Educating children about environmental issues is essential in today’s world where climate change, the depletion of natural resources, hunger and poverty are regular and alarming subjects of news media. Understanding the complexity of the facts and providing tools to analyze them empowers children to find solutions.
Two Sides‘ new list of resources for teachers is designed to give students a balanced view of many environmental issues with a particular focus on the forest industry. It includes materials about sustainable forest management, wetlands, wildlife, recycling and climate change in the form of teacher’s tours and workshops about sustainable forestry (across the U.S. and Canada), lesson plans, slide decks that can be used in the classroom, outdoor activities, data analysis tools, contests and interactive games. Download the fact sheet here.