Carolina Earth Lab - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
A Word to Parents and Adult Supervisors . . . .3
What Does “Saving The Earth” Mean? . .4
Wastewater: Battle Against Filth . . . . . .6
How to Save Resources . . . . . . . . . . .11
Lots and Lots of People . . . . . . . . . . .16
Our Climate Needs Protection . . . . 17
Heating and Insulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Inexhaustible Energy Sources . . . . . 35
Conserving Energy in Your Home . . 46
Ways You Can Save Energy
at Home or School . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
The topic of sustainability covers a lot of different subject areas. If you have a
particular interest in one of the subjects, and you want to start with the experi-
ments in that area, just look for the corresponding symbol:
Waste and
Wastewater
Management
Natural Resource
Usage
Climate Change
Prevention
Renewable
Energies
Energy
Conservation
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