What did you take away from this story? Do you have any questions, or was there anything you did not understand? Use this 5-minute paper to think about and share what you learned.

Education and Learning

Reflecting on my learning

Create your own mini-magazine! Explore exciting stories about the environment and the London Monster Soup and express your creativity through art and imagination.

Fanzine Fun Learning Resources

Nature and Human Society

FanZine Fun: London Monster Soup 

Create your own mini-magazine! Explore exciting stories about the environment and the Silent Spring and express your creativity through art and imagination.

Media and Information Literacy

FanZine Fun: Silent Spring

Create your own mini-magazine! Explore exciting stories about the environment and invertebrates and express your creativity through art and imagination.

FanZine Fun: Marine life

Create your own mini-magazine with FanZine Fun! Explore exciting stories and get creative with these additional visual materials. 

FanZine Fun: Additional resources

Create your own mini-magazine! Explore exciting stories about the environment and the perfect globe. and express your creativity through art and imagination.

Geography

FanZine Fun: What is a perfect globe?

Students’ beliefs about ability, and the language teachers use, shape learning. Discover how to build a culture where your students feel safe to take risks and keep going.

Why do some children avoid challenge while others persist after setbacks? 

Why do some kids avoid challenge while others persist after setbacks? 

Look closely at the artwork "Colorful Classroom" and explore why we sometimes learn differently, and what we can learn from each other.

Inclusive education illustration with four children

How do you learn best?

Why do we all learn in different ways?

A simple worksheet for students to reflect on their own learning.

Lernreflexion Arbeitsblatt

Checking on my learning

A lesson plan with three ready-to-use worksheets helping students discover how sounds convey information and shape imagination and well-being. They explore hearing vs. listening and develop strategies to handle distracting noise.

Lesson plan: What can I learn from sounds

Music

Lesson plan: What can I learn from sounds?

Can pictures make sounds? Slow down and take a close look. What do you notice in this picture? This worksheet helps you spot interesting details, think more deeply about the artwork, and make personal connections to what you see.

Worksheet: Discover an artwork

Use this guide to explore the story with your class and help children practice imagining different possible futures.

Headphones that enable people to see and hear

Teacher Guide to explore the story

If you could invent a new musical instrument, how would it change the way people create and perform music in the future? Get inspired by the AlphaSphere and imagine new sounds and new ways of making music!

Design and Innovation

Music of the future

Have you ever heard of a pedestrian catcher? Or clothes made from milk? Let’s explore 8 surprising inventions that didn’t work out. Can you think of reasons why some inventions fail, even when they seem like a good idea?

Some ideas seemed brilliant… but didn't catch on

Some ideas seemed brilliant... but didn’t catch on

Let’s practice imagining different kinds of futures and explore what the world and your school might look like in 2050.

A teacher uses holographic technologies in the classroom

Brighter Future Classroom

Imagine the future in 2050

Explore how to think ahead and shape what comes next. In this TED-Ed series, students and teachers learn futures thinking skills and discover how everyone can help build a better future.

Learn to think like a futurist

Use your imagination to design a city of the future. Think about what it might look like in 100 years, then draw the buildings, spaces, and ideas you would like to see there.

Design a future city

An exciting podcast series! Explore the incredible powers of current day geographers, who each possess their own unique superhero abilities.

Series of podcasts showcasing a selection of current day geographers with “super-hero” powers including Francisca Rokey, Dr. Anjana Khatwa, Prem Gill, Professor Benjamin Henning, Jane Rumble Obe, Dr. Dawn Wright and Christopher Jackson. 

Geography Superheroes

Learn how to use a microscope with this online game! You get to be a scientist and learn all about the different parts of a microscope and how to adjust the lenses to see things up close. 

Screenshot of the BrainPOP Virtual Labs Using the Microscope

Science

Using the microscope

Margreet de Heer has created a beautiful comic that tells us how important it is to take care of our oceans, lakes, and rivers. 

