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NJSSI
South Jersey Specialty Site Program
Site Visit
Salem High
School
March 14, 2002
Integrating Science
Internet Resources
Purposes of Today's
Workshop
Participants will have
the opportunity to:
- Sign up for saving favorites from
any computer
- Review a wide variety of online
science resources
- Plan how to use such resources in
your classroom
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Online Bookmarking
Projects on the Web
Finding Projects
Real Time Data for
Projects
Sites marked with an (*) may
be appropriate for students in grades 5 - 8 as well as for high
school students.
Biology
Collaborative Projects
Real
Time Data Projects
Premier
Resources
Environmental
Science
Collaborative Projects
Real
Time Data Projects
Resources
- *Environmental
Protection Agency -- Great info and lesson plans for air,
water, solid and hazardous waste, radiation, pesticides and many
other topics. Also can do a search by zip code to find
environmental conditions in your community.
- NJ
Department of Environmental Protection -- Terrific site for
local information
- USGS
Earthshots -- Satellite Images of Environmental Change
- USGS
Information on the Environment
- Scorecard
-- Find out about pollutants in your community
- Earth
Day Network
- *Environmental
news network -- Daily environmental news items; helpful for
lesson ideas
- *Earth
Island Institute -- Resources for environmental action
- *Sierra
Club -- Lots of links for environmental education
- Environmental
Defense Fund -- Great links available; lots of info.
- Stream
Study - Water Quality and Macroinvertebrates
- Zero
Waste America - Issues in reaching "no waste" goal
- Environmental
Organization Web Directory -- Incredible directory of links
for environmental science education (not accessible 2-02)
- Energy
links - Thousands of energy sites
- Energy
and the Environment Resources -- Great environmental science
links
- EE-Link
-- Resources for environmental education
- EnviroLink
-- On-line environmental resources
- *USGS
Water Education Resources
- *USGS
Water Science for Schools
- *EPA
Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water
- *Surf
Your Watershed
- Safe
Drinking Water Information -- Find out if your local water
utility is meeting EPA standards for safe drinking water
- Water
Utility Homepages
- The
SOS Macroinvertebrate Key
- FloodCast
-- Flood forecast maps
- NWS
Office of Hydrology -- Current and historical hydrologic
conditions
- River
Network - Helping people understand, protect and restore
their watersheds
- AIRSData
-- Air monitoring reports
- *EPA
Ozone Information
- *Antarctic
Ozone Soundings
- *Air
Quality Lesson Plans and Data
- *Air
Pollution FAQ's and Facts
- Global
Warming Central
- *EPA
Acid Rain Program
- *pH
Factor -- Activities for the classroom
- *Acid
Rain Hotlist -- Lesson plans and resources
- *Acid
Rain Frequently Asked Questions
- *Acid
Rain Background Information
- *U.S.
Census Bureau International Database -- Summary of
demographic data worldwide
- *EPA
Human Health -- Curriculum, activities related to health
- Enviromine
-- Acid rock drainage
- National
Institute of Environment Health Sciences -- Many links to a
wide variety of issues
- AAAS
Atlas of Population and Environment - Relationships between
human population and the environment. Illustrating through text,
maps, and diagrams how population affect the world's ecosystems
and natural resources
- *Household
Product Fact Sheet -- Neat fact sheet on indoor
environmental health
- Environmental
Defense Fund -- Great links available; lots of info.
- Earthways
-- Making environmentally sound decisions
- Building
Environmental Education Solutions -- Includes activities for
environmentally conscious students
- Center
for Environmental Health -- Learn here how the public is
being protected from environmental health hazards
- Environmental
Clearinghouse -- Information on a variety of environmental
health issues
- National
Library of Medicine -- Quality Information on Environmental
Health, Toxicology, and HIV/AIDS
- Lighting
Up the Ecosphere
- Oilspills
-- EPA information site
- Earth
911 - Making every day Earth Day
- Population
Growth Project - How will a growing population affect the
environment?
- *The
Science of Energy -- Lots of energy information plus
activities and lessons for the classroom.
- Energy
Quest -- Energy information, activities for science
education
- Energy
Net Energy Resources
- EnergyFiles
-- Dept. of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical
Information
- Earth
Observatory: Power to the People - Satellites and renewable
energy resources
- *National
Wildlife Federation -- Information on endangered species and
other environmental issues
- *U.S
Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Page
(temporarily unavailable)
- Global
Awareness Project -- Students can submit web pages with
their reports on endangered species
- The
Endangered Species and Nature Project
- Bagheera
-- Endangered species information
- *General
Recycling Info (Looking in the Reference Library section)
- *Plastics
Resource Plastics recycling information.
- *Garbage
-- Info on solid waste, hazardous waste, recycling etc.
- Hands-on
Plastic
- Plant
National Database
- Environmental
Justice Information Page
- Wild
World - Interactive maps and information about world
ecoregions
- *Explorer's
Club - EPA Kids Page
- *NJ
Department of Environmental Protection - Terrific site for
local information
- *USGS
Earthshots - Satellite Images of Environmental Change
- *Scorecard
- Find out about pollutants being released in your community
- *Building
Environmental Education Solutions (Bees) - Environmental
activities for the classroom
- *USGS
Water Resources - U.S. information including real time data
- *USGS
Water Science for Schools
- *New
Jersey Real-time Air Quality Index - Find current air
pollution levels near your home or school
- *AIRNOW
- U.S. Real-time Air Quality Data
- *Pollen
Report
Physical
Science
Collaborative Projects
Real
Time Data Projects
Physics
Resources
Chemistry
Resources
Space
Science/Astronomy Resources
Earth
Science
Geology Projects
Geology
Resources
Meteorology Projects
Meteorology
Resources
Oceanography
Collaborative Projects
Oceanography
Real
Time Data Projects
Oceanography Resources
Online Resources
Webquest Resources
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