Girl Scouts of Rolling Hills Council: Our Council's Own Girls Go Green Links

This is a list of many kinds of "Green" sites. There are some terrific ones - some more appropriate for younger girls, and others are better older girl resources. As always, the use of the internet needs to be appropriate in supervision.

The Green Machine

http://choosers.ivillage.com/green/green_machine/
The Green Machine: Ready to see how easy it can be to start living a little greener? Just rev up the Green Machine. Packed with tips, suggestions and a few surprises (you won't believe how much energy you can save by unplugging your cell charger when it's not in use), the Green Machine is for anyone who wants to go green but isn't sure where to start.

Greenopia

http://www.greenopia.com/
Greenopia: Greenopia is your personal guide to a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. We're passionate about helping you make daily choices to live a greener life. You've heard that you should reduce, reuse, and recycle. Here's how you can easily do so. Tips, Information, Ideas, Quiz

Greenpeace Green Living Guide

http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/green-living-guide/after-school
Everyone must play a part in protecting the environment. There are many suggestions on this site you can do, just ask an adult for help. There are also many things you can do on your own every day to help save the planet. This has lists of things that can be done to help with the greening of the earth.

Action For Nature

http://www.actionfornature.org/
Encouraging young people to take personal action to nurture and protect a healthy environment on which all life depends. Share, Take Action, Games, Awards. Action For Nature (AFN) is a USA-based nonprofit organization that inspires young people to take action for the environment and protect the natural world in their own neighborhood and around the world.

EcoKids

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm
EcoKids is a free, environmental education program that offers curriculum-linked materials and activities for Canadian (but American Kids can find it fun too) elementary schools to engage in environmental action. It offers topical information about the environment through interactive, fun, educational games and activities that utilize participants' willingness to learn. Games, activities, homework help, and blogs are designed to inspire children to become life-long environmental stewards. EcoKids is an invaluable resource for educators, youth group leaders and parents.

EPA Environmental Kids Club

http://www.epa.gov/kids/game.htm
The EPA Environmental Kids Club is a Web site for kids of all ages. It will help you explore your environment and learn how to protect it. There are extensive resources and games, pictures, and stories. Well worth checking out.

Scholastic Act Green

http://www.scholastic.com/actgreen/
A fun site that offers kids ways to Act Green, listing 100 ways to be green , and even offers a GREENERATOR, for earning green points.

National Geographic

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Many interesting issues, activities and games. Be sure to check out: Drinking Water: Bottled or From the Tap?

Clean Air Kids

http://www.clean-air-kids.org.uk/Games/index.html
You will find a series of information sheets for ages 5 to 11, to help learn about our planet's air and mankind's impact upon it. There are also a series of games and puzzles to help you learn and have some fun while you learn.

It's a Jungle Out There!

http://www.hippoworks.com/games/
Hippoworks.com is a company owned by cartoonist Denis Thomopoulos and two friends he's had since the 2nd and 4th grade. Aside from making people laugh, It's A Jungle Out There! and its characters help educate people about the environment and treatment of animals. This site offers many games, puzzles and stories.

Smog City

http://www.smogcity.com/welcome.htm
Smog City is an interactive air pollution simulator that shows how your choices, environmental factors, and land use contribute to air pollution. In Smog City you're in control so your visit can be a healthy or unhealthy experience depending on the decisions you make. You'll see how ground-level ozone, the biggest part of summertime smog, increases or decreases when you spend a day in Smog City. And since ozone can irritate respiratory systems, cause breathing difficulty, coughing, and chest pain, knowing how and why ozone forms and what you can do about it is important to the residents of Smog City and everyone else on the planet.

Energy Hog Busters

http://www.energyhog.org/childrens.htm
Learning about energy is fun when you include energy hogs! The Energy Hog Challenge is a set of classroom activities that guide children through lessons about different sources of energy, how we use energy at home, and how to bust energy hogs to save energy. Each student can become an Official Energy Hog Buster upon completion of the lessons. It covers the subject areas of Science, Math, Technology, Language Arts and Social Studies, and meets national learning standards and is designed for grade levels 3-8.

ManagEnergy

http://managenergy.net/kidscorner/en/u11/u11.html
ManagEnergy is an initiative of the European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, which aims to support the work of actors working on energy efficiency and renewable energies at the local and regional level. The KidsCorner section provides educational resources for children (under 11), young adults (12-16) and their teachers in 23 languages. The various world presenters are interesting and especially informative for older girls. However, as with all links, there must be appropriate supervision or permission of all sites.

Energy Quest

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/
Energy Quest is the award-winning energy education website of the California Energy Commission. Energy is an integral part of our daily lives. Without energy our society would decay into pre-historic savagery. Teaching an "energy ethic" to conserve finite resources is essential to our energy future, which is currently dependent on fossil fuels. We also must rely on our youth to help us create new ways to harness the elemental forces of our planet and the universe. They are tomorrow's scientists and inventors. They will discover new means of energy production and innovative ways to use less energy. We hope Energy Quest will answer their questions and spur creativity and imagination. Albert Einstein once said: "Imagination is more important than knowledge for knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world - stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.

Earth 911

http://earth911.org/
Earth 911 delivers actionable local information on recycling and product stewardship that empowers consumers to act locally, live responsibly and contribute to sustainability. Has an Environmental Glossary.

Care2

http://www.care2.com/greenliving
Care2 provides powerful tools to make a difference in your life, community, country and world. The premise of Care2 is simple: One person can make a difference. Whether you're passionate about green living, health, human rights or protecting the environment, Care2 puts the tools for change in your hands.

GreenIQ

http://www.greeniq.com/greeniq
GreenIQ believes that you don't have to hug trees to support them. The big picture behind GreenIQ is your, my, our, our children and our grandchildren's future. GreenIQ will take the esoteric concept of the carbon footprint and bring it down to Earth in a straightforward, more easily gauged way. How? By simply taking our GreenIQ test you can measure how green you really are. Cute - great quiz - tips.

Defenders

http://www.defenders.org/index.php
Defenders' mission is to protect species and the habitats upon which they depend. In doing so, we focus on preserving the health of our nation's rich biological heritage (biodiversity). Also supports the www.wildlifeadoption.org site.

European Space Agency

http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMZ3LXJD1E_Earth_0.html
This site from the European Space Agency enlightens youth through projects, games, art, quizzes and downloads about the universe and the space that we need to protect if we are to protect the Earth. And once again, this site links us globally to the others who are also keepers of the planet.

Cool Kids For a Cool Climate

http://www.coolkidsforacoolclimate.com/
The Cool Kids For A Cool Climate project was set up by Sarah Bowler, a member of Wildlife Watch in the UK. This site reviews the effects of climate change by introducing Arnold the Polar Bear. Although this is a European project, the suggestions apply here as well. This site also leads to other environmental sharp sites.

Envirometer

http://go.ucsusa.org/game/
This game tests your knowledge of how consumer choices affect the environment. As you answer questions and 'shop green' the Envirometer gauges the cumulative impact of your choices. The centerpoint on the Envirometer represents the impact of an average American household -- at the end of the game you can compare this average to your own impact on air quality, water quality, natural habitats, and the sustainability of our climate.

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Catalog Canceling Challenge

Local Recycling Programs

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