Resources

 

Resources for Coaches:

The following tools are available for Challenge Coaches.

• Cool School Challenge Classroom Toolkit.
  Provides a comprehensive overview of the program, including classroom audit guidelines and worksheets.
• Cool School Challenge Classroom Carbon Calculator
  This Excel worksheet is an optional accompaniment to the Classroom Survey section of the Challenge, designed to streamline the mathematical computations. Students simply input data collected in the audit, and the results are automatically calculated.
• Cool School Classroom Activities. We're developing classroom activities for grades 7-12 to accompany the Challenge. Lessons focus on the connections between energy use, transportation, solid waste behaviors and global climate change.
• EALR Alignment: How the Cool School Challenge and activities align with Essential Academic Learning Requirements for Math, Science and Social Studies.

 

Links we like:

These resources offer additional facts, information and educational materials.

• Washington State Department of Ecology Climate Education Information
• Climate Solutions - Resources for teaching
• U.S. EPA Resources for Educators
• King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks - Environmental Resources for Teachers and Students
• King County Green Schools Program Helps schools improve or expand their conservation efforts.
• National Environmental Education Foundation Climate Change Curricula
• National Wildlife Federation Climate Classroom - For Teens
• North American Association for Environmental Education - Air & Climate activities
• Smog City - Interactive air pollution simulator