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March 12, 1999

Earth Day has become the set date of April 22nd every calendar year.
Since its inception back in 1970, it is celebrated to call the world's
attention to our care of the Earth. As the day has evolved, teachers
have found it a rich source of tie-ins for Science, Social Studies and
Health curricula at varied grade levels, as well as Math and the
Language Arts.

So many altruistic causes have gone by the wayside in the last thirty
years, on what moral imperatives do we still stand? What will kids make
a stand for in the next century? Who can say what societal issues may
provoke their passions as technology and communications continue to
redefine the global community. But this much is certain: we will
continue to share the same Earth and these same issues will need to be
continually addressed by our children and our children's children. Here
is an offering of what's out there to help your kids make the
connections between their studies and one of the true remnants of
unabashed activism still thriving today - the environmental movement.

Acid Rain - http://www.angelfire.com/ks/boredwalk/
Wonderful online project in which students take the perspective of the
environment, history, chemistry, economics, health and government to
examine the global issues of this ongoing problem, and it can all be
done with just your class right in your own classroom

AirNow - http://www.epa.gov/airnow/
Real-time air pollution data with ozone maps, state by state
information, and archives; brought to you by the EPA; slow loading but
worth the wait - nice resource for Middle and High School

Amazon Interactive - http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html
The geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and
activities; check out the Ecotourism Simulation Game!

Celebrate Earth Day Everyday -
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/earthday/index.html
From Kid's Domain, a plethora of downloads, print outs and online
features that can supplement your Earth Day efforts in your
environmentally conscious classroom; this is a good place to start,
especially elementary teachers

Celebrate Earth Day with the Lorax -
http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/titles/lorax/
Dr. Seuss's lovable character invites you to play the Save the Trees
game and participate in reforestation by becoming a Lorax helper - great
for elementary

Climate Map of the U.S. -
http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/USclimate/states.fast.html
JAVA appelet of all fifty states; click on areas of interest to learn
more about climate in specific regions presented by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration

Do Your Share - http://www.dep.state.pa.us/earthdaycentral/earth_day.htm

State of pennsylvania site emphasizing good stewardship of the land in
its 1999 Earth Day campaign; includes a calendar, links, materials and a
dozen html documents for educators on various aspects of the land theme

Earth Day Canada - http://www.earthday.ca/
Nice cache of resources covering links, projects, events, a newsletter
and the opportunity to peruse and purchase merchandise to deck yourself
out Canadian style

Earth Day Detectives -
http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/Paloma/EarthdayProject/earthday.htm
This second edition of this project focuses on water conservation under
the auspices of students at Kyrene de la Paloma Elementary School in
Chandler, Arizona; the idea is to engage classes around the world in
purposeful collection of data on water usage and make use of the
statistics in lessons created by the teachers sponsoring the project -
no hassles and a big pay-off to boot!

Earth Day Groceries - http://www.earthdaybags.org/
Interesting campaign which gets students to decorate brown supermarket
bags so that they can be returned to the stores for bagging on Earth Day
to promote environmental awareness in home towns across the country

Earth Day in Your Neighborhood - http://www.allspecies.org/block.htm
Subtitled "a guide for kids from 2 to 122", a nice look at how to
organize a grass roots Earth Day celebration on your block or
neighborhood; nice resources list too

Earth Day Network Archive -
http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/EarthDay/ednethome.html
Nice central clearinghouse for Earth Day ideas including an organizer's
guide, project ideas, history and background, products and articles via
email; mailing lists on Earth Day Network notices and Earth Day in the
Schools

Earth Day Online - http://home.dti.net/earthday/
Hosted by Earth Day New York, this is a current site on upcoming
festivities with a state-by-state list and an especially convenient list
of educator resources which includes speakers, websites, activities and
free materials

Earth Day.org - http://www.earthday.org/
Comprehensive site Earth Day events and activities and environmental
resources on the Internet; especially nice set of educator links to
agencies and organizations promoting environemntal education

Earth History Resources - http://seaborg.nmu.edu/earth/
Photographs of dioramas, fossils and models, and computer generated
images and drawings designed for use in the development of either an
on-line Internet or interactive multimedia project related to Earth
History; graphics intensive - nice use of thumbnails to avoid slow
loading

Earth Site - http://www.earthsite.org/
Hosted by earth Day founder John McConnell, this site serves as the
rationale and the conscience for the Earth Day impetus he set in motion
thirty years ago; some of the content is a little extreme, making the
moral imperative of environmentalism equivelant to that of World war II,
but a wise teacher can sift out the worthwhile truisms

EcoKids -
http://www.whatuseek.com/cgi-bin/redirect.go?redirect=http://www.ecokids.sympati\
co.ca/

