Student Environmental Education Sites
Student Environmental Education Sites
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Links on this page are to EE-related information, activities, and games for students interested in the environment. Other Student Resources: • Programs for Students
Explores the impact of environment on health and encourages interest in health- and science-related careers. Games, riddles, and on-line coloring; news on environmental topics; career profiles. Also: a game in which students identify an environment-related illness for each letter of the alphabet. Also available in Spanish.
The URL is: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm
Rustle the Leaf is an online outreach that uses syndication-quality, weekly comic strips and other creative tools to communicate essential environmental themes and truths. Our goals are to encourage environmentalists, to facilitate the sharing of environmental views in an engaging, nonconfrontational manner, and to introduce and reinforce environmental education with people ages 6 to 106. Teachers resources include downloadable monthly lesson plans and a students activities section.
The URL is: http://www.rustletheleaf.com/#
Visit Neptune's Web presented by the Naval Meteorology & Oceanography Command. Lesson plans, information on educational programs for students and teachers interested in pursuing oceanography, facts about the ocean and its marine life, and an encyclopedia of oceanography. Navigate through undersea passages to other oceanography and science sites.
The URL is: http://pao.cnmoc.navy.mil/educate/neptune/teacher....
National organization that offers student materials for grades K-5 and additional teacher resources, with FREE, downloadable guidebook in English and Spanish. A program of the University of Wisconsin - Environmental Resources Center.
The URL is: http://www.uwex.edu/erc/gwah/
Site highlights featured species, programs, live animal cams, "Creature of the Week", pet guides, and animal news.
The URL is: http://animal.discovery.com/guides/atoz/atoz.html
New CD-Rom Toys, Games, and Other Fun Stuff - by Marilyn Brackney, the creator of The Imagination Factory. In addition to the content found at the Web site, the CD shows visitors how to make items such as musical instruments, dolls, and puppets.
The URL is: http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/istore.html
Tree of Life (ToL) learning pages for teachers and students provides information on using the Tree of Life Web Project as a tool for learning and teaching about biodiversity. The ToL Treehouses are Web pages linked to scientist created core content about the world's organisms.
The URL is: http://www.tolweb.org/tree/learn/learning.html
More than 70 environmental education programs for all ages, including natural history seminars, teacher workshops and summer camps.
The URL is: http://www.ncascades.org/programs/school/
Just a fun site if you’re a turtle fan. This site includes real turtle sound clips. It also has fun pictures and inspirational turtle rescue stories.
The URL is: http://www.turtles.org/sounds.htm
This site includes pictures and information on plants and animals. Select a category to find specific information on a particular species.
The URL is: http://www.enature.com/main/home.asp?404;http://ww...
Activities, cartoons, an interactive rubbish game, and environmental questions and answers for kids. Also the opportunity to join Brucie's Buddies, a club for kids who care for the environment. From the Southland Regional Council, New Zealand
The URL is: http://www.BruceCGull.com/
An environmental education website aimed at 8-10 yr olds. Contains an environmental information database, and will include environmental curricula.
The URL is: http://www.ditc-eef.org
A web-based interactive resource on environment education developed for schools by TERI (Tata Energy Research Institute) with four main sections - Explore, Play and learn, Network, and Surf covering topics like Life on earth, Renewable energy, Air pollution, Water, Climate change and Solid waste. Also includes quiz, poems, environment calendar, story time, etc and interactive features.
The URL is: http://edugreen.teri.res.in/
A really cool site that stresses the importance of recycling. It has fun games and activities for students.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/students/fun.htm
Helping students to become community scientists and to preserve and restore our natural resources.
The URL is: http://www.lfola.org/preserves_scientific_monitori...
Following their designated paths, students choose among a variety of pages on the hottest environmental topics, and teachers encounter a nice collection of course syllabi and suggested reading materials. A public domain photo library provides royalty-free pictures. The project is maintained at Centre College with funding from the Rasmussen Foundation and the Associated Colleges of the South.
The URL is: http://web.centre.edu/enviro
A place to learn more about oil spills and hazardous chemical accidents.
The URL is: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/kids.htm...
