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🌱 Environmental Stewardship

Turn science into care: learn Earth systems, ecosystems, biodiversity, food webs, habitats, water, air, waste, plastic, energy, climate, resilience, oceans, forests, soil, justice, citizen science, restoration, green design, and stewardship planning.

20 lessonsAges 3–10Four age versions per lessonEnvironmental LiteracySystems ThinkingEcosystem ThinkingClimate Literacy

Complete lesson syllabus

Every lesson below contains age-banded facts and quiz questions. Some lessons also include a make-or-explain artifact prompt. Titles are shown in their current course order.

  1. Earth Systems
    Systems Thinking · Earth Science · Observation
    Example: The geosphere includes rocks, soil, landforms, and Earth's solid parts.
  2. Ecosystems
    Ecosystem Thinking · Observation · Classification
    Example: Organisms in an ecosystem interact by eating, sheltering, competing, cooperating, pollinating, decomposing, and changing habitats.
  3. Biodiversity
    Biodiversity · Classification · Stewardship
    Example: Species diversity is the variety of species in a place.
  4. Food Webs
    Systems Thinking · Ecosystem Thinking · Cause And Effect
  5. Habitats & Corridors
    Habitat Awareness · Conservation · Systems Thinking
  6. Water Conservation
    Resource Awareness · Stewardship · Measurement
  7. Air Quality
    Health Literacy · Environmental Science · Data Literacy
  8. Waste & Recycling
    Resource Awareness · Systems Thinking · Consumer Awareness
  9. Plastic Pollution
    Pollution Awareness · Consumer Awareness · Problem Solving
  10. Energy Choices
    Energy Literacy · Systems Thinking · Decision Making
  11. Climate Change
    Climate Literacy · Cause And Effect · Civic Reasoning
  12. Resilience & Extreme Weather
    Resilience · Preparedness · Risk Management
  13. Ocean Stewardship
    Ocean Literacy · Stewardship · Systems Thinking
  14. Forests & Trees
    Forest Literacy · Stewardship · Carbon Literacy
  15. Soil & Food Systems
    Food Systems · Soil Science · Systems Thinking
  16. Environmental Justice
    Justice · Civic Reasoning · Empathy
  17. Citizen Science
    Scientific Observation · Data Literacy · Community Science
  18. Restoration
    Restoration · Project Planning · Stewardship
  19. Green Design
    Design Thinking · Sustainability · Problem Solving
  20. Stewardship Plan
    Stewardship · Planning · Reflection

Open a representative lesson

See age-by-age facts, a sample quiz prompt, sourcing where available, and the artifact prompt from Earth Systems.

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How age adaptation works

The lesson record contains separate fact sets and quiz questions for Pre-K, kindergarten, early elementary, and upper elementary. This is not the same paragraph with a smaller font: vocabulary, detail, and question demands can change by age band. Parents can still choose a different level if their child needs it.

Assessment and records

Course quizzes provide immediate practice feedback. Completion and progress can feed parent-managed records, but a quiz score is not a teacher-issued grade, independent diagnosis, or accredited course credit.

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