Climate Mental Health: Nature Appreciation

Engagement Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences Center for Education

In this lesson, students will play, explore, appreciate, and practice perspective-taking in nature. All of these actions help positively connect youth to nature, and instill an ethic of care for the environment.

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This could be a routine that teachers continue throughout a unit on climate action. It is a good way to anchor students in stewardship/meditation/nature appreciation before each lesson.
To better understand the important and value of this lesson as it connects to science, consider reading the following article: Using science investigations to develop caring practices for social-ecological systems- https://stemteachingtools.org/brief/61. Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.