www.rprogress.org/progsum/nip/ef/ef_main.html

Use this site to calculate your ecological ootprint -- a measure of the way that human activity affects the environment and helps identify strategies to reduce our impact. 
 

http://www.cibc.com/smartstart

This site by CIBC is geared to children, adolescents and parents. There are 
games for learning, and lots of information.

• http://www.cpsc.gov/kids/kids.html

Consumer Product Safety Commission Kid's Site - Though we hate to admit it, kids become consumers earlier and earlier in our society; here's a site offering ways to make kids consumer-wise and safety conscious while having fun. 

• http://www.simpleliving.com

This website offers lots of resources for those wanting more information on living simply and changing one’s relationship to consumerism and money. References, articles, networks. 
 
• http://www.newroadmap.org

Another site on simple living offering information, resources, articles. 
 
• http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/archives/soc_sci.shtml 

This address takes you into Education World which has many useful sections. Within this section are ideas for lessons and activities to teach about "using less stuff" and time management. 
 
• http://www.rprogress.org/programs/sustainability/ef/

Ecological footprints. Consider the impact our consuming habits and culture ahve on the environment and our world.
 
• http://www.consumerreports.org/

Consumer reports (US) site contains lots of information, reports, research, analysis, worksheets, etc.
 
• http://consumerconnection.ic.gc.ca

This is the source of consumer information in Canada from the Office of Consumer Affairs, Industry Canada. Information on: recalls, health, money, laws, consumer tips and products. Access publications like: Consumer Quarterly, Calculators and tools, guides to complaining, Canadian Consumer Handbook, and Consumer News. Sections on site include: contacts, publications, and privacy policy.
 
• http://www.yourmoney.cba.ca/eng/index.htm

There’s Something About Money – this web site by the Canadian Bankers’ Association is designed for student use – contains information, quizzes, games, etc.
 
• http://www.cba.ca

Current information about finances, banking, laws, consumer research, etc. Lots of information relevant to teaching family financial management.
 
 
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Family Economics

• www.investorlearning.ca
  Home of the Investor Learning Centre including a "Money School", quizzes, answers to questions, facts, about saving and investing.

 
• www.cibc.com/smart-start
  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is all about banking, saving and investing with sections for different age groups, including teens and parents.

 
• www.zillionsedcenter.org
  US Consumers Union site for kids and teachers. Lots of advice and support materials to help teachers use Consumer Reports in teaching.

 
• http://www.rprogress.org

Re-defining Progress site provides facts, issues relating economy and environment, and help in calculating your ecological footprint. Answering 13 simple questions about the subjects of food, housing and transportation will lead to a rough estimate of your own footprint on the earth.
 
• http://www.consumer.org/

Consumer Union in the United States website – some useful information for Canadians on financial matters, food safety, health, consumer products, and listing of resources of further information.
 
• http://www.halifax.cbc.ca/streetcents/

Website for CBC TV’s show for teens Street Cents, this site is full of information which can be incorporated into lessons – the street test segments, a overview of this week’s show, opinions, buyer’s guide, letters, questions, all shows archived for the past many years. Very useful.
 
• http://www.cohousing.ca/

Canadian Co-Housing Network is BC based and worth examining to understand ways people are learning to live more harmoniously with their environment.
 
• http://www.hollowtop.com/

The Society of Primitive Technology shows that alternative and simple living in harmony with nature is possible. Lots of information to explore on primitive technologies, contemporary technologies, wildflowers and weeds, wilderness schools, and lots of references for further reading. 
 
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