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The Planet Janitor© Coloring Book

Lesson Description:
This is a coloring book with text in english and spanish. It focuses on the environmental aspects of energy production and use but also has pictures on solar energy.
Lesson Type:
  • Project

Sustainability Topic:
  • Energy
  • Waste Reduction

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

Time Needed:
For classroom use as time permits
Standards Addressed:
  • National standards: k-4
    • pri-f: 4.a. environments are the space, conditions, and factors that affect an individual’s and a population’s ability to survive and their quality of life.
    • pri-f: 4.b. changes in environments can be natural or influenced by humans. some changes are good, some are bad, and some are neither good nor bad.
    • pri-f: 4.c. pollution is a change in the environment that can influence the health, survival, or activities of organisms, including humans.
    • pri-f: 4.d. some environmental changes occur slowly, and others occur rapidly.

Materials Needed:

School or Group:
Energy Education and Workforce Development
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Located in: Language Arts

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