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    Students want climate change lessons. Schools aren't ready

    by Sonali Kohli, Los Angeles Times Dec 30, 2019 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - Not too long ago Coral Ben-Aharon, a 15-year-old sophomore at Granada Hills Charter High School, didn't bother to use her school's recycling bins - and didn't know how plastic waste contributes to greenhouse gas emissions.

    But then her friend Sarah Ali convinced Coral to join the science team. Now the two are trying to invent a creative way to recycle waste on campus by melting discarded plastic and making a bench with solar panels, where students would be able to charge their school-issued Chromebooks.

    Their project exemplifies how California's science standards are taking hold in classrooms as educators seek to follow curriculum guidelines that call for more relevant, hands-on lessons and stronger instruction on climate change and the environment.

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