Environmental Sustainability There are 13 items.
Looking for environmental-themed activities? View this curated collection with activities that discuss wind turbines, renewable energy, a “high-stakes” board game, and more!
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Recipe for a Region
Children, ages 10 to 13, celebrate their region of the United States and consider the ways in which climate makes it a unique place. 0
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Earth: Artistically Balanced
Patrons depict the science behind Earth’s climate system as art, which may be created on a large scale and displayed at the library or made on a smaller scale to take home. 0
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Toolkit Activity
Polar Bears Go With the Floes
1 Review(s)In this "high-stakes" board game, everyone wins or everyone loses! 1279
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Low-Tech Water Filter for High-Impact Clean
Participants consider the water features they might enjoy at a community park — a pond, brook, water playground (or “sprayground”), or pool, — and what happens to thewater over time. 0
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How-to Video Implementation Guide Provides extensive background information, facilitation outline, materials shopping list, extended supporting media suggestions, correlations to national standards, and more. Teacher's Guide Provides classroom connections, key concepts, connections to science standards, and additional resources. -
Wind Turbine Tech Challenge
1 Review(s)Participants consider what they know about how wind turbines work and how wind energy could be used to provide electricity to a community park. 2677
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How-to Video Implementation Guide Provides extensive background information, facilitation outline, materials shopping list, extended supporting media suggestions, correlations to national standards, and more. Teacher's Guide Provides classroom connections, key concepts, connections to science standards, and additional resources. Family Take-home Activity A take-home that can be sent with patrons that wish to do STEM activities at home. These at-home activities cover similar topic areas as the associated activity and could be handed out at the conclusion of a program or left on a circulation desk for patrons to take home. -
Puff Mobiles
3 Review(s)Renewable energy sources are in focus as participants build a wind-powered car using straws, Lifesavers candies, paper, and paperclips, and get their car to the finish line using as few puffs of air as possible. 8283
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How-to Video Family Take-home Activity A take-home that can be sent with patrons that wish to do STEM activities at home. These at-home activities cover similar topic areas as the associated activity and could be handed out at the conclusion of a program or left on a circulation desk for patrons to take home. -
Heat Saving Device
Experiment with different household materials to see what works best to insulate an oatmeal snack. 0
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Solar Energy
Two bottles -- one painted black, the other painted white -- are covered with balloons and placed in bright sunlight. 0
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Sink or Swim
Patrons learn about different types of plastic and identify them in a mystery bag, while exploring the importance of recycling! 0
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GLOBE Observer: Land Cover
This citizen science toolkit provides resources and activities for collecting data and learning about how different types of land cover could increase a community's risk of natural disasters, such as flooding. 0
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Globe Observer: Trees
Tree height is a primary indicator of how well an ecosystem can grow trees. This citizen science toolkit of resources and activities will support your library in collecting data to help scientists learn more about the ecosystems in your community. 0
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Shine - Mini Climate Change Musical
This climate change musical weaves together climate science and performance art into a fun and powerful story, which spans 300 million years of geological time to convey how humanity, energy, and climate are interrelated. 0
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How-to Video Teacher's Guide Provides classroom connections, key concepts, connections to science standards, and additional resources.