It S So Easy Going Green

Turn your classroom into an environmentally friendly learning zone! With It?s So Easy Going Green, your students will be made aware of problems facing our globe, and will learn a wide variety of ways to protect and conserve our Earth. 12 articles cover a range of environmental topics, from global warming to organic products. These articles are complemented with more than 35 student-focused activities that teach eco-friendly practices. Students will use solar-powered ovens, build terrariums, reforest land, and so much more! Going green has never been this easy, or this fun!

Turn your classroom into an environmentally friendly learning zone! With It?s So Easy Going Green, your students will be made aware of problems facing our globe, and will learn a wide variety of ways to protect and conserve our Earth. 12 articles cover a range of environmental topics, from global warming to organic products. These articles are complemented with more than 35 student-focused activities that teach eco-friendly practices. Students will use solar-powered ovens, build terrariums, reforest land, and so much more! Going green has never been this easy, or this fun!

Surveys find that over 80 percent of Americans agree with the goals of the environmental movement. Sadly, most Americans admit to doing little more than basic recycling when it comes to acting on that disposition. What is the reason for this great divide between environmental sentiment in this country and individual actions? Author and environmental consultant Crissy Trask seeks to answer this question-and solve the disparity-with a new book that makes it easy to be an environmentalist, no matter how busy or hectic your lifestyle. This is a day to day guide with simple, practical suggestions that anyone can put into action.

Challenge your students to learn more about the scientific world around them. This book contains over 50 activities designed to be completed in 15 minutes or less and can be used as lead-in exercises for classroom discussion, homework, or extra credit assignments. The activities help strengthen students? understanding of key scientific concepts and examine thought-provoking issues such as pollution, space fragments, and parasites. Life Science, Environmental Science, and Earth/Space Science are explored as students answer questions, complete Extra Challenges, and solve problems. Creative Science Activities for Active Learners is a valuable tool that should be used in any science classroom!

A collection of wise and witty quotes from and inspired by Jim Henson similar in format to The World According to Mister Rogers. "When I was young, it was my ambition to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for my having been there. It's a wonderful life and I love it." -Jim Henson "Yeah, well, I've got a dream too. But it's about singing and dancing and making people happy. That's the kind of dream that gets better the more people you share it with. And, well, I've found a whole bunch of friends who have the same dream. And, it kind of makes us like a family." -Kermit the Frog, The Muppet Movie

It's Not Easy Being Green follows Dick Strawbridge and his family as they leave their comfortable home in the Midlands to tackle a remarkable self-sufficiency project - New House Farm in Cornwall. Their main objective is to have as little negative impact on the planet as possible by producing no waste and removing their dependency upon fossil fuels - all without compromising on their comfortable, modern 21st-century lifestyles. It's a laudable aim, but they are definitely not eco-warriors! With his hands-on, flamboyant approach, Dick offers practical tips on everything, from constructing water wheels, gadgets and greenhouses, to the trials of living with animals and knocking up 'proper' wholesome food. Packed with information about the cost of power, sourcing building materials, taking up permaculture and finding transport alternatives, It's Not Easy Being Green highlights the small steps that can change your life and is a simple, inspirational guide for everyone considering the path to green living.

"It's Not Easy Being Green presents the key principles of ecological design and planning in the built and research work of the architect Ken Yeang in an easy to read graphic novel that takes the reader through Ken's formative years to him becoming a practical architect while showing the evolution of his thoughts and ideas."--Cover