Biodiversity & Trash Resources
BioBlitz & Biodiversity Resources
National Geographic Activities & Lessons
Backyard BioBlitz, grades 1-6
Observing and Recording Habitats, grades 3, 4, 5
Schoolyard BioBlitz, grades 3-12
Introducing Biodiversity & BioBlitz, grades 4-8
Analyzing BioBlitz Data, grades 4-8
Neighborhood BioBlitz, grades 6-12
Articles & Resources
"What is BioDiversity" (Newsela)
Extensions
Characteristics of Place (grades 1-2)
School Yard Quadrat Investigations, grades K-2 (Monterey Bay Aquarium)
Shower Curtain Watershed, Grades 3-5 (Monterey Bay Aquarium)
Trash & Single-Use Plastics Resources
General Resources
Plastic Pollution Collection (National Geographic)
Pollution Collection (National Geographic)
Plastics: Reduce Use or Recycle, Grades 6-8 (MBA)
Plastics Audit, grades 6-12 (MBA)
Articles
"How to use Less Plastic" (Newsela)
"Citizen scientists volunteer to track effects of climate change" (Newsela)
Extensions
MapMaker: Investigate Rivers that Contribute the Most Plastic (National Geographic)
People and the Sea (Monterey Bay Aquarium)
Action & Further Information
Articles
"Companies cut down on millions of plastic straws, after Girl Scout's letter" (Newsela)
"Great Pacific Garbage Patch an example of growing plastic pollution" (Newsela)
"When helium balloons come back to Earth, animals can get hurt" (Newsela)
"Freeways and fruitflies: Residents help L.A. museum study nature in city" (Newsela)
"Save the bees, bats, birds! Pollinators are disappearing, report says" (Newsela)
Extend this Opportunity/Do More/Stay Involved!
Become National Geographic Certified Educator (National Geographic)
Take Nat Geo's Climate Change Course (National Geographic)
Take Nat Geo's Service Learning Course (National Geographic)
Take Nat Geo's Geo Inquiry Course (National Geographic)
Explorer Classroom (National Geographic)
Join EcoSchool USA (National Wildlife Federation)