California Green Schools Program - Lesson Plans
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The Alliance to Save Energy website has lesson plans created and tested by teachers in the Green Schools Program. The lesson plans cover a wide variety of subjects such as Physical Science, Math, Social Studies and Language Arts. Each lesson includes a recommended grade level. The Alliance's Green Schools Program engages students in creating energy-saving activities in their schools, using hands-on, real-world projects. Through basic changes in operations, maintenance, and individual behavior, Green Schools has achieved reductions in energy use of 5% to 15% among participating schools. Green Schools works on a district level to enroll 5-15 schools per district in the program at one time. A team of teachers, custodial staff, administrators, and students carry out the program at each school. An introductory workshop helps the teams work together to create a customized plan for teaching about energy, saving energy in school, creating school-wide energy awareness and taking the message home and into the local community. Throughout the year, each school is supported by frequent school visits and receives information on their monthly energy usage. School teams come together again for a mid-year planning meeting in January and a celebration at the end of the school year.