Library and Links: Kids' Climate Corner
Have you heard about climate change and global warming? It's a big problem for our EARTH.
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Check out this VIDEO from Kids vs Global Warming
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But can we do a really simple experiment to show that the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane do actually heat up the air? Sure! Here it is:
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Where can I learn more about Global Warming and what we can do?
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Music for the Solartopia Song - sing it yourself!
When you've checked out some of this, how about sharing what you learn with your friends, your parents, and maybe even your teacher at school! Ask your teacher to click HERE for more information.
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Click HERE to see some great videos on Carbon from NPR
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Click HERE to go to the EPA kids site to learn!
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Try THIS kids site from NASA / Jet Propulsion Lab / Cal Tech with climate VIDEOS and the fun CLIMATE TIME MACHINE!
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And what about this really fun site: Bill Nye's Climate Lab
Bill Nye the Climate Guy will inspire you and your family to reduce energy consumption and find solutions to a warming planet. “In one year, Americans travel the equivalent of more miles than 10 million round trip voyages to the Moon,” said Nye.
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HERE is a kids site from Monaga Bay.
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Check out TUNZA, the climate change and children site from the United Nations Environment Program UNEP:
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What about some VIDEOS?
And now for a 2-minute VIDEO about the greenhouse effect and global warming, from Climate Central:
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And here is another Climate Central VIDEO that shows how we humans are causing global warming - not the sun, not volcanoes.
Note: If the video doesn't start after you hit the arrow, just click on the screen again.
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Finally, here is still another VIDEO showing how warmer climate is resulting today in beetles killing trees, and this leads to more fires.
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Unfortunate impacts will get worse as the climate warms, like the POLAR BEARS that are increasingly in difficulty because the arctic ice is melting.
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We can do a lot to stop global warming. How about learning something about SOLAR ENERGY from the EIA Energy Kids?
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And here is Pete Seeger, the famous folk singer, with the SOLARTOPIA song:
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Here is the sheet music for the Solartopia song in case you want to try it with some friends!
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Here's a cartoon about the farmer and his windmills
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Lots of GREAT stuff on Global Warming Kids
Global Warming Kids .Net is a project of ClimateChangeEducation.Org:
We are California science museum docents; Students, staff and scientists at the University of California.
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Kids vs. Global Warming has lots of great stuff. It is a project of the Earth Island Institute.
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