View lesson plans here. Seven different modules that include multiple lessons and resources created by Brianne Lolar, Panawahpskek Citizen & Wabanaki Studies Team Leader at the Maine Department of Education, working with many Wabanaki advisors.

Grade Level: Pre-K - Grade 12

OpenSciEd exists to change the status quo and remove the predictability about who succeeds and shows affection for the STEM fields. These lessons are intended for classroom educators.

Grade Level: 6-8; NGSS Aligned

Topics covered: Light and matter, thermal energy, weather, climate, chemical reactions, metabolic reactions, matter cycling

Learn more and view curricula here.

View resources here. Winter Kids’ Learning Outside Guide makes it easy for educators to integrate fun, outdoor activities into their winter lessons. Early Childhood, Common Core Standards Aligned. Includes an online training module.

Topics Include: Art, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education

Grade Level: K - 8

View resources here. Teach ME About Food & Farms offers free lessons about Maine agriculture. Common Core Standards Aligned, Maine Learning Results Aligned

Topics Include: Maine agriculture, aquaculture, school gardens, nutrition

Grade Level: Pre-K - Grade 12

View Learning Resource Hub here. GMRI designs science learning resources to support educators to engage their students in authentic and current science about climate and ecosystem change. NGSS and Common Core Standards Aligned.

Topics Include: Climate Change, Data, Ecosystems, Fisheries, Gulf of Maine, Invasive Species, Modeling, Outside, Scientific Investigation, Scientific Writing, Species Identification, Watershed

Grade Level: K - 12

Audience: Educators in outdoor science education settings

Grade level: Primarily Grade 3-8 but adaptable for older and younger students

Click the links to view lessons:
Outdoor Science Experiences
Classroom and Schoolyard Experiences
Equity, Inclusion, and Cultural Relevance

View resources here. Project Wild is a series of activities designed for all educators in PreK-12 settings. Project Wild activities provide wildlife-based conservation and environmental education meant to foster responsibility towards wildlife and natural resources. Aligned with NGSS, Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, and CCSS standards.

Grade Level: Pre-K - Grade 12

Topics Include: Terrestrial Wildlife, Habitats, Aquatic, Ecological Concepts, Wetland Wildlife, Birds, Student Connection to Wildlife and the World

View resources here. Project Learning Tree provides multi-disciplinary, hands-on lessons for all grade levels to help develop awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of the environment, and to build students’ skills to make informed decisions for sustaining the environment. Common Core, NGSS, C3, and Head Start Aligned.

Grace Levels: Early Childhood, K-12, Family activities

Topics Include: Multidisciplinary activities to connect children to nature; Sensory exploration to understand objects, spaces, people and interactions; K-2 learners’ relationship with nature and trees