Teacher`s Guide to Going Green

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Teacher ’s Guide to Going Green
IDEAS, LESSONS, AND ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
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INTRODUCTION
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nspiring learning and change. It’s a teacher’s job…mission. It’s a job that requires an understanding of how children think, process and react to new information. It’s usually not enough to tell
your students something, you need to show them and get them involved. They need to be active
participants to learn.
The goal of this guide is to provide teachers and administrators with a resource of ideas and material that can be implemented easily and help children develop a connection to the environment. It
is PMM’s belief that you need to show children how they can make small changes in their daily lives
and reap big benefits for their school, friends, families and the planet.
We’ve compiled a cross section of lessons, activities and resources with green ideas for every grade
level. Some can be completed quickly and easily within a single class period and others require a
little more time, but all are sure to get students — and teachers — thinking about what can be done
to preserve our increasingly fragile planet.
•GETTING TO AND FROM SCHOOL GREEN
•GREENING YOUR CLASSROOM
•GREEN SCHOOL FUNDRAISERS
•ENERGY USE & REDUCTION
•RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE REDUCTION
•CLIMATE CHANGE & GLOBAL WARMING
•CLEAN AIR & REDUCING AIR POLLUTION
•REDUCING WATER USAGE
•ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS
The ideas, strategies, organizations and links cited in the checklist have been gathered from a variety of sources. They have been compiled to help administrators, facility staff, teachers and students
raise awareness and promote environmentally sustainable practices within
their classrooms, schools and lessons.
This document is not intended to be a
comprehensive list of all of the lessons and techniques and practices
that can potentially improve the way
a school integrates sustainability. Each
school is unique, with its own set of
environmental challenges and opportunities. Thus, the document has been
designed to be flexible and present
numerous resources at various grade
levels to meet the needs of a variety
of facilities and students.
GETTING TO & FROM SCHOOL GREEN
Generally, there are six ways students can get to school— biking, walking, skateboarding, public
transportation, parent drop-off or the school bus. The top three green transportation modes that
can help reduce carbon emissions are walking, bus and bike.
However, there are other ways to green up the other transportation methods to and from school if
your student does not walk, bike or ride a bus. Many parents drive their children to school but if students and teachers can encourage parents to arrange a carpool, fewer cars would be on the road.
Lead by example and try green transport options yourself as a teacher. Discuss with students their
experience in getting to school more greenly. What was better? What was annoying? The following activities, lessons and websites can help you introduce the concept of green transporation.
IDEAS & RESOURCES______________________________________________________________
•International Walk To School In The USA.
http://www.walktoschool.org/
•National Bike To School Day.
http://www.walktoschool.org/bike_to_school_day_2012.cfm
•“Walking” Buses.
http://walkingschoolbus.org
Consider introducing a new method of getting
to school started in England: Walking Buses.
•Follow Safe Routes for Kids.
http://saferoutesinfo.org
Using public transit, bicycling and walking are
3 alternatives a child can use to do his part in
reducing the nation’s reliance on petroleum
products.
•Child Pedestrian Safety Curriculum.
http://www.nhtsa.gov/ChildPedestrianSafetyCurriculum
•Trip Tally Lesson Plan.
http://www.nesea.org/uploads/textWidget/890.00010/documents/TripTally.pdf
•What Impact Does Transportation Have on Air Quality? http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/DNREC2000/Divisions/AWM/
aqm/education/airqualityLesson3.pdf.
•Alternative Forms Of Transportation: The Bicycle.
http://edu.earthday.org/alternative-forms-transportationbicycle.
•Back-to-School: The Bus Beats the Prius.
http://www.plentymag.com/ask/2008/07/back_to_school_
prius_v_schoolb.php
•What is the average distance of an auto trip
in the United States?
Discuss the number of miles the child’s family car drives on one gallon of gas. Consider
that 25% of all auto trips in the United States
are less than one mile. 40% are two miles or
shorter. Is driving necessary for most of these
trips?
•How much oil does the U.S. use relative to
our population? Petroleum products are nonrenewable and
their use pollutes the planet. The United
States of America is overly
reliant on petroleum products. Although the country
represents 4.5% of the
world population, it uses
25% of the world’s oil. How
much is that? 20 million
barrels, or 840 million
gallons, each day. Show a
child a one gallon jug and
ask him to imagine 840 million of them to give
him a sense of what these numbers mean.
Have him measure the area of the bottom of
the jug, measure the area of his workspace
(table or desk), then determine how many
gallon jugs would fit on his table or desk. How
many tables or desks of like size would he
need to hold 840 million gallon jugs?
GREENING YOUR CLASSROOM
Whether or not you have the support of your school, you can do your best to green your classroom
supplies and institute classroom sustainable policies. Start by choosing environmentally friendly
new materials when possible and also start a classroom program to collect and reuse gently used
supplies from past and present students.
IDEAS & RESOURCES______________________________________________________________
•3 Rs of the modern classroom are Reduce,
Reuse and Recycle! Set up a class recycling
program.
•Stock your room with green school supplies.
