Find resources and tips for getting funding for your project to help people, animals, and the earth and to create a better world. Curated by the Institute for Humane Education.
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Dead Zones
Find resources (articles, videos, lesson plans, etc.) related to dead zones and ocean pollution to help you teach and/or learn more about this topic.
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Could What You Eat Prevent the Next Pandemic?
Zoe Weil is a blogger for Psychology Today and she has been writing weekly posts about COVID-19. We’re sharing them here. We hope they are helpful to you during this pandemic. When the history of COVID-19 is written, will we list our obsession with eating animals as a major cause that led to a catastrophe…
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Pollution Issues
Find resources (books, articles, websites, films lesson plans, etc.) related to air, water, noise, soil, light, chemical, and other kinds of pollution issues. Curated by the Institute for Humane Education.
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I Am a Humane Educator: Neil Hornish
IHE M.Ed. grad, Neil Hornish, is co-founder of the Compassionate Living Project, a nonprofit humane education organization. He is also a humane educator for the Ethical Choices Program and a Systems Project Engineer at United Technologies Aerospace Systems. Neil and his wife, Annie, who live in Connecticut, have been vegan for more than 20 years…
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Making Connections, Creating Solutions
This activity helps students think about how we are all connected and how our actions impact others and the environment and inspires students to learn more about issues that interest them and to create solutions to address local and global challenges. Recommended for grades 5 and up. Time: Three to four 45-60 minute class sessions
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A Moment in Your Shoes
How will students feel spending a moment in the shoes of a battery hen or a child slave? Use this lively and thought- provoking activity to introduce human and animal issues and the connections between them. Recommended for grades 6 and up. Time: 45 minutes to several days Common Core Standards for this activity…
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Alien in the Ethical Universe
Participants receive a visit from a traveling alien on a fact-finding mission to learn how beings treat other beings on Earth. Answering the alien’s questions reveals the inconsistencies in how our society encourages us to treat others and encourages students to think critically about our choices. Recommended for grades 5-8. Time: 20-45 minutes Common…
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