Sustainability Foundations:
Recycling and Our World
Free science activities for
students grades 5-8.
Free Science Lessons & Resources
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Why is Sustainability Foundations available to middle school teachers for free?
How does Sustainability Foundations align with my curriculum?
Sustainability Foundations lessons are aligned to NGSS and State Science/Social Studies Standards . EVERFI provides comprehensive curriculum guides and standards alignment guides to help you plan for implementation with your middle school students.
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Through interactive, digital lessons, students are introduced to life science topics such as recycling, biodiversity, climate, sustainability, and the impact that their choices have on our planet's interconnected systems.
Free Science Lessons for Your Classroom
Why teach sustainability and recycling?
“EVERFI is a great tool to keep our students engaged in the real world and prepares them for life after school. The programs are full of real life information that our kids can use to have a bright future.”
— Dale Waldo, Folsom Middle School, California
Recycling
Learners explore the single-stream recycling journey, mining & refining versus recycling, and how to make sustainable choices in their everyday life.
Sustainability
Learners explore resource constraints, how sustainable systems thrive within their natural limits, and the cycles of common resources.
Healthy Living
Learners explore the complexity of needs required to keep human life healthy and the importance of caring for a shared resource set to make a healthy life possible for everyone.
Biodiversity
Learners explore the importance of biodiversity, the balance of all living organisms, and how humans play a specific role in maintaining healthy biodiversity.