If you or your school’s budget can afford it,
stock your room with green school supplies,
like recycled notebook binders and biodegradable corn starch pens.
•Use water-based paints. Use water-based
paints for a non-toxic creative project.
•Green art projects. This list of green art
projects are all good for the environment, and
some utilize natural ingredients and products
like clay and wood.
http://www.arthereandnow.com/2007/10/making-artwithout-unmaking-the-environment/
•Open the blinds. Let in natural light and turn
on a desk lamp when you’re packing up for
the day or in your room by yourself during
lunchtime.
•Use recycled paper. All teachers go through a
ton of notebooks and papers each year, so using recycled paper and then recycling all your
files after the year is over will positively impact
the environment.
•Use old tests and other used paperwork
for taking class notes. When you don’t have
recycled paper on hand, make your own! Look
through your desk and folders to find old
papers that are blank on one side. Use them to
take notes and encourage your friends to do
the same.
Water Bottles. Encourage children
•Use green tissues. Use tissue that is chlorine- •Reusable
to drop the plastic water bottle habit and bring
free, so they aren’t a threat to the ozone layer
and have no dyes or artificial fragrances.
reusable bottles to drink from during class and
lunch.
•Write with recycled or mechanical pencils. •Bring nature into the classroom! Consider
class nature projects like raising Monarch
•Use Acid-free glue sticks. For all your art
projects, use acid-free glue stick, which is less
messier than liquid glue and better for the
environment.
•Open windows. If the temperature is nice
outside, regulate your inside temperature by
opening up the windows. Fresh air will also
rejuvenate you and your students.
Butterflies or having a pet tarantula.
•Classroom Gardening. Encourage care and
respect for the environment by growing a
classroom garden. Whether it’s grass seeds,
flowers, or herbs, many plants can be seeded,
watered, and grow on the windowsill of the
classroom — brings a little extra life to the
place too!
•Encourage students to use both sides of the •Zero-Waste Lunches. http://wastefreelunches.org
paper. Teachers have been battling this problem for a while. Ask your students to use both •Turn off lights and computer.
sides of the paper for homework assignments.
•Teaching Tips.com.
You can even reward them an extra bonus
point or two if they remember.
http://www.teachingtips.com/blog/2008/06/23/50-ways-togo-green-in-the-classroom/
GREEN SCHOOL FUNDRAISERS
Schools are desperate for funds, but how can you raise money without lowering environmental
standards? Wrapping paper destroys forests and doesn’t promote recycling. Bake sales contribute
to childhood obesity rates. Candy bars mean more sugar…
But don’t worry, there are some other great options that are much greener and help students learn
the value of sutainablility…
IDEAS & RESOURCES______________________________________________________________
•Auctions.
•Sport Related Fundraisers. Sponsor a walk-a
bowl-a-thon or have your own March
•Recycled Paper. Earn cash for recyecled paper. thon,
Madness Basketball game that involves stuhttp://www.paperretriever.com
•Terracycle.net. Pay for recycling 20 oz. soda
bottles to fill with organic fertilizer.
http://www.terracycle.net.
•Recycle Printer Cartridges & Electronics.
Pays schools and non-profit organizations
cash for empty laser and inkjet cartridges, used
cell phones, laptops, PDAs, GPS devices and
iPods.
http://www.cartridgesforkids.com/, http://www.earthtonesolutions.com/, http://www.fundingfactory.com/
•Recycle Juice Packs and Wrappers. Terracycle
makes bags, pencil boxes, and other items out
of the packaging, which is not generally accepted in standard recycling programs.
http://www.terracycle.net/en-US/
•Script.com. Gift certificates or cards — for
use at local retail stores -- can be purchased by
schools at a discount and sold at a profit.
http://www.scrip.com/
•e-Script.com. Many grocery chains and
online retailers have programs that disburse
a percentage of a shopper’s purchases to a
school they specify.
http://www.escrip.com/
dents, parents and teachers.
•Reusable Grocery Bags.
One of the most immediate ways you can impact the environment
is by reducing your usage of plastic bags.
http://www.reusethisbag.com/
http://www.1stplacefundraising.com/mixed-bags-designfundraiser/
•Flower & Bulb Sale. http://www.go-green-fundraising.com/flower-and-bulbfundraisers/
•Tree or Seed Kit Sale.
http://www.go-green-fundraising.com/tree-seed-fundraisers/.
•Sell Eco-Friendly Products or Services:
Tee-Shirts.
http://www.ecosprouts.com/
Food, Coffee, Gifts.
http://www.equalexchange.coop/fundraiser
Various Products.
http://www.go-green-fundraising.com/school-fundraisers/
http://www.greenraising.com/
http://korufundraising.com/
Waste-free Lunch Supplies.
http://www.onesmallstep.com/
Smencils. Smencil Fundraisers are great for
groups wanting Green fundraising programs.
