Climate Change
Meet the Greens (PBS): A site for kids about looking after the planet. Grades 3-5.
http://www.meetthegreens.org/
Science News for Kids: Articles on climate change (Gr. 3-5):
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?s=climate+change
Planet Protectors Club Reduce, reuse and recycle.. K-5:
http://www.epa.gov/waste/education/kids/planetprotectors/index.htm
6-8: (See life of a cell phone, etc.)
Earthman Project: Climate Crisis Jam—a musical message. Grades 3-5:
http://www.climatecrisisjam.org/
Polar Action Guide: NRDC Grades 3-5.
http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/polaraction.pdf
EPA Climate for kids, Gr. 4-8:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/climateweather.html
Great cartoon clip explaining the “greenhouse effect”:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/global_warming_version2.html
Kid’s Crossing: Living in the Greenhouse (National Corporation for Atmospheric Research) Grade 4-8, Topics: What is climate?, Cycles of the Earth, The Warming Greenhouse, Long Ago Climates, Wild Climate, Climate in the News.
http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/index.htm
Take Aim At Climate Change (NASA Rap Music Video) Grades 5-12
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Take_AIM_at_Climate_Change_video.html
Climate Change Education: Funky site with lots of info for Gr. 5-9. Videos (including Blue Man Group)
http://globalwarmingkids.net/
Flooding in Coastal Cities Middle/HS:
http://www.pewtrusts.org/resource_library_search.aspx?keyword=flooding coastal
Carbon for Kids: Gr. 5-9. Graphic of CO2 produced by one U.S. citizen; video clips (note metric tons used—1 tonne = 2205 pounds)
http://www.icbe.com/carbonforkids/
Great Green Web Game. Union of Concerned Scientists: Gr. 5-8 .
http://go.ucsusa.org/game/
Low Carbon Diet (Middle/HS): Also Look for Journey for the Planet (Grades 5-7)
http://www.empowermentinstitute.net/journey/index.html – JFPsampleaction
Climate Institute: Gr. 6-9. Teen sites:
http://climate.org/resources/educational/teen-sites.html
NASA/Jet Propulsion Lab: Gr. 6-12 Good up-to-date graphs CO2, global ice vieweri, climate time machine,
http://climate.jpl.nasa.gov/
Ecokids. Games that teach.
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/games_activities/climate_change/index.cfm
Cool Climate Kids’ Club K-5 (Canada):
http://www.coolclimate.org/index.html
BBC Climate Change for Kids Gr. 4-7.:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/specials/climate_change/default.stm
Energy:
Energy Star for Kids:
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=kids.kids_index
I Buy Different: (Grades 4-9): Helps young people understand their purchasing power and what they can do to reduce their environmental impact. 37-page activity guide. Smart Consumers: An Educator’s Guide to Exploring Consumer Issues and the Environment: http://www.newdream.org/programs/beyond-consumerism/kids-and-commercialism/i-buy-different
Kids Saving Energy. Games, facts., and tips.. U.S Dept. of Energy: Gr. 3-5
http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/smart_home.html
Energy Hog: game Grade 3-5.
http://www.energyhog.org/
Energy Quest Game:
http://energyquest.ca.gov/
Lose Your Excuse (for wasting energy): Activities and information. Dept. of Energy
http://www.loseyourexcuse.gov/index.html#/index
