Free STREAM~N Team Curriculum
Have fun engaging youth in service-learning + career explorations!
The NGSS- and Common Core-aligned lessons, activities, and research projects below will help you empower all ages with service-learning experiences and explorations of meaningful careers.
Educator colleagues:
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Please let us know if you would like editable versions of the documents or answer keys.
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Feel free to suggest changes and/or lessons/activities we should link to or create to enhance the developing curriculum.
Taking Action on the Litter Problem + Watershed Health
“Analyzing and Taking Action on the Litter Problem” lesson plan
“What’s in Our Litter?” litter analysis handout
Protractors (that can be cut out to help make pie charts/graphs, etc.). Data analysis graphs can also be made with a spreadsheet such as Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or Meta-Chart (free online).
“Watersheds to Whales” lesson plan from the “Exploring Ocean Mysteries” curriculum created by partners Engaging Every Student + NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Investigating + Removing Pesky Plants
“Riparian Restoration + Removal of Pesky Plants” lesson plan
“Riparian Metaphors” interactive presentation/printable cards (to substitute for or add to metaphorical physical objects)
“Riparian Metaphors” presentation/cards without labels
“Pesky Plants and Animals” project
Investigating + Planting
Trees + Shrubs
“Investigating + Planting Native Trees + Shrubs” lesson plan
“Investigating Native Plants”: Interactive PowerPoint presentation
“Ethnobotany + Native Plants” activity
“Rock Star Native Plants” short research project
Pl@ntNet app (incredibly accurate free app for plant ID); seek by iNaturalist is another option that will also identify animals
Investigating Freshwater + Terrestrial Ecosystems
“Freshwater + Terrestrial Ecosystems” short research project
Freshwater Ecosystems presentation + web of life activity (described in detail in Lesson 1 of the curriculum below)
Investigating Crayfish + Freshwater Ecosystems curriculum created by partners The River Mile network + Engaging Every Student
StreamWebs resources/curriculum from partner Oregon State University Ext., including “Macroinvertebrate Sampling” activity
“What Can You Observe Each Season?” poster and lesson plan
Riparian Restoration with Bioengineering + Live Staking
Salmon Life Cycle, Anatomy, and Environmental Impacts
“Salmon Life Cycle, Anatomy, and Environmental Impacts” lesson plan
Lessons from partners the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) + Engaging Every Student:
Career Connections + Interviews
Employability, Teamwork + STEAM Skills
Oregon Employability Skills curriculum + supporting resources
STEAM Toolkit from Oregon Dept. of Education