• - Science - Weather Systems

• 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.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.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.GlobalLearningNJ.org/ Global Learning, Inc. is a non-profit educational organization that translates the world's growing interdependence into educational activities for teachers, students, librarians, and educational systems, from elementary school through college and in community settings. Sustaining the Future: Activities for
 
• Environmental Education in US History, for high schools; (contents & sample lesson)
• A Sustainable Development Curriculum Framework for World History & Cultures, for high schools; (contents & sample lesson) 
• Making Global Connections in the Middle School: Lessons on the Environment, Development & Equity. (contents & sample lesson)

• 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.cnie.org/ A teacher reference tool. From national to local level, the site is a library of information. Great for college students looking for internships and jobs
  

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