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- Environmental Protection Directories (EELink)
Provides dozens of sources of information for involving individuals in understanding and helping to restore the environment.
- -Pollution Scorecard (Environmental Defense Fund)
Provides information about pollution in your community. Reports who is polluting, how to contact them, how bad the pollution is, how your community rates compared to others in your area, identifies the toxins involved and provides other useful information to fight pollution. 9-05
- Salem Witchcraft Trials (United Nations Environmental Program)
Includes information used to try individuals as witches from the trials themselves and The Crucible. 10-09
- Environmental Projects and Activities for Children (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
NIEH provides dozens of lessons and activities related to improving the environment.
- By Category - Improving the Environment (Earth Share)
Provides tips on improving the environment. 10-00
- Global Environment - An Overview (Kids' Almanac)
Provides a short statement on the status of the environment on each continent.
- Environmental Issues (Living on Earth)
Provides sounds messages related to environmental issues. Includes a search engine. 9-99
- Trade Agreements Affecting the Environment (World Trade Organization)
Provides the official WTO Web site. 12-99
- Environmental Protection Search (EELink)
Provides a search engine.
- Environmental Protection Projects and Lessons (EELink)
Provides over a dozen sources of materials and projects.
- Key Issues on the Environment (SpeakOut.com)
Provides indepth coverage of both sides of key issues. 2-01
- Causes of Global Warming (GCRIO - United Nations Environment Programme)
Provides a chart and description of how human activities have contributed to the warming (and cooling) of the planet. 8-00
- Global Warming - Questions and Answers (GCRIO - United Nations Environment Programme)
Provides answers to the most commonly asked questions about global warming. 8-00
- Water Contaminants - Pesticides (Environmental Advocates)
Provides results from a study of pesticide pollution in the water of New York.
- Report Card on World Environmental Conditions (World Resources Institute)
Provides reports on the various environmental conditions. 10-00
- Solar Cells Improve Efficiency Through CIS (CNN - Environmental News Network)
Provides an article about greatly improved photovoltaic cells that convert energy from the sun into electricity. The cells use CIS (copper indium diselenide) technology. 10-00
- Environmental Protection - Projects for Kids (Environmental Protection Agency)
Provides basic information about air pollution, water pollution, and recycling for children. Designed to help children to understand how to help build a healthy environment. 12-00
- Global Warming - Explanation for Kids (Environmental Protection Agency)
Provides information on global warming for kids. 12-00
- Water Pollution - Explanation for Kids (Environmental Protection Agency)
Provides information on water pollution for kids. 12-00
- Recycling - Explanation for Kids (Environmental Protection Agency)
Provides information on recycling of trash, garbage, and other solid waste. 12-00
- Environmental Problems and Resources (EnviroLiteracy.org)
Provides summaries of the problems in each of the major areas, such as water pollution, air pollution, waste, biodiversity, energy, forests, and climate. Also provides resources, lists of resources, and educational materials. 1-01
- Solutions for the Environment (Awesome Library - Adams)
Provides a summary of key activities necessary to reduce air and water pollution, reduce the rate of global warming, and more. 1-01
- Environmental Study (WorldWatcher - Looking at the Environment)
Provides tools for an inquiry-based approach to scientific visualizations using software for students to study patterns in the environment. It engages them in investigations of realistic environmental problems, in which they must make recommendations for sustainable uses of resources." (Go to the WorldWatcher Home page to download the software or participate in field testing the curriculum.) 2-01
- Microbes that Benefit the Environment (Michigan State University)
Dirtland describes different ways that certain microbes benefit the environment for humans. 2-01
- Nuclear Fuel Waste Disposal Problems in the USA (National Council for Science and the Environment - Holt)
Discusses problems related to civilian nuclear waste disposal as an issue brief for the US Congress. 2-01
- Energy and Environmental Trade-offs - Grade 11 (British Columbia Ministry of Education)
Provides a lesson plan for the 11th grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01
