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Environmental Educational Resources
Below are links to some of the most useful educational websites and literature
focusing on marine and environmental issues. If you have suggestions
for websites or resources for us to include, please let
us know! Thank you!
The Bridge
The best online Educational Resources on oceans and marine science.
The
Center for Ecosystem Survival
CEF works to increase individual participation and action in preserving
biodiversity and protecting ecosystems worldwide. Programs include
Adopt an Acre, Adopt a Reef, Nature Savers, Conservation Parking
Meters, and several teachers' guides and resources.
Classroom Antarctica
This site, developed by the Australian government, is a fantastic
resource for information and educational tools related to Antarctica.
In addition to eight different topics, each including a number of
activities, the site provides recent news, articles, and an index
relating to Antarctica, its exploration and environment.
Community
Action Guide
This Action Guide, created by World Wildlife Fund and Center for a New American Dream, helps suggest ways to take on group action
projects. A great resource for teachers and organizations working with large groups of young people!
EE-Link
EE-Link, a project of the North American Association for Environmental
Education, is a comprehensive source of environmental education
resources for teachers and students.
Earth Charter
The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society for the 21st century.
Created by the largest global consultation process ever associated with an international declaration, endorsed by thousands of organizations
representing millions of individuals, the Earth Charter seeks to inspire in all peoples a sense of global interdependence and shared
responsibility for the well-being of the human family and the larger living world.
Earth Charter Curriculum Module
YES! Magazine has created valuable lesson plans and teaching tools as a way to help your students explore the values that will lead to a more
just, sustainable and peaceful world.
Environment Canada: Freshwater website
This site offers teacher guides, activities, and lessons for teaching
about water to a all different grade levels. It also links to information
about Canada's water policy and the connection between water and
culture.
Environmental
Literacy Council
This group is dedicated to helping people, especially young people,
understand and participate in making positive choices for the environment.
Issues covered include: air and climate, land, water, ecosystems,
energy, food, and environment and society. Each section includes
a plethora of information for students and educators.
Environmental
Resources Center
ERC is a great resource for educators looking to teach about water.
Their website links to education initiatives focused on water issues
and conservation, curriculum guides, and other pollution prevention
education tools.
EnviroScape
These highly acclaimed educational models are effective, comprehensive
teaching tools for watersheds, non-point source water pollution,
wetlands, and more.
EPA
Student Center
This educational portion of the EPA website is designed to expose
middle and high school students to a wide range of environmental
issues. The water portion of the site provides information on numerous
current marine and freshwater issues.
Global
Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)
GLOBE is an international science and education program utilizing
field-based data collection as a tool for learning, collaborating,
and advancing understanding. It is a cooperative effort of schools
all around the world and led in part by a number of U.S. federal
agencies. Student data is reported through the Internet, where it
can be shared and maps be made from it. For teachers they offer
workshops, guides, videos, and web chat.
Marinebio.com
This site is a cornucopia of information on marine biology, marine
research, and educational activities.
National
Geographic Xpeditions
This innovative site from National Geographic includes an interactive
learning museum, lesson plans, and activities sorted by grade and
U.S. Geography standards. It is a fantastic site for both teachers
and students and the lessons most often integrating subjects and
include the role of natural resources.
Neptune's
Web
Neptune's web offers resources for both teachers and students with
lesson plans, an encyclopedia of oceanography, trivia, information
on student and teacher education programs, and links to other oceanography
sites.
NOAA
Ocean Explorer
This educational site offers lesson plans, exploration activities,
history, a library, and more all focused on ocean exploration.
Oceanlink
This site offers a lot of interesting and accessible information
about various ocean topics, making it a great resource for kids
interested in the ocean and ocean life. In addition to mini lessons,
it includes 'Ask a Scientist' and news on ocean conservation issues.
The
Ocean Report Guide for Marine Educators
This interactive, web-based guide features audio files with Peter
Benchley, classroom activity ideas, information on the ocean, and
lots of great resources designed for 4th through 8th grade students.
Ocean
World
A great oceanography site for educators and students. Information
and activities for teaching oceanography are provided for educators
and students are able to conduct research on current oceanography
topics.
Odyssey
Expeditions - Biology Learning Center
The Biology Learning Center offers condensed mini-courses on a variety
of topics including fish biology and ecology, mangroves, tides and
coral reefs. Lessons are well written and include helpful pictures
and diagrams.
Project
WET
This nonprofit water education program for educators and students
promotes awareness, appreciation, knowledge, and stewardship of
water resources through the dissemination of classroom-ready teaching
aids and programs. In addition to the comprehensive Project WET
Curriculum and Activity Guide, the program has a wide range of materials
in their online store.
Project
WILD
Project WILD is an interdisciplinary environmental education program
that uses wildlife as the basis to teach students from kindergarten
through high school about ecosystems and sustainability. The website
offers curriculum and conference information for teachers.
Seafriends
Seafriends offers hundreds of pages of illustrated lessons on dozens
of oceanography topics including currents, storms and waves. Similar
resources about soil, resource management, conservation, biodiversity,
and the disappearance of beaches are also available.
Sea
Profiles
Sea Profiles - an Interactive Journey of Ocean Exploration
is a fun and informative CD-ROM educational program that takes the
user on a voyage to unveil ocean mysteries. The program focuses
on the waters of Florida, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Sargasso
Sea.
Smithsonian
Ocean Programs
This site provides links to the Smithsonian Institution's marine
programs including research, exhibits, expeditions, reports, and
marine biology.
The
Sustainability Education Center
The Center's website allows educators to order educational material
with focus on sustainability.
Sustainable
Seas Expeditions
This 5-year expedition conducted by National Geographic and NOAA
is investigating and researching U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries.
The website details the expeditions and provides resource books,
classroom ideas, and activities that correlate to each expedition.
Teaching
and Learning for a Sustainable Future
This UNESCO site offers information about its multimedia professional
development program for educators. The site is easy to use and provides
examples of activities for educators.
Water
Environment Federation
The Water Environment Federation is a nonprofit technical and educational
organization dedicated to preservation and enhancement of the global
water environment. The international network includes professionals
from 32 countries, and the website offers current news stories and
educational resources for kindergarten through university-level
students. Subject areas include wastewater, industrial wastewater,
biosolids, watershed issues and more.
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