Goal 14: Life below water

Sir Ken Robinson, Emma Watson and Aardman Animations invite children to get involved in the Global Goals for Sustainable Development by inventing, innovating and campaigning.

The World’s Largest Lesson 

A virtual tour of the exhibitin about Dr. Auzoux’s flower models from the late 1800s, and his activity as a successful model-maker.

Musée national de l’éducation, audioguide created for the exhibition “Nice Plants! Dr. Auzoux’s papier-mâché flower models.  

Beautiful plants – a virtual tour

Discover biodiversity with the American Museum of Natural History's fun and interactive learning resource for kids. Join the adventure now!

The starting page of an article about biodiversity showing a frog, a ladybug, and a water lilly. 

What is Biodiversity?

A coloring book designed to introduce younger children to insects. Bugs In Our Backyard is an educational outreach and collaborative research program, providing 
project-based learning opportunities for K-12 students– or anyone!

Screenshot of the Bugs in our backyard coloring book

Bugs in our Backyard Coloring Book

Learn more about the silent and stealthy owls, elephants with incredible hearing and dogs that can detect cancer. The animal kingdom is full of super-powered creatures!

Elephants with incredible hearing, dogs that can detect cancer and silent and stealthy owls – the animal kingdom is full of super-powered creatures.

Animals with superpowers 

While visiting the other planets, Earth learns its friends are all good at something. But what’s special about Earth?

Earth Yay! Children's books read aloud

Inside your body there are trillions of microscopic organisms: bacteria, viruses, fungi and archaea - collectively known as the microbiota.

The microbes that live with us from cradle to grave

Meet Tarik Haftay, she is one of many young girls who puts in hours each day walking to collect dirty water for her family. Spend a day walking in her shoes. 

Meet Tarik Haftay, one of many young girls who puts in hours each day walking to collect dirty water for her family. Spend a day walking in her shoes

Health and Wellbeing

Life without clean water

Every two seconds, a person is forced to flee their home. Today, more than 70 million people have been displaced worldwide. Learn why so many people around the world have to flee because of climate change! 

A woman from Huehetenango in Guatemala in traditional clothes with a purple hat and a turquoise scarf. 

Drought and floods - the climate exodus

Künstlerische Wissenschaft 

Learn more about songwriter and singer Woody Guthrie. He wrote songs about common people and social issues in the nineteen thirties. His music influenced many people.

Woody Guthrie Song of ‘Dust Bowl Refugees’

Watch this video and learn more about the Deadly Nightshade - it has the deadliest berries on earth!

Deadly Nightshade 

Let's learn about Sustainable Development Goal number 6. Margreet de Heer’s beautiful comic tells us how important it is to provide clean water and good sanitation to everyone!

Screenshot of Margreet de Heer's comic about SDG goal 6 clean water and sanitation

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Today, nearly 40% of our planet is farmland. Spread all over the world, these lands are the pieces to a global puzzle we’re all facing: in the future, how can we feed every member of a growing population a healthy diet?

About 10,000 years ago, humans began to farm. This agricultural revolution was a turning point in our history and enabled the existence of civilization. Today, nearly 40% of our planet is farmland. Spread all over the world, these lands are the pieces to a global puzzle we’re all facing: in the future, how can we feed every member of a growing population a healthy diet? Brent Loken investigates.

Can we create the "perfect" farm?

All media comes with an author, and an agenda. Whether in the classroom or at home, help kids think critically about any media they view with critical questions that dig below the surface. 

Thumbnail of the video 5 Essential Media Literacy Questions for Kids on YouTube

Media Literacy Questions

Ideas and activities inspired by the animation "Learning to Thrive" to provide structured support for learners in educational settings.

Ideas and activities inspired by the animation ‘Learning to Thrive’ to provide structured support 
for learners in educational settings

Learning to thrive support material

Flowers come in all shapes and sizes. That makes them the perfect subject matter for kids.? Flowers come in all shapes and sizes. That makes them the perfect subject matter for kids. 

