About E4s
Education for sustainable development
E4S is a partnership between teachers, environmentalists and industrial organisations. E4S.org.uk provides schools with educational resources for the teaching of environmental studies and sustainable development.
Environmental issues in the UK
The site contains a wealth of resources for teachers and GCSE students of environmental issues surrounding waste management, water recycling and timber management. Included on the site are lesson planning materials and ideas will help you plan classroom activities. You will also find free national curriculum worksheets.
Educational materials:
E4S Waste Management
Lessons about waste
management and the disposal, treatment and recycling of waste.
E4S Textiles
The textile industry world - from the design, manufacture and
distribution of textiles.
E4S Water
The cycle of treatment and pollution
of water.
Greening Britain's schools
Environmental
conservation for every type of independent, nursery, primary, secondary
and boarding school in Great Britain..
E4S Timber Supply
The
impact on the environment from the imported supply of timber. Timber is
used in many ways - in the home, flooring, garden decking and the frame of
houses.
Other useful Environmental websites:
Amazing Environmental Organization
Best Environmental Directories
Boulder Community Network Environment Center
Bruce Peninsula Environment Group
Earth and Environmental Science
10 easy ways to be green:
1. Old newspapers & magazines can be sold; used wrapping papers can line kitchen shelves or wrap books.
2. Wash bottles & jars after use for storing pins, clips & nails.
3. Make sure taps don't drip - did you know that a dripping tap can waste 9 litres a minute?
4. A leaking toilet wastes 200,000 litres in 6 months!
5. Wash dishes with a basin of water instead of under a running tap.
6. Return all junk mail.
7. Don't pour paint or bleach into the drainage system, it can pollute the rivers and seas and cause the death of thousands of fish and other marine life.
8. Plant a tree.
9. Use cloth towels in the kitchen instead of paper towels.
10. Check if your fridge is set too cold and many are 5% colder than they need to be - then it's using 25% more electricity.