Growing Greener Minds - Summer 2008 (PDF - 453KB)

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• Expand Your Environmental I.Q.
• Earth 911 - Making Every Day Earth Day (External Site)
• Earth 911 for Students & Teachers
• Our Environment Needs Your Help (External Site) - partner with WFTV Ch. 9 
• Keep your vehicles in good repair and make breathing a little easier for everyone (2.4MB - requires Adobe Flash Player) 

Air Quality

External Sites

• eXtraordinary Road Trip • XRT - a computer game for eco-drivers
• Air Defenders • the Quest for Clean Air

Biology & More

External Sites

• Bird Watching How & Where
• Wildlife viewing
• Florida's Diverse Habitats
• Orange County Great Outdoors
• Critter Questions
• The Florida Snakes Quiz
• Go Fish

Carbon Footprint Calculators

External Sites

• BP's Carbon Footprint Calculator
• Californians Against Waste

Climate Change & Greenhouse Gases

External Sites

• EPA's Climate Change Kids Site
• Thirty Eight Tips for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions (PDF - 397KB)
• What Can You Do About Global Climate Change? Mother Earth Living

Energy

External Sites

• Kids Saving Energy • U.S. Department of Energy

Green Building

• What is Green Building?

Pollinators

External Sites

• Pollinator Partnership
• North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
• US Forest Service - Pollinators
• Status of Pollinators in North America - National Academy of Sciences

Waste and Recycling

• Recycle City (External Site) 
• Great ReUses for Common Household Items!

Water Science and Conservation

External Sites

• USGS Water Science for Schools 
• St. John's River Water Management District (SJRWMD)
• South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)
• Orange County Water Atlas

Young Kids

• EPD Coloring Book (PDF - 963KB)

General Education Grants

External Sites

• Grant Wranglers • K-12 school & teacher grants
• Live Green: Teacher Grants
• Captain Planet Foundation
• American Honda Foundation

Plants, Gardening & Outdoor Education Grants

External Sites

• The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation
• Wild Ones: Seeds for Education
• KidsGardening.org
  • Youth Garden Grants
  • Hooked on Hydroponics
• Lowe's Outdoor Classroom Grant Program

Weather

External Sites

• National Weather Association Sol Hirsch Education Fund Grants