Environmental
Science
http://scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/index.htm
The Magic School Bus website has fun games, riddles, word search, mystery name search based on Magic School Bus characters, colorful graphics, and pages that can be printed and colored. Besides information on the latest TV episodes, parents and teachers can explore the Scholastic.com Homepage for holiday and seasonal fun and safety tips, classroom activities by grade level in the areas of reading, writing, science, math, spelling, phonics, and social studies. There are suggested activities shared by teachers, reproducibles, book lists, articles, interactive lessons, and selected sites for parents and teachers. There is a feature on child health day with stop smoking and other activities. There is subscription information for the Instructor Magazine as well as ordering information for Scholastic books and software and clubs. Highly recommended for the variety of fun and educational online material along with excellent referrals.
http://www.nwf.org/nwf/education/
For more than sixty years, the National Wildlife Federation has been a leader in environmental education, reaching out to the communities where children and adults live, work and play. Explore NWF’s educational pathways to understanding, appreciating and safeguarding the natural world.
Kids can help the environment. And the best part is that you can have fun doing something important. So climb into our tree house and see how the world looks from up there. Learn about endangered species and what you can do to help save them. We'll show you a bunch of ways that other kids have gotten involved. It’s pretty easy. And don’t be surprised if you have an adventure along the way.
http://www.enature.com/main/home.asp
eNature is developing a site based on information in the Audubon series of field guides and branching out into a group of discussion areas for a variety of interests, including teachers. As yet, there is not a lot of content in the discussion areas but there is promise here for descriptions of class activities and field trips.
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/education/index.cfm
Site Content:
Curriculum ideas, Career role models, Science evidence/information, Lesson plans, Links to related material, Sales
Target Audience:
Teachers of grades K-12, Students in grades K-12, Parents, Teachers, Librarians, Public
Review:
Begun in mid-1996, this website currently has 10,000+ screens providing narratives and images of topics related to cultural and physical geography, following in the National Geographic Society's tradition.
An Alberta based site that leads you to resources, activities and suggestions for school based environmental activities.
http://www.devonian.ualberta.ca/pwatch/
This is a website from the University of Alberta that provides a program for observing and recording various flowering plants. It helps to understand how weather affects bloom times of various regional plants.
http://eeweb@nceet.snre.umich.edu/
This is a very rich and extensive website for schools that provides links and information on environmental science.
Hilton
Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
A York, South Carolina, non-profit organization whose Mission is "to
conserve plants, animals, birds, and other natural components of the Piedmont
Region of the eastern United States through observation, scientific study, and
education for students of all ages."
Virginia
Environmental Quality Index (VEQI)
"VEQI is a tool for assessing change in fundamental elements of our
environment. The VEQI is an objective, integrated and scientifically grounded
mechanism for answering the question, "Is environmental quality improving
or not?" Indicators include air and water quality, toxic releases,
forests, population growth and wetlands.
Washington
Forest Protection Association.
WEFA works with "schools and communities to establish, maintain and
enhance long-term education programs that prepare youth to use critical and
creative thinking to make wise decisions about forests in Washington State and
to remain open to future information that may change their opinion." Resources
include teacher workshops, community project profiles and research.
EarthNet
(Geological Survey of Canada, Atlantic)
A virtual resource centre of earth science resource information and contacts for
teachers, home educators and students of all levels. Includes a searchable
database of resources, virtual field trips, activities, Q&A and a calendar
of events. [In English and French].
AndEarth
AndEarth sends out a free newsletter to raise money for conservation and
restoration projects. The newsletter is a useful educational tool, with
information from project ecosystem and wildlife photos. For EE leaders who want
to get more involved, there is always the opportunity to lead their own project
through AndEarth.
ENO-Environment
Online
ENO is a global virtual school for environmental awareness. Students (12-18 yrs
old ) in 30 countries are studying four environmental themes within a
schoolyear with interactive tools- Physical and Social Environment, Sustainable
development, Natural Environment, and Cultural Environment. ENO is lead by Eno
School District, Finland.
The
Center For Ecosystem Survival
CES is committed to the advancement of worldwide conservation through the
preservation of threatened habitats around the world. Teacher's guides for
grades K-8 are available in PDF, and related teaching resources can be ordered.
Bigchalk
Provides a broad spectrum of educational Internet services to teachers,
students, parents, librarians and school administrators in the K-12 educational
and public library markets. Resources include: links to reference materials,
lesson plans, and professional development opportunities.
ForEd
BC , Canada
A non-partisan environmental education association which disseminates lesson
plans and activities to K-12 teachers in British Columbia on all manner of
natural resources topics including: fisheries, biodiversity, endangered
species, and marine protected areas.
CNNfyi.com
This educational Web site provides lessons and activities that integrate
current events into the classroom. Activities are correlated to curriculum
standards and broken out into subject areas such as environment, science and
social studies.
