Cool Schools
Students will conduct this cooperative project in order to learn about carbon emissions made by schools as they work with teachers to reduce reuse and recycle.  The ultimate goals of this project are to allow students to recognize the impact of financial and personal decisions upon money.

Economics of Climate Change - Task Sheet (doc file - 108 KB)
Project Powerpoint Outline (ppt file - 147 KB)
Classroom_Audit_Forms (pdf file - 1.42 MB)
Cool Schools - Climate Action Plan-Template (pdf file - 312 KB)
Cool Schools - participation poster (pdf file - 227 KB)
Cool Schools - Classroom Pledge (pdf file - 332 KB)
Cool School Challenge-Classroom Toolkit (pdf file - 5.67 MB)
Students may find extra clarification on the Cool Schools project as well as information for determining electricity and emissions.
Carbon Calculator (xls file - 4.75 MB)
In order to use this calculator you will need to make a couple of changes. First open the file. It will likely show up in a minimized form. Use your cursor to go to the corner of the table (you'll see the double sided arrow) and drag it to make the table smaller. Then click and drag the whole table to the left until you can see teh minimize, maximize buttons in thetop right corner adn select maximize. Then save this to your folder.
Research - 10 Solutions for Climate Change (doc file - 49 KB)
Research - A climate repair manual (pdf file - 865 KB)
Research - Cancer Fracking (pdf file - 158 KB)
Research - Cap and Fade_Op Ed by James Hansen (doc file - 28 KB)
Research - Detriments of Coal (ppt file - 907 KB)
Research - Economics in a Full World (pdf file - 58 KB)
Research - Diffusing the global climate bomb (pdf file - 1.45 MB)
Research - Renewable Energy (pdf file - 1.15 MB)
Research - The Nuclear Option (doc file - 63 KB)
Research - What to Do about Coal (doc file - 83 KB)
Bold Plan for Electric Cars (mp4 file - 67.56 MB)

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