Our new eLearning page offers resources so you can engage and connect with your students from anywhere! Find brief video lessons on everything from energy, to water, air, soil, nature, and the 3Rs and waste.

Each video is accompanied by NGSS and sources for further exploration. More resources are in the works and we will be updating our eLearning page regularly.

Energy Efficiency Day is Oct 7th: Check out our Energy resources, including the Energy Bike in our "Pedal Power" video.

Check out our new video in Spanish on the importance of protecting clean water and the storm drain medallion project.

SCARCE's storm drain medallion project helps community members of all ages protect clean water. Volunteers can install educational markers on drains along their local streets. These medallions are an eye-catching reminder that our storm drains go straight to local waterways - and putting anything besides water down the drain pollutes our water.

This grant from KidsGardening and the Klorane Botanical Foundation aims to help students learn about plants, explore their world and inspire them to take care of the life they discover in their local ecosystems. Twelve schools will be awarded grants of $1200 of cash and materials. Applications are due Oct 30th.

Students are asked to submit a 30 second video creatively demonstrating the 2021 International Compost Awareness Week theme "Grow, Eat...Compost...Repeat." All entries will be shown on the ICAW YouTube channel. Open to students in grades 4-8. Entries due Nov 2nd. More info & Enter.

Join Jean for story time in the SCARCE studio! Follow along as she reads The Old Red Rocking Chair by Phyllis Root. This story demonstrates how items can be reused and recycled many times over as we follow the transformation of a red rocking chair. This book is ideal for prek-2nd grade students. View NGSS, download a themed word search, and check out Scholastic's free lesson plan for this book.

This video is also available in our eLearning resources on scarce.org.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is offering to help Illinois K-12 public and private schools with proper disposal of hazardous educational wastes for free. This does not include products from buildings and grounds or other non-curriculum activities. Funds are limited so don't delay. Contact [email protected] for an application or more info.

Our educators are ready to engage your students via live programs on Zoom. Choose from a variety of environmental topics including clean water, the 3Rs, natural resource globe, and more.

Contact us to discuss what we can do for your group.

Learn how your school can implement Best Management Practices for deicing this winter to save on salt and reduce chloride pollution in waterways while keeping walkways and driving areas safe.

Season 3 of our casual and informative podcast, Earth Chats, is out now! New episodes are released every Monday. Listen on scarce.org or wherever you get podcasts. Already a fan of the show? Give us a rating on iTunes and share it with a friend!

That's right! Our Reuse Center for teachers and non-profits is now open every Saturday from 9am-12pm. Stop by and stock up on supplies and books for your students - whether you are seeing them in person or virtually. SCARCE-LY USED is open to the public and offers gently-used adult fiction, non-fiction, kids activity books and LP records.

We are open at our new home at 800 S. Rohlwing Rd (Rt53) in Addison! Stop by and get books and supplies for your students. Masks are required and there is plenty of space to social distance.

Select Saturdays 9am-12pm (view dates)