Curricular Units and Educational Materials
NESEA's K-12 Education Department offers several educational materials including curriculum guides, hands-on activities, and other resources. Some units are free and downloadable through prior grant funding. Click on the individual unit and either a description will pop up or the unit will download automatically as a PDF. Units with only the description will need to be ordered as a hard copy. For an order form click here.
Energy
A Solar Kit for the Classroom - Grades 3 - 8
Clean Green Power Educators' Guide (654 KB) - Grades K - 12
Energy Thinking - Grades 5 - 8
Acting Out Energy Forms - (PDF lesson) appears Green Teacher Winter 2010
Wind Wisdom Educator's Guide (12.7 MB) - Grades 6 - 12
Wind Wisdom for School Power...Naturally (1,412 KB) - Grades K - 4
Wind Wisdom for School Power...Naturally (1,668 KB) - Grads 5 - 6
Special Patch Programs for Girl Scouts
Clean Green Power Girl Scout Leaders' Guide (342 KB) -Brownies through Seniors
Wind Wisdom Girl Scout Leader's Guide (571 KB) - Teen Girl Scouts
Natural History/Natural Science
Totally Tree-Mendous Activities - Grades K - 5
Transportation
Cars of Tomorrow and the American Community - Grades 9 - 12
Individual chapters of Cars of Tomorrow are available for download:
- Chapter 1: Getting Oriented (1.56 MB)
- Chapter 2: Availability and Distribution (2.36 MB)
- Chapter 3: Health, Pollution, and Safety (1.68 MB)
Getting Around Clean & Green - Grades 6 - 9
Individual chapters of Getting Around Clean and Green are available for download.
- Chapter 4: Mass Transit (271 KB)
Getting Around Clean & Green In Massachusetts' Pioneer Valley (MAP)
Getting Around Without Gasoline - Grades 6 - 9
A Guide for Classroom Presenters on Earth-Friendly Transportation (670 KB)- Grades K - 12
Junior Solar Sprint Video - Grades 5 - 8
Planet Connecticut - Grades 6 - 9
Trip Tally: Discovering Environmental Solutions (415 KB) - Grades 3 - 6
Travel Solutions to Global Warming (372 KB) - Grades 5 - 7