (for ages 8+)

Explore Google Earth to visit cities around the world that have a diverse range of urban gardens. (for ages 11+)

Watch a video about how the Haiti Urban Agriculture project in Port-au-Prince, Haiti is enhancing food security with car tire gardening. (for ages 11+)

Resources for Parents and Educators:

Children in Permaculture manual and this poster on children in permaculture (from the Children in Permaculture Network and Learning In Nature) and this great resource book Edible Cities, which discusses why the urban landscape can be a great place for permaculture.

School garden ideas and inspiration, from the Mayor of London.

Dyce Lab Pollinator & Beekeeping Resources, Bee species other than honey bees, with Cornell CALS.

Watch how children engage in gardening through hands-on experience. See how they design their own garden with the three ethics of permaculture: Earth care, people care, and fair share. A top tip to remember: Playing promotes learning!

A good read on balcony gardening Permaculture in Pots shows how to grow food in small urban places.

This Earth School Quest was created by the following incredible educators and environmental experts: Gaye Amus, Julie Kapuvari, Juli Voss, Malm Nordlund, Kaisa Viitamäki

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Making seed balls is a great way to provide bees- and other pollinator species like butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, and even bats- with habitat in cities. This simple mixture of clay, compost, and seeds can help new seeds grow in open areas.

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Head back to the Quest to finish our lesson, or continue exploring these videos for more information about the nature of urban gardens:

Watch 1: How to make seed balls at home
Watch 2: How to help pollinators in cities (Nature)
Watch 3: The global importance of urban gardens (Nature Lab)
LEARN + INTERACT
Explore the world of seeds. Start by collecting the seeds from vegetables and fruits you eat. Observe, marvel at and identify different types of seeds and store them for the winter or share them with your family and friends. Would you like to grow food the permaculture way? Here's the database for more inspiring ideas. (for ages 3-12)

Become closer to nature and identify what you have in your garden with a nature ID app iNaturalist. (for ages 7+)
ACT + SHARE
Move and dance. Listen to the music by the band Formidable Vegetable and take a break from screen time. Let the permaculture principle "use and value diversity" remind us that creating polyculture is better than monoculture. (for ages 5+)

Start your own seedlings indoors by growing seeds in eggshells. Eggshell seed planters are a great way to reuse and recycle with zero-waste! Sprinkle some water on them every day and once your seedlings are ready for planting, you can gently break the shell and let it decompose in the soil naturally. Show us your seedling's progress by sharing a photo of your eggshell planters with #EarthSchool. (for all ages)

Create a story garden. Reggio Emilia is a town in Northern Italy that developed its own unique philosophy of early childhood education. Part of this approach includes creating "story gardens": creating miniature worlds using containers and garden planters where children can use small figures they have or make to create narratives and let their imagination take over! Find things at home like a tray, pot or box and fill it with sand or soil. Design your own garden in the container and add herbs like lavender, lemon balm, or even grow strawberries! Let your imagination take it's own journey: add pebbles or other natural materials, and don't forget to share your stories and photos with #EarthSchool. (for ages 3-10)

Make a bee and butterfly water station. It's a simple and kind way to show you care for the pollinators - they get thirsty too! (for all ages)
WANT MORE?
Get inspired by an allotments school project made by high schoolers. The Papillon Project urges young people to learn to grow their own food for their school and community. (for ages 14+)

Read about the history of urban gardening. (for ages 10+)

Plant a pollinator-friendly garden with the David Suzuki Foundation. (for ages 9+)

Attract more insects to your garden by making a bug hotel. A top tip to remember: Make sure to put your hotel in a sunny spot!
(for ages 4+)

Learn more about bug hotels with these infographics (for ages 10+)

Grow your own salad at home and find useful resources about how to garden. (for ages 8+)

Explore Google Earth to visit cities around the world that have a diverse range of urban gardens. (for ages 11+)

Watch a video about how the Haiti Urban Agriculture project in Port-au-Prince, Haiti is enhancing food security with car tire gardening. (for ages 11+)

Resources for Parents and Educators:

Children in Permaculture manual and this poster on children in permaculture (from the Children in Permaculture Network and Learning In Nature) and this great resource book Edible Cities, which discusses why the urban landscape can be a great place for permaculture.

School garden ideas and inspiration, from the Mayor of London.

Dyce Lab Pollinator & Beekeeping Resources, Bee species other than honey bees, with Cornell CALS.

