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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: The First Earth Day

For Students 3rd - 8th
You would think that the environment has always been a priority but that's not the case. In 1970, a U.S. Senator was disturbed by the lack of concern for our environment and proposed the first Earth Day. Use this site to learn more from...
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Website
Other

Worm Woman's Web Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic introduction to former biology teacher Mary Appelhof's books on vermicomposting at home/school/small businesses. Moderate autobiographical information on Applehof and her goals and purpose for vermicomposting. Brief description of...
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Website
World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Fund: Forests

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about forests throughout the world, deforestation, and efforts made to save the forests.
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Website
Environduck

Enviroduck: A Greener Kitchen Ways to Save Energy in the Kitchen

For Students 1st - 9th
Go green and help the eviroment by saving energy and power in the kitchen.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Human Water Cycle

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students learn about the human water cycle, or how humans impact the water cycle by settling down in civilizations. Specifically, they learn how people obtain, use and dispose of water. Students also learn about shortages of treated,...
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Other

Kids for a Clean Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
Don't just complain about what is happening to the environment, become involved in environmental issues and make a change. Here's an organization that is enabling kids to make those changes.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Alternative Sources for Paper Fiber

For Students 6th - 8th
If you're interested in arts and crafts, you might like this project. It uses several alternative, renewable sources of fiber to make paper, and compares the resulting papers for strength and writing quality.
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Other

Planet Ark: World Environmental News

For Students 9th - 10th
Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. To read previous news stories, please use the search engine below to find stories relating to any...
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Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Claim Testers: Episode 4 Fueling the Future

For Students 9th - 10th
The claim tester gang comes face-to-face with Orx-30. This comic focuses around the topic of sustainable forms of energy.
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Environduck

Enviroduck: A Greener School Ways to Go Green at School

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about being green and ways to help the evironment at school.
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Website
Environduck

Enviroduck: Carbon Footprint Calculate Your Co2 Generation

For Students 9th - 10th
Go green when you use carbon footprint calculator to figure CO2 and how to lower it.
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Environduck

Enviroduck: Carbon Footprint Calculator the Math Behind the Calculations

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the math on how our calculator figures your carbon footprint.
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Environduck

Enviroduck: Carbon Footprint Calculator Help With Software

For Students 9th - 10th
Online software help for the carbon footprint calculator.
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Environduck

Enviroduck: Green Transportation Environmentally Friendly Transport

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how green transportation such as cars, autos, busses, and trains can help our environment.