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U.s. Green Building Council: Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
LEED is a program for green building certification. Buildings are rated on a points system in one of five categories, including building design and construction, interior design and construction, building operations and maintenance,...
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: Green Building and Operations
Learn about the California Academy of Sciences building designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano.
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U.s. Green Building Council: Green School Buildings
Find out what makes a building green. Featured resources provide information on exactly why green schools make for better students and teachers. Find out ways to become involved in the process of becoming green.
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Building Green
This site has a wealth of information on environmentally conscious building. Includes news articles, case studies, green building products, and information about certification and continuing education. In many areas though, full access...
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: Green Building Contractor
This conversation with Blaine Rowland highlights the work that goes into building green and the benefits of this practice.
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American Society of Landscape Architects: Green Roof
An interactive experience showcases environmental and economic benefits of a green roof. Take a virtual tour of a real green roof and learn about a career in landscape architecture. Downloadable workbook is available for students, while...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Learn About Green Infrastructure
The EPA provides many ideas for integrating green infrastructures into communities. This site also discusses how this can build climate resilience and offers resources for doing a cost-benefit analysis, for addressing government...
Other
Read Works: New York Buildings "Going Green" [Pdf]
An informational text about eco-friendly buildings in New York City. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
EL Education
El Education: Do the Green Thing
7th and 8th grade students at Capital City Public Charter School created this guide to energy efficiency as the capstone project to a seven-month expedition on Green Building. During this expedition students worked under the guidance of...
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Green Roofs
Find out how green roofs can benefit the ecosystem and wildlife diversity.
Read Works
Read Works: "The Echoing Green"
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by William Blake about spring. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
USA Today
Usa Today: Anatomy of a Green Roof
This site will help students understand the basics behind the concept of a green roof. Through an interactive diagram students also learn the materials that make up a green roof. Help them visualize green roofs with pictures of real...
Other
Green Learning: Knowing Energy: Renewables
This activity and the associated video will allow learners to understand why efficiency and sustainability are important when we use energy. Learners also will design and build their own device that utilizes renewable energy.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Learn the Issues: Green Living
This site provides real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Green Infrastructure & Low Impact Development Technologies
Learners are introduced to innovative stormwater management strategies that are being used to restore the hydrology and water quality of urbanized areas to pre-development conditions.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: At the Office
Find out how to make a business green, and in turn, more environmentally friendly.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: The Big Green Monster Teaches Phonics in Reading and Writing
A big green monster helps students build their reading fluency and word recognition skills through choral reading, literacy center activities, and writing stories.
Read Works
Read Works: Designing From Scratch
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about using a design process to solve problems while building new buildings. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Green Machines
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about low-cost laptop computers improving education for children in need around the world. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in drawing conclusions.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Red Light, Green Light
Building upon their understanding of forces and Newton's laws of motion, students learn about the force of friction, specifically with respect to cars. They explore the friction between tires and the road to learn how it affects the...
Other
Think Green: Secret Life of Landfills
Visit this landfill in Florida, and learn about the job of this waste management plant. [1:32]
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Rooftop Gardens
Students explore whether rooftop gardens are a viable option for combating the urban heat island effect. Can rooftop gardens reduce the temperature inside and outside houses? Teams each design and construct two model buildings using foam...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Will Grayson, Will Grayson
In the suburbs of Chicago, two teens named Will Grayson - one gay, one straight - have lived their lives completely unaware of the other's existence. But that changes one fateful night when their worlds collide. Their lives begin to...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Green Springs Historic District
Rural manor houses and related buildings.