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Features a documentary about a costumed superhero who has taken up various environmental causes on television and the Internet.
http://www.captainozone.com
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_conservation/cyberrangers/
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?"
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Backyard Nature The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man Charles Darwin 101 Nature-oriented Things to Do This Fall: CLICK HERE 3 STEPSto KnowingNature PLANTSin yourbackyard ANIMALSin yourbackyard FUNGIin yourbackyard ECOLOGYin yourbackyard GEOLOGYin yourbackyard GARDENINGin yourbackyard...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.]
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BLM Learning Landscapes This page was created by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Environmental Education Volunteers Group, 1849 C Street, Room 406-LS, Washington, DC 20240. Send comments or questions relating to accessibilty of documents to Kevin_Flynn@blm.gov Number of visitors since July 1,...Identifies threats to the environment and tells what people can do to make a difference. Includes related links.
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ECO-PROS Ecology Protectors Society Come on down to the bottom of the page and see what we have for you. We send you offsite 2000 times We hope you come back 2000 times TOXINS 1 in 4 Americans lives near a super-contaminated site! Do...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.mcdougallittell.com/whist/netact/U8/U8frame.htm
Fun activities, information and links.
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Fort Worth Environmental Management The Kids Page You can catch a flick at the Library? Environmental Management Home Contact the Department Bids Welcome Department Site Index Web Site Awards Basura y Reciclaje Keyword Search Environmental Management Department Welcome to the Kids Page! This is where Fort Worth...Learn how students help by collecting local environmental data and sharing their observations between schools and with scientists via the Internet.
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The GLOBE Program Detecting Flash Plugin...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/publications/opeds/falsealarms.php
National non-profit youth organization empowers kids to help solve local environmental problems.
http://www.earthforce.org/
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/
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
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/
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/
Preschoolers through teenagers will find great ways they can help take care of the earth.
http://www.kidsforsavingearth.org/
Features environmental games, science, puzzles, and research information.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm
Information written for young people and teachers on environmental issues.
http://www.yptenc.org.uk/
An educational web site about earth ecology, plant and animal life, and wildlife.
http://www.angelfire.com/ns/marianw/
Play games, go on a virtual tour and meet Ranger Rick in this fun website.
http://www.nwf.org/kids/
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/
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/
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/
Games, puzzles, and hands-on activities that help protect the environment. From the National Safety Council.
http://www.nsc.org/ehc/kidscorn.htm
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/
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
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/
Information and activities for students and teachers on papermaking, recycling, forestry, trees, paper crafts, careers, and the environment.
http://www.tappi.org/paperu/
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/index.htm
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
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/
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/
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/
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
New site promoting environmentally friendly activities. Includes links.
http://www.e-okkids.com/
Learn about the environment from Elsa. Includes coloring pages,newsletter, fan club, and banner exchange.
http://www.geocities.com/elsa_the_envirophant
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/
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/
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/ReefWebQuests.html
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
FAQ about the world's oil supply.
http://home.earthlink.net/~oilandyou/
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
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/
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
Tells kids what they can to do protect the environment.
http://www.globalresponse.org/kidsactions.php
Clear explanations of erosion, deposition, and other coastal features. With photos and glossary. Includes section for teachers.
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/geography/coasts/
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/
Provides young people with a forum for exchanging idea on protecting the environment.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0111401/
People network with each other about their local environment. Enables users to explore the natural world around them and report their findings online through photos, drawings, and maps.
http://pbskids.org/backyardjungle/
EcoMan is an eco-friendly superhero who saves the world from the polluter, McEvil. Written in an interactive comic strip style.
http://cpsnetworkserver01.mysite...o-members.co.uk/ecoman/index.htm
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
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/
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/ten.htm
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/
Collects and shares environmental information. Provides information on environmental issues.
http://www.earthlife.org
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/id2.htm
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_spark.jsp
Have fun learning about things that may effect climate change, river pollutants, energy usage, and weather symbols.
http://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/kids/games/
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/staticpages/PPP.jsp
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/
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/
The U.S. Department of Energy explains the relationships between renewable energy and limited resources.
http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/faqs/
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/default.htm
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/
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/activities.html
Examines how people's shopping habits can affect the planet. Includes interactive quiz.
http://tiki.oneworld.net/penguin...ures/shoppers/shopper_front.html
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/
Learn about global warming, acid precipitation, earth's energy systems, natural resources, and water conservation.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/world/
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
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
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/ga.../earth-today-tomorrow/index.html
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/Ecosystems/index.htm