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Facing the Future is pleased to announce the release of two complimentary online resources:

Curriculum Unit: Engaging Students in Conservation

How are human-wildlife conflicts, government, and poverty interconnected? Students explore questions like these through hands-on lessons in Facing the Future's new 1–2 week curriculum unit, Engaging Students in Conservation: Protecting the Endangered Snow Leopard. This 86-page unit contains five lessons and culminates with a fully-planned service learning project. Each lesson includes student readings, action project ideas, lesson extensions, assessments, and links to relevant films and websites.

The unit is aligned with national science, social studies, and environmental education standards and is designed for use in science and social studies courses for grades 5-8.

Valued at $14.95, the unit is available for download at no charge.

 "I used different parts of each lesson with each class' ability. The many choices of activities allows for differentiation over a large expanse of abilities."

- Junior high school science teacher

Climate Change Action Project Database

The Climate Change Action Project Database includes more than 25 ready-to-use action projects that will prepare students to understand and resolve one of the greatest interconnected issues facing their future – climate change.

This new online database provides educators and students with:

• Meaningful service learning projects to fulfill graduation requirements
• Ideas for transforming classroom learning on climate change into action
• All the project details and contact information needed to get started
• Opportunities to take part in real-world solutions for climate change
• Options for projects that take place both on and off school grounds

The Climate Change Action Project Database complements Facing the Future's 2-week curriculum unit, Climate Change: Connections and Solutions. The middle school and high school units are both available to download at no charge thanks to support from the Hewlett-Packard Company.

Please let us know how you are using the Climate Change Action Project Database so we can continue to receive funding to provide high quality teaching resources. Email Kim to share your story!