Learn Green, Live Green

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January 2008 • Choosing environmentally-friendly transportation The following links are designed to provide ideas for school projects and transportation lessons on alternative energy sources/means for transportation:
•	Super Mileage Challenge
•	U.S. Department of Energy: Here you'll find resources for lesson plans, curriculum, and educational materials for teaching students (K-12) and children about energy – particularly energy efficiency and renewable energy.
•	Service-learning project idea on learning about the problems of fossil fuel burning.
•	Listen to NPR’s “Science Friday” program about a car that gets 100 mpg.
•	Teach students about biodiesel: and encourage them to evaluate its economic and environemental advantages and disadvantages.
•	Teach students about ethanol.

February 2008 • Reduce, Reuse, Rethink
•	What can I do with an old jelly jar?
•	The Three R’s and science fair projects
•	Case of the Broken Loop (Activity worksheet)
•	Ideas for service-learning projects
•	EEK (Environmental Education for Kids) project ideas
•	My ton of trash
•	Organize a school-wide rummage sale
•	Conduct a junk mail campaign

March 2008 • Recycle
•	Students: more Project ideas and Activities from the EPA
•	Recycling activities from Kids for Saving Earth.org
•	Create a Pop Can Carnival
•	Recycling Starts with You!
•	Recycle City – find out what happens to garbage and why recycling is important.
•	Kids Recycle!
•	Math Problems: Recycling Economics (Grades 7-8)

April 2008 • Renew
•	Renewable Energy Sources, Grades 3-5
•	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Club Projects
•	Classroom Activities/Science Fair projects
•	Forestry/Natural Resources Lesson Plans
•	Tree Planting Lesson Plan
•	KidWind Project
•	How to build a pizza box solar oven – Adaptable for all grades
•	Wind with Miller: Activities
•	Science Fair Projects for Kids – Grades K-9
•	Adventures of Iggy Coloring Book (features geothermal information)
•	Fun with the Sun: Teacher’s activity guide for Grades K-2
•	Catching Sunshine – Grades 4-8
•	PicoTurbine – Grades 5-12, adults
•	Blow Wind, Blow – Math activity for Grades 6-8
•	Renewable Energy Activities – Choices for Tomorrow: Teacher’s activity guide for Grades 6-8
•	Re-Energy – Grades 7-12
•	Solar Cooking Plans – Grades 9-12

May 2008 • Nature's Partners
•	Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms
•	BUG-GO: Bingo-like game designed to teach students about beneficial insects
•	Beneficial Bug Scavenger Hunt
•	Insects A-Z!
•	Organic Matters
•	Eco-Field Guide
•	National Geographic Kids

June 2008 • Breathe Easy
•	Air Quality Index: Find out the Air Quality Index Where You Live – Ages 7 -10
•	Clean Air for Kids – For kindergarten and first grade
•	Dusty the Asthma Goldfish and His Asthma Triggers Funbook (also available in Spanish) – Elementary
•	On the Trail of the Missing Ozone: The Causes, Effects, and Solutions to Ozone Depletion
•	EPA Student Center: Air – Grades 5-8
•	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Classroom Activities
•	Air Pollution: What’s the Solution? – Grades 6-12
•	Knozone activities
•	Air Quality Map
•	Indoor Environmental Air Quality
•	Personal Emissions Calculator

July 2008 • Tread Lightly
•	Kids’ Water Fun
•	United State Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense activities for kids
•	EPA Environmental Kids Club: You and Your Environment
•	EPA Kids Club Science Room
•	Kids Go Wild!: Conservation Kids
•	Tread Lightly! Kids