LESSON PLANS

McHenry County Schools Environmental Education Program. Lesson library, articles, resources. Grades K-12.                                        http://www.co.mchenry.il.us/department/MCSEEP/Pages/Index.aspx

University of Northern Iowa Center for Energy and Environmental Education. Downloadable lesson plans. Other links for books, videos, etc. listed.
http://www.ceee.uni.edu/Home/Programs/Education/Education/WasteReductionEducation/Education/Links.aspx

U.S. Energy Information Administration site. Games, lesson plans, activities for school children and teachers.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/

Education World. Recycling games and lesson plans. K-12
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/03/lp308-02.shtml

California Energy Commission. Books, lesson plans, links—all energy education related.
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/

The Teachers Guide. Links for lesson plans, activities, crafts with a recycling theme.
http://www.theteachersguide.com/Recyclinglessonplans.htm

Education World. More recycling lesson plans, K-12.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson308b.shtml

Energy Aware Organization. Links and lesson plans for various alternate energy sources.
http://getenergyaware.org/classroom-projects.asp

Cool Fuel Road Trip. Downloadable lesson plans for elementary and middle school age.
http://www.coolfuelroadtrip.com/school.htm

Earthday Network. Free downloadable lesson plans.
http://www.earthday.net/lessonplans

US EPA Resources for Waste Education. Educational materials for children from Kindergarten through high school.
http://www.epa.gov/osw/education/kids/index.htm

National Energy Education Development. Curriculum guides, activities, area links. All grade levels.
http://www.need.org/

Canadian site. Materials and lesson plans.
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm

Grass Roots Recycling Network. Tools for achieving Zero Waste in K-12 school systems.
http://www.kidsrecycle.org/

 

GAMES

University of Northern Iowa Center for Energy and Environmental Education. Downloadable classroom games. Grades 4-12.
http://www.ceee.uni.edu/Home/Programs/Education/Education/FREEFabulousResourcesforEnergyEducation/EnergyGames.aspx

US EPA Resources for Waste Education. Educational materials for children from Kindergarten through high school.
http://www.epa.gov/osw/education/kids/index.htm

Roscoe's Recycle Room. Fun games, recycling facts and educational activities.
http://www.recycleroom.org/

U.S. Energy Information Administration site. Games, lesson plans, activities for school children and teachers.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/

Energy Star. Games and links, all ages.
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=kids.kids_index

City of Seattle. Fun recycling game for grade school students
http://web1.seattle.gov/spu/recyclingIQgame/

City of San Diego's game for catching recyclables. Grade school age. Please note: recycling rules are specific to the City of San Diego.
http://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/recycling/games/recyclegame.shtml

Education World. Recycling games and lesson plans. K-12
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/03/lp308-02.shtml

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. Complete PDF file for Environmental Bingo. Grades 3-12.
http://www.deq.state.id.us/waste/educ_tools/bingo_lp.pdf

Touch Stone Energy, Kids Zone. Matching game, energy game, and tour of alternate energies. Interactive site. Geared toward K-6.
http://www.touchstoneenergykids.com/

 

VIDEOS

Village of Oak Lawn, IL. Videos of recycling practices.
http://www.oaklawn-il.gov/getdoc/40647e1d-b67d-45ec-bf9b-dec55eaa14c4/Videos.aspx

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Emmy Award winning video entitled, "WHY?" is presented and explains going green.
http://www.pacast.com/display_media_video_production.asp

We Energies. Page for each renewable energy source with short video on each.
http://www.we-energies.com/educators/renew/renew_pres/we_renewables.sw

Alliance for Climate Education (ACE). Video of unique presentation to students on climate change.                                                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QaE5pQAR-s

 

ALTERNATE ENERGY

KidWind Project. Site devoted to wind power. Lesson plans, activities for students K-12. Also has an online catalog for various demonstration and craft items.
http://www.kidwind.org/

National Energy Foundation. Many links to energy sites.
http://www.nef1.org/energy_ed_links.html

Solar model kits-catalog
http://www.seguetosolar.com/educational-toys.html

Water Bottle Information from Earthsense 
http://earthsense.wordpress.com/category/reusable-water-bottle/

Tap Water Promotional Site 
http://www.back2tap.com

We Energies. Page for each renewable energy source with short video on each.
http://www.we-energies.com/educators/renew/renew_pres/we_renewables.swf

Solid Waste Association of North America. Booklet describing waste to energy fuel production.
http://www.swana.org/pdf/swana_pdf_634.pdf

Energy Aware Organization. Links and lesson plans for various alternate energy sources.
http://getenergyaware.org/classroom-projects.asp

Post Carbon Institute. Founded in 2003 to lead the transition to a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable world.
http://www.postcarbon.org/ 

OTHER EDUCATIONAL SOURCES

Illinois Environmental Education Database. Environmental programs and resources.
http://www.illinoisee.org/

Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom.  Contact information for classroom teachers and program descriptions.
http://www.agintheclassroom.org/060605/aitchome.html

Information for Illinois educators.  A joint project between the IL EPA and the Waste Management Research Center.
http://www.greeningschools.org/

 A quick and easy guide to Green Cleaning in Schools from the Health Schools Campaign.
http://www.greencleanschools.org

National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Educational programs for students ranging from kindergarten through college.  
http://www.nrel.gov/education/

A series of links, for the most part, to various Recycling education sites.
http://42explore.com/recycle.htm

GoBeyond. Information on climate change solutions. Calculate your carbon footprint here.
http://go-beyond.ca/

 

Natural Resources Defense Council. An environmental action organization that deals with a wide range of environmental issues.
http://www.nrdc.org/

Natural Resources Defense Council. Learn tips on how to Green Your Event, whether it be a conference or sleepover.
http://www.nrdc.org/cities/living/gevent.asp

Resource Recovery Fund Board of Nova Scotia. Information on recycling programs as well as ways to reduce and recover resources.
http://www.rrfb.com/

 

National Environmental Education Foundation. Information about weather and the environment, originally designed for weathercasters but now with information for teachers, students and parents.
http://www.earthguage.net/