Conservation Kids' favorite nature web sites

*WEB LINKS: ANIMALS NATURE/SCIENCE * CONSERVATION * ECOLOGY**
SITE NAME	ADDRESS (click on or copy and insert in your browser)
EARTH DAY	http://www.earthsite.org/ The Official Site of International Earth Day
Earthforce	www.earthforce.org a national youth organization that empowers kids to help solve local environmental problems
Earthshare for Kids (K and up)	EarthShare for Kids Ecology for kids. Links to other sites. Home page will take adults to information on supporting conservation.
Earth2Kids	www.earth2kids.org from Environmental Defense, offers kids art, poems, games, and resources for teachers and parents.
Earth911 All ages: K - High School Teachers plans too	http://www.earth911.org 1-800-CLEANUP Find information, books, links, an environmental glossary and much more on everything from beach water quality, energy conservation and recycling hazardous wastes to "green shopping tips." Easy to navigate for adults and children. There are grade-specific kid's sites. A GREAT site for parents and teachers too.
EarthSavers	http://www.nwf.org/earthsavers/ a national network of 3,500 elementary school clubs
EduGreen	www.edugreen.teri.res.in covers air pollution and energy issues, allowing kids to learn through games, poems, stories, and an ask-an-expert feature.
Explorers Club	www.epa.gov/kids offers games, pictures, stories, and activity books, from the US Environmental Protection Agency
GreenScreen	www.greenscreen.org features environmental education by kids, for kids.
Kidlink	www.kidlink.org is a network for kids through age 15. It links 110,000 young people around the world to discuss problems and work together to solve them
Kid's Domain - Earth Day (K-8)	http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/earthday/index.html Earth Day/Ecology/Recycling: A fun site for young children. Best for children who can read. With the help of an adult, children can learn a brief history of Earth Day, read stories, send a card,and download activities, like coloring pages and word games, to do at home.
Kids for Saving Earth	www.kidsforsavingearth.org offers preschoolers through teenagers things they can do to help care for the earth.
Kratt's Creatures (PBS) (8 - 12)	http://www.pbs.org/kratts/crazy/index.html Animals - global wildlife If you want to learn more about wildlife around the globe this is the site for you. A fun, interactive, easy to navigate and very informative site. You must know how to read to navigate this site. Older children will learn a great deal by clicking on maps, creating their own adventure stories, solving quizzes and retrieving information from past TV episodes. Younger children will enjoy the matching games.
The Missouri Botanical Garden "Evergreen Project Adventures: just for students" (8 - 12)	http://mbgnet.mobot.org/index2.htm Ecology/Nature Learn about biomes, freshwater, marine ecosystems and plant biology. A very comprehensive, yet easy to follow site for those who want to learn about nature and ecology. Geared to children who read. Enjoyed by adults too.
The Missouri Botanical Garden "Evergreen Project Adventures: just for teachers" (Teachers, homeschoolers)	http://www.evergreenproject.com/teachers/vidless/indexfr.htm Ecology/Nature This is a good site for students and teachers. Web workshops, videos and more. Lots of free stuff to download including material for class lessons and more. Series include "What's It Like Where you Live", The Biology of Plants, The Environment; Life Habitats Video Series. FYI, I downloaded the one on Biomes in less than a minute and found it to be a very informative outline with ideas for activities and ways to promote discussion with students. (Teachers and homeschoolers-for details)
Planetpals Earthzone	www.planetpals.com offers card games, a free recycle kit to print, coloring book, and lots of interesting facts (easy-to-understand information about conservation, and really fun games)
Ranger Rick's Kid Zone	www.nwf.org/kids from the National Wildlife Federation, focuses on water, wetlands, endangered species, and more.
Recycle City all ages (preschool - 18 yrs)	www.epa.gov/recyclecity shows kids what happens to garbage and why recycling is important. Includes a game and other activities.
The Saint Louis Zoo Kids Page (K-8)	http://www.stlzoo.org/kids.asp Animals/ZOO Activities, games, articles: a virtual tour of the children's zoo, "draw an elephant", word search, picture puzzles (Rebus), jokes, stories and more. Best if a child has a parent or older child to help them read and interact. Word games are best for older children. Really easy to use and navigate this site.
The Saint Louis Botanical Gardens Kids Page "Partners for Growing" (K-8)	http://mbgnet.mobot.org/pfg/samples/index.htm Animals/Nature/Ecology Activities, interactive stories (about rainforests and more), learn a song about pollinating plants and much more. Best if a child has a parent or older child to help them read and interact. I learned a great deal visiting this site. Targets primary aged children. Several activities are good for those proficient with a computer mouse.
World Wildlife Fund (6 - 12)	http://www.worldwildlife.org/fun/kids.cfm Endangered species and biodiversity Learn, play games, FREE stuff and more.
Zoboomafoo (PBS) (K-8)	http://www.pbs.org/zoboo/ ANIMALS/NATURE - names, sounds, foods A fun site for children to learn a bit more about animal culture. Any child proficient with a mouse can play most games on the site. Once an older child or parent gets a younger child started they can download coloring pages, play matching games,"Mystery Animal Game," "Finding Mommy Adventure," or ""Snacktime" to learn to identify animal body parts, sounds or foods. Most games are interactive and speak the directions as you pass the mouse over the virtual game boards and help buttons.
Zoboomafoo (PBS) - "Animal Helpers" (K-8)	http://www.pbs.org/zoboo/animalhelper.htm Wildlife Conservation This site answers the question "What can I do to help the animals?" The Kratt Brothers, Chris and Martin Kratt, have formed "The Kratt Brothers' Creature Heroes." This not-for-profit organization is dedicated to kid empowerment and wildlife conservation with the mission of giving kids opportunities to help the animals they love and thus empower them to be...Creature Heroes! Giving the kids of America, and even the world, a positive and fulfilling conservation experience at an early age, the Kratt Brothers are aiming to launch the next generation of decision makers into a life-time of involvement in wildlife conservation.
Zoom (PBS) (K-8)	Zoom (PBS) Nature/Science Activities - recycling/reusing These links take you directly to the pages for directions and kid's e-mail about creating each project. The projects use items usually found around your home. I like it because it teaches us about the world around us and gives us ideas to create toys and games using recyclable items. Parents and older children will enjoy creating these projects with younger children. They are really simple to create. Just print the directions on each project and enjoy. Counting bugs \| biodome \| bird feeders \| germinating seeds \| planting seeds \| soda bottle race boat \| waterwheel \| composting \| junk (recycled) boat \| moldy soup \| windmill