Environmental science projects for high school

Add teaching about sustainability to your science classes in middle school or high school. Read all about using pop culture, nonfiction, and research projects, for different sustainability activities that students will love. These eco-friendly lesson plans are not just for environmental science teachers! They are a great addition for all science teachers of middle school students and high school students! Get these teacher tips at www.TeachSpectacularScience.com for details.

Try this algae and pollution experiment with your kids when you're studying ecology. All you need is pond water, jars, and some pollutants to add to it.

Check out this problem-based teaching strategy to engage middle and high school students in their ecology unit and assess their understanding of ecology concepts. Students investigate clues to answer the question, "Where have all the tree frogs gone?" and construct an argument based on evidence. Learn how you can design a similar activity yourself in this post.

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Try this oil spill clean up experiment with your students or kids! This is agreat one for Earth Day or anytime you want to teach about the environment!

Where does our trash go? Answer this question with your kids or students by building a landfill model and reading the humorous children's book: Here Comes the Garbage Barge. A great way to learn about conservation at home or in the classroom. Perfect Earth Day lesson and activity.

I'm always on the look out for easy science experiment ideas! My requirements are simple. The experiments we complete here need to be easy to prep and even easier to execute. Here's a few simple earth friendly, environmental science experiments and activity ideas to do with your family this spring.

Carrying capacity activity that uses graphs and charts to explore what carrying capacity is and how it might change over time.

Find ideas and resources for high school science fair projects and experiments in areas such as life science, earth science, chemistry, and more at HST.