Watch how children engage in gardening through hands-on experience. See how they design their own garden with the three ethics of permaculture: Earth care, people care, and fair share. A top tip to remember: Playing promotes learning!

A good read on balcony gardening Permaculture in Pots shows how to grow food in small urban places.

This Earth School Quest was created by the following incredible educators and environmental experts: Gaye Amus, Julie Kapuvari, Juli Voss, Malm Nordlund, Kaisa Viitamäki

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There are thousands of flowers growing beautifully around the world. They play an important role in the endless natural cycle of life, decay, and rebirth. Watch how flowers influence their ecosystems and then continue onto other sections to learn more, interact, act and share.

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Head back to the Quest to finish our lesson, or continue exploring these videos to learn about how we extract resources from the environment, what happens when we buy and use a product, and where to find information for making better choices:

Watch 1: Meet your carbon footprint using virtual reality (Playstation/UN)
Watch 2: What is a circular economy? (European Environment Agency)
Watch 3: How a circular economy can help cities (Ellen MacArthur Foundation)
Watch 4: Product-life extension and sharing - Circular economy business models (TAT)

Because we have a choice in what to buy, we can decide how much we extract from nature, and how much waste we leave behind. Our circular economy does not only refer to recycling. Circular economy is a systemic change that could alter the course of our current linear production and consumption model. It emphasizes enabling sustainable and inclusive growth by using fewer resources and designing waste out of the system. The linear "Take, Make and Dispose" culture has come to the end of the road.

In a circular economy, we can ask ourselves: Could we use the products we have discarded to build new products? Instead of buying a new product, could I have it repaired to prolong its lifespan? Could we share some products - use them only when we need through shared ownership?

Could we create sustainable businesses and improve our well-being by using fewer natural resources?
LEARN + INTERACT
Watch the virtual reality video about sustainable consumption and write a list of all the high carbon lifestyles choices and low carbon choices you make in your typical day. (for ages 10+)

Calculate your Carbon Footprint and learn more about how to make small changes in your everyday lifestyle that can lead to a more sustainable future. (for ages 10+)

Do you know? There are hundreds of thousands of ways to live in a more sustainable manner. (for ages 10+)

Discover how to reduce food, water, and energy waste, and learn about the Circular Economy to extend the life of your stuff. (for all ages)

Witness circular economy in practice with this textile waste to stylish footwear initiative and this plastic waste to modern helmets. Now imagine starting your own waste-to-product center in your community. Learn about some of the machines used to transform plastic and then try this activity to learn more about how to organize a local circular economy. (for ages 10+)

Find out how to properly dispose of e-waste. Do you have something that is not working at home? Figure out what you can do- reuse, repair, resale, or correct disposal. Do you know that international standards can help to reduce and better manage e-waste? What can be easily taken apart, can be easily repaired! Next time you buy you can choose things that can be easily repaired! (for ages 12+)

Ask your parents and grandparents about one thing that they used to share or reuse that is now disposable or not shared that much today. (for all ages)
ACT + SHARE
Make your own circular economy invention. Think like a circular economy designer, watch this Ecolabel video to get some ideas about what to keep in mind while designing your product. (for ages 8+)

Pledge to reduce your consumption of single use plastic! What else can you do at home to consume more sustainably? Eat less meat? Compost? Recycle? Reuse? When you're back in school mount a campaign to make sure there is recycling, some vegetarian dish options, and compostable or reusable cutlery and plates in the cafeteria. (for all ages)

Gift more sustainably. For your next birthday, ask your friends and family to give you only experiences, like movie vouchers, or secondhand items. Imagine what could be a perfect gift to your best friend. Does it have to be the latest mobile phones or tablets, or could it be something else? (for all ages)
WANT MORE?
Share: Literally share! Think about the things you have at home that you can share with your friends, and host swap parties: toys, games, clothes, sports equipment - the list is endless! (for all ages)

Participate: Become an expert! Join a Massive Open Online Course on the sustainable consumption of electronics to learn all you need to know! (for ages 14+)

Rethink: What disposable items can become reusable? Watch a video about reusable female hygiene products. (for ages 12+)
Resources for Parents and Educators:
Learn more about the circular economy by checking out the playlists here and here.

Discover how to create a circular vision for electronics and why it matters.

