Students at Nash Elementary School are working to protect the environment!
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The links below offer information, activities, and lesson plans related to improving our planet.
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The Green Squad
This NRDC website shows how to identify and solve environmental problems. Explore a colorful virtual school room by room, and use the mouse to locate potential hazards. Site offers a wide range of fact sheets and environmental resources |
Kids Planet
Species fact sheets, "wild games", web of life, how kids can help defend the environment, even a Wildlife Adoption Center. |
Global Warming Kids' Site
This EPA site explains what global warming is and what causes it, and what you can do to help stop it. Educational but not overwhelming, the site provides definitions of each scientific term used and features simple global warming-themed games. |
Kids Go Wild
Wild news, wild animal facts, environmental games. KidsGoWild.com also gives kids the chance to get involved in conservation by joining Conservation Kids, where you learn about saving wild animals and the environment! Sponsored by The Wildlife Conservation Society, headquartered at the world famous Bronx Zoo. |
Eco-Kids
EcoKids is Earth Day Canada's environmental education program for youth who care about the planet. It offers interactive, fun, educational games and activities that utilize participants' willingness to learn. Children are encouraged to form their own opinions, make decisions, get involved and understand the impact their own actions have on the environment. |
The Big Blue Bus
A fun way for kids to learn about protecting the world's water sources. Kids ages 8 to 16 can sign up as Water Wizards, with a Small Fry Club for kids under 7. Cartoon characters introduce games and activities while teaching about "all things watery." This site is put out by the Government of Canada |
Nature Challenge for Kids
This David Suzuki Foundation website starts out with ten simple ways you can protect nature, followed by four challenge activities that offer first-hand experience with the natural world. The "Cool Links" page connects with other environmental websites. |
EekoWorld
A new PBS website teaches kids ages 6 to 9 how they can help take care of the earth. Animated characters use games and activities to present facts about ecosystems and pollution. Children can build their own "EekoCreature" and help it overcome environmental problems |
Roofus' Solar Home
At this site, meet a dog named Roofus who's an expert on solar energy and energy efficiency. As you visit different parts of Roofus' energy smart house, you'll find energy saving tips and simple experiments to help you understand how energy works. |
Recycle City
Click on any section of Recycle City that you want to tour, or click on the Dumptown Game. You can create your own Recycle City scavenger hunt or go to the Activities area and see other ways you can explore Recycle City. A great way for kids to learn the basics of recycling |
Planet Slayer
"Greena, the Worrier Princess" is an animated Australian teenager with a sense of purpose -- to save the earth. Visitors will have fun watching cartoons about her environmental adventures and playing the Planet Slayer game. |
Treetures
The "Treetures" are tiny guardians of the forest who teach about trees and how important they are to the environment. Try out tree-themed activities, listen to the Treeture theme song, or send a TreeMail message to your favorite character |
Web Rangers
This is the National Park Service’s site for kids of all ages. Activities are presented for three age groups (6+, 10+, 13+) in categories Adventure, Exploration and Discovery. Challenges, puzzles, games and activities designed to educate children about nature and stewardship |
Earth Matters 4 Kids
Earth Matters correlates science with basic environmental principles, helping teachers, students (K-6) and community members gain a full understanding of how science works in natural surroundings, by bringing a virtual natural world into the classroom |
MBGnet
MBGnet's “Biomes of the World” is a great informational website where students can learn about different biomes of the world. This site is especially good for students in grades 3-5 who are doing research into habitats, biomes, and different ecosystems of the world. The site allows students to visit different ecosystems and is almost like a webquest in which students can select the biome they wish to visit. |
Auntie Litter
Auntie Litter is a national conservation site. The most useful segment for students is the "Links and Facts" section. There is also a red balloon that directs younger kids to conservation related activities. Most of the site is geared toward teachers, with things to order and sign up for.
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Planetpals
Planetpals features a colorful Earthzine (a web based magazine all about Earth issues). The website also includes an “Earthday” page with eco-activities for students, parents, and teachers. In the “Teachers” section, there are many Earth science and Recycling resources. |
OLogy
The “OLogy” site has plenty of information about the Earth and various Earth sciences. When you type “recycling” into the search, one of the results that comes up is "How to be an energy saver." This asks different questions related to saving energy, recycling, and helping the planet. |
Zero Footprint
Zero Footprint helps students determine how much of an impact their actions have on the environment. Students can take a quiz to find out what their carbon footprint is. |
Special thanks to Eartheasy.com for providing some of the information above
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