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Welcome to Kids LOVE the Earth! 

 

We're glad you found us! Take your shoes off. Wander around. Squish the mud between your toes.

 
Our New Book Just Published!
 
[July 24, 2010] We just finished and published our first book, entitled Love the Earth! Earth Care Activities for Parents & Kids! The 48-page book includes activities that help you and the children in your care connect with the earth in new ways. Activities include:
  • Noticing nature
  • Creating a flower scrapbook
  • Designing a raingarden
  • and much more!
 
You can purchase the book by clicking here to go to the Scribd Store. It is available as a digital book only (to save trees), so you can download it, print it, color on it, or simply view it onscreen if that's your favorite way to read. The cost is $3.95 (PDF format means we can keep the price down), and most of all, we hope the book inspires you to get outside and appreciate nature with the ones you love! Write and let us know what you think--we'd love to hear from you! ilovetheearth@live.com.
 
 
What You'll Find on Kids Love the Earth!
 
This site is all about noticing, remembering, enjoying, and loving the earth and all beings on it. On this site, you'll find:
            • Facts about all sorts of important natural beings
            • Ideas about how all of nature works together
            • Ways you can show you love the earth
            • Resources for green projects you can create NEW!!
            • Play a new game on the Forests page
            • Puzzles, coloring pages, and activity sheets about nature 
            • A place for you to submit your own love letters to the earth!
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              Teacher Resources added
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              Live feeds to what's happening on the earth
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              Recommended Books on our Parents page
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              Biography links to inspiring people who love the earth

 

News & Updates

 

**** New NASA Site for Teens! Check out Mission: Science for resources you can use in science projects. You can also conduct experiments with NASA scientists and find summer internships! [December 15, 2009]

 

**** Act for the Earth! Follow along and get the latest from the COP15 Summit in Copenhagen, December 7 - 18, 2009.

 

From the Kids LOVE the Earth! blog...

 

July 29

The UN declares water a "fundamental human right"
On July 27, 2010, the United Nations General Assembly votes to support a declaration that access to clean water and sanitation is a basic human right. Not all countries supported the declaration (for example, both Canada and the U.S. abstained), but no country voted against the measure. Currently there are more than 884 million people in the world who do not have access to clean drinking water, and 2.6 billion people live in unsanitary conditions.
 


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July 23

Astronaut sends ASL message to kids from the space shuttle
Today NASA posted a five-minute video showing astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson signing about the importance of the space shuttle program and her role there on the International Space Station. American Sign Language became a new international language that adds to the 15 languages already spoken on board the shuttle. To watch the video and see both the signing and subtitles, click this video link to go to the NASA page.
 


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July 22

Hypervelocity star shot out of the Milky Way
Here's another fascinating NASA tidbit...today they announced that the Hubble telescope picked up the emergence of a hypervelocity (super-fast-moving) star that is thought to have originated in the Milky Way. The star is a big mystery because if it was in fact from the Milky Way, it should have burned out by now (it's still a hot blue) and slowed down millions of years ago. To get a great image of NASA's depiction of the star's story and to hear more about what scientists are thinking about the star, go to theNASA Hyperfast Star page.
 
[image credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI)]


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July 21

NASA produces first Global Forest Heights map
Today NASA announced a first-of-its-kind map that provides details about forests throughout the world. The map shows not only the height of the different forests throughout the world but will also help researchers learn more about how much carbon the earth's forests store and how quickly that carbon returns to the atmosphere. Here's what the map looks like:
 


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June 25

A Kids' Guide to the Big Oil Spill
The oil spill is all over the news right now--and for good reason! You've probably heard your parents talking about and heard people on the news talking about the damage that is being done in the Gulf of Mexico. Ranger Rick Magazine posted a great question-and-answer site designed to answer some of the most common questions about the oil spill. Take a look and see whether it has some answers to questions you have, too!


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