Rural
Economic and Environmental Development
A program for sustainable rural community development with a focus in tropical
countries.
Garden
State EnviroNet
Since 1993, NJ's source for environmental news and information. Features: Daily
EnviroNews, a Calendar of events, Library, Links, Newsletters, and news from
the NJDEP, USEPA, Audubon, Sierra Club and others.
IBM Computer Recycling Program
Consumers and small businesses can use this service to recycle ANY PCs,
including system units, monitors, printers and optional attachments for
$29.99(incl. shipping). Equipment will be recycled in an environmentally
responsible manner or, refurbished and donated to Gifts in Kind International
for donation to other nonprofits.
Institute
for Social Ecology, VT
An independent institution of higher education dedicated to the study of social
ecology. ISE offers intensive summer programs, a year-round B.A. degree
program, workshops on issues such as biotechnology, fall and winter lecture
series, internship opportunities, and a speakers bureau.
Learning
In Deed
An initiative which aims to make service learning -a teaching strategy that
integrates service to others with classroom instruction - part of every K-12
student's experience. Resources include a recent Roper Starch Worldwide survey
that demonstrates strong public support for Service Learning, along with
resources for teachers, students, researchers and policy makers.
Missouri
Waste Control Coalition 2001: A Waste Odyssey
July 8-10 in Columbia, MO. The MWCC conference provides an opportunity to
showcase programs, services, resources, research and other innovations in the
field of waste management. Please email or call Tom Gredell (573) 659-9078 for
more information about presenting at the conference before Feb 1.
Recharging Your Double E: Energizing Your Educational Influence
Recharge your batteries at the 2001 Midwest Environmental Education Conference
hosted by the Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education. The conference
will be held at Camp Lake, Wisconsin located about 15 miles west of Kenosha,
Oct 19-21. Proposal submissions are due by March 15th (application online in
.PDF).
Social Issues and the Environment
Conference - March 6-8, NE
This national conference has been designed to provide an exchange of
information and an opportunity for community leaders to better understand the
inter-relationship of societal and environmental issues. Sponsored by the
National Arbor Day Foundation. Early registration ends February 20th.
The
State's Environmental Education Directory Website (SEEDS)
An online catalog of environmental education resources available through the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Resources include links to
field trip locations, training opportunities, lesson plans, contests, volunteer
opportunities and grants.
Workshop on Education, Information, and
Voluntary Measures in Environmental Protection Papers
The papers include treatments of residential energy conservation, green
labeling, recycling, analogies from health promotion and disaster preparedness,
and voluntary measures on the part of firms, local governments and other local
organizations and well as classroom and adult education [PDF]. Sponsored by the
U.S. National Research Council Committee on Human Dimensions of Global Change.
BioMEDIA
ASSOCIATES
Explore the lives of whirling animals, examine the surface of a sea star, or
discover the microscopic larva of marine animals. BioMEDIA's biology education
website includes dramatic photographs and animations of organisms. Try the
Creature Feature contest or browse a collection of downloadable teaching
resources and an on-line catalog of BioMEDIA's instructional videos and
CD-ROMs.
Pisgah
Forest Institute, NC
This website provides an overview of the Institute's upcoming teacher
workshops. Workshops are created specifically for high school science teachers
and range in topic from earth and environmental science to geographic
information systems.
More Than Skin Deep, A Teachers' Guide to Caves and Groundwater
An online teacher's guide including a variety of lesson plans, activities and
informational articles about karst resources and their conservation. If you
teach about caves, bats, springs, groundwater or any karst issue, this guide is
worth a look. Intended for grades K -8. A project of the Ozark National Scenic
Riverways.
TerraNet:
Indonesian Portal on Environment and Sustainable Development
Terranet provides environmental and sustainable development news. Features
include: TerraForum, TerraMailist, TerraConference, TerraDirektory, TerraCard,
and TerraJob. [In Indonesian]
Nouabale-Ndoki
National Park (Congo)
Information about the conservation and research work at the Nouabale-Ndoki
National Park in Congo, including the wildlife you can see there.
The Children's Country Week Association (PA)
CCWA provides the Delaware Valley's inner-city youth (ages 8-13) with exposure
to the outdoors. Camp programs and activities teach and reinforce traditional
values which help campers develop an increased capacity for self-discipline,
assume responsibility for their own actions, respect nature and the
environment, and learn how to live and work together.
How to Know the Earth's Plants & Animals
Introduction to basic nature-study techniques. Encourages the identification
and listing of organisms in one's own neighborhood and provides a forum to
share this information with others. Related plant and animal identification
resources and information are also available.
http://www.ase.org/greenschools/index.htm
Green Schools teachers are at the core of the program’s success. We understand that teachers are busy and are on a tight schedule to meet numerous education requirements. To meet teachers’ and schools’ special needs and goals, Green Schools is based on team building and planning rather than a "one size fits all" package.
http://school.discovery.com/teachers/
