Need ideas to engage your grades 6-12 students with nature? Many of the Nature Net member sites have resources for older students, focusing on building their understandings of nature, conservation, and the connectivity of the environment.

If you’re looking for more ideas or resources to facilitate great environmental education for your students, see below:

Aldo Leopold Foundation

The Foundation has specific resources for educators to incorporate Aldo Leopold’s values and work into their curricula.

International Crane Foundation

Want to learn how to make a traditional origami crane?

Some of their Cranetivities are designed for 6-12 students!

Reserve a crane trunk to show specimens and research tools for crane conservation to your students!

There are activity packets designed for 6-8 and 9-12 grade levels on cranes!

Check out their website for more education resources.

Mackenzie Environmental Education Center

Resources about teaching forestry.

Resources about teaching air quality and pollution.

Upham Woods

Get their Grab and Go lesson plans for a variety of outdoor topics.

UW Arboretum

See their variety of teaching tools available through the Journey North program.