Turning Kids Onto Organics: Some Resources For Young Environmentalists.
Sarabeth Matilsky
September 28, 2002
Who Wants to be an IPM Super Sleuth? To help kids learn about Integrated Pest Management, the IPM Institute of North America has developed an interactive website with quizzes, crossword puzzles, word searches, matching, and other games for kids. The site focuses on educating children about integrated pest management solutions for pests in and around the home. It includes an extensive list of IPM educational resources. (free print version.) Contact:
IPM Institute of North America, Inc.
1914 Rowley Ave.
Madison, WI 53726
phone (608) 232-1528
fax (608) 232-1530
ipmworks@ipminstitute.org
Environmental Health in Family Medicine: Curriculum for Teaching and Learning Environmental Health, 2001. Written by physicians and environmental health specialists for health care professionals working with children and family medicine. Module topics cover lead, indoor and outdoor air quality, pesticides, water quality and persistent organic pollutants (POPS). 167 pages. Free. Also available on CD-ROM. Contact:
International Joint Commission
234 Laurier Ave. W 22nd Fl.
Ottawa K1P 6K6, Canada
houstonj@ottawa.ijc.org
Join Our Pest Patrol, A Backyard Activity Book for Kids, 2000. Activity book and companion teachers' guide includes many educational activities designed for 3rd and 4th graders. Includes units on natural pest enemies, ecology, compost, caterpillars, cockroaches, ticks, mosquitoes and weeds. 24 pages. Free download. Contact:
Integrated Pest Management Program
Agricultural Development Division
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
90 West Plato Boulevard
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55107
phone (651) 297-3217
jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us
These resources are excerpted from PANUPS, a weekly email news service providing resource guides and reporting on pesticide issues that don't always get coverage by the mainstream media. It's produced by Pesticide Action Network North America, a non-profit and non-governmental organization working to advance sustainable alternatives to pesticides worldwide. They gladly accept donations for their work and all contributions are tax deductible in the United States.