Canadian contribution to the movement, geared for kids with events,
games, stories, art, news items, special guests and the opportunity to
voice opinions on environmental issues

EnviroLink - http://www.envirolink.org/
Ecology based site committed to promoting a sustainable society by
connecting individuals and organizations; in addition to animal rights
and the green living center, the education resources in the Envirolink
library is worth a look

Environmental Database For Schools -
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~engenvir/index.html
Just what the name says, with sections on Environment, Engineering, a
Case study, Aircraft Pollution; check out the "Escape" interactive game!
Covers waste management, noise and air pollution, global warming and the
ozone layer, water resources, biodiversity and the Eco House

EPA - http://www.epa.gov/epahome/students.htm
An Environmental Education Center for teachers, a Student Center and a
Kid's Club, this government agency is right on the money when it comes
to Earth advocacy: fact sheets, interactive games, contacts, lessons,
projects and grants for teachers

E Patrol - http://www.sprint.com/epatrol/
Ecology-minded site for elementary kids which includes Endangered Alert,
Energy Savers, ECOinfo, the E Patrol quiz and an art contest - hosted by
Sprint

Geographia - http://www.geographia.com/
Virtual destinations around the globe to help your students further
experience the physical geography of the world around them (formerly
known as interKnowledge)

Geography World - http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html
Created by Brad Bowerman of Lakeland High School, he claims to love
geography and this site is living proof! Great array of links to help
you tie in Social Studies to your Earth Day activities

Global Warming - http://www.arm.gov/docs/education/index.html
The U.S. Department of Energy hosts this site for elementary children,
with the help of Professor Polar Bear and a variety of involved
activities - the topic is global warming approached through a quiz, a
question of the week, ask a scientist and a number of environmental
links

Great Globe Gallery - http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/glob/glob1.htm
More than two-hundred images of the Earth showing everything from global
snow and ice caps to corals and mangroves to global water quality -
beautifully done

Kids' Clubhouse - http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/green/clubhouse.htm
Greenpeace's contribution to environmental consciousness on the Web for
kids featuring Kids Count, Amazing Earth Facts and Stella the Sea Lion
Coloring Poster

Learning Web - http://www.usgs.gov/education/
USGS site for students and teachers to promote education in Earth
Science and environmental topics; the Land and People project does a
fabulous job of comparing and contrasting ecosystems in L.A., Cape Cod
and the Florida Everglades

March for Parks - http://www.npca.org/mfp/mfp.html
The oldest Earth Day activity going in which marchers raise monies which
are used locally for public park projects; the 1999 informational
brochure can be requested through this site

National Institute of Envionmental Health Sciences -
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/od/k-12/k12home.htm
K-12 education initiatives designed for teachers and students; lots of
ideas including the K-12 Instructional Material Development, the K-12
Teacher Enhancement and Development and Science Fun for Kids
& Other K-12 Links

One Sky, Many Voices - http://www.onesky.umich.edu/
From the University of Michigan, four-week and eight-week programs
centered around environmental science themes. innovative, inquiry-based
science programs that utilize current technologies; sample offerings are
Hurricanes '98, Kids as Global Scientists '99, and Shared Air '99

Our Changing Earth - http://sln.fi.edu/psd99/index.html
Franklin Insitute presentation on such varied earth-related topics as
Shamrock Lane, El Niño and La Niña: What's the Difference?, Basic Oil
Primer, The Delaware Estuary, A Journey II the Center of the Earth, and
the Rock Hounds

Ozone Hole Tour - http://www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/tour/
Up to date presentation from Cambridge University which takes you on a
virtual tour of the depleting ozone layer over the antarctic - a
fabulous find!

Satellite Image Map of the U.S.A. -
http://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/gallery/landsatapp/landsatappdesc.html
NASA presentation of satellite images of the nation, requires JAVA
capable browser; just posiiton the cursor where you would like to study
and vierw Landsat images of your region

Self Expressing Earth - http://cgee.hamline.edu/see/SEEonline/index.html

Elementary level site which stresses hands-on environmental education
combining ecology and the expressive arts to integrate Internet
technology with classrooms

Tropical Rainforest in Suriname -
http://www2.euronet.nl/users/mbleeker/suriname/suri-eng.html
A multimedia tour of the plants, animals and people of this remarkable
place in a multilingual format with a separate viewing window for images
in the slide show - quite elaborate!

Water for Health - http://www.real-water.com/
Everything you ever wanted to know about water - and a lot you don't
want to know! Extensive look at our water supply

Water Resources of the United States - http://water.usgs.gov/
Top notch U.S.G.S. site presenting real time and histoical data of all
kinds with connections to individual states' contacts - good material
for Middle/High School

Next week's topic: "Civics Resources"

Please send in URL's of high quality sites which may be
of interest to our readers to mrmck@...!
Also, I'm always looking for new topic ideas and input!

