Environmental-Based Website Resources for Information and Lessons

Air

·    EPA Student Center:  http://www.epa.gov/region5/students/air.htm

o       Did you know that air pollution can happen indoors as well as outside? Here at EPA, we work with people to improve air quality and prevent pollution. Find out more about what causes air pollution, and how you can help prevent it!

·    Astronomy Picture of the Day:  http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

o       Pictures of the night sky and space objects.  Using the search engine you can get pictures of planets, galaxies, specific stars, northern lights, etc.

·    Moon Phases:  http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moonphase/

o       A model and series of pictures that describes the different phases of the moon.

·    Moon Phase Calendar:  http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon/index.php?month=2&year=2008&css=moon.css&Submit=Go

o       Monthly calendar with the phase of the moon on each day.

·    Sky Maps:  http://skymaps.com/downloads.html

o       Download monthly night sky maps of the constellations in the northern hemisphere. 

·    StarChild:  A Learning Center for Young Astronomers:  http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

o       Interactive website with activities about astronomy.

·    Constellation Mythology:  http://www.coldwater.k12.mi.us/lms/planetarium/myth/index.html

o       Pictures of constellations and their stories.

·    Welcome to the Planets:  http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/

o       Pictures of each planet and information about it

·    Astronomy Info: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx

o       Links to images of your night sky, video clips, lessons & ideas for kids, intro to the night sky section, glossary of terms

·    Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology:  http://www.birds.cornell.edu/

o       Anything and everything you want to know about birds is at this website.

·    Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms:  http://insected.arl.arizona.edu/info.htm

o       A website about different insects, how to collect and information about them.

·    International Wolf Center:  http://www.wolf.org

o       Anything and everything you want to know about wolves is here!

·    Wildlife Research Institute-Black Bear:  http://www.bearstudy.org

o       Anything and everything you want to know about black bear is at this website.

·    Identifying Mammal Tracks:  http://enature.com/mammal_tracks/tracks

o       A quick guide to identifying local animal tracks.

·    Beartracker’s Animal Tracks Den:  http://www.bear-tracker.com/

o       Pictures of animal tracks.

·    What Tree is That? – Arbor Day Foundation:  http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeID.cfm

·    Biology of Plants:  Introduction:  http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/main.htm

·    Minnesota Department of Natural Resources:  http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/index.html

·    EEK!  Environmental Education for Kids:  http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/index.htm

·    Teaching Youth about Trees:  http://www.arborday.org/kids/teachingYouth.cfm

·    Recycle Round Up: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/ActionGames/Recycle-roundup

o       This is an interactive game where students ‘pick up trash’ in a park and have to decide if the item can be recycled, composted or put in the trash.  At the end it breaks it down into pounds of recycled, composted and trashed.

·    Recycle City: http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/

o       This is a great interactive website depicting how the people of Dumptown turned their backward town around…how Recycle City reduces waste and saves money…and lets kids discover where all the garbage we throw away goes!

·    EPA Environmental Kids Club: http://www.epa.gov/kids/garbage.htm

o       Many materials we use every day can be reused and recycled.  You may find new ways to reduce how much garbage you throw away.  Maybe you can start a recycling program in your school or community!

·    EPA Student Center Waste & Recycling:http://www.epa.gov/region5/students/waste.htm

o       Discover the world of things we leave behind. Our waste, garbage, junk, trash, and glop must go somewhere. Reducing, reusing and recycling will help us restore and protect our environment.

·    Soils:  http://www.soil-net.com

o       Different lesson plans and descriptions related to soils.

·    Papermaking Process:  http://www.wipapercouncil.org/process.htm

o       Pictures of how paper is made.

·    EPA Student Center Water Resources:  http://www.epa.gov/region5/students/water.htm

o       Water is essential for life on Earth. It can be found as salt water in our oceans and seas, or as freshwater in our lakes, rivers, and streams. Here you can learn how water is polluted, treated, and protected.

·    Weather for Kids:  http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/index.html

o       Website that explains different weather phenomena.  Using a variety of other websites, make weather predictions.

·    A Snow Crystal Primer:  http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/primer/primer.htm

o       Information about how snow is formed at various temperatures with varying humidity.  Also has a classification chart for different snowflake types.

·    eNature:  http://www.enature.com/home/

o       Looking for information about any plant or animal?  This site is a set of field guides on line. 

·    Alaska Wildlife Curriculum Activities:  http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/aquaticed/awcexamples.cfm

·    Minnesota Department of Natural Resources:  http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/index.html

·    EEK!  Environmental Education for Kids:  http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/index.htm

·    National Environmental Education Week:  http://www.eeweek.org/resources/curricula_library.htm

o       This site provides a wide variety of lessons broken down by topic

·    The Geological Society of America Education & Teacher Resources: http://www.geosociety.org/educate/LessonPlans/E_envir.htm

o       Filled with EE related lesson plans ranging from water to recycling to plants

·    Hinterland Who’s Who – For Educators:  http://www.hww.ca/hww.asp?id=5&pid=0

o       Lesson plans on different topics related to Environmental Education

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·    Energy: http://www.getenergyactive.org/

o       Electricity. It's our most powerful energy resource, and we depend on it for nearly everything we do. Today our nation's demand for electricity is at an all-time high—and is projected to grow at least 40 percent within the next 25 years. That's a lot of power! And that's why America's electric companies are taking smart steps now to plan for our electric future. You can be a part of this effort. We encourage you to use this site, read our latest newsletter, watch our videos, and visit our discussion board to learn why a smart electric future benefits us all. Get energy smart and get energy active today!

·    EPA Environmental Kids Club:  http://www.epa.gov/kids/

o       Links to LOADS of information and activities for air, water, garbage & recycling, plants & animals, you & your environment, games, questions, related art, related science, teacher links, …..