For educators looking for a way to engage K-12 students in community activism and wildlife conservation, Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots is a welcome resource. From its origins as a group of 12 environmentally conscious students in Tanzania in 1991, Roots & Shoots has since grown to include over 150,000 members in 130 countries. Building on Dr. Jane Goodall's vision of a youth-led environmental...

Located within New Hampshire's Odiorne Point State Park, the Seacoast Science Center is a conservation nonprofit committed to "a healthy World Ocean." Readers who cannot visit the center in person will still find plenty to explore online. Visitors are welcomed to the site by a starfish, smiling seal, and list of upcoming events. Hop over to the menu icon in the top right corner for a detailed look...

Presented by the Smithsonian National Zoological Park and Fujifilm, this website offers a suite of fun, online activities designed to educate middle school students about habitat conservation. In one site activity, participants travel to central China to "help make decisions about a fictional forest reserve." In another activity, visitors conduct scientific research in an eastern US forest using a...