This Earth School Quest was created by the following incredible educators and environmental experts:
Janet Salem, UN Environment Programme
Mikko Halonen, Gaia Consulting Ltd
Päivi Kosunen, Economy and youth TAT
Corrado Topi, Hausos and SEI

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Only 9% of the world's goods and packaging are reused. How we use our limited resources needs to change. But how? Learn how to leave the waste economy behind, and then continue onto other sections to learn more, interact, act and share.

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Head back to the Quest to finish our lesson, or continue exploring these videos for more information about protected areas and why they are important for life on Earth:

Watch 1: Rebalancing nature with protected areas (IUCN, WCPA)
Watch 2: Short film: Natural Climate Solutions: Nature Now (Nature4Climate.org)
LEARN + INTERACT
Explore beneath the Amazon rainforest canopy with Conservation International! (for ages 8+). You can also learn more about the complexity of ecosystems by watching a video about what happened when wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. ( for all ages)

Discover more about protected areas around the world. Can you find a protected area beginning with the first letter of your name? Can you find one on every continent? What's the largest protected area that you can find? (for ages 8+)

Learn why not all protected areas are managed by governments (many are managed by communities). Explore different indigenous and community-conserved areas by visiting the ICCA Registry (for ages 13+). To see how a community is conserving a marine protected area, watch this video on a local community in Guinea Bissau ( for ages 8+). Or learn how the Yurok Native American tribe was able to reclaim and protect their ancestral forest (for ages 8+). You can also learn how many local communities around the world are defending their right to manage the conservation of their lands. (for ages 12+)

Go on a voyage with Google Earth and explore protected areas in 360 degrees. You can visit Glacier National Park, Samburu National Reserve and Cocos Island World Heritage Site. Which one would you like to visit most? (for ages 10+)

Learn why parks around the world are so important for drinking water (for ages 12+). Many communities are protecting the ecosystems that provide their drinking water. To see an example, watch this short video of how a rural community in Ecuador is protecting the ecosystem that provides water to local cities (ages 8+). Then, find out where your nearest city gets its drinking water. (for ages 12+)

Dive into marine protected areas (MPAs) and learn about why marine protected areas are so vital to life on Earth (for all ages). Read this graphic guide to understand the different kinds of MPAs, and what they mean for people and marine life. (for ages 12+)
ACT + SHARE
Challenge your friends to a photo contest: As you explore a park near you, take a photo of something that surprises you. Share online with your family or friends with a brief caption describing what you see. ( for all ages)

Take a stand. Let the world know that you care about nature and protected areas at Nature For Life (for ages 12+). Challenge your friends and family to "take a stand for nature" by posting why nature is important to them. ( for all ages)

Be a scientist with your smartphone! Anyone with access to a smartphone can become a scientist. Visit a park or even a small patch of green, and take some photos. You can learn more about contributing to science at inaturalist.org, and with Earth School Quest 26 about the nature of citizen science. (for ages 10+)
WANT MORE?
Discover new forms of life. Learn more about some of the diversity in protected areas, including a tree kangaroo in a protected area in Papua New Guinea, the Eastern Sarus Crane in Thailand, the axolotl from Mexico and lemurs in Madagascar. (for ages 8+)

Learn more about why protected areas are essential for sustaining life on Earth in this infographic. (for ages 8+)

Take an interactive journey across our astonishing planet (for ages 8+), or a virtual tour of a national park. (for ages 6+)

Explore protected areas at the UN Biodiversity Lab You can compare data on protected areas with other data layers like carbon, forest loss and key biodiversity areas. Learn how to use this portal here. (for ages 12+)

Learn what world leaders have to say about parks and protected areas by exploring 75 different videos. (for ages 12+)

Watch a video about marine protected areas, and learn why it's time to turn the high seas into the world's largest nature reserve. (for ages 12+)

Study protected areas online with courses at Learning for Nature. You could Peace Parks or discover different ecosystem services supported by protected areas or learn about transboundary protected areas. (for ages 14+)

This Earth School Quest was created by the following incredible educators and environmental experts:
Jamison Ervin, United Nations Development Programme
Holly Griffin, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Naomi Kingston, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Hannah Moosa, IUCN
Julie Kapuvari, UNDP Learning for Nature

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Amazon Protected Areas need us for their conservation and we need them to ensure a better future. It is important to work together in strengthening and promoting policies that recognize their role in addressing climate change. After the video, continue onto other sections to learn more, interact, act and share.

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What goes around comes around, right? What happens when we change from a linear economy to a circular economy?

