Many high school students are aware of the efforts of the United Nations to maintain peace. This activity is intended to make students aware of the larger mandate of the UN by focusing on one of the issues of increasing concern, the environment, and the solutions proposed by the UN. (LZ)

The object of this simulation game is to raise the average daily caloric intake of the inhabitants of Hondurica to the minimum level necessary for good health within 10 years. Players decide how to use limited resources to achieve the goal while tracking the impact of decisions year to year. (LZ)

Two activities for grades 3 through 8 explore species adaptation and forestry issues in the North American rainforests. In one activity, students create imaginary species of plants or animals that are adapted for life in an ancient temperate rainforest. In the second activity, students role play groups affected by plans to log an area of the…