Flower craft ideas for kids

Join the little sea turtle Aqua on her incredible journey! What predators does she face on her way to the sea? And how does pollution of the environment threaten the brave little Aqua?

The short film “HOPE” is about the journey of a new born baby sea turtle named Aqua. 

HOPE

Inspire the next generation of ocean heroes with this teaching resource! Let children explore the power they have to positively influence the world around them.

Teaching Resource: A whale's tale

Learn about how Linnaeus attempted to make the world’s first flower clock and his key observations about the hidden lives of plants.

Flower power time

What are the conditions needed for plants to grow? This video follows Carl Linnaeus as he attempts to be the first person to grow the banana fruit in Europe. 

Linnaeus goes bananas

Come up with your own special species by combining together different latin or greek words. Imagining what the species would look like.

Special Species generator examples showing a spinder, two lizards and a mouse

The special species game

See how plants, fungi, bacteria and insects grow. From the watermelon to the bee to the bacteria on our hands!

A kiwi, a bluebrry, a dahlia and a water melon growing

Growing plants in time lapse

Charles Darwin was a British scientist from the 1800s. He brought his vasculum along during his expeditions in faraway places like the Galapagos Islands to preserve and conserve new plant species.

History

Charles Darwin’s Vasculum

Species identification made easy! View and search for species in various ways – for instance using their English names, their scientific names, or by genus or family. 

Landscape with trees in the background and a fence in front

NatureGate

Print out the sheet for your students to take into your outdoor space and mark off the plants as they find them. It’s great if you can provide some magnifying glasses so they can look at all the amazing details of each flower.

Plant hunting sheet with dandelion, buttercup and other plants to be identified

The plant hunt

Let's learn about Sustainable Development Goal number 15, which is all about life on land. Margreet de Heer has created a beautiful comic that tells us how important it is to take care of our land.

A screenshot of Margreet de Heer's comic about SDG goal 15 Life on Land

 Goal 15: Life on land

This online guide will lead you step by step to your own herbarium!

Screenshot of the online guideline, showing a plant press made of wood and some dried plants. 

How to create your own Herbarium

Get ready to explore the world of invertebrates! Count the wings, legs, and antennas of these amazing creatures with our fun worksheet.

Mathematics

Invertebrates in numbers

Alexander von Humboldt was an explorer who travelled the world, discovered new things about nature, and helped create modern geography. He was also an artist and scientist who loved to learn and share his knowledge with others.

Short video introducing the German geographer and explorer, Alexander von Humboldt, from the 1800s made by the SAAM – Smithsonian American Art Museum in conjunction with an exhibition called “Alexander von Humboldt and the United States.

Get to know Alexander von Humboldt

Once there was a happy child with a special box. He loved playing in his box, imagining it was a house. But one day, war came and changed everything!

The Box is based on the happy life of a kid which alters instantly with the sudden war and pushes him in a state of struggle. 

Ethics and Values

THE BOX - Animated short film

Media is everywhere, and managing it all can be tough. Creating a Family Media Plan can help you and your children set media priorities that matter most to your family.

Screenshot of the Online Family Media Plan

Create a Family Media Plan

We overlook it. We walk all over it, trample it every day. Yet we need it like the Air we breathe. It's about time, that we talk about soil. 

Let's Talk About Soil 

Gaylord Nelson was a nature-loving boy who grew up to become a politician with a big idea: Earth Day! He wanted to protect the environment and inspire people to take action. Are you inspired to start planning for next Earth Day?

A thumbnail of the video about Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin Biographies

Gaylord Nelson: A Vision for the Earth

There is so much information out there to be explored! But, is it reliable? Help students identify reliable sources of information with this resource.

Information Nation course title image with illustrations of digital and traditional media.

Developing Information Literacy Leaders

Can students improve water quality for our planet? Here’s a ready-to-use resource for problem-based learning! Students will investigate water samples to determine what’s in their water, and investigate ways to improve water quality.