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Earth Day has become the set date of April 22nd every calendar year. Since its inception back in 1970, it is celebrated to call the world's attention to our care of the Earth. As the day has evolved, teachers have found it a rich source of tie-ins for Science, Social Studies and Health curricula at varied grade levels, as well as Math and the Language Arts.

So many altruistic causes have gone by the wayside in the last thirty years, on what moral imperatives do we still stand? What will kids make a stand for in the next century? Who can say what societal issues may provoke their passions as technology and communications continue to redefine the global community. But this much is certain: we will continue to share the same Earth and these same issues will need to be continually addressed by our children and our children's children. Here is an offering of what's out there to help your kids make the connections between their studies and one of the true remnants of unabashed activism still thriving today - the environmental movement.

Acid Rain - http://www.angelfire.com/ks/boredwalk/
Wonderful online project in which students take the perspective of the environment, history, chemistry, economics, health and government to examine the global issues of this ongoing problem, and it can all be done with just your class right in your own classroom

AirNow - http://www.epa.gov/airnow/
Real-time air pollution data with ozone maps, state by state information, and archives; brought to you by the EPA; slow loading but worth the wait - nice resource for Middle and High School

Amazon Interactive - http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html
The geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities; check out the Ecotourism Simulation Game!

Celebrate Earth Day Everyday - http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/earthday/index.html
From Kid's Domain, a plethora of downloads, print outs and online features that can supplement your Earth Day efforts in your environmentally conscious classroom; this is a good place to start, especially elementary teachers

Celebrate Earth Day with the Lorax - http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/titles/lorax/
Dr. Seuss's lovable character invites you to play the Save the Trees game and participate in reforestation by becoming a Lorax helper - great for elementary

Climate Map of the U.S. - http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/USclimate/states.fast.html
JAVA appelet of all fifty states; click on areas of interest to learn more about climate in specific regions presented by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Do Your Share - http://www.dep.state.pa.us/earthdaycentral/earth_day.htm
State of pennsylvania site emphasizing good stewardship of the land in its 1999 Earth Day campaign; includes a calendar, links, materials and a dozen html documents for educators on various aspects of the land theme

Earth Day Canada - http://www.earthday.ca/
Nice cache of resources covering links, projects, events, a newsletter and the opportunity to peruse and purchase merchandise to deck yourself out Canadian style

Earth Day Detectives - http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/Paloma/EarthdayProject/earthday.htm
This second edition of this project focuses on water conservation under the auspices of students at Kyrene de la Paloma Elementary School in Chandler, Arizona; the idea is to engage classes around the world in purposeful collection of data on water usage and make use of the statistics in lessons created by the teachers sponsoring the project - no hassles and a big pay-off to boot!

Earth Day Groceries - http://www.earthdaybags.org/
Interesting campaign which gets students to decorate brown supermarket bags so that they can be returned to the stores for bagging on Earth Day to promote environmental awareness in home towns across the country

Earth Day in Your Neighborhood - http://www.allspecies.org/block.htm
Subtitled "a guide for kids from 2 to 122", a nice look at how to organize a grass roots Earth Day celebration on your block or neighborhood; nice resources list too

Earth Day Network Archive - http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/EarthDay/ednethome.html
Nice central clearinghouse for Earth Day ideas including an organizer's guide, project ideas, history and background, products and articles via email; mailing lists on Earth Day Network notices and Earth Day in the Schools

Earth Day Online - http://home.dti.net/earthday/
Hosted by Earth Day New York, this is a current site on upcoming festivities with a state-by-state list and an especially convenient list of educator resources which includes speakers, websites, activities and free materials

Earth Day.org  - http://www.earthday.org/
Comprehensive site Earth Day events and activities and environmental resources on the Internet; especially nice set of educator links to agencies and organizations promoting environemntal education

Earth History Resources - http://seaborg.nmu.edu/earth/
Photographs of dioramas, fossils and models, and computer generated images and drawings designed for use in the development of either an on-line Internet or interactive multimedia project related to Earth History; graphics intensive -  nice use of thumbnails to avoid slow loading

Earth Site - http://www.earthsite.org/
Hosted by earth Day founder John McConnell, this site serves as the rationale and the conscience for the Earth Day impetus he set in motion thirty years ago; some of the content is a little extreme, making the moral imperative of environmentalism equivelant to that of World war II, but a wise teacher can sift out the worthwhile truisms

EcoKids - http://www.whatuseek.com/cgi-bin/redirect.go?redirect=http://www.ecokids.sympatico.ca/
Canadian contribution to the movement, geared for kids with events, games, stories, art, news items, special guests and the opportunity to voice opinions on environmental issues