These pencils are made from recycled newspapers and come with scented oils for a fun
twist.
http://www.go-green-fundraising.com/smencils-recycledpencil-fundraiser/
•A list of various green fundraising opportunities. http://www.fundraisingweb.org/listings/recycle.htm
ENERGY USE & REDUCTION
A detailed auditing of your schools energy use can require some extensive math and science skills
and is typically done by middle or high school students. However, for all different grade levels to
make a difference in reducing energy consumption, you don’t have to audit your entire school.
Measuring your classroom’s environmental footprint — that is, how much of the earth’s resources
your room typically uses— is a great first step toward making some green changes in your school.
Plus there are many other activities and resources to help start teaching and reducing energy consumption.
Fact: October is National Energy Awareness Month
IDEAS & RESOURCES_____________________________________________________________
Calculate your Carbon and Environmental Footprint. Here are some sites to help you calculate
your class’ number:
•Cool School Challenge.org.
• Low Impact Living. http://www.lowimpactliving.
•Redefining Progress. •National Geographic Greendex.
http://www.coolschoolchallenge.org/Downloads/CoolSchoolChallenge-ClassroomToolkit.pdf
http://www.myfootprint.org/en/visitor_information/
•Global Footprint Network.
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/
calculators/
com/pages/impact-calculator/impact-calculator?gclid=CNq8e7an5UCFRCiQQodzR5klA
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/
greendex/calculator/.
•My Footprint.org. http://www.myfootprint.org/
Conduct an Energy Audit In The Classroom. You don’t have get too technical to teach your
students about energy use; you can simply take stock of where and how you’re using energy, by
assessing where in the classroom or at home energy is going (and being wasted).
•Cool School Challenge
http://www.coolschoolchallenge.org/
•Home Energy Saver
http://hes.lbl.gov/consumer/
•EPA, Student Simple Energy Audit.
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/downloads/
wheel_studentact3.pdf
•NOVA Teachers, The Big Energy Gamble.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/3519_energy.html
•Ecokids
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/fun_n_games/printables/activities/assets/energy/school_energy_audit.pdf
More Energy Use & Reduction activities for students at all grade levels:
•U.S. Dept of Energy—DOE Online K-12
Instructional Resources. http://ed.fnal.gov/doe/index.html
Curriculum, and Educational Materials. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/lessonplans/
default.aspx
Information Administration’s Kids
•U.S. Dept of Energy - For Students and Kids. •Energy
Page. Energy History, Information, Lesson
http://energy.gov/science-innovation/science-education
•U.S. Dept of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy - Energy Lesson Plans,
Plans Games & Activities and Energy Calculator
by grade level.
http://www.eia.gov/kids/
•Alliance to Save Energy — hundreds of
teacher-submitted lesson plans.
http://ase.org/lessonplans
•Alliant Energy Kids. Energy Conservation
Lesson Plans for 4-5.
•The Atoms Family. Learn about atoms, electricity and more.
•Energy Quest. http://www.energyquest.ca.gov
•Facing The Future, Energy Lesson Plans. Grades 6-12. http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/
•Bang! Boing! Pop! iInteractive physics tutor.
http://library.thinkquest.org/3042/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0402
•Bonneville Power Authority. Energy efficiency
http://www.
bpa.gov/Energy/N/
•Build It Solar.
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Educational/educational.htm
•Canada On-Line Science Lesson Plans —
Energy Lessons, K-8.
http://canadaonline.about.com/od/sciencelessonplans/Science_Lesson_Plans_K8.htm
•Classroom Energy! Lesson Plans and Games
to integrate Energy issues into classrooms.
http://www.classroom-energy.org/
•Discovery Channel School. The Teacher
Channel offers lesson plans for all major school
subjects, teaching worksheets and other free
stuff for teachers.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/energy-365/#fbid=IqMqE0e30I6
•Earth Day Network. Lesson Plans & Resources. http://edu.earthday.org/teach
•Education Corner — Science Lesson Plans.
http://www.educationcorner.com/lesson-plans-science.html
•Education World. Lessons on energy.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2124.shtml
•Energy Quest. Award winning energy education website developed by California Energy
Commission. Videos, DVDs, Lesson Plans,
Resources. http://energyquest.ca.gov/about.html
•Explore Science. Interactive on-line exploration site.
http://www.explorelearning.com/
•Exploring Energy With Toys — Complete
Lessons for Grades 4-8. Beverly A.P. Taylor,
•Energy Star Kids.
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=kids.kids_index
http://www.alliantenergykids.com/TeachersandParents/
EnergyConservationLessons/029646
and “Classroom-In-A-Box” program.
Terrific Science Press (National Science
Foundation funded) — McGraw-Hill, 1998,
ISBN: 0-07-064747-X.
http://www.facingthefuture.org/Curriculum/EcoSchools/
tabid/402/Default.aspx#Energy_Conservation
•Energy Teachers.org. Energy Lesson Plans.
http://energyteachers.org/Links.php?LinkTopic
•Florida Solar Energy Center. Teacher’s resources page with various curriculum.
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/education/index.htm
•Franklin Institute On-Line. Lesson Plans by
subject matter.
