Classroom Resources
Teach about Freshkills Park in your classroom! The landfill-to-park project is an interdisciplinary, engaging case study for all ages. Teachers have effectively used Freshkills Park to teach about ecosystems, NYC history, waste and sustainability, architecture, and more.
These resources can be used alongside a virtual or in-person field trip. Book a program with Freshkills Park.
Freshkills Park History
- What is Freshkills Park? (3-minute video; all ages)
- Freshkills Poster Pamphlet (Pamphlet; middle school and up)
- The Landfill to Park Timeline (Multimedia ; middle school and up)
- DSNY Freshkills Oral History Archive (Oral Histories collected by Robin Nagle and NYU; high school and up)
- The Freshkills Story (Documentary; elementary and up)
- Freshkills Park Videos (Short videos; elementary and up)
Ecosystems & Wildlife
- Grassland Ecosystems (Curriculum and multimedia resources; all ages)
- Wetland Ecosystems (Articles and videos; all ages)
- Make an Ethogram (Video activity; all ages)
- Researching Grassland Sounds (Short video; middle school and up)
Landfill Engineering
- Landfill Engineering (Articles; middle school and up)
- Leachate Treatment Plant Virtual Tour (Multimedia resource; middle school and up)
STEAM Challenges & Fun Stuff
- Virtual STEAM Activity Fair (Videos and printable activities, elementary and middle school)
- FreshFlicks (Science connections with popular movies, all ages)
- Activity Sheets (Printable activity and coloring sheets, all ages)
