Environment Curriculum
Gila County 4-H Curriculum Library
- Search the lists below to find a curriculum that's right for you.
- Complete the Curriculum Library Reservation Form.
- Staff will contact you within 5 business days to complete the reservation process.
- Pick up your kit at the UArizona Cooperative Extension office at 5515 S. Apache Ave., Suite 600, Globe AZ, 85501. Please contact staff BEFORE picking up your reserved materials.
Available Curriculum
Kit: Discovery Wonder of Water – This kit provides ways to explore the wonders of water through science, art and service. The six lessons include: Superpowers of Water, Water across the World, What's in the Water, Who Lives in the Water, inspired by water and a service and recreation activity.
Kit: Geology – In this kit, students will learn geology through fun, hand-on activities that teach basic science principles.
Entomology – This curriculum is an introduction to entomology for students to engage in learning about insects, how to identify them and in turn, the connection to the environment around them.
Environmental Education and Citizenship – In this curriculum, exploring local nature is key. Students will be introduced to the nature living in their backyard with activities such as nature journals and walks.
Forces of Nature – This curriculum involves hands-on activities that teach basic science principles. Earthquakes, floods, fires, and extreme weather conditions are all forces of nature covered in this curriculum.
Sustainable Polymers – This is a 4-H STEM Curriculum for Grades 3-5 (8 to 12 year olds). The themes of these modules touch on the prevalence and impact of plastics in everyday life. The curriculum is designed to build foundational skills of science and engineering: observation, asking questions, defining problems, planning, carrying out investigations, and communicating.
There's No New Water – This water conservation and water quality curriculum is grounded in a simple yet powerful concept that water is a finite natural resource whose quantity and quality must be responsibly preserved, protected, used, and reused. The curriculum includes six sequential learning modules and is intended for delivery in out-of-school group settings to be facilitated by an adult.
Weather and Climate Facilitator's Guide – This is a Facilitator's Guide (PDF) for the 4-H Weather and Climate Science curriculum. The curriculum is for youth who enjoy learning about science, especially weather and climate.
Weather and Climate Science Level 1 – The 4-H Weather and Climate Science curriculum is for youth who enjoy learning about science, especially weather and climate. Activities focus on understanding the signs of weather. Youth will also begin to learn the difference between weather & climate and how these ideas are related.
Weather and Climate Science Level 2 – The 4-H Weather and Climate Science curriculum is for youth who enjoy learning about science, especially weather and climate. Level 2 activities introduce youth in grades 6-8 to more complex weather topics, understanding climate, making and using weather instruments.
Weather and Climate Science Level 3 – The 4-H Weather and Climate Science curriculum is for youth who enjoy learning about science, especially weather and climate. Level 3 delves deeper into weather and climate science concepts that prepare youth to be well informed and study these topics at a college or university.