An Educator's Guide to Green Lessons & Activities
The term "Going Green" is well known in today's world, as
respect and awareness of the planet continues to grow. The realizations
set in, that if we don't take care of the world today, the things we
love won't be available for future generations to come. With
the knowledge that some living creature becomes extinct every single
day, we cannot afford to ignore the fact that we can make changes that
will matter now and long into the future. The world has an ever-growing
population, and natural resources are being expended at an alarming
rate; the world must find ways to decrease harmful actions that deplete
those resources. Things like protecting the groundwater from
contamination, recycling paper, aluminum, and plastic products; using
energy efficient light bulbs, and utilizing city bulk pickups
instead of dumping. If we learn to be green and then can teach
children to go green, the entire environment will benefit.
- Go Green Lessons - This page
provides information and links to sites and resources that can lead you
to making right choices and taking actions that benefit our environment.
- Science World Resources -
Student-tested curriculum-connected lesson plans, each focusing on a
different environmental topic.
- K-12 Lesson Plans & Activities
- Teach the importance of green energy - 63 creative lesson plans,
projects and other activities for grades K-12 on energy-related topics.
- Lesson plans - A series of lesson
plans, which focus on trees and wood as a material.
- School of Forest Resources - Lesson
has students name and describe recyclable items, reuse and/or recycle
items from their home into something usable. The student will write a
descriptive and time-order paragraph about their project. The student
will give an oral presentation about his/her project.
- Energy Kids - Site has teacher's
guide, what is energy, energy resources, using and saving energy,
history of energy and games and activities.
- The USGS and Science Education -
The U.S. Geological Survey provides scientific information intended to
help educate the public about natural resources, natural hazards,
geospatial data, and issues that affect our quality of life.
Recycling has never been so vocalized and important as it is
today. Today, almost everything we have can be recycled in some way or
another and sometimes a single item can be reused over again before it
is recycled or transformed for another use altogether. For instance, a
paper towel tube could be used for play or for a craft; a cardboard box
can be used for storage, to move items or as a fort for kids to play in
before it is recycled; water bottles can be refilled and an old drink
pitcher can be used as an indoor plant watering can. One of the best
ways to recycle is to pass it on. Passing it on means doing things like
giving unused clothes to the needy or finding a new home for something
you don't need anymore. The longer an item stays in use, the less
refuse is produced, and the less recycling is needed.