The Breathing Earth is a Flash visualization of world population growth, births, deaths and carbon emissions. A great starting point for discussions with kids about the climate change.

http://www.breathingearth.net/

The map simulation visualizes in real time how many people are born, how many people die, and how many tonnes of CO2 are emitted in coutries all over the world. This greenhouse effects simulation was created by David Bleja.

From the website:

We can greatly lessen our impact on climate change by using the planet’s resources more responsibly. There are many things we can reduce, and many ways we can reduce them, but three of the major ones are: reduce the amount of animal products you consume (meat, dairy, eggs, leather, etc.), reduce the amount of fuel you use (car, air travel, etc.), and reduce the amount of electricity you use.

Scroll down on the main page of the Breathing Earth website for some good links about what you can do to reduce your carbon footprint.

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Zoodles.com is a simple, safe, and free web browser for young children, created by a team of educational professionals with your child’s Internet safety in mind. Kids love the Zoodles browser because it offers them a virtual toybox full of educational, entertaining sites that are age- and interest-specific.

http://www.zoodles.com/

The graphics are pleasing and the navigation is simple, even for the youngest of children. The activities and videos housed within the browser come from sites that your child will immediately recognize: NickJr.com, PBSkids.org, Starfall.com, and PlayhouseDisney.com, to name a few. Some of the free features that make the Zoodles browser so great is that there is no typing needed and no URL address bar is visible; only interactive thumbnail images for the child to click on. The Zoodles browser opens in full screen mode, taking away the temptation to open other programs on the desktop.

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