• Columbia Gorge Discovery Center
• Cornell Cooperative Extension Outstanding educational resources for plants
• Developing an Outdoor Classroom
"An outdoor learning center is a place where children have access to the materials or equipment necessary to fully explore their current interest. Learning centers support and compliment each other as well as current classroom topics. Outdoor learning centers, like those indoors, promote active learning through play and hands-on exploration. A well-stocked cart or cabinet is essential because science is the core of the outdoor curriculum. Children need a variety of resources in their process of discovery, and materials ideally are readily available indoors and outdoors."
• EnviroScape® Watershed/Nonpoint Source Model demonstrates how different land uses affect water quality.
• Nashua River Watershed Assocation
• The Outdoor Classroom Concept and Curriculum Overview -
"Middle school is the place to introduce the scientific method (using logical "if this, therefore this" arguments to prove scientific hypotheses from observations.) Middle school students should begin to make the connection between themselves and their natural world. They should discuss controversial topics such as climate change and water pollution into the classroom. "
• Traveling Exhibits for Teachers/ Lewis and Clark: Preparing for Discovery in Illinois Series
• Watershed Education (Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources)