Process Graphics

Students choose an ecological or geographical process or system they read about in the book and create a detailed graphic to explain it. For example, they could create a flow chart of the carbon cycle or the hydrologic cycle, or a diagram of thermohaline circulation,...

Vehicle Advertising

Students survey current advertising for cars and trucks on television, the Internet, billboards, and in print media to see what is emphasized in the ads. They could create a tool, such as an observation checklist to gather their data. They can then share and discuss...

Facts that Resonate

Students choose five or six facts from the book that affected or resonated with them the most and jot them down. They discuss their choices in groups and explain the reasons for their choices. Subjects: Geography, Science, World Studies, Humanities and Social...

Guest Speaker

Students arrange for a guest speaker for the class or school, such as an environmental studies or science professor, a teacher from an outdoor education center, a member of a school’s environment club or a member of an environment organization. Students organize,...

Students’ Own Deep Thoughts

Ask each student to write down a BIG thought/question/idea/observation they have in relation to the universe, the solar system and our place within it. Direct students to make a drawing to illustrate what they wrote down. Organize students to work in small groups to...