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- BBC
Nature Online -
Useful
information about the planet we live in including wild
animals and human evolution. Curious facts and news.
Younger kids can use some extra guidance.
- BBC
Really Wild Zone -
A site for
those interested in animals and the natural world around
them; has wild life facts, games and competitions.
Produced by the BBC Natural History Unit.
- Backyard
Jungle - 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.
- 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?"
- Born
Free Junior and Education Pages
- Information on creating wildlife areas at home or
school. Support for teachers with direct links to the
National Curriculum, and encouragement for younger
people to think about wildlife in a responsible yet fun
way.
- Charlie's
Corner - Provides young
children information on the environment while playing
games and having fun. Maintained by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
- 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.
- Coastal
Explorer -
Clear explanations
of erosion, deposition, and other coastal features. With
photos and glossary. Includes section for teachers.
- Crumb
Stoppers HideOut -
Tired of
someone being crummy to you or others? Hate what people
are doing to our environment? Crumb Stoppers gives you
advice and tips about stopping crummy behavior.
- Diversity
- Explores the enormous variety of life on the Earth.
- Drinking
Water; Kids' Stuff -
Drinking
water experiments for kids and teachers, printable
activities, and links.
- E-OK
Kids - New site promoting
environmentally friendly activities. Includes links.
- ECO-PROS
- Ecology Protectors Society -
Identifies threats to the environment and tells what
people can do to make a difference. Includes related
links.
- EEK
- Environmental Education for Kids
- Interactive online magazine by the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources. Designed for children
in grades 4-8.
- EHC
Kid's Corner -
Games, puzzles,
and hands-on activities that help protect the
environment. From the National Safety Council.
- Earth
and Animal Facts -
An
educational web site about earth ecology, plant and
animal life, and wildlife.
- Earthforce
- National non-profit youth organization empowers kids
to help solve local environmental problems.
- EcoMan
Online - EcoMan is an
eco-friendly superhero who saves the world from the
polluter, McEvil. Written in comic strip style.
- Ecokids
Online - Provides
environmentally educative games, stories, a picture
gallery, calendar of events, contests, and facts about
Earth's environment.
- 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.
- EduGreen
- From air pollution to energy, learn more about the
world in which you live through games, poems, stories,
and ask-an-expert.
- Educational
in Nature -
Fun activities and
extras exploring nature and the environment.
- Elements
- Multilingual environmental magazine with activities
and interactive games.
- Elsa
The Envirophant -
Learn about
the environment from Elsa. Includes coloring pages,
newsletter, fan club, and banner exchange.
- Energy
Story - Detailed guide
explains what energy is and where it comes from.
- Envirofun
- Captain Earthworm, Captain Redbird, and Captain
Bluegill present information about recycling, pollution,
and tips for keeping the environment healthy. Includes
activities.
- Environmental
Literacy Council -
Looks at a
variety of issues related to the environment, including
topics such as air, food, energy, water, population, and
waste.
- Environmental
Science -
Offers environmental
news, issues, quizzes, facts, and links in a
kid-friendly setting. Also provides information for
parents and teachers.
- Expeditions
in Conservation -
Travel
alongside World Wildlife Fund scientists as they journey
into remote and exotic locales to learn more about the
most precious and varied ecosystems.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fort
Worth Environmental Management: The Kids Page
- Fun activities, information and links.
- GF
Awesome -
Maurice the Mountain
Goat and Lisa the Lynx introduce kids to the fascinating
world of trees. Visitors can explore tree biology and
conservation, as well as track the impact of trees on
weather.
- Global
Response - Young Environmentalist's Actions for Kids
- Tells kids what they can to do protect the
environment.
- GreenScreen
- The Global Habitat Project -
Environmental education by kids for kids.
- It
Takes All Kinds to Make a World
- From the American Museum of Natural History, a
definition of biodiversity, virtual tours of
biodiversity in different locations, tips for helping
biodiversity, and a reading list.
- Kids
R Green -
From the Center 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.
- Kids
for Saving Earth -
Preschoolers through teenagers will find great ways they
can help take care of the earth.
- Kid
Magnet - Children's Internet directory and more...
- Live
Nature Sounds -
Live sounds of
nature broadcasted 24 hours a day from Idyllwild,
California.
- Living
Edens - Learn about this
wildlife sanctuaries all over the work, including
information on the animals.
- 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.
- NIEHS
Kids Pages -
Features
environmental games, science, puzzles, and research
information.
- National
Wildlife Federation For Kids -
Play games, go on a virtual tour and meet Ranger Rick in
this fun website.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nature
Walk - Discover the nature in
different ecosystems with World Book Cyber Camp.
- Paper
University -
Information and
activities for students and teachers on papermaking,
recycling, forestry, trees, paper crafts, careers, and
the environment.
- 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.
- Rare
Species Conservatory - Just For Kids
- A site where kids can learn about the amazing
diversity of nature and find educational games, puzzles,
projects and downloads.
- 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.
- Saving
Our Environment -
Provides
young people with a forum for exchanging idea on
protecting the environment.
- 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.
- 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.
- The
Water Cycle -
A clear and
simple explanation with lots of activities and fun
facts.
- 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.
- WOW
- Wild Over Waterways -
Interactive games based on the waterways. Includes links
and school pages. Some portions require free
registration.
- Water
Science for Schools -
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.
- Wetlands
- Includes definitions, types, habitat, benefits,
literature, locations, careers, and ideas about how to
save wetlands.
- Young
People's Trust for the Environment
- Information written for young people and teachers on
environmental issues.
- Zoom
- Encourages children all over Europe to use
earthy-friendly methods of getting to school -- bikes,
skateboards and scooters -- and to explore the role
modern transport plays in climate change.
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