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  • About
    • Why Seeds to Solutions?
    • Who We Are
    • Instructional Model
  • Browse Units
    • Elementary School
      • Kindergarten
      • 1st Grade
      • 2nd Grade
      • 3rd Grade
      • 4th Grade
      • 5th Grade
    • Middle School
      • 6th Grade
      • 7th Grade
      • 8th Grade
    • High School
      • 9th & 10th Grade: Life & Environmental Science
      • 9th & 10th Grade: Physical & Environmental Science
      • 11th Grade: Interdisciplinary Environmental Science
      • 12th Grade: Interdisciplinary Environmental Science
  • Resources
    • Available Resources
    • Office Hours
  • Contact
    • Contact and Support
    • Become a Partner

Browse Units

Seeds to Solutions instructional materials have everything you need to teach a unit that engages and empowers, from teacher guides to student materials. Each Seeds to Solutions unit explores a developmentally appropriate environmental issue in California. Students do sense-making individually and as a class and explore solutions — transforming classroom learning into discussions that go beyond school.

Browse Units by Grade Level

Kindergarten

Observing Our Natural World

How do we explore and make choices about the world around us?

1st Grade

Food Systems

How does the food we throw away affect our community, and how can we waste less food?

2nd Grade

Open Space

Why is open space important?

3rd Grade

Extreme Temperatures

What impact does extreme heat have in California, and what can we do about it?

4th Grade

Power Outages and Energy Systems

Why are weather-related power outages happening more often in California?

5th Grade

Wildfires

How can Californians use fire responsibly to prevent destructive wildfires?

Inside Each Unit

  • Teacher Guides Detailed, customizable lesson plans
  • Support Materials Visual aids, audio/video content for lessons, and more
  • Student Materials Worksheets, readings, handouts, and more
  • Standards Alignment Guidance on specific standards and frameworks being met
  • Professional Learning Handbooks for facilitation and culminating engagements

What Teachers Are Saying

“What I find interesting is that students are discussing the material outside of class time. I heard students discussing the ideas before class in the hallways and even during lunch periods.”

Middle School
Teacher

“The kids become more engaged because now they are actually actively doing things. They’re really having to look for themselves. It’s not given to them on a platter, but all the resources are right there.”

High School
Teacher

“For my students who may not engage with abstract concepts, the real-life relevance of turning waste into soil for growing plants offers a clear, meaningful goal that they can understand and feel proud to participate in.”

Elementary School
Teacher

“This is engaging because it uses real data about the state students live in and shows changes within their lifetime, like the rise of warehouses and trucking during the pandemic.”

Middle School
Teacher

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Seeds to Solutions instructional materials empower K–12 students to be environmentally literate, engaged community members through free, solutions-oriented lessons on California-specific environmental issues.

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