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/activity/act-summ.html
•General Electric (GE) Learning Unit on Light
& Lighting.
http://www.gelighting.com/na/home_lighting/gela/students/
index.htm
•Geo-Thermal Lesson Plan. Grades 5-8.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/pdfs/geothermal_
energy.pdf
•Girl-tech Lesson Plans. To teach mathematics
and science concepts in new and exciting
ways.
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Lessons/
•Hands-On Universe. Lawrence Hall of Science, •NOVA Online. PBS programs on-line website.
University of California at Berkeley.
http://www.handsonuniverse.org/
•How A Geothermal Plan Works.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/gpp_animation.html
•Imagine the Universe Lesson Plans. Lesson
plans and info from NASA.
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/teachers_corner.
html
•InfinitePower.com Lesson Plans. Texas State
Energy Conservation Office lesson plans on
renewable energy.
http://www.infinitepower.org/lessonplans.htm
•Interactive Science Teacher. Interactive
lesson plans for middle through high school
students.
http://www.interactivescienceteacher.com/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/
•Project Learning Tree. PLT’s Energy & Society
program kit provides formal and non-formal
educators with tools and activities to help
students in grades PreK-8 learn about their
relationship with energy and investigate the
environmental issues related to energy’s role in
society.
http://www.plt.org/
•Rutgers University — Hydrogen Learning
Center. K-12 Education Resources.
http://policy.rutgers.edu/ceeep/hydrogen/education/elem_resources.php
•Science Netlinks. Internet-based learning
activities for the classroom.
http://sciencenetlinks.com/
•Kidwind. Wind powered project.
•Science Online. Energy lesson plans K-6. http://
•LessonPlansPage.com. The Lesson Plans
•Sites For Teachers. Hundreds of Educational
http://learn.kidwind.org/teach.
Page is a collection of over 1,000 lesson plans,
primarily at the elementary level, that were
developed by Kyle Yamnitz, students, and faculty at The University of Missouri. More recent
lesson plans were submitted by the users of the
website.
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
•National Energy Education Development
Project.
http://www.need.org/
•National Renewable Energy Laboratory. http://www.nrel.gov/learning/re_basics.html
•National Science Teachers’ Association.
Integrated Energy Lessons.
http://learningcenter.nsta.org/search.aspx?action=browse&te
xt=&price=0&product=diy&subject=0&topic=0&gradelevel=0
&qolid=&state=&subid=&gl=&docyear=&sort=Relevancy
•National Teacher Training Institute (NTTI).
Video Strategies, internet strategies, lesson
plans, and online workshops.
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/index.html
•New York Times Daily Lesson Plan. Geared
toward middle school and senior high. Various
plans developed to use internet and on-line
resources.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/
classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/energy.htm
Sites Rated by Popularity. http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index.html
•Teaching Physical Science Through Children’s
Literature — 20 Complete Lessons for
Elementary Grades, Susan E. Gertz, et.al., Terrific
Science Press (National Science Foundation
funded) — McGraw-Hill, 1998,
ISBN: 0-07-064723-2.
•Solar Energy Science Projects.
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/library/documents/NREL_Solar_Projects.pdf
•The Teacher’s Corner. Magnets and electricity.
http://thematicunits.theteacherscorner.net/magnets.php
•Teacher’s Lab. A Place for Teachers to Explore
New Ideas in Learning.
http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/
•Touchstone Energy Kids. Lesson Plans for Kids.
http://www.touchstoneenergykids.com/teacherzone/lessonplans.php
•TVA Kids. Energy Lesson Plans and Source
Books for Teachers.
http://www.tvakids.com/teachers/sourcebooks.htm
•U.S. Department of Energy, Dr. E’s Energy
Lab. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/kids/
RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE REDUCTION
Recycling at school is a hands-on way to show students that every single person can help to improve the environment. Students develop valuable problem solving and decision making skills in
the process and get to work as a team towards a common goal.
Fact: Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970.
IDEAS & RESOURCES______________________________________________________________
•Recycle Now Schools. Waste Audit and
Lesson Plans.
http://www.recyclenow.com/schools/recycle_at_school_
guide/activity_lesson_plans/index.html
•Education World’s Earth Day Archive of
Lessons and Resources. Grades PreK-12.
http://www.educationworld.com/holidays/archives/earthday.
shtml
•Internet Scavenger Hunt: Reduce, Reuse,
and Recycle . Grades 3-8.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/hunt/hunt030.
shtml
•Reusable Puzzles Art Project. (Grades 1-4).
http://web.archive.org/web/20041015163900/http:/www.
mcswmd.org/kids/rhebus.html
•Trash Pizza. (Grades 4-8).
http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson59.html
•Earth Day Trash Survey. (Grades 3-12).
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/frames/Subjects/
math/
•The Great Lunch Dilemma. (Grades K-12).
http://www.laep.org/target/units/recycle/activities/activity4.
html
•Reducing Cafeteria Waste. (Grades 4-6).
http://web.archive.org/web/20021114110332
http:/www.mcswmd.org/kids/cafwaste.html
•The Garbage Diet: A Skit. (Grades 3-6).
http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/TrashGoesToSchool/GarbageDiet.
html
•Crossword Recycling. (Grades 4-6).
http://www.borealforest.org/school/crosswd.pdf
•Unwrapping Packaging. (Grades 4-12).
