Activism:
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www.ssc.org
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Sierra Student Coalition is a broad network of high school and
college students from around the country working to protect the
environment. Like the Sierra Club, the SSC is run by volunteers
who work on national and local campaigns that promote smart
energy solutions and protect the environment.
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www.seac.org
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Student Environmental Action Coalition-SEAC a grassroots
coalition of student and youth environmental groups, working
together to protect the planet and our future.
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ran.org
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Rainforest Action Network (RAN) Rainforest Heroes. Kids
Action Team-find facts and information about what you and your
friends can do to stop the latest causes of rainforest
destruction and climate change. Learning & Action site.
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Advocacy:
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www.childrensdefense.org
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Children's Defense Fund is a non-profit child advocacy
organization that has worked to champion policies and programs
that lift children out of poverty; protect them from abuse and
neglect; and ensure their access to health care, quality education,
and a moral and spiritual foundation.
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www.childrennow.org
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Children Now is a national organization championing the needs of
children with a successful combination of research and advocacy
ensuring that they are the top public policy priority.
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www.voices.org
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Voices for America’s Children is a nonpartisan, national
organization committed to speaking out for the well-being of
children at the federal, state and local levels of government.
Victories for children in early education, health, juvenile justice,
child welfare, tax and budget decisions and other areas.
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Altruism:
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www.kidsforsavingearth.org
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Kids For Saving Earth, provides an environmental education
curriculum for all ages. Great Site. ***
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www.globalyouthconnect.org
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Global Youth Connect's mission is to build and support a
community of youth who are actively promoting and protecting
human rights, and to educate and inspire the next generation to
work for peaceful change. Support youth who are already leaders
in their community and who are looking for ways to strengthen
their skills, deepen their understanding and build a network of
supportive allies.
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Books:
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www.bookmooch.com
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Book Mooch. Give books away. Get books you want. A community
for exchanging used books. There is no cost to join- your only
cost is mailing your books to others.
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www.bookswim.com
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BookSwim- online book rental library service lending you
paperbacks, hardcovers and college textbooks directly to your
home, without the need to purchase. They stock all the latest
bestsellers, new releases, and classics with free shipping both
ways. Read your books as long as you want, no late fees. Plans
start at $10 a month.
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www.paperbackswap.com
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Paperback Swap- Mail a book. Get a book. Any book you request
is yours to keep, share or trade. No processing charges. Every
time you mail a book to another member, you can request one for
yourself from over 3.3 Million.
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www.aspca.org
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ASPCA's Henry's Book Club spreading the joy of reading and
teaching kids what it means to be humane. For bookworms aged 5
through young adult.
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www.solarpub.com
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Solar Publishing, children's books which promote holistic living
and cultural awareness. Also collaborates with organizations to
offer niche publications which may be donated to deserving
children. Age range 5-12. Four books, including "My Mom hugs
Trees".
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Chemicals: see pollutants and pesticides as well...
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www.epa.gov/teach
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EPA's Toxicity and Exposure Assessment for Children's
Health (TEACH) Web site contains summaries of scientific
literature and U.S. federal regulations relevant to children’s
environmental health. TEACH currently focuses on information
that pertains to 18 chemicals of concern.
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www.epa.gov/nerl
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EPA's National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL)
conducts research and development that leads to improved
methods, measurements and models to assess and predict
exposures of humans and ecosystems to harmful pollutants and
other conditions in air, water, soil, and food.
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www.epa.gov/oppt
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EPA's Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program was
called for by the 1998 Chemical Right to Know Initiative, the goal
of which was to give citizens information on the effects of
chemicals to enable them to make wise choices in the home and
marketplace. VCCEP is the portion of that initiative that deals
with risks to children.
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www.epa.gov
/champ
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EPA's Chemical Assessment and Management Program provides
information on EPA’s new Chemical Assessment and Management
Program (ChAMP) and EPA’s efforts under ChAMP. Assesses and
initiates action on more than 6,750 industrial chemicals
manufactured in quantities of 25,000 pounds or more.
