EcoWISER New Mexico

Environmental Education Sites

There are a wealth of useful, creative and fun environmental education websites. Here are Eartheasy's recommendations and a few of our own as well:

Environmental Education Association of New Mexico - has ample information on professional development, environmental education resources and links to great sites.

Environmental Education Resources on the U.S - Mexico Border
The most comprehensive searchable EE web resource for the southwest border area.

ENature.com Is the only time you feel connected to nature during a Jeep commercial? Then perhaps it's time to escape the concrete jungle, or at least visit ENature.com during your lunch break while playing a nature sounds CD. This handsome site is brought to you by the publisher of the National Audubon Society Field Guides. ENature.com helps you identify over 5000 species of plants and animals by listing them in a searchable field guide. Learn all about habitats from Wetlands to Deserts. There are even local guides that list birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals in your area.

ERIC Clearinghouse For Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education. Our goal is to provide access to the best information available for teaching and learning about science, mathematics, and the environment.

Kids Planet - Species fact sheets, "wild games", web of life, how kids can help defend the environment, even a Wildlife Adoption Center.

EcoKids - EcoKids is Earth Day Canada's environmental education program for youth who care about the planet. It offers 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.

Kids Regen - Kids Regen is a place for children to interact with other kids, play, and have fun while learning the important connections between healthy soil/environment, healthy food, and healthy people. Kidsregen.org is part of The Rodale Institute's Youth Educational Program.

The Green Squad - This NRDC website shows how to identify and solve environmental problems. Explore a colorful virtual school room by room, and use the mouse to locate potential hazards. Site offers a wide range of fact sheets and environmental resources.

The Big Blue Bus - The Big Blue Bus is a fun way for kids to learn about protecting the world's water sources. Kids ages 8 to 16 can sign up as Water Wizards, with a Small Fry Club for kids under 7. Cartoon characters introduce games and activities while teaching about "all things watery." This site is put out by the Government of Canada.

Global Warming Kids Site - This EPA site explains what global warming is and what causes it, and what you can do to help stop it. Educational but not overwhelming, the site provides definitions of each scientific term used and features simple global warming-themed games.

Kids Go Wild - Wild news, wild animal facts, environmental games. KidsGoWild.com also gives kids the chance to get involved in conservation by joining Conservation Kids, where you learn about saving wild animals and the environment! Sponsored by The Wildlife Conservation Society, headquartered at the world famous Bronx Zoo.

Nature Challenge for Kids - This David Suzuki Foundation website starts out with ten simple ways you can protect nature, followed by four challenge activities that offer first-hand experience with the natural world. The "Cool Links" page connects with other environmental websites.

I Buy Different - Empowers children and teens with the message: "You have the power to make the earth a better place becuase of what you buy." This site offers a variety of tools and materials to help young people learn about the connections and actions that can make a difference.

Recycle City - You can create your own Recycle City scavenger hunt or go to the Activities area and see other ways you can explore Recycle City. A great way for kids to learn the basics of recycling.

Roots & Shoots
The Roots & Shoots program is about making positive change happen—for our communities, for animals and for the environment. And it all starts withyou! With tens of thousands of youngpeople in almost 100 countries, the Roots & Shoots network branches out across the globe, connecting youth of all ages who share a common desire to help make our world a better place. This powerful, youth-driven network fosters a fun, flexible and supportive environment where young people and adults alike come together to share ideas and inspiration, implement successful community service projects and participate in special events and global campaigns.

Tunza - This U.N. Environment Programme magazine for young people focuses each month on a specific topic related to sustainable living. Read articles written by and for teens around the world.

Environmental Education for Kids - EEK!, an online magazine for grades four to eight, contains articles and activities about animals, plants and environmental issues.

EPA Student Center - Offers information on a wide range of environmental issues. This site includes a section on environmental careers. Or, click on "Fun Activities" to play environmental games.

Dr. E's Energy Lab - A monkey named Dr. E will teach you about renewable energy and energy efficiency at this U.S. Department of Energy site. Dr. E offers up online resources for everything from alternative fuels to solar energy.

Field Trip Earth - Travel the world via interviews, discussion groups, field reports, essays, slide shows and educator resources. Start on the "Choose a Field Trip" page, and use the airplane cursor to select a wildlife conservation project you'd like to visit.

Children of the Earth - Promotes a greater understanding and respect for animals, plants, water, soil, air and energy systems. Helps children comprehend the positive and negative environmental effects of our actions.

Flying WILD - A bird education offering for middle schools giving students the opportunity to learn through researching, planning, and hosting a school bird festival. Flying WILD is an initiative of the Council for Environmental Education (CEE) Project WILD program.

Treetures - The "Treetures" are tiny guardians of the forest who teach about trees and how important they are to the environment. Try out tree-themed activities, listen to the Treeture theme song, or send a TreeMail message to your favorite character.

Web Rangers - This is the National Park Service’s site for kids of all ages. Activities are presented for three age groups (6+, 10+, 13+) in categories Adventure, Exploration and Discovery. Challenges, puzzles, games and activities designed to educte children about nature and stewardship.

Earth Matters 4 Kids - Earth Matters correlates science with basic environmental principles, helping teachers, students (K-6) and community members gain a full understanding of how science works in natural surroundings, by bringing a virtual natural world into the classroom.

Surf Your Watershed - This website allows you to locate your watershed on maps.

Wise - This is a great website that helps teachers & administrators design more
sustainable schools. Also very kid-friendly -- check out the games on the "Visit Eco" page!