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"As we
lengthen and elaborate the chain of technology that intervenes between
us and the natural world, we forget that we become steadily more
vulnerable to even the slightest failure in that chain."
---Paul
B. Sears
Websites and Contact Information:
More Great Informational Resources For Your
Classroom
Some of the following websites are correlated to the Michigan
State Framework Standards and Benchmarks and will be found in the Sample
Activities section. But,
in order to assist you in quickly finding great websites with useful
curriculum, we have organized all of the websites under broad heading
topics. Please click on any topic below to view website listings.
Please Click on one of the following topics to view each curriculum
section:
Environmental Sustainability and Creating a More Humane Future
Action Opportunities / Make a Difference
Community Building and
Citizenship:
Consumption: Understanding Our Individual and Global Impacts
Energy Conservation / Renewable Energies (Solar, Wind, etc.)
Environmental Education
Higher Education
Environmental Sustainability / Creating A More Humane
Future:
Social Investing
www.socialinvesting.org
Social Investing information, resources and guides.
World Watch Institute
www.worldwatch.org
Washington based non-profit dedicated to fostering the evolution of
an environmentally sustainable society.
Earth Odyssey
www.globalgreendeal.org/
Information on global sustainability issues.
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
www.ilsr.org/
Education for a Sustainable Future
http://csf.concord.org
Information for creating a more local, sustainable world. Great
information if you begin a community based project. Topics include:
Designing Sustainable Communities, Global Issues, Is Hunger a Global
Problem?, Stewardship of Resources, Habitats, Water Conservation,
Saving Energy, Energy Sources for a Sustainable Word, Stewardship and
Mathematics, Sustainable Economics, Thinking About and Affecting the
Future, Sustainable Architecture, Forestry
Planet-Tech
www.planet-tech.com/preferred_future/index.htm
An online course in futures thinking, teaching students how to
create preferred futures for themselves and for society
Global Learning
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. They have activities for: Environmental Education in US
History (9-12 contents and sample lesson), A Sustainable Development
Curriculum, Framework for World History & Cultures (9-12 contents
and sample lesson plans), Making Global Connections in the Middle
School: Lessons on the Environment, Development & Equity (content
and sample lesson plans)..
The Earth Council
www.ecouncil.ac.cr/linksetc.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.
Action Opportunities / Make a
Difference:
Sierra Club
www.sierraclub.org
Variety of links to educational activities and information on
sprawl,
wild lands, and global warming. Visit the "Take
Action" page to find out what students across the country are
doing.
Action Network
www.actionnetwork.org
Environmental Defense (formerly Environmental Defense Fund)
website.
Kids! Renew America
http://sol.crest.org/environment/renew_america/mainkids2.htm
K-12 students can network with other schools across the country on
various community projects.
Blueprints for Greening Schools
Guide to local action. Contact: Gould League of Victoria, P.O. Box
446, Prahran, Victoria 3181, Australia ISBN#: 0-90985897-7
The National Arbor Day Foundation
www.arborday.org
Information on receiving free trees for organized school events.
The K-12 Philanthropy Project
http://k12edphil.org
Curriculum (K-12) introduces students to core democratic values –life,
liberty, the pursuit of happiness and the concept of working together
for the good of all.
Consumption: Understanding Our Individual and Global
Impacts:
Redefining Progress
www.rprogress.org/
Information on Ecological Footprint and GPI.
Rocky Mountain Institute
www.rmi.org
Information on Natural Capitalism and other restorative uses of
natural and human resources. Mission Statement: "Our mission is
to foster the efficient and restorative use of natural and human
capital to create a secure, prosperous, and life-sustaining
world."
Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation
www.rbrc.org
Downloadable lesson plans (no fee) for classroom activities and
information on recycling rechargeable batteries.
www.globaled.org/sustain/update.html
Curricula on cradle to grave production and consumption of paper
analysis, ecological footprint, and hunger and food production.
Global Response
www.globalresponse.org
Environmental Action and Education Network. Action-oriented project
to involve youth and adults in communicating about environmental
issues. Organizes international letter campaigns to prevent
environmental destruction, with corresponding resources for teachers.
EarthHope Action Network
http://earthhopenetwork.net
A network of conservation groups dedicated to furthering online
environment action and general public awareness of environmental
issues.
Earth Action Network
www.eanetwork.org
Online environmental/human rights letter-writing community. With
minimal time investment you can really make a difference by
downloading, signing and sending our action letters to the people who
have the power to change the situation.
Earth Challenge
http://www.earthchallenge.org
Fundraising for environmental causes through endurance events such
as long distance bike rides and mountain climbs. They raise non-profit
funds and awareness to protect the environment and encourage
sustainable living.
Youth for Environmental Sanity
http://www.yesworld.org/
They host worldwide summer Action Camps that empower youth ages to
take action on environmental issues.
Public Interest Research Groups (PIGR)
http://www.pirg.org
State based consumer and environmental advocacy groups active
across the country. Action alerts and reports on many environmental,
consumer and student issues.
Earth Island Institute
http://www.earthisland.org/
Develop & support projects that counteract environmental
threats. Issues: sustainable development, biodiversity, restoration,
global warming, social justice, oceans, forests.
The Hunger Site
www.thehungersite.com
By clicking on this web site, you can learn about hunger in the
world and the
advertising sponsors will donate one cup of food to the world’s
hungry.
The Rainforest Site
www.therainforestsite.com
By clicking on this web site, you can learn about destruction of
the rain forest and the advertising sponsors will preserve 14 square
feet of rainforest.
