Consider incorporating the following LEED credits in to your school as a teaching tool curriculum:SSc7.1: Heat Island Effect—Nonroof – It is always fun to play with heat guns, you can have the students measure the temperature differences between concrete,

Consider incorporating the following LEED credits in to your school as a teaching tool curriculum:

• SSc7.1: Heat Island Effect—Nonroof – It is always fun to play with heat guns, you can have the students measure the temperature differences between concrete, asphalt, shaded concrete and shaded asphalt. 
• SSc7.2: Heat Island Effect—Roof – If your school has a green roof, have the students monitor the difference in air temperature between the green roof portion and the other roofing material.
• WEp1 and WEc3: Water Use Reduction – Have the students submeter water usage or track water bills. If you have a science lab or home sciences class you can track water use in each classroom and compare with other classes. 
• WEc1: Water Efficient Landscaping – Students can study native plants, the birds and bugs they attract, and rainwater harvesting through the school’s landscape.
• WEc2: Innovative Wastewater Technologies – Students can learn about onsite wastewater treatment and the biological or chemical processes that are needed for tertiary treatment. 
• EAp2 and EAc1: Energy Performance – Students can learn about the building envelope, including window specifications, insulation, window-to-wall ratios, passive solar design, thermal mass, and onsite renewable energy.
• EAc5: Measurement and Verification – Students can help monitor the building’s energy use and track occupancy. This is a good opportunity to add a computer “dashboard” in the school displaying energy and water use information. You can also make competitions between wings or floors of a school and challenge the different classrooms to see who can use the least amount of energy. Doing so would require more meters or controls but can be worth the extra effort. 
• IEQc4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6: Low-Emitting Materials – Students can learn about the different chemical compounds that are hazardous to our health, and learn about materials that use less harmful chemicals.