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Cool School Challenge. Olympic Educational Service District Mason PUD#3 Grid Technologies. GETTING TO KNOW YOU. Renewable Demand Response™. Why don’t the windmills always spin?. OBJECTIVES for Today. Deepen understanding about causes, effects and trends in global climate change.
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Cool School Challenge Olympic Educational Service District Mason PUD#3 Grid Technologies
OBJECTIVES for Today • Deepen understanding about causes, effects and trends in global climate change. • Understand the roll of carbon in global climate change. • Participants will be able to utilize Facing the Future and Cool School Challenge lesson materials. • Participants will be able to use the materials and tools to be able to implement the Cool Schools Challenge in their schools.
What do scientists know? Brian Smoliak
The goals of the Cool School Challenge are to: • Educate young people, and by proxy their families, about climate change and everyday actions they can take to reduce their impact locally and globally; • Reduce carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions in and around schools; • Encourage student leadership and empowerment; • Foster a community of teachers/students working together to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions; and • Foster a new generation of environmental/air quality advocates. Cool School Challenge
Get Started • Form a Team • A Challenge Coach • Student Challenge Leaders • Decide on your Timeline • Notify Teachers & Administrators • Develop a participation strategy
Monitor & Evaluate • Conduct a post-survey. • Estimate the amount of CO2 classrooms would save in one school year • Optional: Prepare a Cool School Challenge Report Card for each classroom.
Entering Data • Cool School Challenge website • Take the Challenge • Monitor & Evaluate • Classroom Carbon Calculator
Putting CSC in Context • Cool School Challenge Resources • Facing the Future
Cool School Challenge Olympic Educational Service District Mason PUD#3 Grid Technologies