Programs Offered
We offer free environmental education for students K-12 covering a variety of environmental topics. The goal is to provide hands on activities that allow students to create connections between abstract environmental concepts and their lives in Memphis. If you are looking for a topic that is not listed below, please contact Michelle Cowan at michelle@cleanmemphis.org.
Elementary Education
Life Science
Adaptations
Bird beaks |4th – 5th|
Habitats
Habitat Changes |4th – 5th|
Ecosystems
Ecosystem Web |3rd – 5th Grade|
Life Cycles
Life Cycle of a Tree |K – 2nd Grade|
Pollination
Busy Bees |K & 1st Grade|
Pollination Simulation |2nd & 3rd Grade|
Earth and space science
Energy in the Environment – Conservation and Resources
Go Easy on Energy |2nd Grade|
What is Energy? |3rd – 5th Grade|
Renewable or Not |5th Grade|
Land forms
Erosion |3rd – 4th Grade|
Water
The Water Cycle |K – 5th Grade|
The Watershed Model |K – 5th Grade|
Aquifer in a Cup |3rd – 5th Grade|
Water Quality Lab |4th – 5th Grade|
Earth and human impact
Recycling and Waste Management
The Recycling Magic Box | K& 1st Grade|
Paper Making|4th & 5th Grade|
How Long to Decompose |3rd – 5th Grade|
The Landfill Model |3rd – 5th Grade|
Resource Use
Cookie Mining |4th & 5th Grade|
Middle School
Life science
Adaptation
Bird Beaks
Habitats
Biomes
Ecosystems
Ecosystem Web
Earth and space science
Climate and Weather
Weather vs Climate
Our Changing Atmosphere
The Carbon Cycle
Energy in the Environment – Conservation and Resources
What is Energy?
Energy Audit
Electricity Sources
Water
Water Quality Lab |7th & 8th Grade|
Aquifer in a Cup
The Watershed
The Water cycle |6th Grade|
Water Footprint
Earth and human impact
Recycling and Waste Management
How Long to Decompose
The Landfill Model
What’s In a Landfill
Resource Use
Renewable or Nonrenewable
High School
Life Science
Habitats
The Value of a Bee
Water
Albatross Bolus Analysis
Water Quality Analysis- Ask the Bugs
Earth and space science
Climate and Weather
Weather vs Climate
The Carbon Cycle
Energy in the Environment – Conservation and Resources
What is Energy?
Energy Audit
Electricity Sources
Water
Aquifer in a Cup
The Water cycle
The Watershed
Water Quality Lab
Earth and human impact
Recycling and Waste Management
Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification
Ecological Foot Print
How Long to Decompose
The Landfill Model
Our Changing Atmosphere
What’s In a Landfill?
Resource Use
Recognizing Assets and Liabilities in our Neighborhoods