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Environmental Awareness: Knowing Your World
Learn about global warming, acid precipitation, earth's energy systems, natural resources, and water conservation.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/world/
Miss Maggie's Earth Adventures
Every 8 weeks, Maggie is sent on a "Mission Impossible" style adventure that teaches kids about the environment. Each mission features an 8-minute cartoon with music, games, gadgets, and factual content. Requires Flash plug-in.
http://www.missmaggie.org/
Dimdima Kids
Indian online children's magazine for ecology. Read nature notes, tales, about culture, plants, animals, environmentalists, endangered and extinct species.
http://www.dimdima.com/ecology/ecology.asp
RSPB: Green Living
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds tells about recycling, saving water, using less energy and protecting wetland habitats.
http://www.rspb.org/green/
Kids R Green
From the Centre for Environmental Education (CEE), kRg offers educational activities and games about many aspects of the environment. Also offers crafts and a theme of the month.
http://www.kidsrgreen.org/
Earth and Animal Facts
An educational web site about earth ecology, plant and animal life, and wildlife.
http://www.angelfire.com/ns/marianw/
Pachamama
Young people around the world have contributed personal accounts, poems, illustrations, and games to show the state of the environment and what can be done about it.
http://www.grida.no/geo2000/pacha/
Mr. M's Reef Web Quests
Four different environmental online web-quests for students to be involved in. Students get to complete online challenges, learning about caring for the environment.
http://www.geocities.com/dazgm/ReefWebQues...
Ecokids Online
Provides environmentally educative games, stories, a picture gallery, calendar of events, contests, and facts about Earth's environment. Membership is free to schools and youth groups in Canada.
http://www.ecokids.ca/
Glasgow Science Centre: Games
Have fun learning about things that may effect climate change, river pollutants, energy usage, and weather symbols.
http://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/kids/g...
Eddy the Eco-Dog
Features interactive entertainment and education with games, puzzles, jokes, and cartoons designed to help kids discover cool things about nature, science and ecology.
http://www.ecodog.com/
Yucca Mountain Youth Zone
A tour of the Yucca Mountain project for managing and handling nuclear waste material. Discussions on the problems and how to solve them as well as learning programs and games.
http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/youth/
NIEHS Kids Pages
Features environmental games, science, puzzles, and research information.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm
National Wildlife Federation For Kids
Play games, go on a virtual tour and meet Ranger Rick in this fun website.
http://www.nwf.org/kids/
Backyard Nature
Nature study basics, with an emphasis on backyard plants and animals. Includes a section on naming and classification, list making, and "why bother with nature?"
http://www.backyardnature.net/
Ode to Dead Wood
Explains how fallen trees and snags are important to ecosystems. Learn what animals depend on this type of habitat.
http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id=162
E-OK Kids
New site promoting environmentally friendly activities. Includes links.
http://www.e-okkids.com/
BLM Learning Landscapes
Learn about public lands, plants and animals, and how to volunteer in your state. Activity booklets with tips to help protect the land. From the Bureau of Land Management. [Booklets require free Adobe download.]
http://www.blm.gov/education/
Earth and Space Week
Flag design competition by children aged 5 to 19, from Norway, Switzerland and countries in the European Union. Includes illustrations of winning projects.
http://www.esw.eun.org/
EEK - Environmental Education for Kids
Interactive online magazine by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Designed for children in grades 4-8.
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek...
Change the World
Provides simple suggestions for kids and teens to help prevent environmental problems like pollution, urban sprawl, and mistreatment of wildlife.
http://www.members.tripod.com/nature210/id...
Coastal Explorer
Clear explanations of erosion, deposition, and other coastal features. With photos and glossary. Includes section for teachers.
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/geo...
Project Learning Tree
Helps you learn how to think, not what to think, about the environment.
http://www.plt.org/
Tunza
United Nations program for children from all over the world who want to help the environment. Includes facts, games, competitions, and resources for making a difference.
http://www.unep.org/Tunza/children/
Charlie's Corner
Provides young children information on the environment while playing games and having fun. Maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.epa.gov/region7/kids/
Fort Worth Environmental Management: The Kids Page
Fun activities, information and links.
http://www.fortworthgov.org/DEM/kidspg.htm
One Natural Resources Way
Features information, videoes, sounds, activities and a webzine about natural resources, ecosystems, state parks, and hunting.
http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/education/kid...
