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Using the Internet as a Tool
for Science Instruction
Memorial High School - West
New York, NJ
October 25, 2002
Purpose
Participants
will be provided with Internet-based resources. They can choose those
from their content area of responsibility. They will have the
opportunity to:
- Explore some of these resources
- Evaluate them for implementation in their
classrooms
- Devise a plan to incorporate one of these
resources in their classrooms
- Discuss ways to effectively use the Internet
in a one-computer classroom
By the end of the workshop, each paticipant will
have a written plan for implementing an Internet-based activity or
project in his/her classroom.
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Online Bookmarking
Unique and Compelling Resources
Biology
Collaborative Projects
Real Time
Data Projects
Premier Resources
Environmental
Science
Collaborative Projects
Real
Time Data Projects
Resources
- 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
- Acid
Rain Background Information
- Acid
Rain Frequently Asked Questions
- Acid
Rain Hotlist -- Lesson plans and resources
- Air
Pollution FAQ's and Facts
- Air
Quality Lesson Plans and Data
- AIRNOW
- US Real-time Air Quality Data
- AIRSData
-- Air monitoring reports
- Antarctic
Ozone Soundings
- Bagheera
-- Endangered species information
- 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
- Earth
911 - Making every day Earth Day
- Earth
Day Network
- Earth
Island Institute -- Resources for environmental action
- Earth
Observatory: Power to the People - Satellites and renewable energy
resources
- Earthways
-- Making environmentally sound decisions
- EE-Link
-- Resources for environmental education
- Energy
and the Environment Resources -- Great environmental science links
- Energy
links - Thousands of energy sites
- Energy
Net Energy Resources
- Energy
Quest -- Energy information, activities for science education
- EnergyFiles
-- Dept. of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information
- EnviroLink
-- On-line environmental resources
- Enviromine
-- Acid rock drainage
- Environmental
Clearinghouse -- Information on a variety of environmental health
issues
- Environmental
Defense Fund -- Great links available; lots of info.
- Environmental
Justice Information Page
- Environmental
news network -- Daily environmental news items; helpful for lesson
ideas
- Environmental
Organization Web Directory -- Incredible directory of links for
environmental science education (not accessible 2-02)
- 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.
- EPA
Acid Rain Program
- EPA
Human Health -- Curriculum, activities related to health
- EPA
Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water
- EPA
Ozone Information
- FloodCast
-- Flood forecast maps
- Garbage
-- Info on solid waste, hazardous waste, recycling etc.
- General
Recycling Info (Looking in the Reference Library section)
- Global
Awareness Project -- Students can submit web pages with their reports
on endangered species
- Global
Warming Central
- Hands-on
Plastic
- Household
Product Fact Sheet -- Neat fact sheet on indoor environmental health
- Lighting
Up the Ecosphere
- National
Institute of Environment Health Sciences -- Many links to a wide
variety of issues
- National
Library of Medicine -- Quality Information on Environmental Health,
Toxicology, and HIV/AIDS
- National
Wildlife Federation -- Information on endangered species and other
environmental issues New
Jersey Real-time Air Quality Index -- Find current air pollution
levels near your home or school
- NJ
Department of Environmental Protection -- Terrific site for local
information
- NWS
Office of Hydrology -- Current and historical hydrologic conditions
- Oilspills
-- EPA information site
- pH
Factor -- Activities for the classroom
- Plant
National Database
- Plastics
Resource Plastics recycling information.
- Population
Growth Project - How will a growing population affect the
environment?
- Real-time
Ozone Information -- Find current upper atmospheric ozone levels over
your home or school
- River
Network - Helping people understand, protect and restore their
watersheds
- Safe
Drinking Water Information -- Find out if your local water utility is
meeting EPA standards for safe drinking water
- Scorecard
-- Find out about pollutants in your community
- Sierra
Club -- Lots of links for environmental education
- Stream
Study - Water Quality and Macroinvertebrates
- Surf
Your Watershed
- The
Endangered Species and Nature Project
- The
Science of Energy -- Lots of energy information plus activities and
lessons for the classroom.
- The
SOS Macroinvertebrate Key
- U.S
Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Page
- U.S.
Census Bureau International Database -- Summary of demographic data
worldwide
- U.S.
Census Bureau Pop Clocks -- U.S. and World population projections at
current moment
- USGS
Earthshots -- Satellite Images of Environmental Change
- USGS
Information on the Environment
- USGS
pH Map of the United States (near real time data)
- USGS
Water Education Resources
- USGS
Water Resources -- U.S. information including real time data
- USGS
Water Resources for NJ -- Real time data for NJ watersheds
- USGS
Water Science for Schools
- Water
Utility Homepages
- Wild
World - Interactive maps and information about world ecoregions
- Zero
Waste America - Issues in reaching "no waste" goal
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
Assessing Web Pages
Implementation Plans
One-Computer Classroom
Online Resources
Webquest Resources
GEPA
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