GSNN has identified a selection of social justice resources that you can apply to your sustainability curriculum, as well as your teaching practice.
In this lesson, students learn the basics of solar science and site assessment, conduct research for a solar site analysis, and design a solar array using SketchUp, a computer automated design technology.
Grade Level: 9 – 12
Source: Strategic Energy Innovations
By. Susan Rauchwerk Reprinted with permission from Green Teacher #114, Fall 2017. Learn more about Green Teacher’s nonprofit magazine and books at www.greenteacher.com.
By. Rick Perillo Last January, lunch at MUSE School in Calabasas, California reflected our school values. Students would line up for a plant-based lunch that included a main course and a salad bar full of organic vegetables, nuts and seeds, and local seasonal fruit....
By. Ryoko Yamamoto School gardens are popping up at schools across the United States, and for good reason. These “outdoor classrooms” nourish students’ minds and bodies by serving up delicious produce for school meals and snacks, as well as lessons in math, science,...
By. Jennifer Crandall Sometimes the best things are right in your own backyard. I took over the Family and Consumer Science position at Mount Desert Island High School in Bar Harbor, Maine a few years ago after spending 20 years teaching in alternative...
By. Steve Braun, Ted Hart, and Kirk Ordway Reprinted with permission from Green Teacher #101, Winter 2013 – 2014. Learn more about Green Teacher’s nonprofit magazine and books at www.greenteacher.com.
By. Nick Dornak The Texas IH-35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio is one of the fastest growing regions in the United States. Many quaint, small towns that once dotted the area’s landscape – well-known for the Balcones Escarpment, an eye-catching geologic...