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www.epa.gov
/kidshometour
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Learn About Chemicals Around Your House. Graphics and info
for kids from the Environmental Protection Agency. ***
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toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov
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ToxMystery was created by the United States National Library
of Medicine to help children from 7-11 years old learn about
household chemical hazards. ***
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www.cehn.org
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Children’s Environmental Health Network. A Child-Safe U.S.
Chemicals Policy. White Paper.
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www.non-toxickids.net
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Non-Toxic Kids: Helping Your Kids Stay Safe, Healthy and
Smart. Helping parents in their quest to find quality information
and safe products for their kids. Blog.
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www.ewg.org/kidsafe
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Environmental Working Group's call for a Kid-Safe Chemicals
Act. Plus Kid-Safe Materials. ***
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www.cec.org
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"Toxic Chemicals and Children’s Health in North America"
A Call for Efforts to Determine the Sources, Levels of Exposure,
and Risks that Industrial Chemicals Pose to Children’s Health.
Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
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safecosmetics.org
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"No More Toxic Tub" Report. Getting Contaminants Out of
Children's Bath & Personal Care Products by the Campaign for
Safe Cosmetics. Mar 2009.
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Crafts-Do it Yourself: add to index...
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www.howtoons.com
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How Toons. Great site !!! For ages eight to 80. Cartoons show you
how to...make a pinwheel, a soda bottle, submarine, etc... *** A#1.
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www.kid-at-art.com
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Kids at Art Imagination Factory, teaches children and their
caregivers creative ways to recycle by making art. The lessons
and activities include drawing, painting, sculpture, collage,
papier-mache, marbling, and crafts.
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Data/Research: see learning sites as well...
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ndas.cwla.org
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Child Welfare League of America- National Data Analysis
System. The most comprehensive collection of national child
welfare and related data covering a wide array of topics that
reflect services to children and families.
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www.childtrends.org
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Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center that
studies children at every stage of development. Our mission is to
improve outcomes for children by providing research, data, and
analysis to the people and institutions whose decisions and
actions affect children, including policy makers, program
providers, foundations, and the media.
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www.kidscountnetwork.org
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Kids Count Network- easy access to the resources of all 53
member organizations in the Network. Network members share
the common goal of using data to advance change on behalf of
kids and families.
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Developing Countries:
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www.unicef.org
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UNICEF ‘Our climate, our children, our responsibility: the
implications of climate change for the world’s children’ April
2008. This report strongly argues that both mitigation and
adaptation are necessary as highlighted by the Stern Review, the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the most recent
Human Development Report. There is increasing global consensus
on the way forward, including the need for international
collective action.
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Documentaries/Videos for learning: see video page as well...
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www.teachersdomain.org
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Teachers Domain is an online library of more than 1,000 free
media resources from the best in public television; featuring
media from NOVA, Frontline, Design Squad, American
Experience, and other public broadcasting and content partners.
Great Stuff. ***
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Education: k-12 see learning sites below as well...
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See Forest Education page as well....lots there...
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www.free.ed.gov
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Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) makes it
easier to find teaching and learning resources from the federal
government. More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and
learning resources are included from dozens of US federal
agencies. New sites are added regularly. ***
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www.ecoliteracy.org
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Center for Ecoliteracy, an independent non profit, is dedicated
to education for sustainable living, providing tools, ideas, and
support for combining hands-on experience in the natural world
with curricular innovation in K–12 education. ***
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www.thegateway.org
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Gateway to Educational Materials select from over 50,000
educational resources. Enter a keyword and click Go. Reinforce
core content with learning resources from NASA, PBS, National
Science Foundation and over 700 other contributing education
content providers
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riley.nal.usda.gov
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US Department of Agriculture's collection of materials for
teachers, parents and students on agriculture, health, nutrition,
and science.
