| Program | Audience | Topics | Disciplines |
|---|---|---|---|
Ecological Footprint![]() |
3-5, 6-8, 9-12, higher ed, adult ed | human-environmental interactions; energy, water, atmosphere (The “Commons”); global/regional issues; culture and equity; consumption; biomes; population; technology; climate issues | environmental science, earth science, biology, geography/global studies, history, civics, language arts, math |
Energy![]() |
3-5, 6-8, 9-12, higher ed, adult ed | electricity sources and generation methods, energy policy, green building, life cycle analysis, greenwashing, social/environmental justice, economics, entrepreneurship, investing, technology | economics, government, global/regional studies, and multiple STEM disciplines: physical science, biology, earth science, environmental science, design, technology, engineering |
Sustainable by Design![]() |
3-5, 6-8, 9-12, higher ed, adult ed | life cycle analysis, materials science, green chemistry, toxicology, greenwashing, social/environmental justice, economics, entrepreneurship, investing, energy, technology, policies | economics and multiple STEM disciplines: earth science, physics, biology, environmental science, design, technology, engineering, business |
Economics![]() |
9-12, higher ed, adult ed |
The “Commons” and ecosystems services; ecological economics; thermodynamics and the economy; externalities; policies, accountability, and governance; ecosystem services; globalization and trade; local economics; culture; economics indicators; business structures; ideology and greenwashing; life cycle analysis | economics, business, civics/government, environmental science |
| A Taste of Change (food systems) ![]() |
3-5, 6-8, 9-12, higher ed, adult ed | food and culture; the food “footprint”, history of food systems, agricultural technologies, food chains/webs, energy and food systems, price vs. cost, subsidies and food policy, globalization, local economies | biology, earth science, geography/global studies, health, civics, language arts, math, economics, history, environmental science |
All Together Now![]() |
3-5, 6-8, 9-12, higher ed, adult ed | culture, equity, intercultural communication, social- and environmental justice, institutional discrimination | global/regional studies, character/civic education, sociology, psychology, language arts, leadership development |
Our Town![]() |
6-8, 9-12, higher ed, adult ed | land use planning, communities, habitats, brownfields, soils/water/toxicology/, green building, environmental justice, public policy, government | earth science, biology, environmental science, chemistry, civics, language arts, economics, design, health |