Resources for IB 2

TIME for kids has a mini-site devoted to the environment. It has articles about Earth Day, green tips, rescuing animals and conservation.

Here is a link to the website: http://www.timeforkids.com/minisite/environment

Pollution

• Tsunami debris in Oregon: http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3758051
• Tsunami contaminating water http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42225380/#.UoQOjXBJOSo
• Tips on saving and using water carefully in a game format: http://wateruseitwisely.com/kids/
• Learn about SOLVe the beach clean up program in Oregon: http://www.solv.org/
• Tips on saving water in written format: http://wateruseitwisely.com/tips/category/kids/
• In the Magic Tree House play we attended you learned a bit about coal mining. Here is more information on the process: http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=coal_home-basics
• How cars cause pollution http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4911257_car-pollution-causing-global-warming.html
• Smoking and indoor air pollution http://www.no-smoke.org/learnmore.php?id=671

Global Warming

• Here is the Environmental Protection Agency's website on global warming for kids: http://www.epa.gov/climatestudents/
• More information about forest fires and global warning: http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Threats-to-Wildlife/Global-Warming/Global-Warming-is-Causing-Extreme-Weather/Wildfires.aspx
• How cars impact global warming http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4911257_car-pollution-causing-global-warming.html

Environment Oregon is a state-wide citizen group group in Oregon. http://www.environmentoregon.org/issues

Bats

• White Nose Bat Syndrome: http://whitenosesyndrome.org/
• How you can help with WNS http://whitenosesyndrome.org/what-can-you-do-help
• More about bats from Times for Kids: http://www.timeforkids.com/search/site/bats

Deforestation and its affects on animals:

• Cheetahs http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19705131
• Elephants https://sites.google.com/a/owu.edu/elephants-for-karli/home/asian-elephants/the-effect-of-habitat-loss-on-asian-elephants
• Spotted Owls http://books.google.com/books?id=_hCEAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=spotted+owl+deforestation&source=bl&ots=cIL5Bid5Ro&sig=VXEMdDCjZqXVLTZirMhGHv-R6Ig&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kQ2EUuuYBOP7iwKRvIDYCg&ved=0CGkQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=spotted%20owl%20deforestation&f=false
• Tigers and the loss of their habitat http://www.savetigersnow.org/problem