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Environmental Problems Secondary Learning Materials > Science > Web Site Activities: Earth and Space
On the Earth today there are many environmental problems that humans are causing or contributing to through their actions. In this activity, you are going to look at a few of these problems and then you are going to choose one specific environmental
issue, explore it in depth, and prepare a presentation on it.

The Plant Kingdom Elementary Learning Materials Science > Web Site Activities: Life Sciences
In this web activity the students will learn about the wonders of the plant kingdom and understand that humans could not live on Earth without plants.

The Dust Bowl Elementary Encyclopaedia Article
Read how the worst drought in U.S. history coupled with overcultivation and generally poor land management in the 1920s led to huge dust storms that destroyed crops and damaged millions of acres of farmland.

Lady Bird Johnson (Biography)
American first lady (1963–69), the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States, and an environmentalist noted for her emphasis on beautification.
Lady Bird Johnson (Photograph Image)

Rachel Carson ( Biography )
Profile of American environmentalist Rachel Carson. Education; Protest against use of pesticides like DDT; Publication of Silent Spring.

THE WRECK OF THE SELENDANG AYU
by: Wise, Jeff
The article reports that on December 6, 2004, engine trouble left a Malaysian freighter adrift in the stormy Bering Sea. The next 51 hours were marked by desperate tow attempts, a fatal helicopter crash, heroic aerial rescues, and the worst Alaskan oil spill in more than a decade.

Our Planet Earth NewsBank Special Report
Learn about environmental issues around the world. Read about world environmental issues, Earth Day history, International Treaties, Global Warming, Land conservation, water conservation and related maps and search suggestions. You can also get to this and other NewsBank special reports sign onto NewsBank, then select any of the featured reports at the top of the home page.

Why save the Rainforest?- KidsPage Project
In this project students will think about: Where are rainforests? How are rainforests important to people? How can we help save the rainforests? (4th/5th grade reading level)

ENVIRONMENTAL ALERT CLIMATE CHANGE
by: Jacqueline Adams- KidsPage Article
From Los Angeles to New York, smoggy skies still cloud your view. One reason: Smog is created when sunlight reacts with chemicals spewed from cars and power plants. And today there are more cars crowding the highways than ever before...