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Home Education K-12 Lesson Clearinghouse Pre K-2 Creativity

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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse

PreK-2 Creativity

A Clean City
Lesson Type:
  • Group Work
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Green Building
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Building Program
  • Waste Reduction Challenge
Be “Sun-sible” About Heating Water
Lesson Type:
  • Group Work
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Energy
  • Water
GEF Program Category:
  • Sustainable Water Challenge
  • Green Energy Challenge
Before We Drove Cars
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
  • Group Work
  • Other
Sustainability Topic:
  • Climate Change
  • Other
GEF Program Category:
  • I Ride Green
Biomass: Potato Power
Lesson Type:
  • Experiment
  • Group Work
Sustainability Topic:
  • Energy
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Energy Challenge
Build a Green Roof
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Ecosystems
  • Gardening
  • Green Building
  • Water
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Building Program
  • Green Thumb Challenge
Conserving Water Through Art!
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Water
GEF Program Category:
  • Sustainable Water Challenge
Go Fish!
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
  • Group Work
Sustainability Topic:
  • Other
Habitat Hot Spots
Lesson Type:
  • Experiment
  • Project
  • Other
Sustainability Topic:
  • Ecosystems
  • Green Building
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Building Program
How People Get Their Water
Lesson Type:
  • Experiment
  • Group Work
Sustainability Topic:
  • Water
GEF Program Category:
  • Sustainable Water Challenge
Intro to Transportation & the Environment
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
  • Other
Sustainability Topic:
  • Climate Change
  • Other
GEF Program Category:
  • I Ride Green
It's Easy Being Green!
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
  • Group Work
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Green Building
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Building Program
It's In Your Hands
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
  • Experiment
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Ecosystems
  • Green Building
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Building Program
Let's Make a Tree
Lesson Type:
  • Experiment
  • Group Work
Sustainability Topic:
  • Gardening
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Thumb Challenge
Pretzel Power
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
  • Experiment
  • Group Work
Sustainability Topic:
  • Energy
  • Other
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Energy Challenge
  • I Ride Green
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