Sustainability Education Resources

Sustainability Education Resources

Climate Change, Climate Justice + Sustainability lesson plans and supporting resources: Free lesson plans and supporting resources from the Bay Area Environmental-STEM Institute (BAESI) Green Ninja Curriculum (NGSS-approved for middle school; project-based approach)...
Albedo, Melting Ice, and Feedback Loops Lesson Plan

Albedo, Melting Ice, and Feedback Loops Lesson Plan

In BAESI’s new “Albedo, Melting Ice, and Feedback Loops Lesson Plan” lesson, students gain experience with the scientific method while they do two experiments to learn about how changing the reflectivity of Earth’s surface materials and feedback...
Modeling Seafloor Spreading Lesson Plan

Modeling Seafloor Spreading Lesson Plan

In BAESI’s new “Modeling Seafloor Spreading” lesson, students create models which show the formation of new oceanic crust through seafloor spreading and its destruction in subduction zones. They incorporate the concept of magnetic polarity reversal...
Modeling the Formation of Ocean Currents

Modeling the Formation of Ocean Currents

In BAESI’s new “Modeling the Formation of Ocean Currents” lesson, students do experiments with models of ocean saltwater, cold seawater, and warm water to help them understand how cold water and salty water are denser than warm and less salty water....

Sea Ice, Glaciers and Sea Level Rise

In these documents, teachers are given two examples of a similar activity. Think about how you can modify activities to make them more or less structured using these examples, and try them out in the classroom! Clicking the links will download the files. Sea Ice,...

California Education and the Environment Initiative

California Education and the Environment Initiative is free, state-sponsored K-12 curriculum that teaches science and history-social science standards through an environmental...

JASON Learning

JASON Learning offers complete STEM curricula sets, as well as professional training for instructors. “JASON Learning’s mission is to inspire and educate students everywhere through real STEM and exploration. We place students in challenging real-world...