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June 06, 2008 Hits: 147
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From site: Walk in the Woods is designed for third through fifth grade students to gain an appreciation of nature. Sometimes students are not able to go to a forest preserve or woods, so this brings the woods to them.
January 04, 2009 Hits: 69
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From site: Adventure Ecology is a free, extensive online educational resource that aims to create a greater connection with the natural world.
April 21, 2009 Hits: 166
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From site: Help me find out how big my Ecological Footprint is. The Ecological Footprint measures the amount of nature needed to support your choices. Learn what you can do to reduce your footprint.
February 12, 2008 Hits: 251
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From site: Welcome to Air Pollution: What's the Solution? an educational project for students, grades 6 - 12, that uses online real time data to guide student discovery of the science behind the causes and effects of outdoor air pollution.
Through this project, students will focus on outdoor air pollution; what it is, what factors contribute to its formation and the health effects from breathing polluted air. Students will use data and animated maps from the Internet and monitor for the presence of air pollution. Students are challenged to think critically and creatively about the problems surrounding air pollution. By the end of this project, students will be able to:
October 22, 2008 Hits: 81
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Explore biomes around the world. Concepts discussed in the movie include biome similarities and differences, boundaries, and the six kinds of biomes: tundra biome, coniferous forest (taiga) biome, decidous forest biome, tropical rain forest biome, grassland biome and desert biome. At the end, you can take an interactive quiz to see what you've learned.
November 20, 2008 Hits: 41
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From site: The Center for Ecoliteracy is dedicated to education for sustainable living.
July 09, 2008 Hits: 39
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From site: New job. Tough boss. And suddenly it's up to you to find out why extinction threatens the celebrated frogs in the town park.
Read the interactive mystery - unravel the science-based clues - email us your answer - find out if you're right!
February 12, 2008 Hits: 57
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From site: This Internet-based collaborative project will allow students to share information about water usage with other students from around the country and the world. Based on data collected by their household members and their classmates, students will determine the average amount of water used by one person in a day. They will compare this to the average amount of water used per person per day in other parts of the world.
August 08, 2009 Hits: 16
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From site: Started in 1994, EcoKids is a free, environmental education program that offers curriculum-linked materials and activities for Canadian elementary schools to engage in environmental action.
January 22, 2008 Hits: 56
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This site provides links to a variety of environment-related sites, many of them interactive. There are also links for middle school, high school, and teachers.
August 13, 2009 Hits: 18
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From site: Welcome to the NROC™ Environmental Science for AP* course. This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP* Environmental Science for AP exam. This course is designed to acquaint you with the physical, ecological, social, and political principles of environmental science. The scientific method is used to analyze and understand the inter-relationships between humans and the natural environment. The course shows how ecological realities and the material desires of humans often clash, leading to environmental degradation and pollution. The course covers the following topics: Earth's Systems, Human Population Dynamics, Natural Resources, Environmental Quality, Global Changes, and Environment and Society. LearningReviews.com note: The reading assignments that accompany each lesson are drawn from textbooks which the students must obtain access to on their own.
January 22, 2008 Hits: 48
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This site provides links to a variety of environmental topics, including ecosystems, waste, air water, conservation and ecosystems.
January 22, 2008 Hits: 48
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What should we do with our solid waste, hazardous waste and sewage? This sites offers some solutions for handling it to minimize environmental impact, locally and globally. There are links to numerous other sites for further information.
October 22, 2008 Hits: 45
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From site: Save the World on Your Way to College! The Global Challenge is an online international competition that encourages learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. If you are not yet in college, then we invite you to register, study, produce work and reap the rewards!
All students who are not yet in college are invited to participate. We aim our materials for students aged 14-17, but welcome all who are not yet in college. There are two ways to participate - as an individual or as part of a team. For team projects, you select a friend and an adult (called a Country Team) and then join forces with a similar team from another country (called an International Team). Registration is open year around and the main activities run from September to April each year. Solutions are judged each May and college scholarships and prizes awarded in June
January 04, 2009 Hits: 43
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From site: CO2FX is a web based multi-user educational game which explores the relationship of global warming to economic, political and science policy decisions. The game is driven by a systems dynamics model and is presented in a user friendly interface intended for the high school user.
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