Third-grade teachers invited staff from the Animal Rescue League of Greater Portland (ARLGP) to talk with students about the problems…
During a LifeFlight visit to their school, fifth graders learned that a large number of LifeFlight patients are young people,…
When students were invited to help make their school “greener,” they began to pay attention to areas of waste and…
During curriculum studies on energy, the conservation of matter, and sustainability, middle school science students undertook a project designed to…
During a lab investigation, students became aware of the environmental costs of plastic water bottles. Following a lively discussion, students…
During units on ecology and the human body, students were invited to undertake a service-learning project. In collaboration with the…
In cooperation with the school’s Environmental Club and the local chapter of Trout Unlimited, students used their science skills to…
In conjunction with their energy curriculum (and meeting state standards for skills of inquiry), eighth graders sought to reduce the…
Sixth-grade students expressed interest in helping to reduce the volume of trash their school generated, a service-learning project that fit…
When sixth-graders were finishing a curriculum unit on climate change, they wanted to undertake a project that would reduce their…