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A website that will pay you in exchange for your old used cellphones. A very good idea for raising funds for charity or student projects.

Clouds comprise a wonderful focus for classroom study. They're ubiquitous, ever-changing, scientifically interesting and, most importantly for teachers, ... they're cheap.

Up to $1000 for green teaching. via lucy gray

The LIVE GREEN Teacher Grant program challenges middle school teachers to develop innovative ideas for furthering environmental and energy sustainability. Teachers will identify an issue or problem, create a plan to address it, and integrate the topic into classroom teaching. via eschool news

Now we know why Al Gore was too busy to come on Earthcast08. :-) He was on the Oprah show! This site actually has some great resources for "going green" including suggestions for taking action and working to change laws.

Video clip of Al Gore talking about global warming and going green on the Oprah show-April 22, 2008. Lots of great resources including a Green Checklist, organizations working to help the environment and a message board to share your story. Also has tips for getting laws changed.

green [green] -adj. 1. Preserving the planet for future generations.

This is the home page for the Gimundo.com "Green" stories and resources. Suggestions for eco-friendly ideas come from around the world.

In this blog post, Chris Pirillo shares resources from Ideal Bite-- offers light green living tips for real people who lead busy lives and want to make small changes that add up to big results. (In other words it's for all of us who don't have the time or the energy to reduce their carbon footprint to zero.) Their Daily Tips cover everything from energy saving gadgets to eco-pet products to saving money at the gas pump.

Never has the need for mass participation in random acts of kindness been so critical. Charity Guide, dedicated to promoting flexible volunteerism, by inspiring and facilitating acts of kindness, reminds everyone that earth-friendly random acts of kindnes

What to do for Earthday...cool

Video of the Day from Kim Komando A song for Earth Day It's Earth Day! It's a day to celebrate the Earth. This Discovery Channel ad sums it up nicely. I haven't heard a feel-good song like this in a long time. It'll have you singing along by the end. Share this video with your friends. Then, go outside and enjoy the weather. Happy Earth Day.

Catchy, Earth Day video-song (1 minute PSA).

A good read on making a healthy place for young children to learn

The Greens are a family who are looking for ways to help out planet Earth. Different "Green" topics are covered in "episodes" that is a collection of links from Flash cartoons about the Greens (very humorous) to links to online quizzes and activities.

Earth day quiz for 3-5 by National Geographic for Kids

National Geographic Explore Earth Day Quiz

What these kids made, the photos on this site..truely one of the best pieces of work I've seen...if you go into the material you get to "PORTRAITS'they painted in anticipation and prep for the project. It blows me away. I want to teach here.

nasa clouds for kids

Resources for creating essential questions

Earth Day 2008 by Melissa on April 21, 2008 ("Just a Geeky Girl") With Earth Day fast approaching what ways are you helping to "save the planet?" This year I was part of Earth Hour by shutting off the lights and electronics in my home for more than an hour that evening. Along with that, I'm doing my part by conserving energy and water, recycling, and using more "earth friendly" products...

Shared by Chris Pirillo--personal statement by Melissa about what she is doing to make the world/earth a better place to live.

Great story about how each committed person can make a difference. Wish the song were available on the site so we could hear it.

A Mozambican musician who campaigns for clean water and sanitation has been awarded a top environmental prize, described as the Nobel Prize of grassroots environmentalism. Modestly, Santos said the $150,000 (£75,000) prize money would not change his life but it would help focus attention on what was happening on the ground in Mozambique and Africa. "It shows that even if you live in poor places, such as Niassa, you can have an influence on the world. "Let's not talk about the money, let's do things that can change the world. Don't think about awards, think about quality of life. (song is not on the page)

Gimundo.com is an excellent resource for all kinds of "good news" stories. They have an entire strand on "Green" with many stories and resources for going green.

if you'd like to make your children's lives a little more earth-friendly, here are a few suggestions.

greenpeace on the warpath - got this from a school blog in Romania - that was sending in pics for earthdaybags.org - different attitude over there in europe

A list I made last year of things to work on earth awarenesses