Becoming Green Resources
Please contact the MAISD Regional Mathematics & Science Center at 231.767.7318 for the following items:
Flower Pot Maker - This item allows students to make biodegradable newspaper seed pots which may be used for native Michigan Garden projects including rain gardens.
Rain Garden posters - These bright, colorful posters illustrate how to plant a rain garden. Rain gardens are planted to protect watersheds from toxic parking lot runoff with native Michigan plants. This would qualify for one of your 20 points for the upcoming school year.
Portable solar cook kit and a solar event kit. The cook kit is very easy to use and students can bake apples, hot dogs, even solar brownies with a recipe from the solar cook kit. You will need to provide a dark covered roasting pan to do cooking.
The solar event kit is a color 18 minute cd on solar cooking and how it works. It also shows how solar cooking is being used in Kenya which is suffering from severe deforestation on how these cookers help deal with this problem. There are also three color posters demonstrating the science of solar cooking and how to solar cook. There are also a number of solar recipes on the cd including those great solar brownies.
Great Lakes lesson plans Each county now has a set of copyright free lesson plans that meet Michigan Curriculum standards K-12. Michigan Green Schools Foundation bought The Great Lakes and My World with these broad range of lesson plans that can be used in many subject areas. This book was created by The Alliance for The Great Lakes. We wish to thank the Alliance for giving Michigan Green Schools a discount on this purchase.
Great Lakes color plant and animal cards. Each county now has access to a set of over 60 illustrated information cards. There is a color drawing on the front of each card and extensive information on the back. They lend themselves to science and art projects easily.
Books - These are some of the new titles chosen to support the Michigan Green School program.
1. One Child, One Planet - a wonderful elementary level book beautifully illustrated on the importance of protecting the Earth by a Michigan author.
2. Bluebird Rescue - This book is appropriate for all grade levels and was chosen because bluebirds are a threatened species in Michigan. Includes a bird house project which qualifies for one of the 20 points.
3. The Karner Blue Butterfly - This book is about a seriously endangered species found only in Michigan, Wisconsin and Ontario. Included in the information are the Michigan native plants that support the species and what we can do to protect the butterfly.
4. Bottlecap Little Bottlecap This volume shows you how to make cool things including dramatic wall murals with bottlecaps. Bottlecaps cant be recycled so this takes them out of the landfill waste stream
5. The Last Polar Bear This book was written by renowned bear expert Jean Craighead George and is appropriate for eco reading visits in the elementary school media center.
6.Asian Carp This new up to date book addresses the serious issue of invasive species in our Great Lakes. This book is appropriate for grades 5 and up.
Flower Pot Maker - This item allows students to make biodegradable newspaper seed pots which may be used for native Michigan Garden projects including rain gardens.
Rain Garden posters - These bright, colorful posters illustrate how to plant a rain garden. Rain gardens are planted to protect watersheds from toxic parking lot runoff with native Michigan plants. This would qualify for one of your 20 points for the upcoming school year.
Portable solar cook kit and a solar event kit. The cook kit is very easy to use and students can bake apples, hot dogs, even solar brownies with a recipe from the solar cook kit. You will need to provide a dark covered roasting pan to do cooking.
The solar event kit is a color 18 minute cd on solar cooking and how it works. It also shows how solar cooking is being used in Kenya which is suffering from severe deforestation on how these cookers help deal with this problem. There are also three color posters demonstrating the science of solar cooking and how to solar cook. There are also a number of solar recipes on the cd including those great solar brownies.
Great Lakes lesson plans Each county now has a set of copyright free lesson plans that meet Michigan Curriculum standards K-12. Michigan Green Schools Foundation bought The Great Lakes and My World with these broad range of lesson plans that can be used in many subject areas. This book was created by The Alliance for The Great Lakes. We wish to thank the Alliance for giving Michigan Green Schools a discount on this purchase.
Great Lakes color plant and animal cards. Each county now has access to a set of over 60 illustrated information cards. There is a color drawing on the front of each card and extensive information on the back. They lend themselves to science and art projects easily.
Books - These are some of the new titles chosen to support the Michigan Green School program.
1. One Child, One Planet - a wonderful elementary level book beautifully illustrated on the importance of protecting the Earth by a Michigan author.
2. Bluebird Rescue - This book is appropriate for all grade levels and was chosen because bluebirds are a threatened species in Michigan. Includes a bird house project which qualifies for one of the 20 points.
3. The Karner Blue Butterfly - This book is about a seriously endangered species found only in Michigan, Wisconsin and Ontario. Included in the information are the Michigan native plants that support the species and what we can do to protect the butterfly.
4. Bottlecap Little Bottlecap This volume shows you how to make cool things including dramatic wall murals with bottlecaps. Bottlecaps cant be recycled so this takes them out of the landfill waste stream
5. The Last Polar Bear This book was written by renowned bear expert Jean Craighead George and is appropriate for eco reading visits in the elementary school media center.
6.Asian Carp This new up to date book addresses the serious issue of invasive species in our Great Lakes. This book is appropriate for grades 5 and up.