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/recycling_lesson_plans/13907/unwrapping_packaging/588512
•The Throwaway Three: A Skit. (Grades 4-8).
http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/TrashGoesToSchool/Skit.pdf
•Nature’s Recyclers Coloring Book. (Grades K-3).
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/cool/natrec.htm
•Adventures in Waste and Recycling WebQuest. (Grades 3-6).
http://www.williamstown.k12.ma.us/weblessons/WasteRecycleWebQuest/
• The Magic School Bus Meets the Rot Squad.
(Grades 2-5).
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/magicschool-bus-meets-rot-squad
•The Lorax and Sustainable Development.
(Grades 3-12).
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/resources/activities/
lorax.phtml
•Household Hazardous Waste Identification.
(Grades 4-6).
tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/sbea/tes/lessons99/hhw.html
• Recycled Poetry. (Grades 3-8).
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/poetry/lesson-plan/5461.
html
• Milk Carton Art. (Grades K-3).
tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/sbea/tes/lessons99/milk_carton_art.
html
•Recycling Activities. (Grades K-6).
tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/sbea/education/terrell/EnvAwareCurriculumTerrell_ISD.html
•Recycled Art. (Grades 3-8).
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/recycling/lesson-plan/3276.
html
•Worm Bin Unit. (Grades 3-6).
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/NoFrames/subjects/
science/b2u1.html
• Composting. (Grades 2-8).
tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/sbea/tes/lessons99/composting.html
• “Twice Is Nice” Recycling Contest Idea.
http://www.sdearthtimes.com/et0894/et0894s3.html
• Rah! Rah! Rah! Recycle Unit. (Grades K-4).
http://web.archive.org/web/20040703174301/http:/www.pds.
d21.k12.il.us/engaged/recycling/index.html
•Environment Unit. (Grades 3-5).
http://web.archive.org/web/20041009234431/http:/curry.
edschool.virginia.edu/class/edis/590s4/Miller/Environment_Unit.htm
•Trashbashers Handbook. Trash Experiments.
http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/recycle/index.shtml
•Recycling Lesson Plans from Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection.
(Grades K-12).
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/
environmental_education/6013
•The Recycle Games. (Grades PreK-12). You’ve
heard of the Olympic Games. How about the
Recycle Games? The Recycle Games provide
great exercise as they teach about the importance of recycling.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/03/lp308-02.shtml
•Composting With Worms. (Grades PreK-12).
A classroom composting experiment demonstrates why worms are known as “nature’s
recyclers.”
•How Long Does Trash Last? (Grades 3-8).
Learn how long trash lasts in landfills in this
small-group cooperative activity.
•Environmental Events: Earth Day Activities. •Copy-Paper Scrap Projects. (Grades PreK-12).
tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/sbea/tes/lessons99/earth_day.html
•“America the Beautiful” Map from Recycled
Trash.
http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson1.html
•Build a Trash City.
tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/sbea/tes/lessons99/trashcity.html
• Classic Trash: Build an Edible Landfill.
(Grades 6-10).
http://mypages.iit.edu/~smile/ch9202.html
• We’re Down in the Dumps. (Grades 5-6).
http://www.kidzone.ws/plans/view.asp?i=150
• Waste Lessons. (Grades K-8).
http://web.archive.org/web/20050305130618/http:/www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/sbea/tes/lessons99/subjectlist.html#waste
Two practical classroom activities for reusing
scrap copy paper.
•Waste—Where Does It Come From? Where
Does It Go? (Grades K-12). http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/enved/rec_lessons/
waste.htm
•Litter Detectives. (Grades K-12).
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/enved/rec_lessons/
litter.htm
•Classroom Paper Recycling. (Grades 6-12). http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/enved/rec_lessons/
class.htm
•Recycling Survey. (Grades K-12).
survey.htm
•Disposal and Recycling Costs. (Grades 6-12). •Clean Sweep U.S.A. Comics and Lesson Plans.
costs.htm
•Composting Project. (Grades 6-12).
compost.htm
•Motor Oil Recycling. (Grades 4-12).
motor.htm
•Unwrapping Packaging. (Grades 4-12).
unwrap.htm
•Greening Schools: Waste Reduction & Habits. Lesson plans K-12. http://www.greeningschools.org/resources/view_cat_teacher.
cfm?id=79
http://www.cleansweepusa.org
•U.S. EPA, Tools To Reduce Waste In Schools
Educational Material. Grades K-12 Activities
and Lesson Plans.
http://www.epa.gov/osw/education/teach_curric.htm
•University of Northern Iowa Center for
Energy & Environmental Education. Waste
Reduction Lesson Plans. Grades K- 12. http://www.ceee.uni.edu/Home/Programs/Education/Education/WasteReductionEducation/Education/LessonPlans/
ByAlphaOrder.aspx
•The Story of Stuff. Video.
http://www.storyofstuff.com/.