Before you dive into the rest of this Quest, check out these videos to learn about how we extract resources from the environment, what happens when we buy and use a product, and where to find information for making better choices:

Watch 1: Meet your carbon footprint using virtual reality (Playstation/UN)
Watch 2: What is a circular economy? (European Environment Agency)
Watch 3: Why we must abandon the waste economy (TAT)
Watch 4: How a circular economy can help cities (Ellen MacArthur Foundation)
Watch 5: Product-life extension and sharing - Circular economy business models (TAT)

Because we have a choice in what to buy, we can decide how much we extract from nature, and how much waste we leave behind. Our circular economy does not only refer to recycling. Circular economy is a systemic change that could alter the course of our current linear production and consumption model. It emphasizes enabling sustainable and inclusive growth by using fewer resources and designing waste out of the system. The linear "Take, Make and Dispose" culture has come to the end of the road.

In a circular economy, we can ask ourselves: Could we use the products we have discarded to build new products? Instead of buying a new product, could I have it repaired to prolong its lifespan? Could we share some products - use them only when we need through shared ownership?

Could we create sustainable businesses and improve our well-being by using fewer natural resources?

Watch the virtual reality video about sustainable consumption and write a list of all the high carbon lifestyles choices and low carbon choices you make in your typical day. Calculate your Carbon Footprint and learn more about how to make small changes in your everyday lifestyle that can lead to a more sustainable future. Do you know? There are hundreds of thousands of ways to live in a more sustainable manner. Discover how to reduce food, water, and energy waste, and learn about the Circular Economy to extend the life of your stuff. Witness circular economy in practice with this textile waste to stylish footwear initiative and this plastic waste to modern helmets. Now imagine starting your own waste-to-product center in your community. Learn about some of the machines used to transform plastic and then try this activity to learn more about how to organize a local circular economy. Find out how to properly dispose of e-waste. Do you have something that is not working at home? Figure out what you can do- reuse, repair, resale, or correct disposal. Do you know that international standards can help to reduce and better manage e-waste? What can be easily taken apart, can be easily repaired! Next time you buy you can choose things that can be easily repaired! Ask your parents and grandparents about one thing that they used to share or reuse that is now disposable or not shared that much today. Make your own circular economy invention. Think like a circular economy designer, watch this Ecolabel video to get some ideas about what to keep in mind while designing your product. Pledge to reduce your consumption of single use plastic! What else can you do at home to consume more sustainably? Eat less meat? Compost? Recycle? Reuse? When you're back in school mount a campaign to make sure there is recycling, some vegetarian dish options, and compostable or reusable cutlery and plates in the cafeteria. Gift more sustainably. For your next birthday, ask your friends and family to give you only experiences, like movie vouchers, or secondhand items. Imagine what could be a perfect gift to your best friend. Does it have to be the latest mobile phones or tablets, or could it be something else? Share: Literally share! Think about the things you have at home that you can share with your friends, and host swap parties: toys, games, clothes, sports equipment - the list is endless! Participate: Become an expert! Join a Massive Open Online Course on the sustainable consumption of electronics to learn all you need to know! Rethink: What disposable items can become reusable? Watch a video about reusable female hygiene products. Resources for Parents and Educators:

Learn more about the circular economy by checking out the playlists here and here.

Discover how to create a circular vision for electronics and why it matters.

This Earth School Quest was created by the following incredible educators and environmental experts:
Janet Salem, UN Environment Programme
Mikko Halonen, Gaia Consulting Ltd
Päivi Kosunen, Economy and youth TAT
Corrado Topi, Hausos and SEI
Cristina Bueti, International Telecommunication Union
Chris Ip, International Telecommunication Union
Reyna Ubeda, International Telecommunication Union

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Quest 29 - The nature of sustainable consumption and the circular economy

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Check out the immersive virtual reality video about sustainable consumption in the Dig Deeper section and explore with us how our daily choices can fight climate change, reduce our waste, protect and connect with nature and our peer citizens around the world.

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Head back to the Quest to finish our lesson, or continue exploring these videos to learn about how we extract resources from the environment, what happens when we buy and use a product, and where to find information for making better choices:

Watch 1: What is a circular economy? (European Environment Agency)
Watch 2: Why we must abandon the waste economy (TAT)
Watch 3: How a circular economy can help cities (Ellen MacArthur Foundation)
Watch 4: Product-life extension and sharing - Circular economy business models (TAT)

Because we have a choice in what to buy, we can decide how much we extract from nature, and how much waste we leave behind. Our circular economy does not only refer to recycling. Circular economy is a systemic change that could alter the course of our current linear production and consumption model. It emphasizes enabling sustainable and inclusive growth by using fewer resources and designing waste out of the system. The linear "Take, Make and Dispose" culture has come to the end of the road.

