1. The Environment and You: Our Friend

2. Think What is your role in the environment? How does the environment affect you? How can you help? Where do you live? In a home? In a community? In a state? In a country? On planet Earth? What can you do? Learn about the environment. Find ways to save energy. Share what you learn with others. Begin an action group. Ask your school to go “Green.”

3. Investigate Click on the links and learn about the environment. Find some topic that interests you (pollution, global warming, energy). Follow links on these pages to find more information about your topic. www.wecansolveit.org http://www.epa.gov/students/ http://www.windpower.org/en/kids/index.ht m http://www.windpower.org/en/kids/index.ht m http://www.thinkenergy.org/students/student s.html http://www.thinkenergy.org/students/student s.html http://www.cleanerandgreener.org/programs/ households/index.htm

4. Create Now that you have learned about the environment and your role in its health, TAKE ACTION. Suggestions – Make a plan to reduce, reuse, and recycle in your home or school. – Make a PowerPoint presentation on your topic of interest and share it with your class, family, and friends. – Form an Environmental group in your community and/or school.

5. Credits Title page image http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect19/earth-3d- space-tour-big.jpg http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect19/earth-3d- space-tour-big.jpg All other images photographed by Carmen Michele Cannello