A Project of EcoTopia/USA: Dedicated to the heroes of the American environmental movement.
The URL is: http://www.ecotopia.org/ehof/
The African Bird Migration Project is an environmental educational project that aims to teach school children about birds and their environment. Children from around the world can share information on birds in their communities & their biomes.
The URL is: http://www.africanbirdmigrationproject.org
"The Great Green Web Game is an online, fun and informative way to learn more about how your consumer habits can help or hurt the environment (based on the book, "The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices")." Created by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
The URL is: http://www.ucsusa.org/game/index.html
"The Great Green Web Game is an online, fun and informative way to learn more about how your consumer habits can help or hurt the environment (based on the book, "The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices")." Created by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
The URL is: http://www.ucsusa.org/game/index.html
Monthly National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) series introduces a variety of learning adventures and lesson plans designed for K-12 educators and students. Current issue has students investigating the migration of land and marine animals such as eagles, turtles, dolphins, swans, and harp seals.
The URL is: http://science.hq.nasa.gov/education/earth_explore...
KCC is a children's conservation club in New Zealand. The site has been developed for children to learn more about New Zealand's wildlife and wild places.
The URL is: http://www.kcc.org.nz/
Students have the opportunity to ask an expert about jobs that are involved with flowing water.
The URL is: http://www.ala.org/ICONN/AskKC.html
Elementary kids for a clean environment is a group that concerned children can join.
The URL is: http://www.kidsface.org/
Can you answer the riddler’s question?
The URL is: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/cool/ri...
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's page for students--news, discussion, and state information.
The URL is: http://www.greenworks.tv/kids/index.htm
An electronic publication of Wisconsin's DNR, EEK! contains information for teachers as well as students, and provides a forum where students (grades 4-8) can share stories and seasonal observations with each other. Links to WDNR-EE site.
The URL is: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/index.h...
River related projects, adventures, and initiatives delivered over the Internet to K-12 teachers and learners.
The URL is: http://cgee.hamline.edu/rivers/
Site for young children (K-5), featuring educational web sites such as "Animal Printouts" with hundreds of animal labels and information, games, "Zoom School", "Zoom Rainforest", "Zoom Sharks", projects, and "What's New This Week".
The URL is: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
A great site for teachers with links to educational materials and information on what is available for teachers from the Department of Natural Resources.
The URL is: http://www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/education/index.h...
Puzzles, games, creature features, and teacher resources from US Fish and Wildlife Service.
The URL is: http://endangered.fws.gov/kids/index.html
"Do birds fascinate you? Do you want to learn more about them? Some of the best young birders are already active in ABA, learning more about birds and helping with conservation." Site features "A Bird's-Eye View" newsletter written by student members, birding camps, conferences, birder resources, & more.
The URL is: http://americanbirding.org/yb/index.html
A site that includes activities, materials, and lesson plans and the schools that have already used them.
The URL is: http://www.siue.edu/OSME/river/Whatisriversproject...
This site, maintained by the World Wildlife Fund, contains information on ecosystems throughout the world. Also learn about some remarkable animals and their strange behaviors.
The URL is: http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/virtual_...
Activities and information on marine wildlife and ocean pollution. Sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The URL is: http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/kids.htm
This site provides something for everyone...from games for children, environmental information for students, career development opportunities and teaching materials for teachers, information on hazardous waste disposal, and environmental household practices for the general public.
The URL is: http://www.michigan.gov/deq
Student artwork, activities, and lesson plans on watersheds, drinking water, water pollution prevention and other water topics. From US EPA Water Office.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/ow/kids.html
Learning about environment can be fun — here you can find a variety of informative resources for both kids and teachers that will keep you entertained while you learn.
The URL is: http://www.greenworks.tv/kids/
Site provides Highschool students with information about air & water issues, waste & recycling, conservation, health & safety, ecosystems, & community environmental conditions. Also links to internship & scholarship opportunities, environmental careers & community involvement projects.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/highschool/
Action for Nature is a nonprofit whose purpose is to "foster a respect and affection for nature through personal action." It is particularly committed to encouraging young people to learn and care about nature. Offers "Acting For Nature", a book about young people from around the world who help nature.
