Recycler of the Month Program
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality knows that Arizona's children care about the environment and understand the importance of recycling. For this reason we have created the ADEQ Recycler of the Month Award. This program will provide your student with the opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas on the 3R's: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, with other citizens of Arizona.
For more information contact Laura Newman, Recycling Education Coordinator, at (602) 771-4459 or (800) 234-5677, Ext. 771-4459.
FREE Recycling Presentations
ADEQ will visit your school! For a free 45-minute recycling presentation complete with games and recycled material prizes contact Laura Newman, Recycling Education Coordinator, at (602) 771-4459 or (800) 234-5677, Ext. 771-4459.
There are many useful sites for teachers who wish to incorporate environmental education in their curricula. We have provided a few links to those places on this site. Some of these sites are limited to specific focus areas of the environment such as air, water, and recycling.
Use any of these links provided to print out information for students, get experiments your students can do, or receive free educational materials for classroom use.
US EPA provides many good sources of information on a wide range of environmental topics. www.epa.gov/teachers/
For education materials on air quality see www.intheair.org
ADEQ developed Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) in partnership with the University of Arizona to provide educational materials for Arizona teachers to use in their classrooms. Curricula are available for grades K-12. For more information visit the Arizona Project WET. This is an excellent resource to learn and incorporate water education in your classrooms!
Smog City is a fun site for you and your students to visit and learn more about what can affect the quality of the air we breathe and ways we can help keep our air clean.
Recycle City is an EPA site to learn more about recycling and waste. Recycling is a fun and easy way for students to help protect our environment. You can have your students help sort the recyclable waste generated in your classroom and take them to the proper location for pick up. If your school already has recycling pick-up you probably already have the bins in your classroom.
EcoKids is a fun interactive site for kids, parents & teachers. This site teaches kids about many different environmental topics from climate change to water conservation. It has fun games for kids to play and curriculum ideas for teachers. This is another fun way for kids (and adults) to learn about the environment!