Environmental

This is a list of sites about environmental sciences including ecology, biomes, conservation, sustainability, and other topics that are environmentally friendly. 1) [] This is a site that promotes objective energy education. Great resources for the classroom as well as professional development opportunities.

2)http://www.gengreenlife.com/ This is a site that was started here in Fort Collins and is very useful for finding ways to be environmentally friendly (being sustainable not just about global warming). It is mostly a compilation of links that lead you to the right places to find things like bike maps, recycling, local growers, alternative energy and etc... I would send students here if they become interested in finding out how to be greener or if I want to take a group of students to a green event.

3) Study toxic chemicals in your community [|http://www.toxmap.nlm.nigh.gov]

4) http://www.scienceteacherprogram.org/envsci/envsci.html Wonderful lesson plans developed by teachers attending the summer science teacher program at Columbia University. There are assessment tools included in the lesson plans!

5) http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/index.html NASA's page is divided up by grade level. There are SO many projects with which NASA is involved that promote education and outreach. NASA also has grants that they award to teachers who want to integrate atmospheric science or earth science into their curricula. Look closely as you navigate this page! lots of good info.

6) [|http://www.eetap.org] EETAP is a program that provides professional development to teachers, as well as resources to support environmental education

7) [|http://www.neetf.org] National Environmental Education and Training Foundationg (NEETF) is a K12 program that helps support formal K12 educators integrate env. sci into their classrooms.

8) http://www.worldwildlife.org/windows The Windows on the Wild (WOW) porgram has all kinds of materials on biodiversity issues relevatnt to classroom teaching. Their activities are aligned to the National Science Education Standards too!

9) http://www.epa.gov/enviroed The EPA office of Environmental Education has information for fellowships, grants, resources, and professional development opportunities.

10) http://www.wildlife.state.co.us/education/teacherresources Find out more about how Colorado Divison of Wildlife is committed to education and outreach. There are links on this page to Project Wild, Project Wet, and Learning Tree programs.

11) http://www.cnr.uidaho.edu/range/ Rangelands constitute over 50% of the world's land type. This website provides some Rangeland Curriculum for secondary school teachers.

12) an article published on the Environmental Literacy Council's page

13) http://www.childrenandnature.org/ This website is an on-line magazine that aims to connect researchers and educators about the importance of getting kids outside to learn. The CNN organization is a huge proponent of Richard Louv's Last Child in the Woods book. They have designated the month of April Children & Nature month.

14) http://www.learner.org/jnorth/ This site provides ways to have kids do ecological research and get outdoors. It includes lots of activities and assessments, and data can be submitted to the site and compared across the country. It was created by Annenberg Media. This is a purpose blip from the site: "Seasonal change is all around us. Children see it in the length of a day, in the appearance of a flower, in the flight of a butterfly. Journey North is a free, Internet-based program that explores the interrelated aspects of seasonal change. Through interrelated investigations, students discover that sunlight drives all living systems and they learn about the dynamic ecosystem that surrounds and connects them."

15) http://www.plt.org Project Learning Tree--great interdisciplinary resources; lesson plans that have been developed and tested by teachers first. Most materials are K-8 friendly, but there are others that are more high school oriented.

16) http://www.naturalinquirer.org/ Natural Inquirer - a middle school educational journal that discusses environmental issues of today. The reading material is for middle school students, but could be modified to meet the needs of high school students. There is also a link: http://www.naturalinquirer.org/Lesson-Plans-v-42.html that contains lesson plans for educators on environmental issues. Although hard copies of these journals can be requested, there are PDFs of these journals to conserve trees and they can be found here: http://www.naturalinquirer.org/all-issues.html

17) http://www.wildlandfire.com/docs/wildfire_edu.htm Wildfire Education Links - a database full of resources that discuss wildfires. The database ranges from wildfire study resources for children to protecting homes from wildfires. This link contains books, articles, interactive media, etc., concerning wildfires.

18) http://www.facingthefuture.org/Curriculum/FindCurriculumthatisRightforYou/tabid/68/Default.aspx
Global Sustainability curriculum finder. Enter your grade level and subject and it takes you to hands-on lessons with action extensions.

19) http://ei.cornell.edu/ Environmental Inquiry for high school students. Cornell University. Students learn specific research protocols and conduct interactive research projects.

20) Children and Nature Network Resources for Teachers -- PDF list of great resources for teachers to incorporate nature into their classroom.