Planet Connecticut - students and families activities

Through the Planet Connecticut program at your school, you are learning about some of the causes of global warming and climate change. The activities and links here will guide you to even more information, activities and games to explain how people can make small changes with big impacts on the environment.

Family Conversation Starter

If you were the President of the United States and you needed to reduce air pollution, traffic congestion and energy use in our country, what would you do?

Planet Connecticut Fun & Games

These activities are best done with your family, so gather round the computer monitor and play-on!

Mobility Math
Map Out a Cleaner Future
Planet Connecticut Word Scramble

More Fun & Games

Climate Change Crossword Puzzle
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/index.html

Global Warming Word Search
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/games/

CO2 Emissions Puzzle
http://globalwarming.enviroweb.org/games/

Temperature Puzzle
http://globalwarming.enviroweb.org/games/

Gases of the Atmosphere Matching Game
http://www.eun.org/vs/chemistry/percentgas.htm

Homework Help

Need help researching an assignment? Want a science fair project idea? Try the links below.

Environmental Resources

Global Warming
Environmental Protection Agency’s Global Warming Kids Site
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/

Environmental Resources by Topic
http://www.envirolink.org/

Science Fair Projects

How CO2 Levels Affect Plant Growth
http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/esi/1998/p/humansources/
Activity.htm

Carbon Dioxide and the Greenhouse Effect
http://www.collaboratory.nunet.net/timber/scifair/fifth/15.htm

Turn off the lights!
If your family spends $80 a month on electricity, your household is emitting about 19,700 pounds of CO2 every year!

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