Science Education Resources
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Noyce Scholarship |
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Links to Curriculum Frameworks and Professional Organizations |
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Environmental Education Links |
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Please report defunct links to Michael Bentley at mbentle1@utk.edu
Environmental Education Links
Center for Sustainable Future (CSF) - Education for a Sustainable Future (ESF) getting students to understand the future consequences of their behavior. Sustainability studies require thinking about the needs of future generations as well as our own. Sustainability, as a concept, creates a context for learning. Teaching tools linked to this site include the Ecological Footprint Calculator, What-If Builder, and Community Planner: http://csf.concord.org/esf
eNature web site shows you what's in your own backyard. Type in your zip code and eNature responds with a list of insects, plants, mammals, birds, and reptiles indigenous to your area. There are also links and an online naturalist to answer questions: http://www.enature.com
Facing the Future: People and the Planet - http://www.facingthefuture.org. To contact by email:<teachers@facingthefuture.org> For ideas for activities to get students involved, see the Facing the Future action site: http://www.creativeaction.org
"The Shape of Change: A Curriculum for Building Strong Communities and a Sustainable Economy" a curriculum series that addresses sustainable development, ecological economics, globalization through inquiry-based instruction, integrated content, and engaging projects. The adaptable materials can be used in high school, middle schools, college, or with adult s. The series includes the illustrated fable "The Shape of Change," an intriguing allegory that teaches how economic choices affect the environment and society. Available from Creative Change Educational Solutions: http://www.creativechange.net/se/curriculum/index.htm
US EPA http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/ Recycle City web site: http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
US Department of Energy: http://www.energy.gov
Bureau of Land Management http://www.blm.gov/education
US Forest Service http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/ce
National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/learn/
Natural Resources Conservation Service http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
National Environmental Education and Training Foundation http://www.neetf.org
U.S. Census Bureau - up to the minute population data for US and other countries, and more - check out the "popclock": http://www.census.gov/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: http://www.fws.gov/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) - Series of on-line activities for middle school, using current and archived global data: http://www.oar.noaa.gov/education/
All Species Foundation an organization dedicated
to the identification of all species on earth:
http://all-species.org/
Project Exploration a Chicago based site but used in 14 countries around the world, designed to share the wonders of science with urban kids, has teaching tools too, image gallery, PaleoWizard, etc.: http://www.projectexploration.org/
Ecological footprint chapter summaries from book and links to related resources: http://www.ecologicalfootprint.com
International Wolf Center teaching the world about wolves: http://www.wolf.org/wolves/
Wildlife Conservation Society: http://www.wcs.org
All about Animals from The Friends of the National Zoo: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/default.cfm
Musings Using Museums in Teaching and Learning from
the American Museum of Natural History http://www.amnh.org/musings
Other resources for learning can be found at the Museum's gateway site, http://www.amnh.org/education/resources
World Resources Institute: http://www.wri.org
GLOBE project web site: http://www.globe.gov
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - This site has great pictures in the "PhotoFile": http://www.fao.org/
Institute for Social Inventions: http://www.globalideasbank.org
National environmental education programs: SAVE OUR STREAMS, PROJECT WILD , PROJECT LEARNING TREE
eNature.com - site for on-line field guides: http://www.enature.com
Bagelhole - A site of ecology-oriented social and technical inventions: http://www.bagelhole.org
New Civilization - a site covering ecological culture, with links to futurist and social-invention sites: http://www.newciv.org/newcivilization.html
Louisiana Energy and Environment Center - resources, environmental education activities: http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/
Food chain diagrams and food chain game: http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/fchain.html Also check out http://www.cyfernet.org/integrate/iowa/schain.html
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) energy use information site: http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/default.asp
The Environmental Defense Fund geographic web site, Scorecard. Type in your zip code and check out what toxins are poisoning your own neighborhood: http://www.scorecard.org/
Bioneers, Santa Fe, NM focus on ecological medicine - 877-BIONEER - http://www.bioneers.org
Whole Earth - descended from the venerable Whole Earth catalogs, now a magazine, see: http://www.wholeearthmag.com