The URL is: http://www.actionfornature.org/action.html
This site provides a light look at the environment with Youth page and EnviroFiction to help students see how things can operate in a just and sustainable world. There are links to many groups and programs for Youth, around the world. Can be used in highschool English and Civics classes as well as enviroment science class.
The URL is: http://www.earthneighborhood.com/
Facts sheets and conservation data for endangered and threatened Cats around the world. The student section contains fact sheets appropriate for elementary and middle school students as well as photographs.
The URL is: http://www.felidtag.org/
The Green Squad web site gives kids the tools and skills they need to help locate, & solve, environmental & health problems in their schools. The site is designed primarily for students in grades 5-8, but also offers information for younger & older students as well as parents
& teachers. Available in English and Spanish. The URL is: http://www.nrdc.org/greensquad/intro/intro_1.asp
Learn Biology Online offers tutorials for High School students, Freshwater Ecology, dictionary reference, diagrams and links in the field of Biology.
The URL is: http://www.biology-online.org/
The American Zoo and Aquarium Association is encouraging children to become involved at a local level in environmental conservation. The web site encourages children to voice their opinions about the environment and help kids make constructive decisions that positively affect nature. The results will be used to create future educational and interactive programming.
The URL is: http://www.azasweb.com/default.aspx?tabindex=2&tab...
An interactive web site designed to teach students in grades 5-8 about water quality, recycling, and safe chemicals through experiments, stories and on-line quizes (instructional videos can also be viewed with Real Player). From Olin Corp.
The URL is: http://www.kcpt.org/olin/
Centre for Environmental Education (CEE) site geared toward young students to explore various environmental issues and topics, educational activities and games about many aspects of the environment.
The URL is: http://www.kidsrgreen.org/
"Children are presented with a variety of resources based on a 'water' theme. Items include; the Rivers Amazon, Ganges and Nile ... data on river lengths ... sources, ages of rivers, floods and an opportunity to write desriptively." Presented by Snaith Primary School, UK.
The URL is: http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/water.htm
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment - GLOBE involves students from over 80 countries in collecting local environmental data. Observations are shared between schools and with scientists via the Internet.
The URL is: http://www.globe.gov/
A story and a coloring book about transportation and alternative fuels, for early elementary students. Pictures can be printed out or exported into Paintshop Pro. Related links are also available. From the US Department of Energy and US Postal Service.
The URL is: http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/
The Schaeffer Elementary School has developed an environmental science signature. This site
includes sites to be integrated with the curriculum along with lessons and activities for teachers. The URL is: http://www.mtwp.k12.pa.us/schools/schaeffer/eco/en...
The Sierra Student Coalition, the student-run arm of the Sierra Club, offers summer high school and college student environmental leadership training programs.
The URL is: http://www.ssc.org/
Chikyu Kids Environmental Network is a website that acts as a place for sharing your eco-projects with many young friends and their adult supporters all over the globe (in Japanese "Chikyu"). The website is organized by members of 8 different countries working for children's environmental activities.
The URL is: http://educa.lit.osaka-cu.ac.jp/cgileaf2/C-KEN/fra...
Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound.
The URL is: http://www.pulseplanet.com/
At the Why Files, students can uncover the truth behind the headlines. Visit the Environmental subsite under "More Stories" for topics from Air Pollution to Wildfires. Click "Cool Science Images" to see pictures and explanations of scientific phenomena at work in our world.
The URL is: http://whyfiles.org/
"Plant biology and internet activities for primary grades." Includes activities on insects, leaf collection, school gardens and more. Supplementary teacher's guide available, provided by the Evergreen Project.
The URL is: http://mbgnet.mobot.org/
Exploring Recycle City is an easy way to learn about the three R's -- reduce, reuse and recycle. Designed primarily for middle-school students, it's a lively point-and-click journey for all ages that demonstrates how individuals, businesses, and communities can work together to cut waste.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
Daily science radio series website.