EnviroLink - http://www.envirolink.org/
Ecology based site committed to promoting a sustainable society by connecting individuals and organizations; in addition to animal rights and the green living center, the education resources in the Envirolink library is worth a look

Environmental Database For Schools - http://www.soton.ac.uk/~engenvir/index.html
Just what the name says, with sections on Environment, Engineering, a Case study, Aircraft Pollution; check out the "Escape" interactive game! Covers waste management, noise and air pollution, global warming and the ozone layer, water resources, biodiversity and the Eco House

EPA - http://www.epa.gov/epahome/students.htm
An Environmental Education Center for teachers, a Student Center and a Kid's Club, this government agency is right on the money when it comes to Earth advocacy: fact sheets, interactive games, contacts, lessons, projects and grants for teachers

E Patrol - http://www.sprint.com/epatrol/
Ecology-minded site for elementary kids which includes Endangered Alert, Energy Savers, ECOinfo, the E Patrol quiz and an art contest - hosted by Sprint

Geographia - http://www.geographia.com/
Virtual destinations around the globe to help your students further experience the physical geography of the world around them (formerly known as interKnowledge)

Geography World - http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html
Created by Brad Bowerman of Lakeland High School, he claims to love geography and this site is living proof! Great array of links to help you tie in Social Studies to your Earth Day activities

Global Warming - http://www.arm.gov/docs/education/index.html
The U.S. Department of Energy hosts this site for elementary children, with the help of Professor Polar Bear and a variety of involved activities - the topic is global warming approached through a quiz, a question of the week, ask a scientist and a number of environmental links

Great Globe Gallery - http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/glob/glob1.htm
More than two-hundred images of the Earth showing everything from global snow and ice caps to corals and mangroves to global water quality - beautifully done

Kids' Clubhouse - http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/green/clubhouse.htm
Greenpeace's contribution to environmental consciousness on the Web for kids featuring Kids Count, Amazing Earth Facts and Stella the Sea Lion Coloring Poster

Learning Web - http://www.usgs.gov/education/
USGS site for students and teachers to promote education in Earth Science and environmental topics; the Land and People project does a fabulous job of comparing and contrasting ecosystems in L.A., Cape Cod and the Florida Everglades

March for Parks - http://www.npca.org/mfp/mfp.html
The oldest Earth Day activity going in which marchers raise monies which are used locally for public park projects; the 1999 informational brochure can be requested through this site

National Institute of Envionmental Health Sciences - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/od/k-12/k12home.htm
K-12 education initiatives designed for teachers and students; lots of ideas including the K-12 Instructional Material Development, the K-12 Teacher Enhancement and Development and Science Fun for Kids
& Other K-12 Links

One Sky, Many Voices - http://www.onesky.umich.edu/
From the University of Michigan, four-week and eight-week programs centered around environmental science themes. innovative, inquiry-based science programs that utilize current technologies; sample offerings are Hurricanes '98, Kids as Global Scientists '99, and Shared Air '99

Our Changing Earth - http://sln.fi.edu/psd99/index.html
Franklin Insitute presentation on such varied earth-related topics as Shamrock Lane, El Niño and La Niña: What's the Difference?,  Basic Oil Primer,  The Delaware Estuary, A Journey II the Center of the Earth, and the Rock Hounds 

Ozone Hole Tour - http://www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/tour/
Up to date presentation from Cambridge University which takes you on a virtual tour of the depleting ozone layer over the antarctic - a fabulous find!

Satellite Image Map of the U.S.A. - http://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/gallery/landsatapp/landsatappdesc.html
NASA presentation of satellite images of the nation, requires JAVA capable browser; just posiiton the cursor where you would like to study and vierw Landsat images of your region

Self Expressing Earth - http://cgee.hamline.edu/see/SEEonline/index.html
Elementary level site which stresses hands-on environmental education combining ecology and the expressive arts to integrate Internet technology with classrooms

Tropical Rainforest in Suriname - http://www2.euronet.nl/users/mbleeker/suriname/suri-eng.html
A multimedia tour of the plants, animals and people of this remarkable place in a multilingual format with a separate viewing window for images in the slide show - quite elaborate!

Water for Health - http://www.real-water.com/
Everything you ever wanted to know about water - and a lot you don't want to know! Extensive look at our water supply

Water Resources of the United States - http://water.usgs.gov/
Top notch U.S.G.S. site presenting real time and histoical data of all kinds with connections to individual states' contacts - good material for Middle/High School

Next week's topic: "Civics Resources"

Please send in URL's of high quality sites which may be
of interest to our readers to mrmck@...!
Also, I'm always looking for new topic ideas and input!

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