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All Earth Week Service Projects
Community Resiliency	What would your ideal neighborhood be? Take pictures in and around your neighborhood of what you love or consider “assets” of your neighborhood. Create a collage on photocollage.com, save it and upload a link to the Padlet Community Resilience page.
Community Resiliency	Be a good neighbor and community steward in this time of crisis by: 1) Supporting local business, 2) Sewing PPE for local hospitals, 3) Check on an elderly friend or neighbor, 4) Donate to a local organization, 5) Offer to help a high risk friend or neighbor, 6) Express gratitude and respect to emergency responders, 7) Take care of yourself and your family. Find more information on these Community Resiliency Projects here.
Reducing Resource Consumption	Grab some trash bags and disposable gloves. Start a neighborhood cleanup and pick up trash in your community. Just make sure to keep at least 6 feet apart from those who are helping. Recycle what you can!
All Categories	Sign up for the Earth Challenge 2020.
Padlet Link:	Service Projects

	Monday- Community Resiliency
At Home	For the Kids	At Work
Read or listen to this short NPR article for how to remain Civically active during this time of social distancing Read this article on Six Foundations for Community Resilience. If you want to learn more, Post Carbon Institute Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg is offering his 22-hour lecture series temporarily for free during the Coronavirus shutdown. https://education.resilience.org/ Register for an event through NAZCC (Northern Arizona Climate Change Alliance). NAZCC has a list of virtual events happening all week long! Take a look at their website, click on events at the top of the page, and sign up for a webinar or virtual event.	Check out Arthur Family Health on PBS Kids and click on the Resilience tab to learn all there is to know about being resilient! Read the stories, watch some of the videos, or play some of the games and then take the Resilience quiz! Lot of resources for kids AND parents. Meet the Disaster Dodgers on FEMA for Kids! This series of five videos introduces emergency management and preparedness to students and highlights severe weather, fire safety, and earthquakes. Watch this video on Sustainable Development	Participate in the Asset-based Community Development Lunch and Learn presented by Amanda Acheson from Coconino County Sustainability held on Monday April 20^th from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. RSVP required. Click here to RSVP Register for Sustainability Think Globally, Act Locally Webinar, put on by NAZCCA (Northern AZ Climate Change Alliance) held on Earth Day, Wednesday April 22^nd from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Click here to Register ahead of time.
Padlet Links: Community Resilience Community Resiliency Kids

	Tuesday – Transportation & Electric Vehicles
At Home	For the Kids	At Work
Test your knowledge on Electric Vehicles by taking this Earth911 quiz on EVs Check out these wikiHow Tips on How to Increase Fuel Mileage on your Car and check your tire pressure to make sure they’re properly inflated. Watch this Ted Talk Cars Almost Killed Our Cities, But Here’s How We Can Bring Them Back	Learn about fuel economy by downloading and completing the “What’s in a Label” assignment (for High School) What is your Energy IQ? Find out here. Watch The Future of Urban Mobility	Participate in EV Lunch and Learn presented by Eslir Musta from Coconino County Public Works held on Tuesday, April 21^st from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Click here to RSVP
Padlet Links: Transportation Transportation Kids

	Wednesday – Climate Change
At Home	For the Kids	At Work
Take this Climate Change Solutions quiz on CNN’s website. The results may surprise you! Test your Climate Change IQ on the Department of Energy’s webpage Register for Citizen’s Climate Lobby Earth Day event held on Saturday, April 25th	Watch Change for the Oceans video Play OFFSET on NASA’s Climate Kids webpage (uses Adobe Flash player) Play Wild Weather Adventure on NASA’s Climate Kids webpage (uses Adobe Flash player Are you into Comic Books? Well check out Comics Uniting Nations! Read on your laptop, tablet or download a copy to your computer to read later. Comics Uniting Nations is a partnership between PCI Media and UNICEF, in collaboration with The World’s Largest Lesson and Reading with Pictures, to make the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals accessible to the citizens of the world through comics.	Participate in the Climate 101 Lunch and Learn presented by Marco Alatorre from County Assessor’s Office held on Wednesday, April 22^nd from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Click here to RSVP Set your default search engine to ECOSIA. ECOSIA uses the ad revenue from your searches to plant trees. Visit this link and select the internet browser you use and follow the instructions.
Padlet Links: Climate Change Climate Change Kids

	Thursday - Energy Efficiency/ Conservation and Renewables
At Home	For the Kids	At Work
Learn how to review your APS bill. Click here for instructions. Download the Energy Savers Guide from Energy.Gov. Look for ways to save energy and check our these DIY Energy Savings Projects. Considering some professional energy efficiency upgrades in your home? Check out incentives here. Want to learn more about the basics of Solar? Click Coconino County’s Renewable Energy Information Sheet for the basics. Are you considering getting solar on your home? If so, take a look at these tax incentives. The Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit and the Residential Solar and Wind Energy Systems Tax Credit are the two most common. Also, look over these 40 questions to ask an installer.	Watch this fun Schoolhouse Rock video on Energy Blues Download the Energy Activities with Energy Ant booklet and complete at least ONE activity. You choose. Become an Energy Expert by completing the Energy Scavenger Hunt. Download the Solar Energy Workbook and pick an activity to do.	Click here for instructions on how to change your monitor sleep time Place a sticky note reminder on your laptop or Computer monitor at work to turn off when leaving your desk or especially, at the end of the day Check out these tips for Greening your Workplace
Padlet Links: Energy Efficiency & Renewables Energy Efficiency & Renewables Kids

	Friday- Reducing Resource Consumption
At Home	For the Kids	At Work
Fill out the Home Water Audit on the “Water Use It Wisely” website to determine your score and see how to improve Chase down leaks with the 10 minute Watersense Challenge Watch this YouTube video on how to waste less food and shop smarter Put a stash of reusable bags and to-go containers in your car Watch one of Dapper Dre’s Plastic Free Adventures videos on the Azulita Project’s website. Take the City of Flagstaff’s Recycling quiz and record your score. Take again and see if you improve!	Play Tip Tank on the Water Use it Wisely website. Take one of these True/False quizzes on Water Properties or Groundwater Download the Arizona Water Adventure book and discover the natural and man-made bodies of water across Arizona Watch this YouTube video on The Importance of the 3Rs Play one of these Recycle City games Watch Willow Bend’s Environmental Education Center’s video on recycling.	Put a sticky note reminder on the bathroom mirror at work to remind yourself and your colleagues to turn off the tap when soaping hands. Reduce your paper usage by changing your printer settings on your work computer. Click here for instructions. Commit to bringing your own coffee mug and reusable water bottle with you to work Do you have a recycling receptacle at your desk? If so, take a picture to show us what a great Sustainability Champion you already are! If not, find a box or container to use for collection at your desk and decorate or print off a “We Recycle” coloring page to help you remember.
Padlet Links: Reducing Resource Consumption Reducing Resource Consumption Kids