Educator Resources, Episode 2: Build & Grow Green

Longwood Gardens

Online resources for K-8 and high school students as well as on-site activities for schools and families

Nature Explore

Collaborative program of the Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation includes resources for classroom and family activities

Rachel Carson

Online resources include biography and timeline featuring the author of Silent Spring as well as school projects

Air Quality

Maps and forecast data collected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and National Park Service as well as local agencies

Water Quality

Interactive resources presented by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Water Science School

Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Tracking progress in cleaning up this important water resource

Pesticides & the Environment

Information presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Invasive Species in Pennsylvania

Henry Cole

Author/illustrator featured in Working Class: Build & Grow Green

Rick Bass

Author/environmentalist featured in Working Class: Build & Grow Green

Civilian Conservation Corps

From PBS’s The American Experience, includes teacher resources

John Muir

Educator resources for Ken Burns, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea (PBS)

Earth Day Teachers’ Guides

The Forest History Society

– Educational resources include 11-module middle school curriculum, If Trees Could Talk

Aldo Leopold

Teaching tools and educational outreach initiatives

Gifford Pinchot

– Seeking the Greatest Good, WVIA Original Documentary Film

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Resources related to forestry, rivers and geology of Pennsylvania

Today in Energy from the U.S. Energy Information Administration

Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings

Green Passive Solar Magazine

Passive Building

Principles and history presented by Passive House Institute US, Inc

Energy Crisis 1970s

Facts and images presented by The National Museum of American History

Sustainable Design Principles

National Building Museum stories of architecture, engineering and design