Sustainability and environmental protection are heated topics nowadays. Knowing where/when to recycle and reuse the compost is a valuable lesson you can advocate to your students and school as a whole. Here are the top three tips to start today. These resources are inspired by the NSTEM resource library. 1. Composting in a Cup! […]
Environment & Sustainability
3 Easy Composting Projects for K-2 Students
For K-2 kids, nothing is more fun than digging in the dirt. So why not turn a messy playtime activity into a fun lesson on sustainability? A composting experiment is a great tool for teaching children ways to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills. They’ll be amazed to find out that our […]
World Ocean Day
World Ocean Day is on June 8! On World Ocean Day, people all over the world come together to celebrate and protect the oceans of our planet. Because of human-caused climate change, oceans are facing big challenges. Pollution like plastic trash and oil spills contaminate the water and harm marine life. Animals can get entangled […]
World Environment Day 2022
Get ready! June 5, 2022 is World Environment Day! It is a day dedicated to spreading worldwide awareness and encouraging action to protect our environment. Environmental organizations and people all over the world will be celebrating the day by hosting events that address the environmental issues facing our planet. World Environment Day has been held […]
BeBot: New eco-friendly robot to clean beaches
Vivien Chen 5/21/22 Pollution is a serious problem on beaches. Many coastlines are littered with plastic bags, cigarette butts, water bottles, and more. This waste can choke seabirds, contaminate the water, and harm marine animals. People have been looking for solutions for a long time, such as hosting beach clean ups, limiting entry to beaches, […]
Deposit Return Schemes Can Benefit the Environment
Deposit return schemes: you buy your delicious beverage, drink it, and return the bottle to the store in exchange for some money! In addition to saving money and encouraging you to return to the store, these deposit return schemes can also help the environment. In many countries, deposit return schemes have been found to reduce […]
