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Home Education K-12 Lesson Clearinghouse Middle School Science

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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse

Middle School Science

Calculating Your Foodometer
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
Sustainability Topic:
  • Other
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Energy Challenge
  • I Ride Green
Cars of Tomorrow Community Research and Presentation
Lesson Type:
  • Group Work
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Climate Change
  • Other
GEF Program Category:
  • I Ride Green
Challenge! Getting Around Clean & Green
Lesson Type:
  • Group Work
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Climate Change
GEF Program Category:
  • Waste Reduction Challenge
  • I Ride Green
Class Transportation Survey
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
  • Other
Sustainability Topic:
  • Climate Change
  • Other
GEF Program Category:
  • I Ride Green
Composting "The Right Mix"
Lesson Type:
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Gardening
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Thumb Challenge
Computer Lab Energy Audit
Lesson Type:
  • Audit
Sustainability Topic:
  • Energy
  • Green Building
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Building Program
  • Green Energy Challenge
Conserving Water: Home Water Audit
Lesson Type:
  • Audit
  • Discussion
  • Experiment
Sustainability Topic:
  • Water
  • Waste Reduction
GEF Program Category:
  • Sustainable Water Challenge
Contaminated Water
Lesson Type:
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Water
GEF Program Category:
  • Sustainable Water Challenge
Cooking with the Sun
Lesson Type:
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Energy
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Energy Challenge
Create Hydrogen Energy
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Energy
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Energy Challenge
Creating a CO2 “Monster” (Part One)
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
  • Lecture
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Climate Change
  • Energy
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Energy Challenge
  • I Ride Green
Creating a CO2 “Monster” (Part Two)
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Energy
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Energy Challenge
  • I Ride Green
Crowding in an Ecosystem
Lesson Type:
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Gardening
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Thumb Challenge
Don't Be Idle
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
  • Lecture
  • Other
Sustainability Topic:
  • Climate Change
  • Other
GEF Program Category:
  • I Ride Green
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