Teachers and students
In this section
The Great Water OdysseySM
- Third-grade overview
- Fourth-grade overview
- Fifth-grade overview
- Try games online
- System requirements
- Contacts
Water Conservation Challenge
Teacher resources
- Water conservation activities
- Envirothon
- Lesson plans
- Grants resources for teachers
- Information links for educators
- Reading, literature connections
Student resources
Grants resources for teachers
Captain Planet Foundation Grant
The mission of the Captain Planet Foundation is to fund and support hands-on, environmental projects for children and youths. The foundation’s objective is to encourage innovative programs that empower children and youth around the world to work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in their neighborhoods and communities.
- Maximum award: $250–$2,500.
- Eligibility: All applicant organizations or sponsoring agencies must be exempt from federal taxation under the Internal Revenue Code Section 501 in order to be eligible for funding (this includes most schools and nonprofit organizations).
- Deadline: March 31, June 30, Sept. 30, and Dec. 31.
Contact Captain Planet Foundation at 133 Luckie Street, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303. Call (404) 522-4270 or send email to Taryn Murphy at tarynm@captainplanetfdn.org.
Field trip grants
Target will award field trip grants up to $700 each to K–12 education professionals. The grant funds can be used for field trips that involve museum visits, environmental or science projects, artistic or cultural experiences, and civic or community projects.
Live Monarch Educator Outreach Program
The Live Monarch Foundation Educator Outreach Program provides funding for teachers throughout the United States to enroll in the national campaign to bring monarch butterflies into the classroom. This program provides education and materials to strengthen the monarch’s 3,000-mile migratory route within North America by creating self-sustaining butterfly gardens and refuges. Materials will be provided for each participant to raise a virtual butterfly and start a real butterfly garden with professional instruction on each level of its maintenance and care.
Public Education Network
Find a listing of grants for a variety of projects from numerous companies and private foundations.
The National High School Challenge — Grants for high school teachers for the environment
To help provide teachers around the country with support for their innovative work to bring environmental education into the classroom, the National Environmental Education Foundation is launching the Classroom Earth National High School Challenge. This is an opportunity for up to 25 teachers to secure $5,000 to $10,000 in funding to bring innovative environmental themes into their coursework. The application is available online.
