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Integrating green chemistry and sustainable science principles into the classroom creates a safer more engaging learning environment for students and teachers alike. Interested in bringing green chemistry principles into your K-12 classroom? Find the latest curricula, professional development, events and more on this page.
Green Chemistry in the K-12 Classroom
In the K-12 classroom, green chemistry can have numerous benefits for student engagement, increasing student learning in STEM subjects, and inspiring the next generation of scientists and citizens to design and chose greener alternative products. Our K-12 curriculum and teacher training programs have the following goals:
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Greener Curriculum Showcase Series: Green Chemistry and Sustainability Case Studies in the Classroom
February 25, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pmIntegrating case studies into the curriculum effectively provides context for chemical concepts and ...
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2025-2026 Green Chemistry Connections
March 18, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pmFrom biomimicry to toxicology, green chemistry offers powerful solutions to some of the world’s mo...
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New York Green Chemistry Professional Learning Team
March 19, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmCalling New York-based teachers in grades 6-12! Join us for our New York Green Chemistry Professiona...
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Beyond Benign’s summer professional development courses help teachers reinvigorate their lessons to better engage students and prepare them for future careers. Through the courses, middle school and high school teachers […]
“K-12 education is where the spark happens,” says Michelle Ernst Modera, Beyond Benign’s K-12 Community Engagement Manager. “If we want to build a strong pipeline of scientists, engineers, and citizens […]
Two outstanding Minnesota chemistry teachers are proving that sustainability belongs in every classroom. Cassandra (Cassie) Knutson Lydon, who has taught general and AP chemistry at White Bear Lake High School […]
