Resources for Children
This is Everyone's Planet
Learning about the environment around us doesn't have to be boring! Listed below are engaging movies, shows, songs, books, and self-paced lessons that inform children about our planet and how to take care of it.
Movies
Bee Movie (2007) (PG)
Wall-E (2008) (G)
The Lorax (2012) (PG)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) (PG)
Happy Feet (2006) (PG)
Disneynature Oceans (2009) (G)
Ferngully: The Last Rainforest (1992) (G)
Shows and Songs
The Magic School Bus
S1 E10: "The Tales Glaciers Tell"
S3 E2: "In the Arctic"
S3 E11: "In the Rain Forest"
Climate Change 101 with Bill Nye the Science Guy
Sesame Street "Make Our Earth Better" (Song)
Save the Earth "This is Nature" (Song)
Books
The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge by Joanna Cole
The Lonely Polar Bear by Khoa Le
Self-Paced Lessons
Local Locations with Kid-Specific Educational Activities
Crystal Cove Conservancy - Crystal Cove State Park, Costa Mesa
The Environmental Nature Center - Newport Beach
The Ecology Center - Eco Tots - San Juan Capistrano
Internships
(high school or college)
Bolsa Chica Conservancy (college) - Starts September
Crystal Cove Conservancy - Fire Ecology (high school) - Starts August/September
Crystal Cove Conservancy - Natural Resource summer internship (college) - Starts March/April
Citizens Climate Lobby - application deadline in June
OC Habitats
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