Washington State Department of Ecology :
Solid Waste :
Sustainable School Awards : Students and Teachers
Washington State Department of Ecology :
Solid Waste :
Sustainable School Awards : Students and Teachers
2006 Global Sustainability Curriculum - Facing the Future’s latest global sustainability advanced student textbook, "It’s All Connected ~ A Comprehensive Guide to Global Issues and Sustainable Solutions." This textbook is already in use by high school teachers in 40 U.S. states and 10 countries and by a number of universities including the University of Washington, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Florida.
Waste in Place - Waste in Place is an elementary school curriculum supplement for teachers and students, focusing on litter prevention and responsible solid waste practices. The curriculum supplement for grades K-6 contains 33 lesson plans on many diverse subjects, including litter prevention, waste reduction, recycling, landfills, and much more.
U.S. EPA Curriculum Resources - Need activity ideas for your unit on water quality? Interested in teaching pollution prevention concepts? On this page, you will find curricula and activities on a variety of environmental topics.
Recycle City - Interactive site, lots of activities (Recycling) EPA
Explorer’s Club - Links to Garbage & Recycling Page with activities from EPA
American Forest and Paper Association - The national trade association of the forest, paper, and wood products industry.
California’s Department of Conservation - Great site with excellent graphics and good games. Has sections on major recyclable categories with factoids, crafts, and information on each.
Gumfounded - A recently published children's book, Gumfounded takes a whimsical look at the very serious issues of littering, trash and recycling.
Grants for Environmental Education in the Northwest: The region 10 EPA has a great compilation of "Grants for Environmental Education in the NW". This resource is wonderful because it has a compilation of 50+ granters and lets you know what they do and do not cover. For a copy of it contact the local EPA office at (206) 553-4973 or 1-800-424-4EPA.
Safe House, Safe Me! - Free coloring books that can be downloaded (Spanish, also). Topic: Poisons in the Home (Less Toxic Home).
HealthEHouse - The interactive resource for information on how to reduce environmental health risks to children in and around the home.
The Adventures of Herman Worm - A favorite children’s site for worm composting. Interactive, great graphics, educational value.
Composting for Kids - Great "Slide Show" on composting for kids (outdoor composting).
"Worms Eat My Garbage"- by Mary Appelhof
Waste Watch - U.K. site, has worm composting for kids
Solid Waste & Recycling - King County site - good landfill and other basic information
Yucky Site - Discovery.Com’s "Yucky Site" for kids
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Very good general site with lots of choices
Kids Recycle - Very good link page of kids recycling sites