•Earth Day Network. Lesson Plans & Resources. http://edu.earthday.org/teach
CLIMATE CHANGE & GLOBAL WARMING
One of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, climate change may seem to be a
complex topic to teach. The following ideas and resources provide tools for teachers to help introduce the topic and help engage the students to take actions within their own schools, homes and
communities.
IDEAS & RESOURCES______________________________________________________________
•ClimateChangeEducation.org. K-12 School
Lesson Plans, Curriculum and Materials. http://www.climatechangeeducation.org/k-12/ecology.html
•National Environmental Education Week
Energy Lessons. Grades K-12. http://www.eeweek.org/resources/climate_curricula.htm
•EPA, Climate Change, What Can You Do At
School? Action Plans To Reduce Greenhouse
Emissions.
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/school.html
•NASA Climate Kids. Grade K-5. Climate Kids
de-mystifies global climate change science
using simple illustrations, humor, interactivity,
and age-appropriate language.
http://climate.nasa.gov/kids/
•Climate Classroom Teens, National Wildlife
Federation. Grade 6-12. Curruculum and
lesson plans and action ideas.
http://www.nwf.org/Global-Warming/School-Solutions/
Eco-Schools-USA/Become-an-Eco-School/Pathways/ClimateChange/Curriculum/Climate-Classroom.aspx
•Happy Feet Two, National Wildlife Federation. Grades K-5. Educator’s Guide and
other materials about penguins and global
warming and the impact on ocean habitat.
http://www.nwf.org/About/NWF-at-the-Movies/Happy-FeetTwo.aspx/
•Climate Classroom Kids, National Wildlife
Federation. Grades K-12. NWF’s comprehensive climate change website with classroom
activities. http://www.climateclassroomkids.org/
•Green Teacher, Teaching About Climate
Change. http://www.greenteacher.com/tacc.html
•U.S. EPA, Climate Change, Wildlife, and
Wildlands Educators Toolkit. Aids educators
in teaching about how climate change is
affecting our nation’s wildlife and public lands
and how to become a “climate steward.”
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/CCWKit.html
•U.S. EPA, Student’s Guide to Global Climate
Change.
http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html
•Facing The Future, Climate Change Lesson
Plans. Grades 6-12. http://www.facingthefuture.org/Curriculum/EcoSchools/
tabid/402/Default.aspx#Climate_Change_Literacy
•Kids Crossing, Living in the Greenhouse.
http://www.eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/index.htm
•Prehistoric Climate Change and Why It Matters Today. Smithsonian Lesson Plans.
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/climate_change/index.html
•Global Warming Webquest, Koshland Museum.
http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/teachers/wq-gwgd001.jsp.
•CO2: How Much Do You Spew? Windows to
The Universe. Grades 6-10. Students analyze
the energy consumption of a hypothetical
household.
http://www.windows2universe.org/teacher_resources/
teach_co2spew.html.
•Plugged Into CO2. Windows to the Universe.
Grades 6-10. Students investigate the energy
usage of various appliances and electronics.
http://www.windows2universe.org/teacher_resources/
teach_pluggedCO2.html
•Alaska Native Perspective On Earth and
Climate Change. Teacher’s Domain.org. http://www.teachersdomain.org/special/ean/
•Antarctica Melting: A story in 4 Acts.
http://coseenow.net/antarctica/.
•Bering Sea Ecosystem Collection.
http://www.polartrec.com/collections/bering-sea-ecosystem
•The Encyclopedia of Earth, Climate Change.
http://www.eoearth.org/climatechange
•Climate Change Wildlife & Wildlands Toolkit. •NOAA Climate Services. Multimedia Teaching
U.S. Global Change Research Program. http://www.globalchange.gov/resources/educators/toolkit/
•NASA Global Climate Change. Vital signs of
the planet.
http://climate.nasa.gov/
•NOAA Ocean Service Education. Climate
Change Resources. http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/pd/climate/welcome.
html
•Cool School Challenge. Puget Sound Clean Air.
http://www.coolschoolchallenge.org/.
•Cool The Earth.
http://www.cooltheearth.org/
Resources. http://www.climate.gov/#education
•NOVA, Warnings From The Ice. Teacher’s
Guide and Resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/warnings/
•NSTA, Ocean’s Effect On Climate and
Weather Science Pack.
http://www.nsta.org/store/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/7/
SCB-OCW.1.3
•United Nations Environment Programme.
The Billion Tree Campaign.
http://www.plant-for-the-planet-billiontreecampaign.org/
•Create A New Climate For Action. Teens join •SERC, Climate Change and Global Warming
to “green” the energy scene.
http://www.epa.gov/climateforaction/
Teacher Resources.
http://serc.carleton.edu/serc/site_guides/climate.html
•Earth Gauge. Links between the weather and •Take Aim At Climate Change.
environment.
http://www.earthgauge.net/
http://passporttoknowledge.com/polar-palooza/whatyoucando/taacc/
•Earth, The Operators Manual. Downloadable •Young Voices On Climate Change.
videos and activities for the classroom.
http://earththeoperatorsmanual.com/for_educators
•Climate Change at the National Academies.
