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The following resources are specifically for children to learn more about recycling and the environment.

Grades K–6: Trash Talk*
Grades 7–12: One Person’s Trash*   
 
Helpful Links
  • US EPA’s Environmental Kids Club—Here you can explore your environment and learn about neat things you can do to protect it. There are games, pictures, stories, and other fun things. Try Recycle City, Detective Training Activities, Waste No Words and many more!
  • KidZone—The National Wildlife Federation presents this all-new website for kids of all ages. The colorful KidZone pages contain online games, nature-related activities and more fun ideas for specific age groups from toddler to teen, including things to make, things to do, homework help, outside fun and Green Team projects.
  • EcoKids—This is Earth Day Canada's environmental education program for youth who care about the planet. It offers topical information about the environment through interactive, fun, educational games and activities that utilize participants' willingness to learn. Children are encouraged to form their own opinions, make decisions, get involved and understand the impact their own actions have on the environment.
  • Energy Information Administration’s Kids Page—Learn about energy.
  • Energy Action—This website is an online resource dedicated to energy conservation, environmental stewardship and the promotion of positive action through better energy education.
  • Out of the Rock—Earth sciences activities, useful and interesting information are updated regularly on this popular website.
  • ICE—The Igniting Creative Energy Challenge is a fun event for students K–12. This site explains it all!
  • EEK! (Environmental Education for Kids)—This electronic magazine for kids in grades 4–8 is sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
  • Earth 911 Kids—You will get help learning how to protect the planet and you'll find information, fun games and activities, great environmental links, and more. We can all lend a hand to make every day Earth Day!