In a circular economy, we can ask ourselves: Could we use the products we have discarded to build new products? Instead of buying a new product, could I have it repaired to prolong its lifespan? Could we share some products - use them only when we need through shared ownership?

Could we create sustainable businesses and improve our well-being by using fewer natural resources?

Watch the virtual reality video about sustainable consumption and write a list of all the high carbon lifestyles choices and low carbon choices you make in your typical day. Calculate your Carbon Footprint and learn more about how to make small changes in your everyday lifestyle that can lead to a more sustainable future. Do you know? There are hundreds of thousands of ways to live in a more sustainable manner. Discover how to reduce food, water, and energy waste, and learn about the Circular Economy to extend the life of your stuff. Witness circular economy in practice with this textile waste to stylish footwear initiative and this plastic waste to modern helmets. Now imagine starting your own waste-to-product center in your community. Learn about some of the machines used to transform plastic and then try this activity to learn more about how to organize a local circular economy. Find out how to properly dispose of e-waste. Do you have something that is not working at home? Figure out what you can do- reuse, repair, resale, or correct disposal. Do you know that international standards can help to reduce and better manage e-waste? What can be easily taken apart, can be easily repaired! Next time you buy you can choose things that can be easily repaired! Ask your parents and grandparents about one thing that they used to share or reuse that is now disposable or not shared that much today. Make your own circular economy invention. Think like a circular economy designer, watch this Ecolabel video to get some ideas about what to keep in mind while designing your product. Pledge to reduce your consumption of single use plastic! What else can you do at home to consume more sustainably? Eat less meat? Compost? Recycle? Reuse? When you're back in school mount a campaign to make sure there is recycling, some vegetarian dish options, and compostable or reusable cutlery and plates in the cafeteria. Gift more sustainably. For your next birthday, ask your friends and family to give you only experiences, like movie vouchers, or secondhand items. Imagine what could be a perfect gift to your best friend. Does it have to be the latest mobile phones or tablets, or could it be something else? Share: Literally share! Think about the things you have at home that you can share with your friends, and host swap parties: toys, games, clothes, sports equipment - the list is endless! Participate: Become an expert! Join a Massive Open Online Course on the sustainable consumption of electronics to learn all you need to know! Rethink: What disposable items can become reusable? Watch a video about reusable female hygiene products. Resources for Parents and Educators:

Learn more about the circular economy by checking out the playlists here and here.

Discover how to create a circular vision for electronics and why it matters.

This Earth School Quest was created by the following incredible educators and environmental experts:
Janet Salem, UN Environment Programme
Mikko Halonen, Gaia Consulting Ltd
Päivi Kosunen, Economy and youth TAT
Corrado Topi, Hausos and SEI

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Meet your carbon footprint using virtual reality

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Your carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gases released to the atmosphere as a result of your consumption choices. With this video, confront your carbon footprint and discover how easy it is to live a climate friendly lifestyle through this immersive virtual reality experience.

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So it can sustain US.

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Powerful storytellers connect and are agents of change.
This is your story, of your earth, the one you want it to be.
This is the story we want to know.
This is the story that everyone needs to know.

Before you dive into the rest of this Quest, explore these videos and be inspired by storytellers to share knowledge and communicate a message for change:

Watch 1: Severn Cullis-Suzuki: The child who tried to save the world (BBC Ideas)
Watch 2: 10 Years Of Disney Nature (Disney)
Watch 3: The Great Realization (Probably Tomfoolery)
Watch 4: Make a Difference with the Jane Goodall Institute (Jane Goodall Institute)

