GEEKs Originals:
The GEEKs Network is an amazing group of knowledgeable educators who are eager to give advice for GEEKs projects. Email us at get.geeky28@gmail.com and we can forward your questions to members of the network!
GEEKs Resources that have been posted on our blog in the past, like lesson plans written by the GEEKs team and ideas for environmental education projects, can be found on the GEEKs resources link page.
GEEKs Resources
Other Resources:
Conserve School is an environmentally focused semester boarding school in the Wisconsin Northwoods that gives high school students an inspiring, hands-on outdoor learning experience.
http://www.conserveschool.org/
The Children and Nature Network is a resource for regular people who want to "create a world where every child can play, learn and grow in nature."
http://www.childrenandnature.org/
The Will Steger Foundation educates, inspires and empowers people to engage in solutions to climate change.
http://www.willstegerfoundation.org/
The Green Education Foundation is a non-profit organization that "provides curriculum and resources to K-12 students and teachers worldwide with the goal of challenging youth to think holistically and critically about global environmental concerns and solutions.
http://www.greeneducationfoundation.org/
Cool Things in Nature shares videos that highlight cool things in nature. They feature people of all ages and teaching moments in many different environments.
http://www.coolthingsinnature.com/
SEEK (Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge) is a constantly-updated directory of over a thousand resources, press releases, web links, event calendars, and more. Signing up for their email updates is a great option that lets you have SEEK news sent straight to your inbox.
http://www.seek.state.mn.us/index.cfm
The EPA Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans page has dozens of lesson ideas and plans geared for teaching kids grades K-8, with topics including air, climate change, water, energy, health, and more.
http://www.epa.gov/students/teachers.html
The National Audubon Society website has a lot of information as well as resources for action and education projects. Check out their Nature Activities, Arts and Crafts page here.
http://web4.audubon.org/educate/educators/crafts.html
Green For All is "a national organization working to build an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty." They work through environmental justice campaigns including a really cool series of green hip hop videos made by young people as well as professionals.
Website: http://www.greenforall.org/
Video Channel: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL508F0D5EAE8D8736&feature=plcp
EEK (Environmental Education for Kids) is a site brought to you by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. It features a database of many environmental education projects that can be done with young kids, as well as information on the natural world and even a page dedicated to jobs related to environmentalism.
Website: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/index.htm