- Environmental Advocacy (Sierra Club)
Provides information about projects of the Sierra Club, an environmental advocacy group. 2-01
- Least Polluting Cars (CNN - Environmental Network News Staff)
"According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, vehicle exhaust accounts for 70 percent of smog in the United States." The Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight are two of the least pollution cars available in the USA because they use hybrid gas and electric power. The Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) option is recommended for maximum control during adverse conditions. 4-01
- Autos - Fuel-Cell Power (CNN - Environmental News Network Staff)
Reports on America's first street-ready car powered by a fuel-cell. Fuel-cells generate no pollution and can be refueled in minutes. 5-01
- Windows - Energy Star Windows (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Provides information on windows that are energy efficient. Includes selection and location of Energy Star windows. 5-01
- Appliances - Energy Star Appliances (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Provides information on energy efficient home appliances, electronics, homes, heating and cooling, and other devices for the home. Includes selection and location of Energy Star items. According to the EPA, "the energy generated to power American TVs and VCRs when they are switched off causes the air pollution equivalent to 2 million cars." 5-01
- Autos - Fuel Emissions (Environmental Protection Agency)
Provides a comparison of cars by fuel emissions. 5-01
- Federal Laws on Waste Disposal, Conservation, and Recycling (National Council for Science and the Environment - McCarthy and Tiemann)
Summarizes the primary federal laws relating to waste disposal, conservation, and recycling. 6-01
- Glossary of Environment Terms (Natural Resources Defense Council)
Provides an alphabetical glossary of terms used in the environment field, such as greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide (CO2) 6-01
- Water Conservation Games and Activities (Environmental Protection Agency)
Provides 11 games and activities to help children better understand how water is purified and used, as well as facts about water. 1-01
- 50 Things You Can Do to Reduce Air Pollution (California Environmental Protection Agency)
Provides 50 tips for you to improve air quality. 8-01
- Air Quality Today - Where You Live (Environmental Protection Agency)
Provides a forecast for the day on the EPA Air Quality Index for pollution levels where you live. 8-01
- Indoor Air Quality (Environmental Protection Agency)
Discusses how to improve indoor air quality, especially related to second hand smoke, mold, radon, asthma, and radiation. 8-01
- Mold Control Indoors (Environmental Protection Agency)
Discusses how to control mold in the home and schools. 8-01
- History of Municipal Waste (EnvironmentalChemistry.com - Barbalace)
Provides brief and limited examples of disposal of waste in the past. 9-01
- Atoms - Structure (EnvironmentalChemistry.com - Barbalace)
Provides a simplistic model of atoms that is not a true representation but is used to describe some of the basic concpets, such as atom number, atomic mass, charge of an atom, and energy levels. 9-01
- Molarity, Molality, and Normality (EnvironmentalChemistry.com - Barbalace)
Defines and describes molarity, molalitiy, and normality. 9-01
- Glossary of Chemistry Terms (EnvironmentalChemistry.com - Barbalace)
Provides an alphabetic dictionary of terms. 9-01
- Molar Mass Calculator (EnvironmentalChemistry.com - Barbalace)
Defines and describes molar mass and provides a calculator. 9-01
- Periodic Table of Elements (EnvironmentalChemistry.com - Barbalace)
Provides detailed information on each element, including uses. 9-01
- Houshold Chemicals Disposal (EnvironmentalChemistry.com - Barbalace)
Provides guidelines and a chart (at the bottom) for disposing of common household chemicals. 9-01
- Wetlands (Environmental Protection Agency)
Describes the characteristics of wetlands. "Wetlands are areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season." 12-01
- Dumptown Game (Environmental Protection Administration)
Provides a game that teaches the cost and benefits of some of different types of recycling programs. Requires the free Shockwave plug-in. 12-01
- Recycling, Climate Change, and Pollution (Environmental Defense)
Provides articles by topic or by search engine. 7-02
- Waste - Curriculum Guide for Management of Solid Waste (North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance)
Provides a guide for grades K - 8, by grade. Uses PDF format. 1-02
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