The Kids AIDS Site
www.thekidsaidssite.com
By clicking on this web site, you can learn about the infection of
children with the HIV virus worldwide and the advertising sponsors
will donation of 15 seconds of time toward the prevention and
treatment of childhood AIDS.
World Wildlife Organization
http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/
Guide to organizations for Environmental Action
Energy Conservation / Renewable Energies (Solar, Wind,
etc.):
Village Power
www.villagepower2000.org
Follow the development of this project to provide electricity and
internet access to isolated villages in developing countries.
Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation
www.rbrc.org
Downloadable lesson plans (no fee) for classroom activities and
information on recycling rechargeable batteries.
The National Hydropower Association
www.hydro.org
Developed Water Works curriculum (3-8) that explores water
and the energy it produces.
The Foundation for Water and Energy Education
www.fwee.org/education
Downloadable curriculum on water and energy issues.
Energy Smart Schools
www.eren.doe.gov/energysmartschools/
This site is designed primarily to help teachers and students
locate resources for teaching and learning about energy, acting as a
clearinghouse of information so that you can easily get and apply what
is most useful for you.
Alliance to Save
Energy
www.ase.org
Multidisciplinary, hands-on educational opportunities, offering
free energy-related lesson plans for elementary, middle school, and
high school students online.
U.S. Department of Energy
www.eren.doe.gov/buildings
Free downloadable teacher’s guides, learning activities,
worksheets and resources on energy efficiency and solar
energy/k-12activities/shows how to save energy and money and reduce
pollution at the same time.
www.eren.doe.gov/kids/
Lists
best web sites for kids to learn about energy efficiency and renewable
energy, including links to info on wind, solar, geothermal and alternative
fuels.
Tennessee Energy Network
www.state.tn.us/ecd/energy_teen.htm
Energy education materials and resources available for your use.
Florida Solar Energy
Center
www.fsec.ucf.edu
Award winning science curricula on energy conservation and solar
energy.
Solar Host
www.solarhost.com
Internet company powered by the sun. Great place to find solar
science fairs and examples of companies going solar.
Home Performance
www.homeperformance.org
A how to on making your house energy efficient.
Home Energy Magazine
www.homeenergy.org
Good reading on energy conservation for 8-12.
Weatherization
www.weathrization.com
Good for principles of thermal energy and how you can reduce
pollution from houses by weatherproofing your home.
Home Energy Saver
www.homeenergysaver.lbl.gov
Information from Lawrence Berkley Labs on how to make homes more
energy efficient.
Affordable Comfort
www.affordablecomfort.org
Promotes energy and resource efficiency in buildings.
Schools Going Solar
www.schoolsgoingsolar.org
The website of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council's PV for YOU
Program's Schools Going
Solar Project, where solar and other renewable energy systems are
going up on or near school buildings, most often integrated with a
curriculum and data-monitoring that gives students hands-on experience
with a clean energy technology.
Energy Quest
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/index.html
Great graphics and learning activities about energy.
Environmental
Education---General:
EPA Student Center
www.epa.gov/students/.
Information about environmental careers, ideas for projects, and
primers on ecosystems, environmental regulations, and key eco-issues.
International Rivers Network
http://irn.org/
IRN supports local
communities working to protect their rivers and watersheds.
Books for Young People on Environmental Issues
www.epa.state.il.us/kids/teachers/books.html.
Illinois’s EPA suggests fiction and nonfiction selections for
grades K-12 plus activity resources for teachers.
Acorn Naturalists
www.acorn-group.com
Curriculum and other resources for hands-on environmental education
Pesticides and Food
www.epa.gov/pesticides/food/
EPA information on pesticide residues and pesticide awareness.
Project Learning Tree and Leopold Education Project
K-8 and 7-12 forest ecology and ecosystem curriculum. Contact
Michelle Vachon at MVCC: 517-371-1041
Project WILD
Well designed, national Environmental Education curriculum. Contact
the state coordinator, Dale Elshoff at MSU: 517-355-1712
National Geographic Society
www.nationalgeographic.com
Maps, articles and film information.
Rachel’s Environment and Health Weekly
www.rachel.org/
Weekly on-line informational guide --- good to download for class
reading.
Learning in the Real World
www.realworld.org/
Informational website for topical issues.
North American Association for Environmental Education
http://eelink.net/classroomresources-directories.html
A project of the North American Association for Environmental
Education, this web site lists classroom activities, resources and
directories
National Council for Science and the Environment’s National
Library for the Environment
http://www.cnie.org
PBS
www.pbs.org/teachersource/science_tech/planetearth/
Based on the provocative mini-series Journey to Planet Earth, this
Web site transports your class on a trip around the globe to explore
the health of three of the world's river systems, the fate of four of
its major metropolitan cities, and the future of its food supplies.
Higher
Education:
Blueprint for a Green Campus
www.envirocitizen.org/cvg/blueprint/index.html
Learn how to help your campus incorporate environmental principles
into its curriculum, building management, and purchasing policies.
Second Nature
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. They also have an extensive K-12 link.
The Higher Education Network for Sustainability and the Environment
http://www.ulsf.org/hense
HENSE is a network of individuals, organizations and institutions
who are dedicated to make sustainability and the environment a
foundation of all aspects of higher education: teaching, research,
operations, and community outreach.
http://wings.buffalo.edu/ubgreen
Campus web site. Many examples and definitions of how universities
deal with environmental conservation. Best for high school.
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