Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Website Review: Lazy Green

LAZY GREEN is a website that provides simple ways people can save energy.
The website presents 20 energy saving tips. Each tip is introduced with a simple animation and statement. Readers click the tip to read a short article about the topic. A source is provided for each tip.
Librarians will find this website useful as an information literacy and informational reading activity. Ask each child to read a different tip and summarize what they learned with the class. Then direct students to go to the source of the information and evaluate the website. Advertising is embedded in the page. Use this an an opportunity to discuss product placement at websites.
To visit the website, go to https://www.lazygreen.org/.