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Curated OER

Bottled Water Ban

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Convenience, taste, portability ... what's not to love about bottled water? Apparently, a lot. Scholars analyze the four main arguments supporting and opposing the sale of bottled water. They explore the health, environmental, and...
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Land, Waste, and Cleanup Topics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is loaded with information on solid waste and hazardous waste. It includes industries' effects on the environment, waste programs, treatment, control, pollution prevention, recycling, and cleanup programs.
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Other

Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation: Call2 Recycle

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about rechargeable batteries, recycling, and conservation.
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National Institutes of Health

Nih: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Students 3rd - 8th
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Three great ways YOU can eliminate waste and protect your environment!Waste, and how we choose to handle it, affects our world's environment-that's YOUR environment. The environment is everything around you...
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Environduck

Enviroduck: Greener Home Help Saving and Conserving Water Tips

For Students 1st - 9th
Ways to conserve water at home. Tips and hints on how to lower water useage.
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Other

Commercial Paving and Recycling

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes products, services, and technology incorporated to recycle construction and demolition wastes in order to reduce the amount of waste destined for the landfill.
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Environduck

Enviroduck: A Greener Home Save Resources Like Water and Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Go green at home by saving energy, water, food. Learn how to conserve.
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Environduck

Enviroduck: Greener Home Saving Energy With Cfl Lighting and Bulbs

For Students 9th - 10th
Conserve energy at home with Compact Fluorescent Lamps or CFL light bulbs.
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Environduck

Enviroduck: Greener Home Saving Energy With Hvac and Hot Water

For Students 9th - 10th
Conserve energy at home with these hvac, heating and air conditioning, and hot water tips.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Earth Day Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] How can you treat the earth with more respect? Check out this resource featuring links to elementary activities to celebrate Earth Day. You will find word searches, crossword puzzles, reading...
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Environduck

Enviroduck: Driving Techniques to Conserve Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn ways to conserve gas by driving and maintaining your car and tires.
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Other

K 3 Learning pages.com: Earth Day Links

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
How can you celebrate Earth Day in your classroom? This collection features several downloadable Earth Day worksheets including word searches and coloring pages. Students and teachers can plan the perfect way to recognize the environment.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Epa's Environmental Education Center

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection of fact sheets, brochures, and web pages about environmental issues. Topics include acid rain and air pollution, ecosystems, human health, waste and recycling, conservation, and water-related concepts and issues.
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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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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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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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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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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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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: Green Transportation Environmentally Friendly Transport

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