Resources

Educational Activities, Projects, and Games

• Youth Resources (Cornell Waste Management Institute)

  • 'Trash Goes to School' (Lots of Activities for K-12; CWMI)
• For Teachers (Environmental Literacy Council)
• Closing the Loop (Grades K-6; California Integrated Waste Management Board)
• Vermicomposting Classroom Activities (Grades K-6; California Integrated Waste Management Board)
• Environmental Research and Education Foundation Activities
• Planet Protectors Club for Kids (Ages 4-10, Pre-K through 4th grade; U.S. EPA)
• More Activities for Kids (U.S. EPA)
• Students (Grades 5-8; U.S. EPA)
• High School (Grades 9-12; U.S. EPA)
• Teachers (U.S. EPA)
• HAZ-ED Classroom Activities for Understanding Hazardous Waste (Grades 7-12; U.S. EPA)
• Spring Classroom Activities (Grades 3-6; U.S. EPA)
• Summer Classroom Activities (Grades 2-6; U.S. EPA)
• Fall Classroom Activities (Grades K-6; U.S. EPA)
• Winter Classroom Activities (Grades 2-6; U.S. EPA)
• Karst Topography (Models and Teacher's Guide; U.S. Geological Survey)
• Kids Corner (Groundwater Foundation)
• Landfills and the Potential for Groundwater Contamination (Grades 9-12; Water Environment Federation)
• Classroom Connection Materials (Grades K-12; Water Environment Federation)
• Best Ever Compost (Grades 4-6; Adapted from Composting: Waste to Resources, Cornell Waste Management Institute)
• Composting in Schools (All grade levels; Cornell Waste Management Institute)
• Worm Composting (University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service)