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Earthrise leverages NASA’s digital community of practice for educators, and a broad network of learners associated with NASA’s federal partners, to provide K-12 educators and learners with a focused, monthly collection…
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Welcome Kids! Explore the different sections below to learn all sorts of ways you can help prevent wildfires. You’ll find activities, games, and learn a lot about protecting the forest. Have fun!
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Over the last 30 years air quality has improved significantly in national parks and across the U.S. This is great news because parks need clean air. It is essential for the health of our visitors and employees, clean…
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EPA researchers participate in educational outreach to schools, museums, and other locations to teach students about air quality and climate change research that EPA and partners conduct to protect the air we breathe…
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Explore U.S. Forest Service resources for kids.
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Chances are you've already heard of radon - a radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer. But what you might not have heard is that high levels have been found in a number of schools across the country. Therefore, it is…
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Clean air helps people breathe easy and see far. It keeps our parks and planet healthy too! Air pollution in parks can have negative consequences for how well we can see park vistas, the health of natural environments,…
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You can use a variety of locational search terms, such as ZIP code, street address, county name, waterbody name, National Park name - or any placename that you might see on a roadmap. This url provides information about…
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Visit the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Kids Environment Kids Health website to explore kid-friendly information about environmental justice.
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Launched in 2010, NASA's Climate Kids website tells the story of our changing planet through the eyes of the NASA missions studying Earth. Targeting kids ages 8 and up, the site is full of games, activities and articles…
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This map shows observed air quality conditions based on fine scale particulate (PM2.5) concentrations, as well as fire locations from incidents and satellite detections, and smoke plumes detected by satellites. The U.S.…
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Bioindicators are living things that indicate the health of an ecosystem. The best bioindicators are abundant and easy to collect, and some can be used to understand ecosystem health and quality over time. Scientists…
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How it works: each day your organization raises a flag that corresponds to how clean or polluted the air is. The color of the flag matches EPA's Air Quality Index (AQI): green, yellow, orange, red, and purple. On…
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Engage with National Park Service online resources to understand the role fire plays in different ecosystems, learn fire facts, and more.
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These interdisciplinary learning modules promote student discovery using available maps and data, engaging students to be collaborative decision-makers. These case studies are intended for secondary education,…
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Mercury is a neurotoxin. How someone's health may be affected by an exposure to mercury depends on a number of factors: The form of mercury (for example, methylmercury or elemental (metallic) mercury); The amount of…