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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
  • 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.

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

“I have learned ways to improve my teaching, and I have been at this for 38 years. The students are gaining a deeper understanding of what climate change is: what causes climate change, and the impact of climate change on crop yield.”

Middle School
Teacher

“Students were curious and continue to be curious. They are more aware of their surroundings than before and continue to point out observations daily.”

Elementary 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

“When you’re out in the workforce, you’re trying to solve problems that don’t have a clear, immediate answer. So doing stuff like this helps give students practice.”

High School
Teacher

Browse Units by Grade Level

6th Grade

Food Systems

How does a changing climate impact our food, and what can we do about it?

7th Grade

Land Subsidence and Groundwater

Why is the Central Valley sinking, and what can we do about it?

8th Grade

Air Quality

What affects air quality in the San Bernardino-Riverside area, and what can we do about it?

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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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