Celebrate your connection with nature through storytelling. Now that you have journeyed through Earth School, it's your turn to share your experiences, voice your opinions, and contribute to a plan that leads to your ideal future for the planet. Make a plan for sharing your personal nature story through art, media, writing, campaigning... anything! Write a letter to Sir David Attenborough that describes how you will participate in the "Plan For The Planet" initiative described in this video. Detail approaches and ideas that connect a wider community, from schools to organizations, and world leaders. Collate your favoritework from the Earth School Quests. Choose images and words to create a visual story and turn it into a digital book. Look at The Plastic Ocean created by students and use the worksheets and tips to help you get started. For a great tool, use Littlescribe to make and share your book. Maintain a personal relationship with trees and nature. Learn how they can be our silent friends. Trees are used as a library of information to create historical records. Experience how forest bathing is a meditation that will leave you feeling refreshed and the science behind Shinrin-yoku. (for ages 5-16)
Consider the content in the Severn Cullis-Suzuki video. Write your own speech for a presentation at the United Nations that addresses your concerns for the planet and what should be done and share with #EarthSchool Design and code a plan for an online game that educates children on themes explored throughout the Earth School Quests. Explore the PBS Kids website for ideas on the designs of interactive games. Learn to code with Hour of Code and Scratch activities. Read Aboriginal dreamtime stories to see how people in other cultures make sense of the world. Take action with Roots & Shoots. Find inspiration, ideas, and initiatives to contribute to a sustainable future. Watch Attenborough's Story of Life, which explores thousands of Sir David Attenborough's greatest wildlife moments and reflects on his ability to effectively tell a story and communicate a message. Complete your journey by joining a citizen science project to help everyone understand untold stories of how nature works. Then see how many people have contributed observations for three projects from around the world since Earth School began. Resources for Parents and Educators:

In order to help support students to express "The Nature of their Journey" through Earth School you can consult these resources designed to support distance learning and creative writing:

Usetips, practical ideas and advice for parents to help engage children learning from home. These great resources were written by a teacher and parent for those with school-aged children.

Use short, engaging writing activities, writing prompts, and weekly writing planners that can be assigned to students as independent tasks at school or at home.Access over 100 individual Earth School writing activities for students to use in the classroom and at home. You can also explore resources and writing activities for educators and parents supporting students who have been impacted by COVID, wildfires, droughts, floods, and other natural disasters.

Read the information presented throughout the Earth Day Teach-In-Toolkit. Explore concepts including plastic pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss, and food sustainability.

This Earth School Quest was created by the following incredible educators and environmental experts: From Littlescribe, Jenny Atkinson, Jo Edwards, Amie Burkys, Kathleen Usher, PhD, Earth School and Kathryn Sforcina

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"We humans need to do what we're best at: changing the Earth!" Following this video with Sir David Attenborough, we invite you to create your story to help shape a better world. Our planet needs creative solutions to solve our global problems and throughout your journey in Earth School, we have provided the tools to inspire the environmentalists within you.

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Make a difference with the Jane Goodall Institute

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Explore how Dr. Jane Goodall leads a movement of conservation for the common good— one that builds on our connections to each other, our fellow species, and the natural world we all share. After the video, continue onto other sections to learn more, interact, act and share. 

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Learn what the greenhouse effect is, and how gases in Earth’s atmosphere contribute to deforestation and melting icecaps. Someone, open a window!

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Learn how everyday things we consume affect our environment on a large scale, and how renewable, natural energy resources can help undo the damage.

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HippoCampus - Homework and Study Help - Free help with your algebra, biology, environmental science, American government, US history, physics and religion homework

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Impact on Ecosystems

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Using Science to Improve Energy Production

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The rise of Mammals

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Out of the Ashes: Dawn of the Age of Mammals

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This film explores how life recovered after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs and how those events shaped the diversity of plants and mammals on Earth today.

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Description

This interactive module allows students and educators to build models that explain how the Earth system works. The Click & Learn can be used to show how Earth is affected by human activities and natural phenomena.

Earth is a dynamic place with many components that interact and shape our habitats. Using this Click & Learn, students and teachers can create visualizations of the connections among different processes, activities, and measurable changes, each represented by a separate icon.

Depending on the lesson, students can swap out other images for the background image in the model. They draw arrows between icons to indicate cause-and-effect relationships, each of which can be annotated with relevant evidence or explanations. Students can save, edit, and share their models, and/or display the model's components on an infographic, which provides a visual table of contents for the causes and consequences of global changes.

The "Educator Materials" document provides implementation suggestions, including an example instructional sequence. The "Icons" document contains printable tiles of the icons in the Click & Learn. The "Ocean Acidification Model" ZIP file contains an example model that can be used in the Click & Learn. The "UGC poster" file contains the framework and example system models that can be used as a resource or reference.