Contains info from "today's show"; features in-depth articles from earth science, astronomy and environmental science; skywatching forecast; links to teacher resources; and kids pages. The URL is: http://www.earthsky.com/
This Earth & Sky Radio Series explains why all the oceans on Earth are salty, while inland water is typically fresh. The process of ocean water becoming salty is explained by using the analogy of what happens to water in a tea kettle, and by considering evaporation, precipitation and water flow. The clip lasts 1 minute, 34 seconds for grades 6-12.
The URL is: http://www.earthsky.com/scienceqs/lqshows.php?t=20...
This EPA site for kids ages 5-12 contains games, art projects, stories, pictures, and facts about environmental issues.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/kids/index.htm
A listing of water related educational activities (including ground and drinking water, wetlands, nonpoint source pollution, and marine debris curriculum) provided by the EPA.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/ow/kids/waterforkids.html
Website for K–12 educators that features brief text or animated presentations on such topics as planting & tending gardens; incorporating 4–H projects in the classroom; & helping students become more aware of how plants, animals, & humans interact with ecosystems. Some activities are available on CD-ROM & in Spanish.
The URL is: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/SchoolsOnline/index.h...
Drawing on Save the Children’s experience of working in some of the poorest countries in the world to explore the issues around poverty, sustainable development and access to safe water. Information, photos, children’s stories, classroom activities and extensive links to other sites and news stories relating to water and poverty are available for use by teachers and young people.
The URL is: http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/fairshares
This Earth & Sky Radio broadcast for Grades 6-12, discusses efforts to improve stream habitat for the Spikedace, a threatened species in the upper Verde River of Arizona. The show illustrates how ecosystems are easily perturbed by change, how population fluctuations due to floods may be natural, and how introduced species prey on native fish.
The URL is: http://www.earthsky.com/shows/shows.php?t=20010713...
This award winning, innovative site promotes recycling through art. Visit this site and meet Trashasaurus Rex!
The URL is: http://www.kid-at-art.com/
Provides interdisciplinary K-12 training and teaching materials (correlated to National Learning Standards). Site features information on teacher training workshops, teaching materials, and additional teacher and student resources. Online ordering avail.
The URL is: http://www.zpg.org/education/
Describes the process that students went through to build a wetland on their school grounds and information on how to get in touch with them.
The URL is: http://www.natureillinois.org/natwrks2.htm
Learn about the children of the Amazon and their environment. Games, projects and information for students and teachers.
The URL is: http://www.ccph.com/cota/
Environmental Inquiry (EI) supports teaching and learning about the environmental sciences through teacher education, curriculum research and development, and scientific inquiry by students in grades 7-12. Developing with NSTA, four curricula, each of which will consist of a student manual and teacher's guide.
The URL is: http://ei.cornell.edu/
Site for kids, ages 5 to 11, provides a series of information sheets to help learn about our planet's air and mankind's impact upon it. There are also a series of games and puzzles.
The URL is: http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/kids/
A kid's page containing fact sheets of animals from around the world, interactive games, endangered species coloring pages, and more. From Defender's of Wildlife, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting species and habitat.
The URL is: http://www.kidsplanet.org/
DRAWING FROM NATURE: a series of articles from the Los Angeles Times Kids Page, featuring art and science lessons for kids. Each article is written about plants and/or animals found in the Botanical Garden at UCLA. Illustrations are by children ages 5-12. The series runs on the 1st Sunday of the month in the Los Angeles Times "Comics Plus" section, www.latimes.com/features/kids/readingroom/.
The URL is: http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/kids.html
National Geographic Education Foundation project offering live CraneCam on Nebraska's Platte River. As part of this project, the website is offering new weekly educational video lessons for six weeks.
The URL is: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/cranecam/
"Join the Planet Protectors Club, participate in a space adventure to help save "Ergo", color and play games." Some activities are available in Spanish.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/osw/kids/index.htm
Check out the Spring 2006 eField Trip "Butterflies: Unlocking the Mystery of Metamorphisis" presented in an engaging format and designed to meet national education standards. Classrooms register for free. Also available now and through the rest of the year: Renewable Energy: POWERful Choices.
The URL is: http://www.efieldtrips.org
This page has video clips (with sound) about various environmental issues, some are made by students. This page would be appropriate for all ages.
