The Clean Air Campaign, a Georgia-based non-profit that promotes transportation alternatives to improve air quality, has developed a series of downloadable lesson plans for grades 3 through 8. These plans feature activities and assignments about air pollution - what it is, how it is caused, what we can do to prevent it and its effects on humans.
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Safe Routes Nebraska: Safe Routes in the Classroom
Safe Routes Nebraska recently formulated several standards-based activities to help students learn about walking and biking safety and the importance staying active. These creative activities were designed to teach students in each grade level to understand the health benefits of walking and biking to school as well as how to do it safely.
New Hampshire SRTS Introductory PowerPoint
Introductory PowerPoint presentation used for giving an overview of SRTS to communities in New Hampshire. It features lots of photography of local conditions and activities. Updated in 2012. Also featured on the NH SRTS Program website.
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2007 Walk to School Event Organizer Survey Findings and Recommendations
This report provides a brief background on Walk to School events in the USA; summarizes findings from the 2007 Walk to School Organizer survey; proposes implications of the findings; and recommends actions that would likely strengthen the conduct of future events and increase capacity and demand for SRTS programs.
Where can I get information on working with the media?
The Media and Visibility Chapter of the SRTS Guide offers information and tips for increasing the newsworthiness of your SRTS program and maximizing your media relations activities.
Walking School Bus Tip Sheet
A walking school bus is a group of children walking to school with one or more adults. This tip sheet developed by the National Center for Safe Routes to School offers the basics of getting a Walking School Bus off the ground by either starting small or developing a more established program.
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Safe Routes to Schools Through Safe Communities Final Report
The Safe Routes to School through Safe Communities planning grant project was implemented in 2000-2002. Local projects were responsible for developing a broad-based, community coalition in order to foster community ownership and to develop a strategic plan for the implementation of interventions.
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Where can we get resource to help with Walk to School Day and a Safe Routes to School Program?
The resource section of the National Center for Safe Routes to School website offers a variety of resources to help build and sustain your program.
Walk and Roll to School Tips on Including Children with Disabilities
Physical activity is important for the health of all children. Including children with disabilities in the International Walk to School event is fun and easy. National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD) offer some helpful tips to make this event a success for everyone.
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