Links

Our Media Center Specialists have selected some GREEN sites for your persual. Check our the recommendations below!

 

General Sites 

http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org/
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears is an online magazine primarily for K-5th Grade students that integrates science, literacy, and the polar regions.  

WebEcosit  http://webecoist.com/ 
This is a funky site offers great browsing and  is suited for multiple audiences. It covers a range of environmental issues including  eco-friendly food, sustainable technology and green innovation.  There also is a comprehensive section that looks at  environmental oddities such as natural disasters, fantastic plants and amazing animals. 

Best Green Blogs http://www.bestgreenblogs.com/  is This family friendly site offer a directory of Green Blogs.  Find information on green architecture, green living, and raising environmentally friendly children.

TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/  ThreeHugger is a fun site with interesting, if at times odd, articles on green living. It offers  news feeds on the environment and  helpful links to websites promoting green lifestyles.

Green-Blog http://www.green-blog.org/ Green-Blog offers news feeds and categorized links to environmental sites.

Research Databases

EarthTrends  http://earthtrends.wri.org/  EarthTrends is a comprehensive online database, geared towards students doing academic research that is maintained by the World Resources Institute.  It focuses on the environmental, social and economic trends that shape our world.  

The GEO Data Portal  http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/  The GEO Data Portal is the authoritative source for data sets used by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and, the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report and other integrated environment assessments.  This is a strong database that includes maps and charts and is an excellent resource for advanced research.

EnviroFacts database  http://www.epa.gov/enviro/  The EnviroFacts database offers official reports on pollution levels in the United States.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains the site and which offers the  latest air quality and pollution reports on a region by region basis.

Specially for Teachers

WISE: Web-based Inquiry Science Environment from Berkeley for grades 5-12, with one-week units on real-world evidence and current science controversies, including global climate change, hybrid cars, genetics, and recycling: http://www.wise.berkeley.edu.

Environmental Education on the Internet http://eelink.net/  The site is supported by the North American Association for Environmental Education and contains resources for teachers and students. It also offers information on grants and environmental organizations.  . 

Environmental Education Lesson Plans  This site from TeachNology offers a collection of lesson plans, rubrics, printables, and material.  This is also a good place to get ideas. 

Teacher’s Corner Sponsored by Care2, this site offers links to other websites, tips and news on green living.  Especially helpful is the Best Tips section for teachers, where teachers can find information for classroom support, lessons and research ideas.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – The EPA supports this site targeted towards educators.  The site offers lesson plans, tips, grant opportunities and great ideas.  Teaching about Waste and Recycling  section is particularly strong and offers lessons on waste and recylcling. This site can be used as a companion to the EPA research database (see above).

The Environmental Education Network  This is an informational site and can be browsed by categories.  Once you select a category, you are offered a listing of web sites and resources pertaining to that environmental topic.

Educational in Nature - This site  is sponsored by Georgia-Pacific, a paper company, and offers environmental education targeting 4th and 5th Graders  including lesson plans and worksheets. 

Community Science Action Guides – Teaching units and lesson plans for grades K-12. These lessons deal with water, energy and health sciences. Questions are developed in a style similar to the IB essential questions and thus can  fit nicely into IB lessons.

The Electronic Naturalist – An online program providing a weekly environmental education unit. These units are available in two reading levels, one  for K-3 and the other for 4-8. Each unit has activities, a poster and links to related web sites.

Exploring the Environment – This site  is sponsored by NASA and offers  modules for students to explore various aspects of the environment such as hurricanes, rainforests, the Everglades and the weather. There are teacher help pages too. One feature of the site is Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, an online magazine for grade k – 5 teachers which integrates science, literacy and the polar regions. There are lesson plans and links to relevant web sites.

The Rainforest Alliance – This group works to preserve the rainforest  and the site provides information and activities for kids and teachers. 

All About Global Warming – This excellent site offers thorough coverage of global warming with scientific explanations and links to articles.  There also are links to other environmental issues. 

The Rainforest Action Network – Similar to the Rainforest Alliance, the Rainforest Heroes section is designed specifically for teachers and students and offers material and information.

Activities to Celebrate Earth Day – This is the environmental section of Education World.  As such, it offers lessons and material and other information worth browsing.

2 Responses

  1. Jesse Herman - February 28, 2010

    Hello,

    I am the blogger on Resourcelaunch.com and am writing to see if you would be interested in adding my site to your blog roll. I am always open to guest blogging and promoting an interesting topic as well.

    Right now if you look around you’ll see a fairly active news section and an slowly growing resource section. Eventually it will be a great place for people and small business to grow and conserve responsibly, while staying up-to-date the latest news. There are some of my friends in different industries down to contribute content. If you do want to promote a particular subject, we usually have a soft spot for environmental issues.

    Let me know if you are interested in linking to us as a resource or any other ideas you may have.

    Thank you

  2. Avatar of geyzagui - March 1, 2010

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