Teaching Resources
Grade Level: 6-8
Below you will find some great materials for teaching outdoors.
Resources to support parents to get their kids learning outside can be found at this link.
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Choice, Control & Change
The Choice, Control & Change: Using Science to Make Food and Activity Decisions learning module investigates the link between diet and physical activity to learn how the human body works. Students engage in hands-on investigations of food preferences and environment, energy intake and expenditure, and lifestyle-related diseases — as well as analyze their overall health using scientific reasoning. Part 3 of the Linking Food and the Environment (LiFE) Curriculum Series.
Grade level: 6-8
Subject: Science -
Farm to Table & Beyond
Students explore the global food system by investigating the cycle of matter, learning the human impact on this cycle, and analyzing their own food choices through scientific reasoning, discussion, and debate. Includes a matrix of National Science Education Standards. Part 3 of the Linking Food and the Environment (LiFE) Curriculum Series.
Grade level: 3-5, 6-8
Subject: General -
Math in the Garden
This engaging curriculum uses a mathematical lens to take children on an education-filled journey in the garden. Dozens of trial-tested, standards-based activities hone math skills while promoting inquiry, language arts and nutrition.
Grade level: K-1 to 2, 3-5, 6-8
Subject: Math -
Growing Food
In this inquiry-based curriculum, students learn science by studying our food production system. Hands-on activities focus on cycles of nature. Includes a matrix of National Science Education Standards and Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Part 1 of the Linking Food and the Environment (LiFE) Curriculum Series.
Grade level: 3-5, 6-8
Subject: General