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Monarch Mystery

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Monarch Mystery is an early elementary curricular program that is grounded in a local phenomenon about migrating monarch butterflies and is shared through the story of a migrant girl named Violeta. Combined with the story, this unit uses interactive activities to teach to the Next Generation Science Standards and the Washington State Environmental and Sustainability Education Learning Standards. It is also guided by a framework for Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy. We included literary opportunities to develop ELA skills in support of multilingual learners. Rounding out the program are outdoor activities, arts, and written activities that enable students to practice skills, and build toward an action project informed by their understandings and experiences. Monarch Mystery is an early elementary curricular program created by EarthGen. For this unit, we offer professional development training and assistance with implementation. If you are interested in implementing this program at your school or district, please let us know! Please contact info@earthgenwa.org for more information. 

Material Type: Full Course

Authors: Cameron Foy, Washington OSPI OER Project, Becky Bronstein, EarthGen Washington

In the Dark

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In the Dark is a Middle School curricular program framework created by EarthGen. For this unit, we offer professional development training and assistance with implementation. If you are interested in implementing this program at your school or district, please let us know! Please contact info@earthgenwa.org for more information. 

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: EarthGen Washington

Agricultural Connections

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Agricultural Connections is a middle school curricular program framework created by EarthGen. For this unit, we offer professional development training and assistance with implementation. Please let us know if you are interested in implementing this program at your school or district! Please contact info@earthgenwa.org for more information. 

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Authors: EarthGen Washington, Washington OSPI OER Project

Zombie Guacamole

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Zombie Guacamole is an upper elementary curricular program created by EarthGen. For this unit, we offer professional development training and assistance with implementation. If you are interested in implementing this program at your school or district, please let us know! Please contact info@earthgenwa.org for more information. In Zombie Guacamole, students build an evidence-based explanation of why a bowl of guacamole was found at the bottom of a 25-year-old landfill, still fresh! The focus of this program is decomposition: what is required for it to occur, its importance to ecosystems, and how waste systems are linked to the health of people and the environment. Students develop explanatory models to describe the movement of matter in an ecosystem and work in groups to manipulateconditions for decomposition in an investigation. Beyond that, students also build knowledge of natural and human-made systems of food production and waste management to inform action in their school community to protect Earth’s resources and environment. Through Zombie Guacamole, students can combine scientific understanding, environmental consciousness, and action to become leaders for a more just and sustainable future.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Unit of Study

Authors: Cameron Foy, EarthGen Washington, Washington OSPI OER Project

Breathing Easier

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Breathing Easier is a 5th-grade curricular program created by EarthGen. For this unit, we offer professional development training and assistance with implementation. If you are interested in implementing this program at your school or district, please let us know! Please contact info@earthgenwa.org for more information.EarthGen and Puget Sound Clean Air Agency have partnered to develop opportunities for learning about local air quality (AQ). Using interactive maps, multimedia resources, classroom discussions, community science, and data analysis, students will explore the causes of air pollution and its relationship to environmental justice. These lessons are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and encourage students to engage in argumentation from evidence and propose solutions to socio-ecological issues of air quality and public health for communities in Washington.  

Material Type: Full Course

Authors: Cameron Foy, Washington OSPI OER Project, Becky Bronstein, EarthGen Washington

Youth Fellowship

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An important need in climate education is to include youth voices in the planning and development of climate science education programs across Washington. EarthGen’s Youth Fellowship hosts a small group of high school students in service to this need.  Fellows complete approximately 50 hours of training, research, and implementation over the course of the school year. In the first part of their fellowship, youth receive approximately 20 hours of training about climate change and climate justice in asynchronous and synchronous formats. During the second part of their fellowship, the youth develop a research question and collect data on what students across Washington would like to see included in climate science education. Data collection includes focus groups, interviews, and surveys. At the culmination of the experience, Youth Fellows analyze their findings and share their results in a creative format. Each youth has an adult sponsor to support their work and are awarded a stipend.  

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: EarthGen Washington

Climate Change in Every Classroom Asynchronous Courses

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In this fully asynchronous professional development opportunity designed for teachers, participants will have a chance to engage with activities and experts as they grow their understanding of how climate change has and will impact their community. Teachers analyze and interpret recent climate science data from Dr. Kat Huybers, a climate scientist and lecturer from the University of Washington. The training guides understanding on the most salient climate change indicators in Washington. Participants review topics related to various themes including air quality, heat, agriculture, and first foods and connect content to their specific subject area and grade level.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: EarthGen Washington

Climate Justice Book Group Template

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This resource is a professional development template for facilitating synchronous learning for educators based on shared reading of a book. This template showcases a book group focused on the essay anthology All We Can Save. Teachers read sections of the book in preparation for each of the four sessions, with the option to focus on specific chapters. Each session addresses a key theme through open-ended discussion prompts and an arts-based storytelling activity. In this template, presenters can reference a sample agenda for a book group session, including example prompts that were provided to participating teachers. We encourage you to adapt the structure and content to fit the needs of educators you support!

Material Type: Module

Author: EarthGen Washington

BIPOC Voices Template

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This resource is an overview of an asynchronous professional learning experience for educators. Through reviewing resources and participating in discussion forums, teachers learn about the importance of highlighting BIPOC scientists and community leaders. They then explore the BIPOC Voices resources, including video interviews and an activity guide, and implement learning activities with their students. If you are interested in participating in this learning experience, we encourage you to check out the EarthGen pdEnroller page to learn about upcoming opportunities to join a cohort!

Material Type: Module

Author: EarthGen Washington

EarthGen COVID & Climate Change Virtual STEM Seminar Template

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In this virtual professional development opportunity designed for teachers, EarthGen explores two global crises taking place concurrently - the climate crisis and COVID-19. What are the connections between the two? Why are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities disproportionately affected by both? Educators receive foundational information around climate justice, analyze the variables associated with vulnerability, exposure, and risk, and explore educational resources to bring this content into their classrooms.Contact EarthGen at info@earthgenwa.org for more information.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Authors: Becky Bronstein, Kailyn Wentz, Washington OSPI OER Project

EarthGen_Climate Science STEM Seminar Teacher Virtual Professional Development Template

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In this virtual professional development opportunity designed for teachers, participants will have a chance to authentically engage with activities and experts as they grow their understanding of how climate change has and will impact their community. Teachers analyze and interpret recent climate science data and progress understanding on the most salient climate change indicators in Washington. Additionally, teachers explore the efforts to conserve and protect a local species, its cultural significance and how these efforts are indicative of a greater effort to address climate change. Teachers leave this training with increased preparedness to leverage a local species or climate change impact in their classroom to spur action in their community. Contact EarthGen at info@earthgenwa.org for more information.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Authors: Becky Bronstein, Washington OSPI OER Project, Kailyn Wentz, EarthGen Washington