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Teaching Tools

This page contains links of resources for parents and teachers that will assist in the teaching of meaningful skills to help save our planet:  

• Kids Saving Energy - Games, tips, and facts just for kids who want to save energy from the US Department of Energy. http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/ 
  
• Freddo's Frog Pond on the Web - Ther aim of this site is to provide parents and children across the world with ideas and concepts which can be transferred from the internet into the home which support environmental sustainability and safety while having fun, encouraging creativity and family activity. From GreenWeb ltd. http://www.greenweb.com.au/freddo/index.html
  
• Kids Links for Teaching Green - a long listing of age appropriate links for children that focuses on topics to save our Earth. http://www.ecomall.com/biz/kidslinks.htm
  
• Alliant Energy Kids - Through interactive and engaging activities, elementary school students can learn about electricity and natural gas, how to use them safely and wisely, and how and why it’s important to conserve energy. http://www.powerhousekids.com/ 
  
• Go Green with EBSCO's Free Database – GreenFILE
  Recently, EBSCO Publishing announced the release of GreenFILE, a bibliographic database of information about environmental concerns. This database is being made freely available at www.greeninfoonline.com.  GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.