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kidEarth: Kids Around the World Sing 12-Year-Old's Global-Warming Song

URL: 

http://kidearth.us

media path: 

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Topic: 

Air/Climate
Energy Conservation
Habitat/Ecosystems
Sustainability
Waste/Recycling
Water
Wildlife

Type: 

Curriculum
Green Design Projects
Online Tool
Service Learning Projects

Description: 

KidEarth and its "100 Generations" song is an international global-warming music project California sixth-grader Aitan Grossman created for children all over the world to sing to raise awareness about the climate change. Schoolchildren in Africa (Botswana and Ethiopia), Europe (France), South America (Venezuela and Guatemala), and Asia (Taiwan) have joined kidEarth in song already. The more kids who sing Aitan's song, the bigger its impact will be as children everywhere, together, raise the world's awareness about the climate change. Aitan's made it easy -- the song's notes, lyrics, and instrumental tracks are on the Web site. Students can use Aitan's words or write their own and, if they want to join voices together with others around the world, they can post their own "100 Generations" music video next on kidEarth's video page. More information about kidEarth is in "The News" section of the kidEarth Web site, including a feature story posted on Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection Web site and an article written when the kidEarth project was designated a Climate Hero by San Francisco Bay Area environmentalists. All Aitan asks is that schools participating send him their names and cities/towns so he can mention them on the site. Email him at kidEarthus@yahoo.com.

Cost: 

No

Grade: 

Elementary (K-5)
Middle (6-8)
High (9-12)

Time: 

1-3 Classes

Keywords: 

kidEarth, Aitan, global warming, climate change, music, song, sing, international, global, writing, creative writing, video, singing, voice, voices