Lessons
Looking for some resources to help you teach kids about environmental health? Here are some good sources for lesson plans, activities, educational materials, and more.
Lessons Looking for some resources to help you teach kids about environmental health? Here are some good sources for lesson plans, activities, educational materials, and more.Classroom Materials for Teachers
You can find lots of materials for teachers available at our NIEHS website. The topics include:
- Abandoned Military Sites
- Acetone
- Agricultural Runoff
- Air
- Air (Arabic)
- Alcohol
- Arsenic
- Asthma
- Bacteria
- Biology
- Bisphenol A (BPA)
- Body
- Cancer
- Carbon Monoxide
- Careers
- Chemicals
- Children's Health
- Cleanup
- Climate Change
- Community
- COVID-19 PVI Lesson Plans
- Disease
- Drinking Water
- Ecologist
- Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF)
- Endocrine
- Environment
- Environmental Analyst
- Environmental Justice Issues
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
- Epidemiology
- Exposure
- Food
- Gene-environment
- Genetics
- Growth Biologist
- Household Chemicals
- Illness Outbreak
- Indoor Air Pollution
- Indoor Air Quality
- Lead
- Lung Doctor
- Mercury
- Microbiologist
- Microorganisms
- Mold
- Nanotechnology
- Natural Disasters
- News
- Nicotine
- Notebooks
- Nuclear
- Outdoor Air Pollution
- Ozone
- Particulate Matter
- Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
- Pesticides
- Pesticides (Arabic)
- Phones
- Phthalates
- Plants
- Poison
- Poison (Arabic)
- Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
- Power Plants
- Profession
- Research
- Risk
- Stewardship
- Stormwater Runoff
- Tobacco
- Topics
- Toxicology
- Training
- Training and Careers
- Urban and Industrial Runoff
- Wastewater Treatment / Wastewater
- Wastewater Treatment Facility
- Water
- Water (Arabic)
- Water Quality
NIEHS Resources
As part of its education outreach efforts, NIEHS offers educational tours/visits of the Institute in Research Triangle Park, NC. The tours offer area K thru 12 and college/university students and teachers the opportunity to learn about a wide range of fascinating topics related to environmental health, along with an inside look at some of the career options available to those who are considering employment in biomedical research.
Institute tours are conducted weekdays during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and are reserved on a first-come first-served basis. Tour groups are limited to 50 participants.
Institute tours are conducted weekdays during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and are reserved on a first-come first-served basis. Tour groups are limited to 50 participants.
Other Resources
Interactive, educational, and fun activities that are linked to national education standards for science and health.
NIH Curriculum Supplement for Middle School, Grades 7 - 8.
Educational resources and climate education collections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Digital media for the classroom and professional development.
NIH Curriculum Supplement for Middle School, Grades 7 - 8.
These are just a few examples of great work from scientific kids. The possibilities are endless for what you can do. Follow the links below and get inspired.
Other Kids Environmental Art Resources!
There is no machinery at The Imagination Factory, and they don't have smokestacks that pollute the air. Instead, they teach children and their caregivers creative ways to recycle by making art. Recycling is one way to minimize or lessen the amount of trash we have to throw away. When we recycle, we make a new product out of waste materials. This process helps save natural resources like trees as well as landfill space and the money needed to get rid of trash.
Aims to inspire kids to be creative in hopes for a healthier future by combining art and science.
Adventures with art- interactive activities and projects.
From Art to Zoo, the Smithsonian has something to interest kids and students of all ages.
Other stuff you might like ...
Sing-Along Songs
With words and music!
Speakers Bureau
Our scientists are available to come talk about a variety of topics involving your environment and your health.
Other stuff you might like ...
Wildlife Articles
Learn about wildlife and ecology! Read these tales written by NIEHS staff.