Environmental Volunteers

At Environmental Volunteers, founded in 1972 in Palo Alto, we inspire people of all ages to learn about the wonders of the natural world. We train volunteers to lead hands-on science and nature programs in schools, community organizations, and at the EcoCenter in the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve. For schools, we offer science curriculum for grades K-6 which meets State of California science education requirements and NGSS. Each grade has several subject areas to choose from, such as Scientific Investigation for Kindergarten, or Earthquake Geology for 4th grade. In the classroom, our volunteers lead hands-on learning stations in small groups. On follow-up field trips, students discover natural science concepts through guided hikes to local nature preserves. We also offer private programs for schools and community groups at our EcoCenter in Palo Alto.

About

Sector: Nonprofit Organization

Address

2560 Embarcadero Rd
Palo Alto CA 94303

In the Water on the Move program, students explore the various qualities of water and its vital role in our environme…

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2nd Grade Students / Youth
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In the Structure and Function program, students discover the variety of structures living things have for movement fr…

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1st Grade Students / Youth
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In the Investigation program, students will explore the environment around them, learning skills related to observati…

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Kindergarden
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In the Power Generation program, students will explore how we generate electricity and learn about the trade-offs, in…

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4th Grade Students / Youth
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In the Marine Ecology program, students will learn about the dynamics of the ocean, its currents and tides, and how t…

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5th Grade Students / Youth
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In the Human Impacts program (formerly called “Energy and Natural Resources”), students will take an in-depth look …

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5th Grade Students / Youth
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In the Earthquake Geology program, students will explore how earthquake movement creates the land patterns they see i…

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4th Grade Students / Youth
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In the Bird Traits program, students will explore the concepts of inheritance and variation of traits through the wor…

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1st Grade Students / Youth
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What Was That? In the Biodiversity program, students will imagine they went for a hike and collected clues about an a…

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2nd Grade Students / Youth
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In the All About Birds program, students will explore the wide variety of birds typically found in our local neighbor…

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Kindergarden
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In the Adaptations program, students will learn about how animals and plants have adapted to live in specific habitat…

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3rd Grade Students / Youth
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