The URL is: http://www.dep.state.pa.us/students/default.htm
Newsday (the major newspaper on Long Island) is doing a year long feature on the natural environment of Long Island. Site offers infomation for children, parents and teachers that help children connect with the natural
world. There are suggestions for activities, books to read, infomation on ecological concepts and more. The URL is: http://www.newsday.com/other/special/naturalworld/
Educational website for children that focuses on ecology, the environment, ecosystems, natural resources, plants, animals, and endangered species (annotated links are provided on all of these topics).
The URL is: http://www.eco-pros.com/greatlinks.htm
Sponsored by YES! (Youth for Environmental Sanity), "'The Green Schools Manual' contains inspiring information about how to make your school's campus environmentally friendly" (available in PDF format). The site also has information on topics ranging from consumption to overpopulation.
The URL is: http://www.yesworld.org/info/manual.htm
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.
The URL is: http://www.earthmatters4kids.com/main.html
Ducks Unlimited site provides a variety of resources on wetland education. Three new units developed for grade levels 4-6, 7-8, and 9-12, in wetland ecosystems series consists of an educator's guide and accompanying student journal, experiments, and activities.
The URL is: http://www.greenwing.org/dueducator/lesson_plans.h...
One of the Think Quest winners. Features a kids page: Butterflies for Kids, Discover New Worlds, Butterflies at School, general information, and more.
The URL is: http://library.thinkquest.org/C002251/index2.shtml
Clearly written, well researched articles show how the same basic principles influence and control the way things work in nature, living organisms, and human technology. Humorous thought-provoking approach makes science interesting and fun.
The URL is: http://www.ftexploring.com
The Edible Schoolyard, in collaboration with Martin Luther King Junior Middle School, provides urban public school students with a one-acre organic garden and a kitchen classroom. Using food systems as a unifying concept, students learn how to grow, harvest, and prepare nutritious seasonal produce.
The URL is: http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/homepage.html
Action-oriented project to involve youth and adults in communicating about environmental issues. Organizes international letter campaigns to prevent environmental destruction, with corresponding resources for teachers.
The URL is: http://www.globalresponse.org/
Project for students to become actively involved in their studies by researching wildlife preserves, zoos, and nature parks in their areas.
The URL is: http://www.tesan.vuurwerk.nl/indexusa.htm
EPA Region 9's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program supports schools by helping students and teachers alike to use the TRI database. The Toxic Release Inventory can be incorporated into many different classroom subjects, from chemistry to geography, statistics or earth sciences.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/tri/
A look at how water quality is measured, what toxins are found in drinking water, and wetlands and groundwater. Highlights include a "What can I do?" section and suggested science projects. From the US EPA Office of Water.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/nationswaters/
Environmental and animal-cause related cartoons and games with the aim to educate as well
as entertain. The URL is: http://www.hippoworks.com
Schools collaborate with a local grocery store to decorate shopping bags for Earth Day. Lots of supporting information, and examples from the hundreds of schools that have participated.
The URL is: http://www.earthdaybags.org/
"Ask Jeeves for Kids allows you to ask a question in plain English and, after interacting with you to confirm the question, Ask Jeeves for Kids takes you to the web site that will answer your question."
The URL is: http://www.ajschools.com/
Outside My Window is a project started by an international relations educator at Evergreen Valley High School in California. This project is designed to help students connect with other people around the world by exchanging photos taken through the windows of their houses and classrooms. To keep this broad and international, the learning standards are from the National Council on Social Studies and fit in with many local standards.
The URL is: http://www.outsidemywindow.org/
Restore a tallgrass or shortgrass prairie. Use the field guide to help decide which plants and animals belong in your prairie. In each multiple-choice question, your job is to pick the best combination of plants or animals for your particular prairie type.
The URL is: http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/prairie...
A real time data module for elementary students to explore weather phenomena locally and globally. Teachers can find many fun classroom activities divided into three sections: introductory activities, real time data activities, and language arts activities related to weather.
The URL is: http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/weatherproj/i...
Includes quizzes, educational information, interactive games, the "Pennies for the Planet" Student Newsletter, and a homework helper. From the World Wildlife Fund.
The URL is: http://www.worldwildlife.org/fun/index.cfm |
