Ideas and Inspiration for Sustainability Educators
Your Three-Step Trail Map to Sustainable Education: Know it, Do it, Lead it.
Integrating sustainability into your curriculum doesn't have to be a burden. This simple three-step framework, Know It, Do It, Lead It, moves students from foundational knowledge to hands-on application to real-world leadership.
The Magic of Miss Makey: Turning Trash into Treasure
Inspired by the book "Miss Makey and the Magic Bin," this multi-day STEM challenge turns recyclables into student inventions. Through the Engineering Design Process, kids learn that yesterday's trash can become tomorrow's treasure.
Trash to Triumph: Sustainable STEM Challenges That Spark Innovation
Tired of the material waste that comes with STEM challenges? Sustainable STEM solves it by using salvaged classroom and household materials for design challenges like "Harry Needs a View!" and "Zero-Touch Transport," turning recycling bins into supply cabinets.
Sustainable STEM Challenge: Building a Ghost Home
Even ghosts deserve a sustainable home! In this open-ended Engineering Design Process challenge, students build a Kapla-block ghost house complete with sustainable architecture features like solar panels, compost bins, and natural shading.