Center for Health, Environment, and Justice, Falls Church, VA - http://www.chej.org
Rachel's Environmental & Health News, Environmental Research Foundation, Annapolis, MD - 888-272-2435 - http://www.rachel.org
Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN), Ames, IA - http://www.sehn.org
The Pananeto Forum - quarterly online journal focusing on issues such as how scientists can explain their work and ideas effectively: http://www.pantaneto.co.uk
Wild Ones - organization dedicated to using native plants: http://www.for-wild.org
History and basics of xeriscaping plus resources: http://www.xeriscape.org
Environmental News Network - http://www.enn.com
Common Dreams News Center http://www.commondreams.org
AlterNet - the alternative press news service: http://www.alternet.org
Center for Environmental Citizenship: http://www.envirocitizen.org
Free the Planet - campus organization - http://freetheplanet.org
Green Corps: http://envirolink.org/orgs/greencorps
Sierra Student Coalition: http://www.ssc.org
Student Environmental Action Coalition: http://www.seac.org
University Leaders for a Sustainable Future: http://ulsf.org
Youth for Environmental Sanity (YES!): http://www.yesworld.org
Circle of Life Foundation - founded by Julia Butterfly Hill, the young woman who spent two years living in the branches of a redwood tree (she named Luna) in order to save it from the chain saw: http://circleoflifefoundation.org . Also see http://www.wildcalifornia.org
Earth First! On-line environmental education magazine - environmental information, articles and opinions: http://www.envirolink.org/orgs/ef/
CARE - Information about food and international programs to relieve hunger. Click on "Programs and Regions" to get facts about countries: http://www.care.org
Kids in the creek - program to assess the health of a stream - info on aquatic insects and stream ecosystems: http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/kr/ed/kidsinthecreek/about.htm
Healthweb - health and medicine, lists health science resources: http://healthweb.org/
Health information from the National Library of Medicine: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
Rainforest Action Network - environmental education projects and rainforest information:http://www.ran.org
The Ecologyfund web site: http://www.ecologyfund.com
The Naturalist Net - news and events, satellite images, sky maps, current headlines: http://www.naturalist.net/
National Wildlife Federation - links to kid's sites, links to issues and actions: http://www.nwf.org/
Population Connection - Information on workshops, population-related classroom activities: http://www.populationconnection.org/
The Animal Diversity Web - A listing of Kingdom Animalia to the level of orders, with details of North American species. Many images and some photos of skulls: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu
Fossil Fuels Policy Action - see the list of actions individuals can take to slow global warming: http://www.lesscars.org
Sea Turtle Restoration Project: http://www.seaturtles.org
The Forest Stewardship Council: http://www.fsc.org
International Marine Mammal Association: http://www.imma.org
Science and the Environment - bimonthly bulletin from Environment Canada http://www.nwri.ca/s-and-e-bulletin-e.html/
Earth Viewer - map of earth, views of sun, moon, planets, interactive orrery, lots of astronomy links: http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
Branium - A science site that kids can use that is content-rich and also deals with the issues surrounding population - deforestation, resource scarcity, social problems, conflict, and more. The teacher's section is useful, easy to navigate, and chock-full of ideas.: http://us.brainium.com/mai/generic_.htm
Center for Environmental Education of the Antioch New England Institute - lots of links to useful resources: http://www.SchoolsGoGreen.org/
Green Kids Books - children's literature useful for environmental studies - http://www.GreenKidsBooks.org/
National Gardening Association - http://www.kidsgardening.com
Green Teacher Magazine - http://www.greenteacher.com
Images of environmental change - Earthshots - before and
after Landsat images -
http://Edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontents
Environmental treaties and resource indicators, including
a remote-sensing image gallery -
http://sedac.ciesin.org/entri
Good Nature Publishing Company - artistic posters useful for environmental studies, e.g. Eastern Deciduous Trees, Eastern Native Conifers - http://www.goodnaturepublishing.com
SolarHost - world's first internet service powered exclusively by solar energy - located in Warrenton, VA - http://www.solarhost.com
Energy Quest of the California Energy Commission - database of resources for energy education: http://www.energy.ca.gov
Dr. Art's Guide to Planet Earth - explore the book at its web site, which includes animations, activities, lesson plans, and "brainers" - http://www.planetguide.net/
The Virginia Flora Committee - Flora of Virginia Project: http://www.wise.virginia.edu/
Grist Magazine -- http://www.gristmagazine.com -- is an online environmental publication, a project of Earth Day Network, aims to inform, entertain, provoke, and encourage creative thinking about environmental problems and solutions. New content is published each weekday -- in-depth reporting, cartoons, summaries of breaking news stories, diary entries from activists, book reviews, green investment. advice, and more.
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