Best for grades K-5

Explore your urban habitat and study the biodiversity right in your own neighborhood! Through a combination of scientific observation, songs, community-service work, and creative design, students will explore how the health of an urban ecosystem is influenced by people's choices and actions (e.g., preventing litter, recycling, etc.).

Best for grades 2-6

Participate in hands-on activities and experiments to discover how stormwater impacts our local waterways and aquatic ecosystems. Students will explore how the Omaha watershed fits into the global water system. Through these activities, students will gain a better understanding of how litter impacts an ecosystem and actions they can take to help prevent pollution.

Best for grades K-5

Examine how nature reuses and recycles! Students discover the role decomposers play in the food web by observing a worm compost bin. Through a combination of scientific observation and experimentation, students will explore how composting works, different methods of composting, and how to reduce food waste.

Best for grades 2-6

Dive deep into an exploration of waste reduction and recycling! While participating in a variety of hands-on activities, experiments, games, and service learning activities, students will discover how to incorporate more sustainable practices into their daily lives, and see how the health of an urban ecosystem is influenced by actions such as reducing waste, preventing litter, and recycling right.

Best for grades K-12

Examine schoolyard trees to explore the importance of a healthy urban tree canopy. Through activities, experiments, and games focused on how trees function and biodiversity, students will delve deep into the benefits of trees and importance of a healthy urban ecosystem.