Earth Day Take Home Kit

The Eco Student
The EPA Student Center Website provides a one-stop-shop for students, parents and educators to find numerous resources for environmental information. Check it out to find contests, news, events and awards.
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• The Eco Student

Live, Learn, Play— Tune Into Your Health and Environment
Did you know that the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the food you eat can affect the way your body grows and works? Learn how with fun activities and music!
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• Live, Learn, Play

Tips To Protect Children From Environmental Risks
Safeguard the home to avoid harmful effects of smoke, lead, pesticides, radon, carbon monoxide and mercury.
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• What you can do to protect children from Environmental Risks

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Breathing Clean Air
How clean is the air in your city today? You can find out the answer in several ways. The Air Quality Index (AQI) tells you how clean or polluted your outdoor air is, and what associated health effects might be of concern to you. Daily AQI forecasts, as well as real-time AQI conditions, are reported for over 300 cities across the US.
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• AirNow

Avoiding Too Much Sun
Learn how to be “sun-safe” and protect yourself from harmful exposures to ultraviolet rays.
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• SunWise Kids

Planet Protectors Club For Kids
As a Planet Protector, your mission is to improve the world around you by making less trash. Planet Protectors also help other people learn to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
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• Planet Protectors

Drinking Water
Learn about how drinking water gets to your home and what keeps it safe.
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• Drinking Water and Ground Water Kids' Web site

Healthy Lawn Healthy Environment
Care for Your Lawn in Environmentally-Friendly Ways.
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• Healthly Lawn Healthy Environment (19 pages, 5.4Mb, about PDF)