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Games, Projects, And Other Fun Activities
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California Educators and Students ~
The California Coastal Commission is holding a Coastal Art And Poetry Contest. California students in kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to submit artwork or poetry with a coastal or marine theme. Up to eight winners will be selected to win gift certificates to an art supply or book store, and each winner's sponsoring teacher will receive a gift certificate to the Acorn Naturalists catalogue. Winners may have their work featured on Commission webpages and materials.
Entries must be postmarked by January 31, 2005 to be eligible. For contest rules and entry forms, visit www.coastforyou.org, email
coast4u@coastal.ca.gov, or call (800) Coast-4U.
If you would like contest flyers to distribute, please contact:
California Coastal Commission
Public Education Program
45 Fremont Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: (415) 597-5888
Fax: (415) 904-5216
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Compute Your Ecological Footprint
We all have a lasting impact on the earth. How much we use electricity and petroleum products, what kind of food we eat, where we live and how we travel, among many other factors, all contribute to our ecological footprint. Find out how many Planet Earths it would take to support the world's current population if everyone lived like you. You might be as surprised!
http://www.lead.org/leadnet/footprint/food.cfm
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What's Wrong With This Picture?
Find polluters and see what they could do differently to avoid polluting our water.
http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/NPS/kids/whatwrng.htm
You can also check out the rest of the EPA's Environmental Explorers Club:
http://www.epa.gov/kids/index.htm
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Monterey Preserve
Take a ride in National Geographic's DeepWorker submersible and learn about the sea life of Monterey Bay. Learn about the kelp forest, fish life, harbor seals, and much more!
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/monterey/kelp_gearup.html
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More fun links for kids...
Costeau's Kids entertains young people with images and information about the Cousteau expeditions and marine creatures
Earth Force, engages young people as active citizens who improve the environment and their communities
Emuseum: Oceans , basic ocean information, looks at each of the major oceans contributions to the global system
EnchantedLearning.com , All About Oceans and Seas - educational site offering an introduction to the oceans' physical properties and biological communities
Evergreen Project: Marine Ecosystems , educational site offering an introduction to the oceans' physical properties and biological communities
Kids FACE , encourges and facilitates youth's involvement with effective environmental action and to recognize those efforts
MGB Net , the Missouri Botanical Garden describes different biomes of the world including freshwater ecosystems and marine ecosystems
NAUSICAA, the French National Sea Experience Center seeks to educate people about the wonders of the sea and how we can live more sustainably with it
Reef Zone Tour, a virtual tour of the various zones which make up a coral reef
Sea and Sky , explore the splendors of the sea and the wonders of the universe through information, images, sounds, links, and interactive games
WhaleNet , an interactive educational web site which focuses on whales and marine research
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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