Environmental Education and Sustainable Development Sites for Young People

January 2000


Earth Force

www.earthforce.org

Earth Force provides direct engagement for young people through a variety of programs listed on the site. They discover and implement lasting solutions to environmental issues in their community and develop life-long habits of active citizenship and environmental stewardship. Educators turn to Earth Force for innovative tools to engage young people in community problem solving.



EcoKids Online, Earth Day Canada

ecokids.earthday.ca

Earth Day Canada’s award-winning children’s web site provides youth, educators and parents with empowering environmental info and projects, interactive educational action games, news articles, facts and resources, a showcase of activities and projects, and more.



Horizons Solutions Site

www.solutions-site.org

The site contains activities for kids, including tools, puzzles, games, and contests; case studies; a glossary; information on the youth advisory board and lots of ideas on solving international environmental problems.



U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Kid’s Page

www.eere.energy.gov/kids/

The site contains information, games, experiments, and activities on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and transportation alternatives.



U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Kid’s Page

www.epa.gov/kids/

The site includes the President’s Environmental Youth Awards, and activities and games, comic books, a Pollution Drawing Gallery, an interactive story book, puzzles, pictures, diagrams, and facts all covering a wide range of environmental issues.