Environmental stewardship curriculum and education opportunities such as school gardens and outdoor learning experiences.
Young people across the world are increasingly facing the impacts of climate change, from losing homes in disasters to having recess canceled due to extreme heatwaves. Climate anxiety is on the rise, as a younger generation confronts inheriting a much hotter world.
We can all help make the world a safer place by learning more about how and why wildfires start. From historical statistics, to the resources used to extinguish wildfires, to ways to help prevent wildfires, teaching about wildfires is an important part of the US Forest Service’s work.
The KidWind Project is a program of Gale Force Education, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps teachers and students creatively explore the science, technology, and implications of a world powered by clean energy. Each year thousands of students design and test their own small-scale wind turbines and solar homes, fostering curiosity, developing STEM skills, and preparing for future careers in clean energy.
Walden, a game explores the life of American philosopher Henry David Thoreau during his experiment in self-reliant living at Walden …
What does your name look like from space? NASA has launched a free interactive tool that searches 50 years of Landsat satellite imagery that can spell your name using river bends, desert formations, mountain ridges, and coastlines captured from 438 miles above Earth’s surface.
Let’s rethink the way we engage with our planet—that’s the mission of BRIGHT, a biotech research institute in Denmark that is working to develop real-world solutions for sustainable living. To showcase the science done at BRIGHT, the institute’s researchers developed the MicrobeXplorer platform.
Bow Seat’s 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest—Your Story, Our Ocean: How Our Ocean Sustains, Protects, and Inspires Us—invites youth between the ages of 11 and 18 to think about their personal connection to the ocean—whether they are coastal or landlocked. How does the ocean sustain, protect, and inspire them? What value does the ocean bring to all our lives?
Spring is the season best known for new beginnings, presenting an opportunity to explore new interests and try new things. The National Inventors Hall of Fame invites children to explore the wonder and science of flowers with hands-on activities that engage them in discovering the blooming effects of springtime.
Outdoor learning provides positive, healthy, and effective learning opportunities, improving the physical, emotional, and mental health of educators and learners alike. Outdoor learning also addresses key social and environmental issues, such as the climate crisis, the rapid loss of biodiversity, nature-deficit disorder, and the obesity epidemic.
In an era of geopolitical tension, climate misinformation, and increasing pressure on our planet’s natural systems, young people need the tools to make sense of complex environmental issues. Earth Day, first celebrated on April 22, 1970, recognizes the achievements of the environmental movement and promotes the protection of Earth’s natural resources.