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| The Homeschool Diner's Guide to Homeschooling Science Environmental Education and Activism by Julie Shepherd knapp, copyright 2006 Resources for the "green" at heart... some politically aligned, some special interest, some nonpartisan Curriculum and Lesson Plans Project Learning Tree -- environmental curriculum for K -12, includes activities and technology connections Virginia Naturally -- K -12 education resources Environmental Health Science Education Curriculum - free online lesson plans for K - 12, from the National Institute of Health (NIH) NIEHS Kid Pages -- activites and games from the National Institute of Environmental Health Science Environmental Health Science -- links to online student activities and summer opportunities for K - 12, from the NIH The Greens from PBS Kids includes an activity guide for kids 9-12 TOX Mystery -- interactive Flash tutorial on potentially toxic household items for K - 6, from the NIH TOX Town -- flash tutorial introduces common environmental health risks in towns, cities, farms, ports, and the US/Mexico Border. 6 - 12 World Ecosystems Beyond Borders (WEBB): An Environmental Curriculum for Wisconsin Students -- K - 12 educational resources “My Environment, My Health, My Choices” from the U of Rochester Medical Center -- (grades 9 - 12) units on pesticides, mercury, etc. Facts, Not Fear: A P arent's Guide to Teaching Children about the Environment by Michael Sanera and Jane S. Shaw An Inconvenient Truth -- website and educator's resources Kid's Planet: Defend it! -- suggestions for helping preserve wildfile US Environmental Protection Agency -- teacher's resources Kids Planet: Wolf Curriculum -- in depth unit on wolves The Habitable Planet -- a free online multimedia textbook suitable for advanced high school students The Precious Envelope -- earth's atmosphere is examined through theories of chemical evolution; ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect are explained (part 17 of the 26-part free online chemistry course) AP and Honors textbooks on Environmental Science and Ecology from Prentice Hall Two other publishers Sinauer and Associates and WH Freeman have nice selections of higher-level books on ecology, life sciences, and the environment UCCP Open Access College Prep -- free online self-paced AP courses, including AP Environmental Science, includes simulated labs Looking ahead to college? Here is a nice world-wide list of public universities that have strong environmental studies programs, compiled by Brown University. Not included on their list is St. John's University, a private Catholic college with one of the oldest programs, established in 1973. Environmental Design -- tons of resources for green design and building from the UC Berkley Libbrary Multi-Media Projects Promoting Environmental Awareness Sarah McLachlan video for "World on Fire" (wonderful :-) Earth Day Ecological Footprint Quiz -- how large an impact does your life have on the world? Unsolved Mysteries of Human Health -- an interactive tutorial on how health scientists explore and solve environmental toxin mysteries Grocery Store Wars -- a short, funny video (take off on Star Wars) about pesticide use on produce, and farming corporations The Meatrix -- the "truth" about where our most of our meat comes from Bjorn Lomborg on Environmental Triage -- how to prioritize the world's environmental and health crises, a TED Talk US Fish and Wildlife Service Kid's Corner -- endangered species slide shows and tutorials Mercy Mercy Me by Marvin Gaye -- classic song on Youtube This Pretty Planet by Tom Chapin -- wonderful kid's songs about the environment (I especially recommend cuts 12, 13, 14, and 15 :-) Big Yellow Taxi (Paved Paradise) -- Joni Mitchell 1970 version and Counting Crows version My City Was Gone (Way to go Ohio) by the Pretenders Look Out Any Window (and see what's going on) by Bruce Hornsby &The Range (you get to play it 3 times for free here) Environmental Websites YouThink! -- answers to kid's questions about global issues, from the World Bank EcoGeek -- e-zine covers pro-environmental technology Civilized Nation -- e-zine that covers "inspirational news stories of inovation, hope and progress, of great ideas coming to fruition" that are typically "tucked away in the backs of newspapers and magazines...", people making a positive difference United Nations Environmental Programme Natural Resources Conservation Services Sierra Club Greenpeace National Arbor Day Foundation American Forest Foundation Master Gardeners Program -- from the American Horticultural Society USEPA Superfund Program and USEPA Environmental Education Environment Canada US Geological Survey -- science education, natural disasters US Department of Energy -- energy resources and the environment Global Footprint Network GRACE -- Grass Roots Action Center for the Environment Green Party of the US Green Party of Canada Young Greens -- from the Green Party of England and Wales Related Issues Animal Dissection Kits and Wildlife Concerns from Earth Talk Organics: Are They Worth It? by Peter Jaret of EatingWell.com Our Stolen Future Plastics at a Glance -- a listing of plastics and their chemical make-up Thinking Green Fit Pregnancy Vegetarian 101 from PETA -- information, recipes, Vegetarian Stater Kit ReusableBags.com The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World By Bjørn Lomborg --challenges widely held beliefs that the world environmental situation is getting worse and worse Poisoning, Toxicology, and Environmental Topics from MedLinePlus -- an objective (not alarmist) medically-based coverage of these topics... but may still be anxiety-producing for younger or sensitive children. Ecological Ethics: An Introduction by Patrick Curry -- a philosophical look at environmentalism Environmental careers for the 21st Century ? -- two books that describe career trends and opportunities |
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