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www.ecoiq.com
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EcoIQ.com exists to support and promote a transition to
sustainability. Provides media and educational products and
services, and focuses on the strategies, tactics and tools needed
by leaders, educators, and advocates working for sustainability.
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www.edutopia.org
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Edutopia: What Works in Public Education. Go Green Database, a
directory you can be search by topic, grade level, cost, or
location (see panel to right) and supplement with your
contributions and comments. ***
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www.facingthefuture.org
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Facing the Future provides curriculum resources, teacher
workshops, and service learning opportunities used by teachers,
schools, and districts in all 50 states and over 60 countries.
Climate change. Population growth. Poverty. Environmental
degradation. Conflict. Global health crises.
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www.ceeonline.org
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Center for Environmental Education works with K-12 schools to
address climate change issues and to cultivate healthy lifestyles.
Promotes the greening of schools. The Curriculum Library, a
feature of the Blueprint for a Green School, hosts a searchable
collection of reviewed curriculum.
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www.need.org
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National Energy Education Development Project's mission is to
promote an energy conscious and educated society by creating
effective networks of students, educators, business, government
and community leaders to design and deliver objective,
multi-sided energy education programs. Resource Catalog of
curriculum materials and kits.
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www.nef1.org
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National Energy Foundation is a non-profit educational
organization dedicated to the development, dissemination, and
implementation of supplementary educational materials,
programs, and courses.
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www.epa.gov
/OW
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Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water. Projects,
art and experiments to involve kids and students with
environmental protection.
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www.amwaterhydroschool.org
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Hydro School, an Interactive Online Community that engages
students in understanding the important role water plays in their
everyday lives and encourages mindful stewardship of the
planet's most essential and precious resource.'
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www.fws.gov
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US Fish and Wildlife Service: Kids Corner. Materials to assist
with teaching and learning about endangered species. High School.
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ga.water.usgs.gov
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US Geological Survey: Water Science for Schools. Information
on many aspects of water, including an interactive center where
you can give opinions and test your water knowledge. High School
and up.
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passporttoknowledge.com
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Passport to Knowledge is a series of interactive learning
experiences using telecommunications to connect students and
teachers directly with our planet's leading researchers. Its
mission is to excite students about every kind of science, share
with them content more current than found in textbooks, and
inspire them to become lifelong learners- not up to date.
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earthobservatory.nasa.gov
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NASA Earth Observatory-interactive experiments that can be
used to teach all ages about the art and science of space-based
remote sensing. The experiments focus on how NASA uses remote
sensing to study how and why the Earth changes.
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gcmd.nasa.gov
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NASA's Global Change Master Directory Learning Center-
data and information about global environmental change.
Curriculum Support: Parameter Definition background
information, classroom activities, lesson plans. Interactive
Programs: Parameter Definition
web-based, stand alone. Exhibit Materials: Parameter Definition
museum exhibits, science center exhibits.
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www.fieldtripearth.org
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Field Trip Earth is a global resource for teachers, students, and
proponents of wildlife conservation.
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www.orionmagazine.org
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Orion Magazine For Educators- an enthusiasm for connecting
students to nature and the important issues of the day.
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newton.dep.anl.gov
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DOE's Argonne National Laboratory Division of Educational
Programs. Argonne's Ask-A-Scientist program has over 600
questions and answers in their environmental science archive and
provides a means to have questions answered that may not be
easily found on the web or within common references.
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www.americanforests.org
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American Forests' environmental education program provides
students with a real world learning experience while providing
teachers an innovative yet well organized program for teaching
science, math and Geographic Information Systems.
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www.thewildclassroom.com
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Wild Classroom's goal is to provide teachers with quality videos
and information for use in their classrooms. Great site !!!
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Environmental Organizations:
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www.unep.org
/Tunza
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TUNZA is a word in Kiswahili (the common language of most East
African countries) that means to "treat with care". The
programme is based on a strategy that aims to provide young
people with information and tools on how to "treat Mother Earth
with care" and how to Act for a better world. United Nations
Environment Programme.