Children of the Earth United
A non-profit organization which helps young people learn about animals, plants, ecology, and nature centers. Site also provides a forum for people to share their creative ideas and knowledge of the environment.
http://childrenoftheearth.org/
The Environment
Looks at the need to protect the environment as well as the challenges involved. Focuses on the importance of preserving history, conserving natural resources for future use, and developing earth-friendly habits.
http://www.classzone.com/net_explorations/...
The Academy of Natural Sciences
Learn how to help save the environment, about different types of scientists' work, programs for Boy and Girl Scouts, tips for wildlife photography, tools and quizzes.
http://www.acnatsci.org/kids/
Tammy the Turkey's Shoppers' Checklist
Examines how people's shopping habits can affect the planet. Includes interactive quiz.
http://tiki.oneworld.net/penguin/features/...
Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
Discusses air quality, acid rain, global warming and ozone depletion. From Manchester Metropolitan University. In English and French.
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/index.html
The Headbone Derby - Ecology Strikes Back
Help Iz and Auggie solve a series of ecological problems happening on Planet Small by finding similar, real-life examples on Earth.
http://www.headbone.com/derby/eco/
EduGreen
From air pollution to energy, learn more about the world in which you live through games, poems, stories, and ask-an-expert.
http://edugreen.teri.res.in/
Eléments
Magazine sur l'environnement avec des activités, des articles et des jeux. Bilingue français/anglais.
http://elements.nb.ca/kids/index.htm
Earth Today and Tomorrow
A section of the Natural History Museum that provides a look at the planet on which we live and how we interact with it.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/galleries/ea...
EHC Kid's Corner
Games, puzzles, and hands-on activities that help protect the environment. From the National Safety Council.
http://www.nsc.org/ehc/kidscorn.htm
EPA Student Center
Provides environmental basics, club projects, careers, internships, youth awards, fun activities and information on ecosystems, air, water conservation, waste and recycling, human health and neighborhood projects. Also has teachers' site.
http://www.epa.gov/students/
Earthforce
National non-profit youth organization empowers kids to help solve local environmental problems.
http://www.earthforce.org/
Project Wild
Information about and sample materials from an interactive, interdisciplinary wildlife conservation and environment.
http://www.projectwild.org/
Exploring the Environment
More than a dozen interactive studies related to the environment. For middle and high school students. Includes teacher guides for classroom use.
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/
ECO-PROS - Ecology Protectors Society
Identifies threats to the environment and tells what people can do to make a difference. Includes related links.
http://www.eco-pros.com/
Teens For Planet Earth
Learn about the planet and what you can do to help protect it. Read about people who work in conservation. Includes a special section for girls.
http://teens4planetearth.com/
Department of Environmental Protection Kids Page
Find out about Florida state parks, air and water resources, and waste management. Take a quiz or read fast facts.
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/kids/...
Educational in Nature
Learn how to identify tracks from different mammals, create your own slime, or make recycled paper with these activities and experiments designed to teach kids about the environment.
http://www.gp.com/educationalinnature/acti...
Tiki the Penguin
Tiki looks at the mess people have made of our planet. He suggests how kids can help make things better for all of us.
http://tiki.oneworld.net/penguin/
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)
Learn how students help by collecting local environmental data and sharing their observations between schools and with scientists via the Internet.
http://www.globe.gov/
Kids for Saving Earth
Preschoolers through teenagers will find great ways they can help take care of the earth.
http://www.kidsforsavingearth.org/
Envirofun
Captain Earthworm, Captain Redbird, and Captain Bluegill present information about recycling, pollution, and tips for keeping the environment healthy. Includes activities.
http://www.epa.state.il.us/kids/
Oil and You
FAQ about the world's oil supply.
http://home.earthlink.net/~oilandyou/
Planetpals Earthzone
A children's interactive web site about the environment, with card games, a free recycle kit to print, coloring book, and lots of interesting facts.
http://www.planetpals.com
Popular Planet Press
Downloadable pages from a newsletter for children ages 8-12. Discover projects that other kids have started in order to help the environment, and read about how people affect the Earth. Features games, quizzes, and activities.
http://www.populationeducation.org/staticp...
