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Green Teaching Resources
http://www.edutopia.org/go-green
Explore this ever-expanding trove of environmentally conscious teaching tools. Search for lesson plans, Web sites, and educational resources by topic, grade level, cost, or location. Topics include air/climate, energy conservation, habitat/ecosystems, sustainability, waste/recycling, water and wildlife.
Waste Management and Discovery Education have partnered to engage students in learning about the environment through this interactive web site. Teachers will find standards-based lesson plans, tools and hands-on activities to enliven classroom learning and at-home extensions.
Green Teacher is a quarterly magazine that helps youth educators enhance environmental and global education inside and outside of schools. Each issue contains:
- Ideas for rethinking education in light of environmental and global challenges.
- Practical articles and ready-to-use activities for various age levels from 6-18.
- Resource reviews: evaluations of dozens of new books, kits, games and other green resources.
This cheat sheet of “50 Ways to Go Green in the Classroom” will help you and your students make a pact to make more eco-conscious choices and take real steps to saving our planet.
