Welcome to Eco-Schools USA at Home, where learning is self-paced and within reach and where teachers, parents as teachers, and caregivers can connect children to nature, address sustainability and resilience, take action and support the community.
With schools across the country adapting to new learning environments and methods of instruction, the Eco-Schools USA program is adapting to support you where you are.
OPTION 1: School is in session and on campus. Accomplish your sustainability work on campus utilizing the existing Eco-Schools USA program.
OPTION 2: School is in session and is delivered virtually or via shadow/pod schools. Accomplish sustainability goals using our newly created Eco-Schools USA at Home modules. These five new modules allow teachers, caregivers, or parents to work with their children, as they travel through a series of activities that allow them to assess a topic of sustainability and take action. Please adapt these materials as needed to better serve your students. Schools can receive recognition for actions taken and earn a certificate of completion and an Eco-Schools USA at Home badge for their Eco-Schools dashboard. Families and caregivers can also earn certificates of completion.
HOW-TO ASSESS BIODIVERSITY AT HOME | AUDIT & ACTION PLAN
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Grades K-2: Biodiversity of Life on Earth | Splash and Bubbles: Lu the Explorer: Ocean Zones and Biodiversity
Grades 3-8: Seek by iNaturalist (3-5) | Biodiversity: Everything Counts | DragonflyTV: Biodiversity
Grades 9-12: iNaturalist Lesson (6-12) | Reef Biodiversity | Career Video: Wildlife Biologist
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HOW-TO ASSESS CONSUMPTION AND WASTE AT HOME | AUDIT & ACTION PLAN
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Grades K-2: Reducing Our Impact on Earth | A Zero Waste Journey with Rusty
Grades 3-8: Take Home Reuse Projects | How to Pack a Zero Waste Lunch
Grades 9-12: Exploring the Circular Economy | Stemming the Tide: Taking Action on Campus Against Plastic Pollution
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HOW TO ASSESS ENERGY AT HOME | AUDIT & ACTION PLAN
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Grades K-2: Make Your Own Air Conditioner | Pinwheel and Wind Energy
Grades 3-8: Home Energy Survey | Meter Reading
Grades 9-12: How Much Energy Do You Use | Energy Engineering Design
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HOW-TO ASSESS LEAF: LEARNING ABOUT FORESTS | AUDIT & ACTION PLAN
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Grades K-2: Explore Trees | Trees as Habitats | The Climate Machine
Grades 3-8: Discover How Trees Produce and Conserve Energy | Urban Trees Video
Grades 9-12: Value of a Tree | Green Jobs Forest Careers | Students for Sustainability
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HOW-TO ASSESS SUSTAINABLE FOOD AT HOME | AUDIT & ACTION PLAN
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Grades K-2: Video #ShrinkFoodWaste: Let's Shrink Food Waste Mountain | Ranger Rick Recipes
Grades 3-8: Food Packaging | Meet the Food System
Grades 9-12: The Orangutan Gang Palm Oil Lesson | Sustainable Food Systems: Weighing the Pros and Cons
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HOW-TO ASSESS TRANSPORTATION AT HOME | AUDIT & ACTION PLAN
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Grades K-2: Learning About Air Pollution | Learning About Wind Energy
Grades 6-12: Air Pollution Lesson | Battery Lesson | Electric Motor Lesson | Windmill Lesson
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HOW-TO ASSESS SOME PARTS OF YOUR WATERSHED AT HOME | AUDIT & ACTION PLAN
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Grades K-2: Take a Virtual Field Trip to a Recycling Center | Watershed Walk
Grades 3-8: River Avengers (student handout to accompany lesson) | Permeable Versus Impermeable
Grades 9-12: Explore human impacts on your watershed using Model My Watershed | Eight Ways Cities are Building Climate Resilience
Recommended Next Steps
Upon completion of an Eco-Schools USA at Home Pathway Audit and Action Plan, teachers and parents can apply to receive recognition by clicking on the links below and submitting the requested information. Schools that have met the criteria for a Bronze, Silver or Green Flag award through the regular Eco-Schools USA process should apply for recognition through their school dashboard.