EE - Environmental Education/Stewardship (General)

Project Codes

Project Materials

EE 1

Issues Investigation 1  4H CCS 7158 Ordering INFO
This series is designed for youth in grades 4-8, and was developed by the National Cooperative Curriculum System in 1998.  This activity guide will teach 4-H'ers about weather and climate, and how our climate may be changing, science skills and appropriate life skills.

EE2

Issues Investigation 2  4H CCS 7159 Ordering INFO
This series is designed for youth in grades 4-8, and was developed by the National Cooperative Curriculum System in 1998.  This activity guide will teach 4-H'ers about; the atmosphere and greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, greenhouse effect, and how your own actions affect climate, science skills, and appropriate life skills.
Issues Investigation:  Helper's Guide  4H CCS 7160 Ordering INFO
The Helper's Guide for this series will teach the project leader how to teach this age range and how to best plan activities, it is important for the project helper to be a resource person for the 4-H members completing the project. 

Other Project Support Materials

Cycling Back to Nature:  Field of Genes  ES 0046, 
cd-rom  ES 0047
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This project book contains activities designed to help youth understand and reach their own conclusions about the emerging field of biotechnology, and its relation to the field of agriculture.  This publication is produced by the National 4-H Council.  A CD-ROM is also available with this publication.  
Cycling Back to Nature:  Food Production and Pesticides  ES 1004   Ordering INFO
This activity guide is for 4-H members of all ages.  Food Production and Pesticides is part of the Cycling Back to Nature series within the 4-H Environmental Stewardship program.  This curriculum provides children the chance to use critical thinking skills and the new knowledge gained to debate issues of agriculture production and pesticide use.  This publication is found at the 4hmall site. 
Cycling Back to Nature:  Soils Alive! From Tiny Rocks to Compost  ES 1008 Ordering INFO
This activity guide is for 4-H members ages ten and older.  Soils Alive! is part of the Cycling Back to Nature series within the 4-H Environmental Stewardship program.  This curriculum teaches 4-H'ers the concepts and issues related to soils and soil organics.  We create a learning environment that teaches critical thinking skills and provides students a chance to make their own decisions.
Cycling Back to Nature:  Biodegradable Polymers   Ordering INFO
This activity guide is for 4-H members ages 10 and up.  Biodegradable Polymers is part of the Cycling Back to Nature series within the 4-H Environmental Stewardship program.  This curriculum provides children the chance to use critical thinking skills and the new knowledge gained to debate issues of waste reduction, and recycling.  

Additional Environmental Education Project Activities:
(single activity sheets that can be used for project meetings, day camps or other group activities.)

Goober Etus   4H EEX 01 View PDF
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This  Florida 4-H Environmental Education Activity is for grades 3-8.  Goober Etus will teach 4-H'ers the basic concepts of; interdependence, adaptation, populations, extinction, habitat, homeostasis, and predator-prey relationships. 
Interpretive Orienteering   4H EEX 02 View PDF
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This Florida 4-H Environmental Education Activity is for grades 5 to adults.  Interpretive Orienteering will teach 4-H'ers the basic concepts of; self confidence, environmental sensitivity, various ecological concepts associated with the interpretive points, map reading, and taking compass bearings. 
Protective Coloration as an Adaptation for Survival   4H EEX 03 View PDF
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This  Florida 4-H Environmental Education Activity is for grades 2-10 with special activities and concepts for grades 8-10.  Protective Coloration will teach 4-H'ers the basic concepts of; individuals and populations, mutations, camouflage, natural selection, morphological adaptations, evolution, and prey and predator relationships. 
Environmental Impact Study   4H EEX 04 View PDF
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This  Florida 4-H Environmental Education Activity is for grades 7-12.  The Environmental Impact Study will teach 4-H'ers the basic concepts of; environmental assessment, cost-benefit analysis, economic benefits, short-term use vs. long term, social factors, homeostasis, productivity and planning, and land use. 
Environmental Lifestyles   4H EEX 05 View PDF
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This  Florida 4-H Environmental Education Activity is for grades 9-12.  Environmental Lifestyles will teach 4-H'ers the basic concepts of; lifestyle, quality of life vs. quality of the environment, environmentally sound lifestyle, homeostatic relationship with the environment. 
Energy Menu  4H EEX 06 View PDF
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This publication is not yet available.
Owl Prowl Night Hike   4H EEX 07 View PDF
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This  Florida Environmental Education Activity is for grades 1-12.  Owl Prowl will teach 4-H'ers the basic concepts of; predator, prey, adaptations, and territorialism. 
Endangered Species  4H EEX 08 View PDF (not ready)
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This  Florida Environmental Education Activity is for grades 1-12. Endangered Species will help students understand some of the ways man’s activities threaten the continued survival of various species (animal) and the inherent value of the underlying complexities to saving species from extinction.
The Colonization of Aquarius  4H EEX 09  View PDF  
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This publication is one of the Florida Environmental Education Activities and is for grades 1-12.  The Colonization of Aquarius will engage students in problem-solving and decision-making processes, in order to help them to identify, analyze and clarify their own value position surrounding a particular environment management concern.  This publication is not yet ready.
Project S.T.O.P Environmental Stewardship 1:  Respect the L.A.W. (Land, Air, & Water)  4H 109 Ordering INFO
This activity guide is for 4-H members ages 9-11, this is the first in the Environmental Stewardship series. Respect the L.A.W. will teach 4-H'ers about; how to identify soil types, the physical composition of the earth's surface, pollution, air pressure, air movement, air speed, raindrops, the water cycle, how paper is made and recycled, decomposition and composting, and identifying careers in Environmental Stewardship.