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Go Green Activities

Go Green Activities

Technology integration goes green! Find activities, lessons, and projects that integrate environmental awareness, technology, literacy, and content standards. Each activity offers suggestions for implementation at K-2, 2-5 and 6-12 grade levels, as well as adaptations for use in different content areas.

Reduce: Paper Monitor Activity

for Grades 6-12

How is paper made? How can we conserve paper?

  • Create a brochure, podcast, blog entry, website to educate the community on the benefits and process of recycling paper. (Word processing, Podcasting, blogging, website design and authoring / NETS 2,3, 6)
  • Start a recycling program at your school. Create a network to connect your school to recycling facilities, information, and relevant community resources. (Social networking / NETS 2, 3, 6)
  • Use the Eco-Calculator widget to see how much energy is used to photocopy. Use the Zero Foot Print calculators to see how paper use ties in to their carbon footprint.
  • Gather data on paper consumption in your classroom or in different countries.
    • Graph this data.
    • Find ways to reduce your consumption.
    • Track your progress.
    • Compare and contrast consumption rates.
    • Alternately, gather data on the cost of paper consumption. Include information about water used, greenhouse gases emitted, energy use, chemical use, byproducts, etc.
    • Create graphs and charts to illustrate your findings.
      (Spreadsheets, graphic organizers / NETS 1,3,4)
  • Research how recycled wood and boxes are turned into paper.
Indiana Standards:
English/Language Arts
  • Standard 2: Reading and Analysis of Nonfiction and Informational Text
  • Standard 4: Writing Process and Features
  • Standard 5: Writing Applications
Science
  • Standard 8.2: Scientific Thinking

This "Go Green" resource was developed by Buddy for an eco-education initiative, "Green Connections: Learning and Living." This initiative will run from February 1 through Earth Day on April 22, 2009.

This resource appeared in the ETC...and More! volume 2, number 5 newsletter and is published by the Buddy Project (Corporation for Educational Technology), in collaboration with the Hoosier Educational Computer Coordinators (HECC), Indiana Computer Educators (ICE), the Indiana Department of Education, and Promoting Achievement through Technology and INstruction for all Students (PATINS).ETC sponsors Buddy Project Indiana Computer Educators Indiana Department of Education Hoosier Educational Computer Coordinators Promoting Achievement through Technology and INstruction for all Students

 

 

 

 

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