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In this activity, learners investigate various appliances and electronics, discovering how much energy each uses and how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is released to produce that energy.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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This is a comprehensive lesson plan on page 85 for a group cleanup trip to a local beach, lake or stream. Learners keep track of the types and amounts of trash picked up and analyze this information.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity on page 60, learners examine and simulate wildlife entanglement by experiencing what it might be like to be a marine animal trapped in debris.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (located at the top of the page), learners make an easy river strainer and see what they can catch.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this simulation, learners explore how ocean currents spread all kinds of pollution—including oil spills, sewage, pesticides and factory waste—far beyond where the pollution originates.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this environmental science lesson, learners will examine hazardous chemicals and their effects on human health and the environment.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners discover the three R's of environmental protection: reduce, reuse, and recycle.

free Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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This activity (located on page 8 of the PDF) introduces learners to the concept of Non-point Source Pollution--what happens when rain washes garbage and other pollutants into rivers and lakes.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners take a field trip along a local body of water and conduct a visual survey to discover information about local land use and water quality.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners model a population of deer and see how the number of deer changes over time.

free Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners gain a better understanding of how household/school waste breaks down in a landfill. Learners collect trash and then create miniature landfills in 2-liter bottles.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners investigate the impact of oil pollution on the environment and wildlife. Learners use hard-boiled eggs and feathers to understand the damage that oil spills can cause.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 7 days
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In this field study, learners discover how to collect data in the field and how their efforts can help certain animals, specifically, amphibians.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity (p.5-6 of PDF), learners investigate natural selection. Learners discover that natural selection, which takes place over decades, can lead to altered populations within a species.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this data analysis and environmental science activity, learners examine the effects of pollution on amphipods using data from the Chesapeake Ecotox Research Program.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore a bucket of sand and beach objects.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes