keepitgreen

= Keep It Green! =

**Not since Kermit the Frog stated that "it's not easy being green!" has so much attention been devoted to this color. Well, you can keep it green in science education as well! Check out these resources:** **Lesson Plans**
 * Kermit the Frog**
 * [|It Ain't Easy Being Green]
 * News and Reports**
 * [|Going Green (Education Week, Digital Directions)]: 'Green technology' is fast becoming part of a school tech leader's lexicon. It's being incorporated into everything from saving paper to building new high schools.
 * [|How Stuff Works Green Science Library]: Green Science is the application of eco-friendly thinking to scientific disciplines. Learn about global warming, pollution and other impacts on nature and the planet, plus what we can do to combat them.
 * [|Green Science, Tech News]
 * [|NSTA's New Science Education Center is Green]
 * [[[|http://Walkersville], Catoctin teach ‘green' lessons|Maryland Students Learn ‘Green' Lessons]]: High school classes focus on students' roles in helping Frederick County's regional environment.
 * [|Green Schools Program]: Sponsored by the Alliance to Save Energy.
 * [|10 Ways to Go Green]
 * [|Global Learning, Inc:] Global Learning, Inc. is a non-profit educational organization that translates the world's growing interdependence into educational activities for teachers, students, librarians, and educational systems, from elementary school through college and in community settings.
 * [|Understanding Sustainability:] 1-2 week middle school curriculum unit aligned with national science standards for middle school educators to teach sustainability issues from Facing the Future. This curriculum features hands-on activities that explore sustainability issues, such as energy, consumption, water scarcity, transportation choices, and potential solutions.
 * [|Maps on Sustainability Development]: UNEP Web site with a library of interactive maps and hundreds of illustrations on sustainable development issues. Among the themes illustrated are climate change, water issues, environment in the Arctic, and the World.
 * [|Lesson Plans from the California Green Schools Program]: Website of the Alliance to Save Energy, these lesson plans cover a wide variety of subjects such as Physical Science, Math, Social Studies, and Language Arts. In addition, each lesson includes a recommended grade level, making it easy for you to pick the appropriate lessons for your classroom.
 * [|Green Education from Going Greeny]
 * [|Kids Links: Teaching Green]
 * [|Green Learning (Canada)]: GreenLearning designs p remier learning resources for Canada's innovative teachers. Our lessons and activities are comprehensive, fun and free. Most resources are curriculum-aligned to British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario
 * [|Sustainable Development Theme Page:] Community Learning Network "Theme Page" has links to resources related to the study of Sustainable Development. Students and teachers will find curricular resources to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme.
 * Green Chemistry**
 * [|Green Chemistry]
 * [|ACS Green Chemistry]
 * [|Green Chemistry Network]
 * [|Greener Education Materials for Chemistry]
 * [|Chemists Celebrate Earth Day]
 * [|CA Green Chemistry Initiative]
 * Associations**
 * [|North American Association for Environment Education]
 * [|United States Environmental Protection Agency]
 * [|The EPA For Teachers]