Brookie’s Streamside Scholars Lesson Plans, Resources & Materials
COMPREHENSIVE STANDARDS-ALIGNED UNIT & LESSON PLANS
Below you’ll find a variety of resources including a Comprehensive Curriculum, Unit Plans, and Lesson Plans as well as accompanying printable resources such as worksheets, activities, and games to compliment the Brookie Braves a Storm and Brookie Saves a Stream videos, supported by Inquiring Systems Inc. with partners: Trout Unlimited, Earth Conservancy, and Ignite Business Services Inc. ©
All materials have been created, complied, and/or curated by Highly Qualified STEM & Environmental Educator Laura Rinehimer, the Environmental Education Coordinator at Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR). EPCAMR’s YouTube channel and the links and resources on our Environmental Education and Outreach page were compiled, populated, and reorganized by EPCAMR Program Manager, Michael Hewitt.
You are free to download, print, copy, and/or use these resources in your classroom – and we encourage you to share them with others!
Speaking of sharing:
If you develop any lesson plans or resources to compliment the Brookie Braves a Storm and Brookie Saves a Stream videos, or any of the Brookie’s Streamside Science Units or Lessons, OR if your students want to share their Action Projects, we’d LOVE to see them AND share them right here on our Resources for Teachers page!
Please send them to:
Robert Hughes rhughes@epcamr.org and/or Laura Rinehimer lrinehimer@epcamr.org .
Grade Level: Upper Elementary
Grade Level: Upper Elementary
Other Resources
Check out these other fantastic education resources from EPCAMR, our partners, and other like-minded organizations!
Iron Oxide & Art!
A STEAM Unit plan for Environmental Education and Art teachers which allows students to demonstrate understanding of issues relating to Abandoned Mine Drainage through involvement in the International Interdependence Hexagon Project, a visual art opportunity for students and communities worldwide.
Water Rocks!
Water Rocks! is an award-winning youth water education program from the Iowa State University. Through a combination of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and the arts, Water Rocks!
Resources include songs, music videos, FREE lesson plans, activities and so much more!
Trout Unlimited’s Environmental Education Program:
The program brings science to life and connects students to watersheds in classrooms across North America and the United Kingdom.
Resources include FREE lesson plans in STEM, Visual and Language Arts, as well as worksheets and hands-on activities!
KnowYourH2O Path to Clean Water Program:
The KnowYourH2O Path to Clean Water Program was created to raise awareness of the threats to the health and safety of our drinking water supplies and sources which can impact your health, your families health, and your home and community.
Smithsonian – Science for the Classroom: How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?
How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need? is part of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom, a new curriculum series by the Smithsonian Science Education Center. It is aligned to a group of grade 5 standards. It has a focus on engineering design, with a secondary focus on Earth and space science.
STEM Careers Coalition:
The STEM Careers Coalition’s mission is to empower educators to teach STEM effectively in the classroom, focusing on equity and access to quality education, and building the next generation of solution-seekers at no cost to schools.
Environmental Education & Outreach Programs
Additional Programs, Presentations, & Resources for Teachers from EPCAMR & its partner organizations.
EPCAMR Online Store
Order Iron Oxide Chalk, Iron Oxide Pigment, and More!
Partner with EPCAMR!
There are a variety of ways you can partner with EPCAMR to help make a difference.
Be a Grant Partner
Attention Schools and Youth Organizations:
Is your school or organization in an underserved and/or underrepresented area in the EPCAMR coverage area?
Reach out to us!
We would LOVE to talk to you about partnering for grant opportunities to bring Environmental Education Programs to students in your area. From watershed tours to in-class presentations from EPCAMR staff and volunteers, to live demonstrations of our existing Environmental Education Programs, we’re happy to collaborate with you to bring real-world experiences and hands-on applications of STEM and Environmental Science to your classroom.
Organize a Community Clean-Up
Coordinate a cleanup in your community and remove trash, tires, and litter from your neighborhoods and your waterways. EPCAMR can help with supplies and resource contacts and other local community partnerships!
Reach out to us!
Other Ways to Support our Mission
Support the funding of Abandoned Mine Drainage (AMD) monitoring in our mining impacted watersheds
Support the placement of alternative energy development projects like community scale and or grid scale solar projects on abandoned mine lands in our communities
Support the research into the feasibility of alternative energy development projects that focus on using the underground mine pool complexes for geothermal energy projects in our communities.
Support the establishment of long term AMD Treatment Trust funds for all refurbished or newly constructed active mine water treatment plants or passive treatment systems.