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Environmental Protection

Learn how we can all help to protect the environment.

Resources in this category:

1998 International Year of the Ocean
http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/kids.htm: Find out about the ocean, how important it is to life on earth, and what you can to protect it through activities, fact sheets, and links to ocean related Web sites.
Clean Sweep U.S.A.
http://www.kab.org/kids/defaultx.htm: What’s up with all that garbage? Learn about composting, recycling, waste-to-energy plants, and landfills at this fun colorful site.
Earth Day
http://earthday.wilderness.org/: Here's the place to find out about Earth Day.
EARTH: The Living Planet
http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight/earth: Learn all about Earth, including its history, climate changes, and the people who study it.
EcoKids
http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/: A colorful site where you can play while you learn about environmental issues such as climate change, habitat and habitat loss, pollution, and waste.
Endangered Ecosystems
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems...: Go on an expedition to explore the endangered ecosystems of the Costa Rican Caterpillars, the Mexican Wildcats, and the Brazilian River Otters.
Endangered!: Exploring a World at Risk
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/: Learn about the many endangered species and habitats of the world. Find out what has caused these species and habitats to be endangered. Read the Legend of the Meeps Island Flying Frog and learn something about endangered animals.
The EnviroLink Network
http://www.envirolink.org/: This information-packed website provides access to lots of online environmental resources and news articles.
Exploring the Environment
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/: Learn about environmental issues such as ozone depletion, the endangerment of coral reefs, and wildland fires. Play games such as "Mars Landing".
Global 200: Priority Areas for Conservation
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/global.html: This interactive map lets you look at some of the Earth's "richest, rarest, and most endangered terrestrial, marine, and freshwater natural areas".
HyperHistory Online
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html: View 3000 years of history using interactive timelines for science, religion, the arts, and politics. Click to find biographies, maps, images, and links. Timelines for famous women, global warming, and the 2008 economic crisis are also included.
Kids' Planet
http://www.kidsplanet.org/: Learn more about the environment with all of the games and activities on Kids' Planet. Here, you can read about the Endangered Species Act, play games like Animal Word Search and Animal Concentration, read a story told by a spider ("The Web of Life"), and more.
Planet Protectors Club for Kids
http://www.epa.gov/osw/education/kids/planetprotectors/: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency invites you to become a Planet Protector. Learn how to make less trash and recycle by playing games.
Planetpals.com: Friends for Earth
http://www.planetpals.com/: Print out paper crafts, learn about recycling and the environment, have fun with Planetpals puzzles, and more at this cool site.
Project BudBurst
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/: Provides tools for citizen scientists to collect climate change data through "the timing of leafing and flowering in their area." Also publishes the results of this data.
Sanctuary: U.S. National Wildlife Refuges
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/habitats....: "Take a serious look at America's ecological oases. Find out what threats menace wildlife and, perhaps, the refuges themselves."
Take Care of America
http://www.kab.org/partners.asp?id=200&rid=201: Learn what you can do to take care of the environment.
Water Science for Schools
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/: "We offer information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge."
The Watershed Game
http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/watershed/watersh...: Play a game and learn about watersheds and the water cycle. You can choose between beginner or intermediate levels.

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