 The activities on this site were designed to help you meet national standards. For your convenience, we have outlined both the national environmental education guidelines for learning and the national science education standards that Project E.R. fulfills.
Excellence in Environmental Education K-4th Grade Guidelines for Learning from the North American Association for Environmental Education
Strand 1 – Questioning and Analysis Skills
- Able to ask questions, speculate and hypothesize
- Able to seek information and develop answers to their questions
Strand 1 A – Develop Questions to Learn about the Environment
- Able to develop questions that help them learn about the environment and do simple investigations
Strand 2 – Knowledge of Environmental Processes and Systems
- Able to understand the processes and systems that comprise the environment
Strand 2.1 A – The Earth as a Physical System
- Able to identify changes and differences in the physical environment
Strand 2.2 A – The Living Environment
- Understands basic similarities and differences among a wide variety of living organisms
Strand 2.2 C – The Living Environment
- Understands basic ways in which organisms are related to their environments and to other organisms
Strand 2.4 A – Environment and Society
- Understands that people depend on, change, and are affected by the environment
Strand 3 – Skills for Understanding and Addressing Environmental Issues
- Able to define, learn about, evaluate and act on environmental issues
Strand 3.1 A, B, C - Skills for Analyzing and Investigating Environmental Issues
- Able to identify and investigate issues in their local environments and communities
- Understands that environmental and social phenomena are linked and can explore the consequences of issues
- Understands there are many approaches to resolving issues
Strand 4 – Personal and Civic Responsibility
- Able to act on own conclusions and understand that individuals can make a difference
National Science Education Standards
Grades 3-4
Science as Inquiry
CONTENT STANDARD A – All students should develop
- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Understanding about scientific inquiry
Life Science
CONTENT STANDARD C – All students should develop understanding of
- The characteristics of organisms
- Organisms and environments
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
CONTENT STANDARD F – All students should develop understanding of
- Characteristics and changes in populations
- Types of resources
- Changes in environments
National Science Education Standards
Grades 5-6
Science as Inquiry
CONTENT STANDARD A – All students should develop
- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Understandings about scientific inquiry
Life Science
CONTENT STANDARD C – All students should develop understanding of
- Populations and Ecosystems
- Diversity and adaptations of organisms
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
CONTENT STANDARD F - All students should develop understanding of
- Populations, resources, and environments
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