Buy, Use, Toss? A Closer Look at the Things We Buy, is a
free interdisciplinary curriculum unit from Facing the Future that
leads students through an exploration of the system of producing and
consuming goods that is called the materials economy. Students learn
about the five major steps of the materials economy (Extraction,
Production, Distribution, Consumption, and Disposal) and are asked
to analyze the sustainability of these steps to determine how
consumption can benefit people, economies, and environments.
http://www.facingthefuture.org/Curriculum/BuyUseTo...
This free downloadable new picture book from the U.S. EPA helps
children better understand how to protect their health. Why
is Coco Orange?, tells the story of Coco the chameleon who
can't change colors and along with his friends they learn about
air quality while solving the mystery.
Books
Gloiori, Debi. (2008). Trouble Larson, Gary. (1999). There’s a Hair in My Dirt! Harper Paperbacks. Suzuki, Grant, T. This
with Dragons. Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
David. (2010). There’s A Baryard In My
Bedroom. Greystone Books.
& Littlejohn, G. (Eds.). (2005). Teaching
Green: The Elementary Years. Canada: New Society Publishers.
book has many articles in it that would be useful for educators. It has many
activities you could do with your students and it gives you knowledge on the
environment and how you can incorporate it into your classroom. They are simple
reads that get to the point and are extremely interesting.