Explore the impacts of climate change.
http://dels-old.nas.edu/climatechange/ecological-impacts.
shtml
http://www.youngvoicesonclimatechange.com/.
•Energy Teachers.org. Lesson Plans.
http://energyteachers.org/Links.php?LinkTopicSelect=7
•Earth Day Network. Lesson Plans & Resources.
http://edu.earthday.org/teach
CLEAN AIR & REDUCING AIR POLLUTION
Air can be difficult to teach about because you can’t always see it, smell it, hear it, or taste it. But we
cannot live without it, so learning how air quality affects our health and the health of our world is
important. The pollution in the air, or “air hitchhikers,” can do more than just look dirty, it can harm
plants and wildlife, it can destroy buildings and surfaces, it can affect human health, and it can contribute to acid rain, ozone depletion, and climate change.
Fact: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service urge Americans to “Be Air Aware” during Air Quality
Awareness Week, April 30 - May 4, 2012.
IDEAS & RESOURCES______________________________________________________________
•EPA, Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans on Air.
http://www.epa.gov/students/teachers.html#epaair
•Air Defenders: The Quest for Clean Air.
http://www.airdefenders.org.
•Air Pollution, What’s the Solution. Grades
6-12. Project that focuses on outdoor air
pollution.
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/airproj/index.html
•Air Now, Teacher’s Air Quality Resources.
http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=learning.forteachers
•American Lung Association State of The Air
Report.
http://www.lung.org/about-us/publications/
•PBS Kids.org, Clean Air Detective Lesson
Plan. Grade 1. http://www.pbs.org/parents/eekoworld/lessons1_1.html
•Cool School Challenge. Puget Sound Clean
Air.
http://www.coolschoolchallenge.org/.
•Count Down Your Carbon.
http://www.countdownyourcarbon.org/
•Forces of Change, Atmosphere & Air Lesson
Plans. Grade 6-8.
http://forces.si.edu/atmosphere/05_00_00.html
•The Greens. A site for kids with games on
sustainability.
http://meetthegreens.pbskids.org/
•In The Air. Free Educational Material about
Airborne Toxins.
http://www.lungsatwork.org/intheair/
•NASA Climate Kids. Grade K-12. Geared
toward students, the multimedia-rich Climate
Kids site uses games, humorous illustrations
and animations to help break down the important issue of climate change.
http://climate.nasa.gov/kids/
•EPA, Air Quality Index Tool Kit For Teachers.
http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=resources.aqi_toolkit
•Air Quality Index Kids Page. http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqikids.index
•Clean Air For Kids. When is the best day to
go out and play? http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqikids_home.index
•AirNow Students Page.
http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=student.index
•Picture Book: Why is Coco orange?
http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=picture_book.index
•School Flag Program. Helps children, parents,
school personnel and the community be aware
of daily air quality conditions using brightly
colored flags.
http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=school_flag_program.index
•Clean Air Partners. Educational Kit from
State of Maryland. http://www.cleanairpartners.net/EducationOverview.cfm
•EPA, Air Pollution Distance Learning Network.
http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/eog/apdln.html
•Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution. Back-
ground information and suggested classroom
activities for middle and high school students.
http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/pollution-main.html
•The Clean Air Campaign. Lesson plans by
grade.
http://www.cleanaircampaign.org/Your-Schools/Find-AirQuality-Lesson-Plans-and-Resources/Lesson-Plans.
•EPA, Indoor Air Quality Tools For Teachers.
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/teachers.html.
•Teacher Planet. Lesson plans on Air Pollution
& Acid Rain. http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/airpollution.php
•North American Association for Environmental Education. Lesson Plans.
http://eelink.net/pages/EE+Activities+-+Air+and+Climate
•Earth Day Network. Lesson Plans &
Resources. http://edu.earthday.org/teach
REDUCING WATER USAGE
With links to weather, climate change, energy and public health, water is one of today’s most
important environmental topics. Following are water audit tools & resources for teachers:
IDEAS & RESOURCES______________________________________________________________
•School Water Audit Teachers Guide (.pdf )
http://www.eeweek.org/pdf/audit_teachers_guide.pdf
•School Water Audit (.pdf )
http://www.eeweek.org/assets/files/Be_Water_Wise/
School%20Water%20Audit%20-%20revised%20Jan.%202010.
pdf
•School Water Audit Report Outline (.pdf )
http://www.eeweek.org/pdf/audit_report_outline.pdf
•DC Water For Kids. Facts and activities for
teachers.
http://www.dcwater.com/kids/index.html
•How Much Water Do I Use? Printable Worksheet.
http://www.eduplace.com/science/hmxs/es/pdf/5rs_3_4-4.pdf
•Water Use Math Quiz.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/workbook/page8.pdf
•Submit School Water Audit Data to EE Week •Weekly Water Use Report Card.
http://www.eeweek.org/water_wise/submit_audit.htm
Water Lesson Plans. Grade K-12.
http://www.eeweek.org/water_wise/water_audit.htm
Water Curricula. Lessons for K-12. http://www.eeweek.org/resources/water_curricula.htm
•EPA, Water Science and Technology For
Students and Educators.
http://water.epa.gov/learn/resources/
•Water Use It Wisely Kids Section. Tips and
Games.
http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/kids/
•EPA, Water Kids. Projects, art and experiments.
http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/waterkids/kids.cfm
•Environmental Education for Kids. Where
Does Water Come From and How Does It Get
Dirty?