Water tap, water bottle, glass and a funny looking bacteria. 

What's in your water? 

It’s always a good idea to be skeptical about headlines and check the original source of a story. Learn to differentiate between opinions and facts in news.

Newspaper and an old TV showing a news moderator.

How to choose your news 

Turn plant identification into a fun learning activity! The AI-supported Flora Incognita App allows you to identify more than 16.000 plant species. Save your plant observations and share your discoveries with your classmates. All free of charge!

Flora Incognita App: Discover plant diversity

This interactive water cycle showcases Earth's water constantly transforming between rain, ice, and vapor, while moving within, above, and on the planet. This process is a never-ending spectacle, happening everywhere across the globe.

The water cycle describes how Earth's water is not only always changing forms, between liquid (rain), solid (ice), and gas (vapor), but also moving on, above, and in the Earth. This process is always happening everywhere.

Interactive water cycle diagram

The invention of the microscope revealed hidden wonders of the human body, helping scientists study tiny worlds and discover how our body works. Discover the incredible stories behind this wondrous invention!

Compound microscope designed by Robert Hooke, 1671-1700 and thought to have been made by Christopher Cock, Long Acre, Covent Garden, London, but not signed. Part of an accessory for manipulating specimens has survived and the objective lens is a modern replacement made in 1965.

The history of the microscope

The water timeline visualizes the dynamic history of Swiss water management over the last 200 years by presenting roughly 200 milestones based on images, text and sound.

The Water Timeline

Learn the most fundamental skill for identifying birds:  recognizing them by size and shape. Birding experts Chris Wood and Jessie Barry show you how to compare different birds and employ your observations to make a confident identification.

Birding experts Chris Wood and Jessie Barry

Inside birding: size and shape

Become a bird song expert with this fun game to learn bird songs!

Bird song hero

Every bird has a story: Learn which family your local birds belong to and discover their unique stories with this excellent natural history resource.

Birds of the world

Discover how even the smallest creatures can make a difference when working together to combat plastics in the ocean. 

A whale helps smaller sea creatures who are trapped in plastic waste. On land a young boy seeks support to clear the sea in his area. Fishermen come to his aid and many boats start to help clear the plastic from the sea.

A whale's tale

Did you know trees are living in communities? Join Ms. Juniper’s class in the forrest and discover how trees communicate and help each other. 

Ms. Juniper, a tree, teaches a group of young trees in her class.

The Social Life of Trees

Maya, Amir, Sara, and Ben had lunch together at a picnic table. After finishing their meal, each of them disposed of their plastic lunch bags in a different way. Let's find out what happened to each child's plastic bag.

Four chlidren having lunch at a picknick table, enjoying the food they take out of a plastic bag. 

The Plastic Lunch Bag 

What do Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg have in common? They are young adults who use their voices to fight for what they believe. Play this game with your class and introduce them to the work of child activists.

Five children holding up cardboards and flags with messages that show what they are fighting for. 

What Do I Fight For?

Did you know that Japanese children use a special backpack called a “randoseru” for the first six years of school? But what happens when they’ve finished with it? Well, they don’t just throw it away – they recycle it! What do you do with your bag?

Randoseru zero-waste schoolbag

Carter G. Woodson wrote an important book called The negro in our history. This book became a key textbook in schools, helping students learn about Black history. It tells the stories of many amazing Black people and their contributions to history. 

The Negro In Our History

Literature

The negro in our history

Learn more about what it was like to journey to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

Underground Railroad interactive game

In this video families chat about how to help when you or your friends need support. They share tips on standing up for yourself and others, encouraging kids to keep talking about these important topics at home.

How kids can stand up for other kids

Listen again to the Tarpley family interviews in the gallery and interview someone in your family. You might ask questions like: Where did you grow up? What was school like when you were a kid? What were your favorite subjects in school?

Resources

Learning resources

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