Two packets of educational activities includes the following:

• Overview - Natural Resources, The Environment, and Ecosytems
• Ecosystems and Climate
• Wildlife - Just One Piece of the Picture
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Soil and Ecosystems
• Sustainable Agriculture
• The Web of Life

• Solid Waste Management - It's Your Trash
• Consumer Product Safety - Read The Label
• Energy - Energy Use and Conservation
• Water - Water Use and Consumption
• Nutrition - The Food We Eat
• Soils - Soil Erosion
• Horticulture - Water, Roots, and Plant Growth

Instructional Materials

Two packets which contain teacher guides and student handouts. Materials are applicable for any time during the year but would be especially appropriate in April if you are doing Earth Day activities.

Illinois State Goals & Learning Standards

11A. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of scientific inquiry

12A. Know and apply concepts that explain how living things function, adapt and change

12B. Know and apply concepts that describe how living things interact with each other and with their environment

12C. Know and apply concepts that describe properties of matter and energy and the interactions between them.

12D. Know and apply concepts that describe force and motion and the principles that explain them

12E. Know and apply concepts that describe the features and processes of the earth and its resources

12F. Know and apply concepts that describe the compositin and structure of the universe and earth's place in it.