EARTH-Utah offers a unique, interdisciplinary curriculum for grades 4-12. The full program includes five in-class lessons and three field trips, with one visit each full month of the school year (September – December and February – May). All lessons and activities are specifically tailored for each grade, and are guided by the state core curriculum requirements for that grade. A rough outline of our lesson plans is provided below:

4^th-6^th grades

Lesson 1 – Intro, natural resources, ecosystem connectedness

Lesson 2 – Field trip

Lesson 3 – Air: what makes it dirty, why this matters, the role of plants, what we can do

Lesson 4 – Water: water cycle, what do we use it for, why is there not enough of it

Lesson 5 – Field trip, air survey

Lesson 6 – Humans and the environment, sustainability

Lesson 7 – Field trip, water survey

Lesson 8 – Closing, review, personal responsibility

7^th-9^th grades

Lesson 1 – Intro, ecology, ecosystem connectedness
Lesson 2 - Field trip
Lesson 3 – Air: pollution, preservation, health and climate
Lesson 4 – Watersheds: pollution, consumption, and conservation
Lesson 5 – Field trip, wilderness, air survey
Lesson 6 – Population growth, infrastructure, and social science
Lesson 7 – Field trip, land use, water survey
Lesson 8 – Closing, personal responsibility and activism, sustainability

10^th-12^th grades

Lesson 1 – Intro, ecology, ecosystem connectedness
Lesson 2 - Field trip, Lesson 8 planning
Lesson 3 – Air: pollution, preservation, health and climate
Lesson 4 – Watersheds: pollution, consumption, and conservation
Lesson 5 – Field trip, wilderness, air survey
Lesson 6 – Population growth, infrastructure, and social science
Lesson 7 – Personal responsibility and activism, sustainability, Lesson 8 planning
Lesson 8 – Community service project