Environmental Awareness

Earth Month and Earth Day (April 22)

Earth Month was established in April 1970 and is non-political. It is a month intended to develop momentum for a full year's worth of work on improving the environment. In this collection, you can learn about ways you can be involved in helping our planet!

Earth Day also began in 1970 and is celebrated annually around the world on April 22. Various events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. 

World Environmental Day (June 5)

World Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. It's celebrated annually on June 5.

World Car Free Day (Sept. 22) 

This day encourages motorists to take a day off from driving your vehicle and find other ways to go places that will not hurt the environment.

 

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Squishy Circuits
Squishy Circuits

Lesson

Grades: 3, 6

Upon completing this lesson the students will: • Develop models to illustrate and explain that energy can be transferred from place to place by electric currents and that electric currents flowing...

Soak Up the Sun with Solar Energy Fun
Soak Up the Sun with Solar Energy Fun

Lesson

Grades: 3, 6

Upon completing this lesson, the students will be able to: • Describe various ways that solar energy can be used; and • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using solar energy

Energy Sources
Energy Sources

Lesson

Grades: 3, 6

Upon completing this lesson the students will: • Define energy and the major sources of energy currently in use. • Explain the difference between energy efficiency and energy conservation. • Describe...

 Carnivorous Plants | What's Wild
Carnivorous Plants | What's Wild

Video

Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 5 7 8 9 10

In this edition of What's Wild, we'll be taking a look at some native South Carolina plants with a big appetite! There are approximately thirty-one species of carnivorous plants throughout the state...
 Swamps | From the Sky
Swamps | From the Sky

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Most swamps in South Carolina are found on the coastal plain, a region covering 20,000 square miles between the Atlantic Ocean and the Sandhills. A common type of swamp in this area are known as...
Web of Water Learning Activity
Web of Water Learning Activity

Document

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10

The Web of Water documentary is a wonderful companion to the site's content. Edited as a half-hour broadcast program, the video covers Ian's complete adventure from the mountains to the sea, and...
Sea Change Learning Activity
Sea Change Learning Activity

Document

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Patrick McMillan takes viewers from the sands of Hunting Island State Park to other communities along coastal South Carolina and Georgia, exploring diverse perspectives on the impact of sea level rise...
 Carrick Creek: Overview | RiverVenture
Carrick Creek: Overview | RiverVenture

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

This mountain stream is nestled in the Blue Ridge Escarpment of South Carolina. Carrick Creek flows within the Saluda watershed, the beginning of a river journey moving water from the mountains to the...
Reduce Reuse Recycle
Reduce Reuse Recycle

Lesson

Grades: 1

Students will be able to describe ways to protect the environment by using the 3RS (reduce, reuse, recycle).

 "Bio Joe" Renwick, Biofuel | Let's Go! CAREERS
"Bio Joe" Renwick, Biofuel | Let's Go! CAREERS

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Green Energy Biofuel founder, "Bio Joe" Renwick explains the process for recycles waste vegetable oil and cooking oil into usable, clean biofuel or biodiesel. The biodiesel can be used in vehicles in...
 "Bio Joe" Renwick, Transportation | Let's Go! CAREERS
"Bio Joe" Renwick, Transportation | Let's Go! CAREERS

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Green Energy Biofuel recycles waste vegetable oil and cooking oil into usable, clean biofuel. Company founder, "Bio Joe" Renwick has dedicated years to researching and perfecting biofuel production...
Smelling Bee
Smelling Bee

Lesson

Grades: 1

Students will learn how many pollinators use their sense of smell to navigate to different flowers and plants.

 Green Energy Biofuel 360 | Let's Go! CAREERS
Green Energy Biofuel 360 | Let's Go! CAREERS

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Take a 360 video tour of Green Energy Biofuel as the founder, "Bio Joe" Renwick explains the process for recycles waste vegetable oil and cooking oil into usable, clean biofuel.
Types of Bees
Types of Bees

Lesson

Grades: 1

Students will learn there are many different types of bees that provide us with different products through pollination. They will also learn about the parts of bees and their life cycle.

Pumpkin Pollination
Pumpkin Pollination

Lesson

Grades: 1

Students will learn about different crops that require pollination. Using pumpkins as a model, students will explore how pollination occurs, and the subsequent life cycle of the plant.

Hummingbirds: Birds that Pollinate
Hummingbirds: Birds that Pollinate

Lesson

Grades: 1

Students will learn about hummingbirds and how they act as specific pollinators to certain types of plants/ flowers. Students will make their own hummingbird feeders to understand how they feed.

Butterflies: Our Pollinators
Butterflies: Our Pollinators

Lesson

Grades: 1

Students will learn about how butterflies and how they act as pollinators. Students will examine how butterfly patterns help them blend in with their environments and avoid predation.

Butterflies & Life Cycle
Butterflies & Life Cycle

Lesson

Grades: 1

Students will examine the concept of metamorphosis and how it is related to the butterfly life cycle. Students will understand why each stage in the butterfly life cycle is important. Students will...

All About Bees
All About Bees

Lesson

Grades: 1

Students will learn about bumblebees and how important their habitat is to their survival. Students will learn the importance of bumblebees including their habitats, what they eat, and how they...

Flower Power
Flower Power

Lesson

Grades: 1

Students will examine the various parts of flowers through the use of dissection Students will understand how pollination occurs

Introduction to Pollinators
Introduction to Pollinators

Lesson

Grades: 1

Students will learn what pollinators are, why they are important, and some examples of who these pollinators are. Students will be able to identify how pollination occurs and important crops that are...

 The Ring People 6
The Ring People
Episode 6

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Rising seas and coastal storms threaten to erase the evidence of some important chapters in South Carolina’s history.