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www.yesworld.org
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YES! is a nonprofit organization that connects, inspires and
empowers young changemakers to join forces for a thriving, just
and sustainable way of life. Their three programs are Global
Leadership Jams, Leveraging Privilege for Social Change, and
Supporting Aligned Movements.
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Farm to Table/School Lunch Programs:
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www.farmtoschool.org
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National Farm to School Program is a collaborative program of
Center for Food & Justice and the Community Food Security
Coalition. Program connects schools with local farms with the
objectives of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias,
improving student nutrition, providing health and nutrition
education opportunities that will last a lifetime, and supporting
local small farmers. ***
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attra.ncat.org
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ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information
Service "Bringing Local Food to Local Institutions: A Resource
Guide for Farm-to-School and Farm-to-Institution Programs"
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www.schoolnutrition.org
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School Nutrition Association: Search database for topic then
register.
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www.ted.com
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Ann Cooper. TED Video. Speaking at the 2007 EG conference,
"renegade lunch lady" Ann Cooper talks about the coming
revolution in the way kids eat at school -- local, sustainable,
seasonal and even educational food. *** A must watch !
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www.lunchlessons.org
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Lunch Lessons- Chef Ann (Cooper) offers consulting services for
school administrators, revamping their school lunch programs. She
works with schools to incorporate integrated school lunch
curriculums that not only promote nutrition and food education,
but serve healthful foods and increase the availability of healthy
food and nutrition choices for kids and teens.
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www.betterschoolfood.org
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Better School Food is a group of dedicated parents, educators
and health professionals committed to working with local
communities to improve meals and increase awareness of the
connection between good food, good health and a student's
ability to learn effectively.
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www.schoollunchinitiative.org
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School Lunch Initiative. Invites local parents, educators, and a
nation-wide audience to learn about the changes going on in the
Berkeley Unified School District under this unique collaboration
of public and private organizations. See what is being served in
their lunch rooms, find tips and resources, learn about the
project and partners, or find out how you can help with support.
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www.edibleschoolyard.org
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Edible Schoolyard, organic garden and kitchen classroom. Using
food systems as a unifying concept, students learn how to grow,
harvest, and prepare nutritious seasonal produce. The original
Alice Waters' program. See their helpful resources.
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www.wastefreelunches.org
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Waste-free lunch program is a process of educating students,
parents, and school staff about where our trash ends up and how
we, as individuals, can reduce the amount of trash we generate.
Waste-free lunch programs favor the use of reusable food
containers, drink containers, utensils, and napkins.
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Farm to Table/School Lunch Programs..... Reports:
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www.fns.usda.gov
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USDA Report: SmallFarms/School Meals Initiative, A
Step-by-Step Guide on How to Bring Small Farms and Local
Schools Together.
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www.fns.usda.gov
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USDA's "Guide to Buying and Serving Locally-Grown Produce
in School Meals" Eat Smart-Farm Fresh. 12-2005.
Lists many reports at end of Guide.***
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www.ecoliteracy.org
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Ecoliteracy's Rethinking School Lunch Guide
See; An interview with Marsha Guerrero, program coordinator of
The Edible Schoolyard.
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www.ecoliteracy.org
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Ecoliteracy's Publications Page. ***
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Food/Nutrition:
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fnic.nal.usda.gov
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USDA. Food and Nutrition Information Center. Lots of links and
info.
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www.epa.gov/fishadvisories
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EPA's Fish Advisory Teaches kids about contaminants in fish
and fish consumption advisories using fun, interactive stories and
games. Designed for kids ages 8–12.
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www.checnet.
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Children's Health Environmental Coalition. Safe Fish CHEC List
For Children, Teens and All Women of Child-bearing Age. With
good general suggestions.