Young People's Trust for the Environment
Information written for young people and teachers on environmental issues.
http://www.yptenc.org.uk/
Ollie's World
Looks at sustainability with a focus on the three R's: reducing, reusing, and recycling. Includes a club, games, and news.
http://www.olliesworld.com
10 Things You Can Do To Save The Planet
A list of simple things anyone can do in and around the home, that will help the environment. Includes animation of a family called The Sustainables.
http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/thesustainables/...
NatureWatch
Features observing, studying, or photographing the vast varieties of fish, wildflowers, wildlife, and scenery. Has viewisections on wildlife, celebrating wildflowers, and fishwatch and festivals with walks.
http://www.fs.fed.us/outdoors/naturewatch/
Explorers Club
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's site for kids. Lots of fun and interesting things to read and do to learn about the environment.
http://www.epa.gov/kids
Earth Life
Collects and shares environmental information. Provides information on environmental issues.
http://www.earthlife.org
Environmental Literacy Council
Looks at a variety of issues related to the environment, including topics such as air, food, energy, water, population, and waste.
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/
Environmental False Alarms
Op-Ed article discusses claims about Montana's declining environmental health. Includes reported problems, facts about the state, statistics for parts of the world, and government regulation versus private enterprise.
http://www.perc.org/perc.php?id=541
Saving Our Environment
Provides young people with a forum for exchanging idea on protecting the environment.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0111401/
Smart Spark's Multi-Challenges
A set of challenges for children on the topic of energy efficiency. Questions, puzzles and lots of fun.
http://www.esb.ie/main/about_esb/smart_spa...
Captain Ozone
Features a documentary about a costumed superhero who has taken up various environmental causes on television and the Internet.
http://www.captainozone.com
Paper University
Information and activities for students and teachers on papermaking, recycling, forestry, trees, paper crafts, careers, and the environment.
http://www.tappi.org/paperu/
Nature Challenge for Kids
Ten ways that kids can protect nature. Also features challenge activities kids can do at home, as well as subject links.
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/kids/
Create Microhabitats
Learn to make brush piles for song birds and small mammals, build rock piles for reptiles and amphibians, or make a log pile that many small creatures can use.
http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?cid=43&id=198
Natural Resources Kids' Page
For kids interested in the environment, and in having fun. Includes games and features about salmon and wildlife, hazardous substances, recycling, and choosing recycled products.
http://www.metrokc.gov/dnr/kidsweb/
Elsa The Envirophant
Learn about the environment from Elsa. Includes coloring pages,newsletter, fan club, and banner exchange.
http://www.geocities.com/elsa_the_enviroph...
Global Response Kids
Tells kids what they can to do protect the environment.
http://www.globalresponse.org/kidsactions....
Environmental Science
Offers environmental news, issues, quizzes, facts, and links in a kid-friendly setting. Also provides information for parents and teachers.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/8393/
The Ranger Zone
Offers information to help young people learn how to become part of the junior ranger program. Includes links to participating park webpages, photo galleries, as well as creative works by young people.
http://www.nps.gov/learn/juniorranger.htm
BBC - Science & Nature - Animals - Children's Zone
Provides wildlife fun, facts, games, creature closeups, and a chance to win prizes. The weekly series is made by BBC's Natural History Unit.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/reallywild/
Ecosystems
Interactive examination of ecological concepts including natural selection, population balance, exchange cycles, and environmental protection. Includes quizzes, activities and project ideas.
http://peer.tamu.edu/curriculum_modules/Ec...
Restoring Earth
A student's personal site designed to teach its visitors about the science behind the earth. Includes environmental science, biology, Christianity, interactive quiz, and author bio.
http://www.restoringearth.co.uk
CyberRangers
Interactive nature conservation club where kids can form a cyber ranger squad and learns about the world of nature. Requires Flash plug-in.
http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/nature_conservat...
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