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CLEANet.org is a climate and energy literacy resources and lesson warehouse. Completely vetted and searchable by grade and topic.

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Our team of educators and scientists has reviewed and organized the best free teaching resources for K-12 through college.

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CLEAN: Committed to Climate and Energy Education

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Our team of educators and scientists has reviewed and organized the best free teaching resources for K-12 through college. Go Entire Collection Activities Videos Visualizations Featured Resource HEART Force ...

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Response to Heartland Institutes Climate Change MISINFORMATION

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NSTA Position Statement on EE

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NSTA Position Statement: Environmental Education

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NAAEE - Guidelines for Excellence in EE

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North American Association for Environmental Education

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Programs | North American Association for Environmental Education

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As a force multiplier for environmental education, NAAEE is committed to promoting excellence in the field and expanding the reach and impact of our collective work. Through signature programs, advocacy, conferences, and other activities, NAAEE works with partners across North America and beyond, to…

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The are guidelines that was developed to help teachers appropriately address climate change. We do not advise teaching climate change before grade three.

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This curriculum is for K-2, 3-5, MS and HS. It also uses GLOBE and has an engineering component.

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NWF Contact for Monarch Mission

Learn how you and your students can contribute to monarch conservation and support the recovery
efforts of NWF and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Curriculum resources are available for K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and high school Biology and Environmental Science.

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a lego set of lessons for the monarch butterfly

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LEGO's Monarch Mission - National Wildlife Federation

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NWF Contact for Monarch Mission Learn how you and your students can contribute to monarch conservation and support the recovery efforts of NWF and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Curriculum resources are available for K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and high school Biology and Environmental Science.

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Using the environment as the lens in which to address Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

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The need for workers with STEM skills is heightened in today's global economy. Technological innovation improves the competitive position of U.S. industries, drives growth, and supports high quality jobs. Additionally, demand for STEM-capable workers has increased even in traditionally non-STEM fields due to the diffusion of technology across industries and occupations. Technological progress can improve workers' quality of life by improving working conditions and increasing wages. However, for workers to benefit from the economic gains generated by innovation they must have the knowledge and skills needed to work effectively in jobs requiring STEM competencies. Improving access to quality STEM education will strengthen the caliber of the U.S. workforce, drive economic growth, and keep the U.S. competitive.

There is significant evidence that environment-based education can become a significant part of the STEM solution. ² The National Wildlife Federation refers to it as Green STEM. Green STEM is built upon a body of research that consistently shows that students who are engaged in environment-based subjects in school will out-perform students who are not participating in environmental programs. Moreover, they will be more interested in and enthusiastic about learning science, technology, engineering and math.

The STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) play an important role in the development of the whole student. Educating students in STEM fields is critical to our nation's success and most importantly to the National Wildlife Federation, whose mission is to inspire Americans to protect the environment for our children's future.

To meet the goal of fostering STEM understanding, we must rethink how we prepare our pre-service teachers and how we engage, motivate, and promote STEM to our K-12 students. Eco-Schools USA is positioned to provide teachers and students with STEM opportunities through the lens of sustainability.

The arts play a vital role in the creative processes of the brain. Through creativity, innovation is born. Music and the visual arts are heavily grounded in mathematical and physical principles, and areas such as film, radio, television and computer gaming are only possible through implementation of engineering principles and technology. ³
Follow this link to our Green STEM Resources, including our Green STEM on-line course.
Please note: upcoming course dates are as follows:

December 12, 2016 - February 6, 2017

March 6, 2017 - May 1, 2017

July 10, 2017 - August 4, 2017

October 9, 2017 - December 4, 2017

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The Green STEM Initiative - National Wildlife Federation

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The need for workers with STEM skills is heightened in today's global economy. Technological innovation improves the competitive position of U.S. industries, drives growth, and supports high quality jobs. Additionally, demand for STEM-capable workers has increased even in traditionally non-STEM fields due to the diffusion of technology across industries and occupations.

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2017 Young Reporters for the Environment Competition Entries

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2017 Young Reporters for the Environment Competition Entries

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See how students around the world are raising awareness around local issues and addressing social justice.

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YRE Competition photo stories on Exposure

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Collect GLOBE data and use it to inform decisions in your Schoolyard Habitat

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Create a sustainable wildlife habitat in your school!

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Use GLOBE data, find solutions to environmental issues and have your students report - Young Reporters for the Environment.

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Use GLOBE data, find solutions to environmental issues and have your students report - Young Reporters for the Environment.

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ABOUT YRE...

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Global Action Days 4/18-4/24

The Global Action Days is a call for all students and teachers around the world to be active and share their actions on being more sustainable in our modern world. Become inspired and be part of the change this world needs!

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Young Reporters for the Environment USA - National Wildlife Federation

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Global Action Days 4/18-4/24 The Global Action Days is a call for all students and teachers around the world to be active and share their actions on being more sustainable in our modern world. Become inspired and be part of the change this world needs!

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GLOBE and Eco-Schools USA - National Wildlife Federation

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Home page for Eco-Schools USA

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Eco-Schools USA - National Wildlife Federation

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Green your school inside, outside and throughout your curriculum!

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This is the Eco-Schools USA pathway (to sustainablity) the GLOBE investigations, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Pedosphere and Biosphere.

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This document aligns the Eco-Schools 7 Step Framework to The GLOBE Program