Environment Kid’s Air (ages 5-10) Backyard Conservation Drinking Water and Ground Water Kids’ Stuff (Grades K-12) Kids (K-12) learn about the water cycle through games, activities, and resources. Classroom lessons, games, and activities are also offered for K-12 teachers as well. Earth Day for Kids Earth Science Enterprise: For Kids only Environmental Kids Club (grades K-12) Just for Kids Kids Corner - Endangered Species Kids.gov – Earth Science - Environment (grades 6-8)http://www.kids.gov/6_8/6_8_science_environment.shtml NIEHS Kids' Pages Recycle City ToxMystery Tox Town The Water Sourcebooks (Grades K-12)
AirNow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqikids_new.main
Games and information pages help kids learn air pollution.
Information is also available in Spanish: http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqikids_spanish.main
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/backyard/
Shows kids and their families backyard conservation practices to help the environment and make their yards more attractive and enjoyable.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/
http://www.earthday.gov/kids.htm
This page provides links to federal government sites for kids related to Earth Day and the environment.
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/
Learn about how people affect the earth and how NASA studies air, land, natural hazards, and water. Also includes educational links and games.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/kids/
This educational site covers all aspects of our environment (air, earth, water, garbage and recycling, and plants and animals). Fun activities and games for students of all ages are included.
United States Department of the Interior
http://www.doi.gov/kids/
Lists the kids websites from all of the Department of the Interior's agencies (National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Minerals Management Service, and Office of Surface Mining).
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/kids/index.html
Kids learn how loss of habitat and ecosystems can lead to a decline in biodiversity, and how the Endangered Species Act helps conserve endangered and threatened species.
Middle/junior high school students will find information on the environment. Kids.gov provides links to government sites and other non-governmental resources.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Kids’ Pages
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/
Online activities and games teach kids about environmental health. Site is also available in Spanish: http://ninos.niehs.nih.gov/home.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
Kids learn how to protect the environment by exploring how Recycle City's residents recycle, reduce, and reuse waste.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
http://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/
This interactive activity help kids explore and identify toxic hazards in their homes.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/
This interactive activity help kids explore and identify toxic chemicals and hazardous substances in their neighborhoods.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/wsb/index.html
The Water Sourcebooks contain 324 activities for grades K-12 divided into four sections: K-2, 3-5, 5-8, and 9-12. Each section is divided into five chapters: Introduction to Water, Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment, Surface Water Resources, Ground Water Resources, and Wetlands and Coastal Waters.
Natural Disasters Earth Science Enterprise: For Kids only Smokey Kids USFA Kids
U.S. Geological Survey
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids/
Kids learn earthquake facts through these interactive and informative pages. Learning Links & Online Activities offers access to quizzes, games, puzzles and facts. In the left navigation bar, there is a designation labeled For Students which provides links to science education, training and information separated into age-appropriate groups.
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/
Learn about how people affect the earth and how NASA studies air, land, natural hazards, and water. Also includes educational links and games.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
http://www.fema.gov/kids/
Kids learn how to prepare for disasters and how to prevent disaster damage. There are games and quizzes for kids as well as resources for parents and teachers. FEMA covers floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, thunderstorms, volcanoes, earthquakes, wildfires, winter storms, and national security emergencies.
National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
http://www.weather.gov/om/reachout/kidspage.shtml
Kids learn about hurricanes, winter storms, tornadoes, thunderstorms and lightning, floods, and safety tips through informational pages and online activities.
Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.smokeybear.com/kids/default.asp
Smokey Bear shows kids to prevent forest fires through games and fact sheets.
U.S. Fire Administration Kids
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids/flash.shtm
Kids learn about fire safety, smoke alarms, and escaping from fire through interactive puzzles and games.
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