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Fundraising:
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www.greenraising.com
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Greenraising, provides products that help people consume less,
preserve natural resources, and help others. Greenraising was
created to help solve both problems: raise money for schools and
give children an opportunity to learn that their actions can
change the world.
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www.go-green-fundraising.com
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Go Green Fundraising has 24 unique green fundraising products,
6 Fundraising Products kits. Texas.
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www.greenstudentsfundraising
.com
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Green Students Fundraising products provide positive impacts on
the environment and the health of our customers. We are always
adding more products, at lower prices, while making it possible
for schools and groups to raise significant funds.
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Gardening:
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www.kidsgardening.com
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Kids Gardening. National Gardening Association's site. Lots of
info. Grants, Classroom Projects, activities, resources.
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www.collectiveroots.org
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Collective Roots mission is to educate and engage youth and
communities in food system change through sustainable programs
that impact health, education, and the environment. Their three
program areas: garden-based education, food systems change,
and environmental action.
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www.lifelab.org
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Life Lab Science Program is nationally acknowledged as an
expert leader in the development and dissemination of
garden-centered educational programs.
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www.cityfarmer.org
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City Farmer's "Children and Urban Agriculture" describes
projects with links.
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aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu
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Kinder Garden. An introduction to the many ways children can
interact with plants and the outdoors- ideas for gardening with
kids. Texas A&M Horticulture.
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www.gardenmosaics.cornell.edu
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Garden Mosaics- Connects youth and elders, to investigate the
mosaic of plants, people, and cultures in gardens, to learn about
science, and to act together to enhance their community.
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Going Green:
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learningfundamentals.com.au
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Energy Change and Climate Change Tips- mind-charts.
Learning Fundamentals. These are great. Check them out.
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The head lice chemical Lindane (a neurotoxic organochlorine)
shows up more often than any other pesticide in the Arctic environment.
www.panna.org/lindane
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Head Lice:
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www.adviceonlice.com
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Advice on Lice. Pesticide free suggestions for persistent cases
of head lice.
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Health:
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yosemite.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency's Children's Health Protection
Portal.
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yosemite.epa.gov
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "2008 Children's
Environmental Health Report" Describes and links to current
programs from the Environmental Protection Agency concerned
with children's health. PDF. ***
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www.who.int
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World Health Organization. Children's environmental health web
site provides access to a large number of publications, statistics,
indicators, fact sheets on children's environmental health, as well
as links to other related WHO and non-WHO sites.
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www.healthychild.org
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Healthy Child Healthy World is a not-for-profit dedicated to
educating parents and caregivers about environmental toxins
that affect children’s health.
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www.childenvironment.org
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Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center. Protecting
Children Against Environmental Threats to Health.
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www.healthyschools.org
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Healthy Schools Network, is a non profit national environmental
health organization that does research, information, education,
coalition-building, and advocacy to ensure that every child has a
healthy learning environment that is clean and in good repair.
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kidshealth.org/kid
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Kids Health. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for
Children's Health Media, KidsHealth provides information for
kids written in age-appropriate content and tone. ***
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www.4girls.gov
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Department of Health and Human Services' Girls Health.gov
promotes healthy, positive behaviors among girls between the
ages of 10 and 16. The purpose of the site is to give girls reliable,
useful information on the health issues they will face as they
become young women, and tips on handling relationships with
family and friends, at school and at home.' Good site.
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www.nationalchildrensstudy.gov
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National Children’s Study will examine the effects of
environmental influences on the health and development of
100,000 children across the United States, following them from
before birth until age 21. The goal of the Study is to improve the
health and well-being of children. The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in
New York will begin recruiting volunteer Study participants...
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www.holisticmoms.org
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Holistic Moms Network, a non-profit support and resource
organization connecting parents who are interested in holistic
health and green living.
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www.childhealthdata.org
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Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health is a
project of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement
Initiative. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Ask a
question or search for info.
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Health Care:
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www.familiesusa.org
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Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization
dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health
care for all Americans.
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