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Walk and Roll to School

Provided by: Oregon Green Schools |Published on: June 7, 2023

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Synopsis

This guide discusses the benefits of encouraging a student-led "active" transportation campaign, the steps a school must take to become a certified Oregon Green School, and provides a number links to additional information, ally organizations, and funding opportunities.
Schools will learn that active transportation can make their community healthier, safer, and more environmentally friendly.

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Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Health

Authors: Oregon Green Schools

Region: North America, USA - West, United States, Oregon

Languages: English

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Positives

This resource can be used by teachers in Oregon to support an idle-free zone, student project, or Green School certification.
The links are placed in an organized manner.

Additional Prerequisites

This is meant for teachers and staff to support green initiatives and projects.

Differentiation

This project can be initiated by a number of different classes and at varying grade levels.
Teachers in Oregon can use the information to become certified and apply for funding to reduce the air pollution near their school.
Social studies classes could use this project to research access to public transportation, bike paths, and sidewalks in their area.
Science classes could use this project to investigate the health impacts of pollution from combustion.

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