MONDAY

• Video: National Public Radio “How Can Green Roofs Help Cities”

• Reading: GrowNYC School Gardens Bioswales reading and video 

• Activity: NY Restoration Project “15 for Trees" (Grades 4-8).

"15 for Trees" (Grades K-3).

• Action: Identify and protect a street tree in your neighborhood.  Use NYC Parks Department “Street Tree Finder” to identify, locate and take care of a tree near your home or school.   

TUESDAY

• Video: NYTimes "A Billion Gallons A Day"

• Reading and Questions: NYC DEP "From Mountain Top to Tap"

• Activity: NYC Department of Environmental Protection “Water Use Calculator”

• Action: Teach someone in your family the many ways that they can reduce their water use. NYC Department of Environmental Protect “Dos and Don’ts of Water Conservation”

WEDNESDAY

• Videos: GrowNYC "Rusty: A Zero Waste Journey"

Business Insider "What Happens To NYC’s 3.2 Million Tons Of Trash"

• Reading: GrowNYC “Why Zero Waste Matters”

 City Limits “Life Near a Landfill”

• Activity: Classroom Waste Audit.

• Action: Set up a recycling station in your home.  Using what you have, design a place for you and your family to sort your waste! DSNY “What to Recycle”

FRIDAY

• Video: NYTimes “A City Shaped by Steam”

• Reading: Grist "A New York Power Line Divided Environmentalists. Here's What it Says About the Larger Climate Fight."

• Activity: EcoRise “Personal Energy Audit”

• Action: 1 Hour, No Power.  Spend one hour using no electricity! Don’t turn on the lights, use your phone, watch TV, or play on the computer.  Can you complete the challenge? Earth Hour “Give an Hour”