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National Environmental Education Week (EE Week), the nation's largest environmental education event held each year the week before Earth Day, inspires environmental learning and stewardship among K-12 students. EE Week connects educators with environmental resources to promote K-12 students’ understanding of the environment. EE Week is a program of the National Environmental Education Foundation.

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Join a national network of educators and organizations dedicated to increasing the environmental literacy of K-12 students.

National Environmental Education Week is April 11-17, 2010.

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Shorten each shower by five minutes - you'll save up to 25 gallons of water per shower.

Acorte cada ducha cinco minutos - ahorrará hasta 25 galones cada ducha.

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Oil Spill Resources and Curricula

New resources and curricula explore the theme of oil spills 

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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in the largest offshore oil spill to date. Young people are asking their teachers and parents difficult questions about the causes and effects of the spill, and many schools have opted to focus on the Gulf oil spill as a unifying interdisciplinary theme to explore throughout the 2010-2011 school year. EE Week has compiled a set of resources and curricula around the oil spill theme that offer students and educators the opportunity to explore the effects of oil spills on people, wildlife and ecosystems, investigate cleanup strategies and reflect on ways to prevent future environmental catastrophes of this scale. Learn more

 

Electronic Field Trip to North Cascades National Park

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October 13 broadcast to focus on climate change 

Join the National Park Foundation on October 13 for an electronic field trip to North Cascades National Park. Electronic Field Trips give students the opportunity to learn about a particular topic through national parks they may never get a chance to visit. Each trip consists of a televised broadcast from a national park featuring National Park Service Rangers and youth hosts, as well as a website with lesson plans for teachers and interactive games for students. Several past field trips are archived online and available for immediate viewing. Learn more

 


A Message from Administrator Jackson

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson welcomes students and teachers to participate in EE Week


U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson encourages educators and students to get involved in National Environmental Education Week, April 11-17th. A week-long effort involving thousands of teachers and more than a million students, EE Week connects educators around the country with environmental resources to promote students' understanding of the environment.