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/groundwater/index.
htm
•EPA, It’s Time To Test Your WaterSense Quiz. http://www.epa.gov/watersense/quiz/game.html
•Water Education Foundation. Facts about
water usage.
http://www.watereducation.org/doc.asp?id=1022
•The Groundwater Foundation. Basic Facts
and Classroom Activities for Teachers.
http://www.groundwater.org/kc/kc.html
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/workbook/page7.pdf
•EPA, WaterSense Kids. Facts and worksheets
for teachers.
http://www.epa.gov/WaterSense/kids/
•H2O University. Grade K-12. Educating about
water issues with facts, science activities and
experiments and games.
http://www.h2ouniversity.org/html/index.html
•Adopt A Watershed. Grade K-12. http://www.adopt-a-watershed.org/
•Down The Drain? On-line classroom project
comparing water usage around the world from
Stevens Institute of Technology.
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/drainproj/
•The Story of Drinking Water.
http://www.fcwa.org/story_of_water/html/story.htm
•Non-Point Source Pollution. The site includes
projects for teachers and students, activities
that demonstrate how kids can help keep
pollution out of drinking water, and discussion
about watersheds.
http://protectingwater.com/
•Project Wet. Worldwide Water Education with
interactive curriculum.
http://projectwet.org/
•Get Wise. Water conservation tips and teacher
lessons.
http://www.getwise.org/index.php
•USGS, Water Science For Schools.
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/index.html
•Water, Water Everywhere. Grade 9-12. http://www.eeweek.org/pdf/Water_waterHS.pdf.
•Water Resources Education Initiative. Water •Groundwater Basics. Grade 9-12. education posters for students through 8th
grade.
http://water.usgs.gov/outreach/OutReach.html
•Water Education Foundation. http://www.watereducation.org/
•World Water Monitoring Challenge.
http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/
•How Low Can You Go? The Water Table and
Aquifer. Grade K-2.
http://www.eeweek.org/pdf/How_Low_%20Can_You_Go.pdf
•So Much Water, So Little To Drink. Grade K-2.
http://www.eeweek.org/pdf/So_much_water.pdf
•Water Goes Around and Comes Around.
Grade 3-5.
http://www.eeweek.org/pdf/Water_goes_around.pdf
•Waste Not, Want Not. Grade 3-5.
http://www.eeweek.org/pdf/Waste_not_want_not.pdf
•Water Filtration. Grade 6-8.
http://www.eeweek.org/pdf/Water_filtration.pdf
•Invisible Water. Grade 6-8.
http://www.eeweek.org/pdf/Invisible_water.pdf
http://www.eeweek.org/pdf/Groundwater_basics.pdf.
•Conserving Water Through Art. Grade K-4.
http://www.eeweek.org/assets/files/EDN%20Water%20Lessons/Conserving_Water%20_K4.pdf
•The Ground Water Foundation, Kids Corner
(for students and teachers). Activities and
Lesson Plans.
http://www.groundwater.org/kc/kc.html
•North American Association for
Environmental Education. References
and Lesson Plans.
http://eelink.net/pages/Environmental+Links+-+Water
•Earth Day Network. Lesson Plans &
Resources. http://edu.earthday.org/teach
•Give Water A Hand. Guide to watershed
education.
http://www.uwex.edu/erc/gwah/
•Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Education for
parents, students and teachers.
www.cbf.org.
ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS
JANUARY_______________________________________________________________________________
National Radon Month. www.epa.gov/radon/nram/index.html
FEBRUARY______________________________________________________________________________
National Green Week. February 6-10, 2012. http://www.greeneducationfoundation.org/nationalgreenweeksub
MARCH_________________________________________________________________________________
National Ground Water Awareness Week. March 11-17, 2012. http://water.epa.gov/type/groundwater/awarenessweek.cfm
World Water Day. March 22, 2012. http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/
APRIL_____________________________________________________________________________
National Car Care Month. http://carcare.org/NCCM
Earth Day. April 22, 2012. http://earthday.gov/
Keep America Beautiful Month.
http://www.kab.org/site/PageServer?pagename=index
MAY_____________________________________________________________________________________
1st Bike to School Day. May 9, 2012. http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/about-us/newsroom/bike-school-day
National Bike Month. http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/
Air Quality Awareness Week. April 30-May 4, 2012. www.epa.gov/airnow/airaware/airaware.html
Asthma Awareness Month. http://epa.gov/asthma/awm/index.html
National Green Week
OCTOBER_______________________________________________________________________________
Walk To School Day. October 3, 2012. http://www.walktoschool.org/
NOVEMBER_____________________________________________________________________________
America Recycles Day. November 15, 2012. http://americarecyclesday.org/
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