Sustainability Education Handbook Sample Activities

Bioreginalism:

Theme: (K-12) Map all life forms of local community.

Goal: Work in small groups to investigate a 1-3 mile radius from the school. Students will create maps, charts, graphs explaining all the life forms within the area, their ecosystems, the impact of one life form on another, etc. and create a play, book, or oratory presentation based on their findings.

Standards / MEAP:

» English Language Arts: I.2.1, I.3.1 (Meaning & Communication), VIII.10.3 (Ideas in Action), IX.11.1, IX.11.2, IX.11.3 (Inquiry & Research), X.12.4 (Critical Standards)

» Social Studies: VII.1.2 (Citizen Involvement)

» Mathematics: III.1.1, III.1.4 (Data Analysis & Statistics)

» Science: III.1.1, III.2.1, III.2.2, III.2.4, III.3.1, III.5.4, III.5.6 (Use Scientific Knowledge from the Life Sciences in Real-World Contexts), IV.4.3 (Use Scientific Knowledge from the Physical Sciences in Real-World Contexts), V.1.1, V.2.3, V.3.2, V.3.4 (Use Scientific Knowledge from the Earth & Space Sciences in Real-World Contexts)

Curricula:

» Conserving Earth’s Biodiversity (10-12)

Contact: Island Press Books

1-800-828-1302 or www.islandpress.org/wilsonod

$39.95 for CD Rom (phone for free demo)

Nature Conservancy

» Ecology for All Ages: Discovering Nature Through Activities for Children and Adults by Jorie Hunken (K-6)

Contact: The Globe Pequot Press, P.O. Box 833 Old Saybrook, CT 06475 ISBN 1-56440-138-3

Cost: $16.95

» Greenmapping (6-12)

Contact: Modern World Design, Wendy Brawer, P.O. Box 249, NY NY 10002

212-674-1631 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or www.greenmap.org

» The World Pledge (K-5)

Contact: Lillian Genser 248-545-3207

Websites:

»Nature Conservancy

» Washetenaw School District

»Earth Island Institute