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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse

A Clean City

Lesson Description:
The lesson intends to provide elementary aged students with a greater understanding of how a design team makes a building "green" and the undertsanding of reducing, reusing, and recycle.
Lesson Type:
  • Group Work
  • Project

Sustainability Topic:
  • Green Building

GEF Program Category:
  • Green Building Program
  • Waste Reduction Challenge

Time Needed:
2 classes
Materials Needed:
Materials listed in lesson plan, but some include: construction paper, scissors, glue, pen & paper
School or Group:
GEF
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Lesson Documents:
application/pdf A Clean City.pdf

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