Teachers’ Domain has launched a collection of environmental public health (EPH) resources targeted at students in grades 6 through 12.
Teachers’ Domain is a free online resource center featuring more than 4,000 media assets from public broadcasting and its partners that can be sorted by subject, Common Core State Standards, national standards, or state educational frameworks. Teachers’ Domain also includes support materials, tools for classroom lessons, individualized learning programs, and teacher professional learning communities.
The new EPH collection currently includes 32 videos, with plans to expand to 60 by the end of May, covering five areas of public health:
In addition to creating awareness about the environment’s effect on public health, The EPH collection asks students to question their assumptions about environmental health, learn about public health strategies, and discover how they can confront these issues. The collection includes material from sources such as Nova, Frontline, the National Library of Medicine, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.