• - Social Studies - Human Impact

• www.ase.org Free lesson plans available, a good place to look to show how industries benefit, as well as consumers. Best for grades 3-12.
  
• www.solarhost.com Internet Co. powered by the sun… great place to find solar science fairs, good examples of companies going solar. Advertisement for their company, but can be useful for info.
  
• 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.fsec.ucf.edu Shows news about people and places involved in using solar power. Teaching resources available for mainly 4-12. Basically an overview of what this school does and how it works, upcoming and completed activities are listed.
  
• www.goingsolar.org A look into solar communities. Examples of kits used to inform communities, schools, and organizations about solar energy. Learn about what others are doing. Site run by IREC.
  
• 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.homeenergysaver.lbl.gov Advice on saving energy, and money, not intended to teach or set up curricula. However can be useful to verify points and show real life situations.
  
• 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.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.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.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.giraffe.org/heroes%20program.htm Kids hear stories of heroes, tell their own heroes' stories, and exercise their own heroic qualities to build more humane and sustainable societies. For grades 3-8.
  
• www.globalresponse.org/ Youth and adults communicate about environmental issues. International letter campaign to prevent environmental degradation.
  
• www.earthhopenetwork.net A network of conservation groups dedicated to furthering on-line environmental action, as well as the general public's awareness of the issues.
  
• www.eanetwork.org An easy way to become politically involved in the worlds fight against environmental degradation as well as other basic human rights.
  
• 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.
  
• www.pirg.org Student and adult action group that promotes political and human rights. Good for those in high school and college.
  
• www.thehungersite.com Learn about where hunger in the world occurs, click to donate food from advertisers, and other ways to help.
  
• www.therainforestsite.com Learn about the destruction of the rainforest, how much forested land is destroyed yearly, and how to donate by clicking your mouse!
  
• www.thekidsaidssite.com How many children are infected with HIV every 3.5 seconds, click to discover the truth, and donate 15 seconds of sponsers' time towards prevention and treatment.
  
• www.takeaction.worldwildlife.org/ Guide to organizations for environmental action.
  
• www.pbs.org/teachersource/science_tech/planetearth/ PBS's TV. program comes to the net! Based on the mini-series Journey to Planet Earth, the website helps teachers explore the world with their students. The site contains hands on lesson plans, a guide to videos, and international environmental websites!
  

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