Learn about Virginia's environment

The following resources are for educators to teach and learn about Virginia's environment. 

Curriculum

• Windows into a Green Virginia
  This curriculum addresses Virginia’s Science SOLs with emphasis on 6.9 – Resources, and includes cross references to other Mathematics and Social Studies SOLs. Students are invited to peer through meta­phorical “Windows on the World” to examine key dimensions of developing sustainable communities. Topics include Energy, Water, Air, Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife, Land Use and Natural Hazards, and Green Building. The culminating activity will help students examine real problems, weigh facts, and present views on current issues.
  
• Virginia's Natural Resource Guide
  Information, activities and resources for elementary teachers
  
• Field Investigations
  Six learning stations for meaningful watershed environmental education experiences for middle school students at Meadow Event Park. Provided by the Hanover Caroline Soil & Water Conservation District  and adaptable to other locations.
  
• Love-A-Tree
  Shades of Green: Lessons for sustainability
  Supplemental curricula for teachers and educators based on the Standards of Learning

Resources

• Aquatic Stewardship
  By heading up programs, projects or experiences that teach about and inspire emotional connections to water, you can help create a citizenry that is genuinely interested and involved in the conservation of this vital natural resource. So dive in! Join other educators across the Commonwealth who are teaching people about our water resources.
  
• Case Studies
  Students can read case studies and answer critical thinking questions related to environmental management.
  
• DEQ Fact Sheets
  
• Environmental Education Resources
  This list includes a variety of teacher training programs that are state and privately sponsored, and generally are free to educators, as well as curriculum supplements for the classroom.
  
• Environmental History
  View an overview of the history of environmental protection efforts in Virginia, particularly the second half of the 20th century and the formation of the Department of Environmental Quality.
  
• Environmental Professionals in your Community
  Students will find out who the environmental professionals are in their community, what agency they are with and what they are responsible for doing.