Exploring Your Environment 4-H Project Area

The “Exploring Your Environment” curriculum is part of the National 4-H Curriculum Collection and is designed for middle school-aged youth to learn about the environment. Each section of the curriculum focuses on an environmental question or issue and has a corresponding activity that allows you to jump right into real-world issues that affect your life. With this curriculum, you will complete investigations and explorations of the natural world.

Earth’s Capacity focuses on environmental stewardship and issues, such as transportation choices, waste management, composting, recycling and natural resources. This is a two-year project.

Ecosystems Services provides you with the opportunity to engage in hands-on activities that focus on our ecosystems, climate change, life cycles, ecological footprints and living a sustainable life. This is a two- year project.

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