PNC Kids!
What's your Eco-IQ?
Have fun and challenge your self to be the best earth steward you can be! An earth steward is someone who cares for the planet and thinks about how their actions affect the environment.
Placer Nature Center created a special teens page get teenagers get involved and learn about our world, science and the environment.
"Adults can only give good advice or put you on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in your own hands."
-Anne Frank
Simple Things You Can Do Today!
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Go zero waste!
What‘s better than recycling? It’s not creating any waste at all.
It’s actually pretty easy to eliminate waste that otherwise would end up in landfills (or worse – our water ways). So, find out the easy things that you can do to to create a " zero waste."
One of the things you'll learn about is a " zero waste lunch." What does that mean? Simply put, it’s a lunch that generates no (or very little) trash. In a zero waste lunch everything can be eaten, reused, or recycled. Now, that's being sustainable and preserving our environment!
Get Outdoors!
Get Outdoors USA! is a coalition of concerned organizations that have come together to change the way our children think about the Great Outdoors and help them engage in healthy, active outdoor lives.
Children today are surrounded by technology and entertainment systems that draw them into a life of instant, passive gratification. The solution is obvious: we need to change the way our children think about the Great Outdoors and engage them in outdoor activities that benefit their mind, body and spirit.
Watch the story about stuff
Learn about where it all comes from and where it goes! Have you ever thought about where your stuff comes from? This fun animation tells all!
The story of Bottled Water continues the Story of Stuff: 
learn how you can be a:
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Water Wizards!
Play Water Games (without getting wet!) with Flow the Water Drop on the EPA website. After you've learned about water, download the EPA Water Pledge! Make a promise with your family to do your part to save water. It's easier than you think! Once you think you think you are a water wizard, take Quiz Your Noodle about Water. Then meet the Nat Geo Duck and try taking the National Geographic Water Calculator Quiz (It's a tough one, but a real eye-opener)! You can then challenge your parents to see how much they know - see who can get the highest score!
Help Mr. Leaky stop water waste! People use water every day for dozens of different things. Whether it's brushing your teeth, washing the dishes or quenching your thirst, water is the one thing you can't do without in daily life. But as essential as water is, few people know where their water comes from or how it gets to their tap. Click here to download a Mr. Leaky Activity Book from the Regional Water Authority.
Join Murdock, the fisherman's cat, to learn about the oceans and fish. Did you know "Murdock" means protector of the sea?
Learn how you can be too on the Marine and Stewardship Council kid's website!
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Soil Super Stars!
Learn about the importance of soil and journey through the dirt with Wilbur the soil wizard on BLM's website! Find out what dirt is made of and what lives in it!
Also try exploring
Nasa's Soil Science website for dirt on the earth and beyond!
Then see how much you've learned by Quizzing your Noodle on Geology!
Red Wiggler Worm Composting
If you bought worms from PNC, here are some directions of what to do when you get them home! Worms are easy to take care of and produce great soil for gardening. Keep them under the sink or in the backyard.
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Energy Aces!
Energy Quest has lots of fun activities to learn about energy and everything you can do to save it! There are movies, art contests, stories and other fun stuff to do! Visit the Energy Quest website from the California Energy Commission!
Energy Ant knows all the the facts about different types of energy! Did you know that ants are energy-efficient creatures?! Become energy efficient and smart too with Energy Ant on the EIA's website!
Roofus also knows a lot about saving energy! Lots of fun games, stories, videos and more on the U.S. Department of Energy's Kids Saving Energy website!
* Look for Tinkbell and her friends! They're saving energy too!
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Climate Change Crusaders!
You've heard about climate change, now visit the EPA's Climate change Kid's site to get the facts for yourself! It does not just look at the temperature of the planet - it's so much more! Learn about the weather, what greenhouse gases are and their effects as well as other changes that are happening!
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Forest Friends!
Smokey the Bear has lots of fun things to do to learn about protecting our forests and playing it safe!
Visit Smokey's own website to play games, watch animation and learn about the forest!
the Lost Ladybug Project
Join the Lost Ladybug Project. Across North America ladybug species distribution is changing. Over the past twenty years several native ladybugs that were once very common have become extremely rare. During this same time ladybugs from other places have greatly increased both their numbers and range. Some ladybugs are simply found in new places. This is happening very quickly and we don’t know how, or why, or what impact it will have on ladybug diversity or the role that ladybugs play in keeping plant-feeding insect populations low.
See how kids all across America are helping scientists by photographing and tracking ladybugs. You can too!
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More Games, Puzzles, and Activities...
Can't go out and play? Feels like you have nothing to do? We've put together a list of things for Kids to do, from NASA, Discovery KIds, National Geographic, and so much more. Games, Puzzles and Activities just for kids!
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