Green Buildings: Curriculum Resources

Green Education Foundation: Lessons for K - 2nd and 3 - 5th grade bands that range from hands-on STEM activities (K-2: Making Bricks , 3-5: Building a Green Roof) to lessons that have students look at IPM, city designs, and ecological collages. Some lessons are stand alone and some are lesson sequences with 2 - 6 activities. 

Learning Lab: For a paid subscription access high quality lessons on green building principles. Learning Lab is a partner organization to the U.S. Green Building Council, and some lessons help students achieve LEED credentials. 

Eco-Schools: This program offers a step-by-step guide for classes to evaluate their school buildings using sustainable practices. Use their checklists and audits as lesson plans on green buildings. 

Green Education Foundation: Lessons for 6-8th and 9-12th grade bands that range from data collection activities (6-8: Lichens as Air Quality Indicators) to lessons that have students look at passive solar, green building certification & career exploration, and efficient technologies. Some lessons are stand alone and some are lesson sequences with 2 - 6 activities. 

Arizona State University: This site has general lesson plans on sustainability, many of which can be easily adapted to activities on school green building. The Life Cycle lesson plan can be applied to school buildings materials. Future of a Vacant Lot stakeholder mapping can be done using a school construction project as an example.