• - Science - Natural Resource Use

• www.eren.doe.gov/energysmartschools/teach_stuff.html Free lesson plans for K-12. A lot of pictures for kids and easy to read pages about everyday life, like appliances!!! Lots of good reading!
  
• www.state.tn.us/ecd/energy_teen.htm An 'A' through 'Z' guide of materials good for teaching, a leading place to science websites. Examples of energy efficient schools. Material for grades K-12 available.
  
• www.homeenergy.org An advertisement about Home Energy magazine; a how to conserve energy as a homeowner and a builder. Good little readings on energy conservation. Good for grades 6-12, teachers can use as a guide for ideas!
  
• www.energy.ca.gov/education/ Fun and flashy for children. One of my favorites! From art to reading to math this site provides fun activities that both teachers and students will love. Great for grades 3-8, but information for all is available. Based on problems in California, but understandable to those in Maine!
  
• www.solstice.crest.org/ Good for reading resources. New ideas about sustainability all around! A guide to who's involved.
  
• www.wings.buffalo.edu/ubgreen Campus website. Lots of definitions and examples of how university deals with environmental conservation and resolution. Best for high school students to use, they may better understand the way a college works, and how they can begin organizations.
  
• www.globaled.org/sustain/update.html Descriptions of different projects are outlined in this website. For children of age 5 to children of age 100, explanations of science to mathematics are given.
  
• www.csf.concord.org Great site for books, curriculum planning, and lesson plans. Descriptions of teachers, schools, and ideas. Good for grades K-12.
  
• www.secondnature.org Second Nature is a nonprofit organization that helps colleges and universities expand their efforts to make environmentally sustainable and just action a foundation of learning and practice. The site includes curricula, syllabi and learning activities from colleges all over.
  
• www.freetheplanet.org/index.html Site for students to take action on global warming. An anti-corporate guide on how to help take care of the planet. Best used by high school students.
  
• www.ecouncil.ac.cr/linksect.html The decision-makers' entry point to sustainable development information on the Internet. The SD Gateway provides direct access to some of the best independent sustainable development institutes in the world.
  
• www.eelink.net/classroomresources-directories.html A project of the North American Association for Environmental Education, this website lists classroom activities, resources and directories. Good biological science references.
  
• www.planetneighborhood.org/ learning activities related to the environment and education standards, with links to other sites that have free curricula.
  
• www.earthchallenge.org Fundraising through endurance. Non-profit organization that takes long distance bike excursions and mountain climbing adventures in order to raise money and awareness about the environment.
  
• www.yesworld.org/ Worldwide summer camp offers outdoor classroom about environmental issues. Great for ages 18-25.
  

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