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Tips at school
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"Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe." - H.G. Wells
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[edit] Tips for Students
- Bring science to life: Explore the Climate Change Kids Site and watch Climate Animations that bring to life the science and impacts of climate change. The site also provides games that help students, their parents and their teachers learn about both the science of climate change and what actions they can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- High school students check your school's climate impact: High school students can investigate the link between everyday actions at their high school, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Using EPA's Climate Change Emission Calculator Kit (Climate CHECK) (WinZip of Excel spreadsheet, 3.4 MB) students can learn about climate change, estimate their school’s greenhouse gas emissions and conceptualize ways to mitigate their school’s climate impact. Students gain detailed understandings of climate-change drivers, impacts, and science; produce an emission inventory and action plan; and can even submit the results of their emission inventory to their school district.
- Learn about Sustainable development
- Learn about the Greenhouse effect and Global warming
- Find a great range of earth-friendly school supplies at Green Apple School Supplies
[edit] Tips for Educators
- Teach students about climate change and ecosystems: Use the Climate Change, Wildlife and Wildlands: A Toolkit for Teachers and Interpreters to learn about the science of climate change and its potential effects on our nation’s wildlife and their habitats.
- Engage middle school students in estimating emissions: Enhance critical thinking skills by introducing the Global Warming Wheel Card Classroom Activity Kit (PDF, 1 pp., 86 KB, About PDF) to middle school students. A hand-held wheel card and other resources help students estimate household greenhouse gas emissions in order to encourage students to think about ways to reduce their personal, family, school and community contributions to climate change. If you are an informal educator, simply use the Global Warming Wheel Card as a part of your field activities.
- Learn from other educators: Investigate what other schools and organizations are doing to educate their audiences on climate change by clicking on Educators’ Links, a searchable database offering links to resources such as lesson plans, videos, books and toolkits.
- Encourage kids to come up with ideas how to contribute to the health of the planet through games and competitions.
- Learn about the Greenhouse effect and Global warming
- Institute a "no idle" rule at school pickup areas. Ask parents to turn off their engine while waiting for their child.
[edit] Tips for Administrators
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Recycle school or classroom paper, newspapers, beverage containers, electronic equipment and batteries. Reducing, reusing and recycling at school and in the classroom helps conserve energy, reduce pollution and greenhouse gases from resource extraction, manufacturing and disposal. You can reduce, reuse and recycle at school or in the classroom by using two-sided printing and copying; buying supplies made with recycled content; and recycling used printer cartridges. For your old electronics, investigate leasing programs to ensure reuse and recycling or donate used equipment to schools or other organizations. See also Recycling tips.
- Save money and the environment: The least efficient schools use three times more energy than the best energy performers. By partnering with the highly successful ENERGY STAR for K-12 program, school districts can serve as environmental leaders in their community, become energy efficient, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save money!
- Estimate your emissions and take the challenge: School Administrators can also work to reduce their school's greenhouse gas emissions by developing an inventory of their school's emissions or by taking the 2006 College and University Green Power Challenge.
- Find out how to improve your school's environmentials at [chttp://www.eco-schools.org.uk/ ecoschools.org]] and Greeningschools.org
- Switch to green energy - Guardian Environment
[edit] Links
- Otesha Project This youth-run organization uses theatre to mobilize youth to create local and global change through their daily consumer choices.
- Check out MassRecycle's Links for Schools, Kids & Parents or Resources webpage.
- The Council for Environmental Education has information on environmental education and education for sustainable development.
- www.nef1.org provides curriculum, training and materials that promote a better understanding of energy, natural resources, and the environment.
- Action at School is an environmental programme that helps schools to save resources and money. It is curriculum linked for key stages three and four and is recognised by the United Nations Environment Programme.
- Visit MassDEP's Kids & Teachers webpage.
- The Green Team's website is a great resource for schools.
- Magnified Learningdesigns and delivers sustainable development enterprise learning challenges for schools and colleges. These are individually tailored to address each school's local authority LA21 priorities, and include local council input.
- The North American Alliance for Green Education (NAAGE) is a consortium of independent liberal arts colleges, each with a commitment to green education. Green education provides learning experiences that help students to respect, explore, sustain, and serve the web of life comprising our interconnected Earth community.
- Earth911 kids has tips for young people and teachers.
