Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Let's Make Earth Day Last All Year Long!
How many times can the newspaper you read today be recycled?
How much can one compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) save in electricity costs over its lifetime?
What single innovation is causing more people to recycle more products than ever?
Which clean alternative energy source is created by landfills?
How much energy can you save by recycling one aluminum can every day for a month?
Find answers to these questions and raise your students' awareness of environmental issues with ready-to-use classroom materials, lesson plans, worksheets, puzzles, quizzes, and activities at ThinkGreen.
ThinkGreen is a site created by Waste Management and powered by Discovery Education.
NOTE: To view the videos from this site without buffering issues log in to your Discovery account. Search for the video title from the ThinkGreen site. Follow these directions for saving video directly to your workstation for a "buffer free" viewing experience.
Visit the Earth Day Network to learn how make every day an "Earth Day."
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)