The "Google Digital Whiteboard" contains the Earth system modeling tools, including the icons, Earth scene, and simplified Understanding Global Change (UGC) framework. Google Jamboard is an interactive cloud-based workspace that allows students to collaboratively construct online models during distance learning or in one-to-one computing environments. Additional materials are available on the UC Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology website for Understanding Global Change.

Student Learning Targets

Construct system models to explain how one change in the Earth system can produce measurable effects in other parts of the system (e.g., changes in ecosystems and the climate system).

Details

One to several 50-minute class periods, depending on how it is used.

climate, cycle, Earth, environment, flowchart, infographic, phenomenon, process, system model, systems thinking

PDF files meet criteria. Interactive media meets criteria. Spanish files meet criteria.

Curriculum Connections

HS-LS2.A, HS-LS2.B, HS-LS2.C, HS-ESS2.A, HS-ESS2.D, HS-ESS2.E, HS-ESS3.A, HS-ESS3.C; SEP2

ENE-1.N, ENE-4.B, ENE-4.C, SYI-1.G, SYI-1.H, SYI-2.B, SYI-2.C; SP2

AP Environmental Science (2020)

Topic(s): 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.5, 3.8, 5.2, 5.4, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.12, 6.5, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.12, 7.1, 7.4, 8.2, 8.5, 8.9, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.8
Learning Objectives & Practices: ERT-1.A, ERT-2, ERT-1.E, ERT-1.F, ERT-1.G, ERT-2.G, EIN-1.C, EIN-2.B, EIN-2.D, EIN-2.J, EIN-2.K, EIN-2.M, STB-1.A, ENG-3.E, ENG-3.I, ENG-3.J, ENG-3.L, ENG-3.N, ENG-3.R, STB-2.A, STB-2.D, STB-3.B, STB-3.F, STB-3.K, STB-4.C, STB-4.E, STB-4.F, STB-4.G, STB-4.H, EIN-4.A, EIN-4.B, EIN-4.C, ERT-4.A, ERT-4.B, ERT-4.D, ERT-4.E, ENG-2.B, SP1, SP2

IB Environmental Systems and Societies (2017)

2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.2, 8.2

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Newsela - Greta Thunberg backs climate general strike to force leaders to act

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Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old from Sweden and the founder of the school strike for climate movement, called for a general strike when she spoke in London.

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Newsela - In honor of Earth Day, consider reading “Me and Marvin Gardens”

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Trailer; you can find the whole movie online

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March of the Penguins Official Trailer #1 - (2005) HD

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Trailer; Full Length movie can be found online

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Flight of the Butterflies Official Trailer #1 (2012) - IMAX 3D Movie HD

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Earth Day 1970 - 2020: 50th Anniversary || Time Will Tell

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Earth Day Song For Kids | A Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Video Rap

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By Mercer Mayer

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IT'S EARTH DAY Story For Kids | Earth Day Books for Kids | Children's Books Read Aloud

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Nature Is Speaking – Julia Roberts is Mother Nature | Conservation International (CI)

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How To Draw An Earth Day Folding Surprise

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How to Draw Butterfly Easy | Monarch butterfly drawing and coloring | Art Tutorial

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What’s cooking in Esther’s Kitchen: the Earth Day episode.

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What if everyone went Vegetarian? + more videos | #aumsum #kids #science #education #children

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4 Plant-Based Meals for Kid's LUNCHBOXES! | Bunches of Lunches

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This Zero-Waste Grocery Store Should Be Everywhere

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Mississippi Market

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Food Co-Op vs. Grocery Store: What's the Difference?

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Bean Time-Lapse - 25 days | Soil cross section

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Vegetables and Herbs you can Grow from your Kitchen | Don't buy seeds

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We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom READ ALOUD ~RING AROUND RONINA~

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The Lorax - Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime

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How to make a T-shirt into a Bag Without Sewing for Beginners

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Kate, Who Tamed the Wind - Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime

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STORY TIME: The Earth Gives More 🌍❤ | Read Aloud

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Earth Day, Birthday! 🌎 Earth Day for Kids🌳Read Aloud

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Save the Scraps by Bethany Stahl | Children's Animated Audiobook | A Story About Composting

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Save the Bees by Bethany Stahl | Children's Animated Audiobook | A Story About Pollination

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We Planted a Tree-Kids Book Read Aloud Storytime

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Here We Are - Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime

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EARTH! MY FIRST 4.54 BILLION YEARS Storytime | Read by Stacy McAnulty

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A Planet Full of Plastic 🥤read aloud by Storytime Magic with Kylie