Earth and Environmental Sciences

Wandering Wetland Travelling Trunk
The trunk contains artifacts and activities designed to introduce elementary students to wetland ecology – one of the earth’s most threatened ecosystems. Filled with a Beaver pelt, skulls of Alligator, Beaver and Heron, rubber track molds of Muskrat and Bull frogs, the Bill Nye’s Wetland DVD, a custom student-friendly Wetland 101 PowerPoint presentation, and numerous other curricular resources, our wetland trunk provides teachers with materials for experiential learning and structured lessons about the environment. As an added bonus, included in each trunk is a copy of the national curriculum guide WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands, for each teacher to keep! The Trunk is available for two week rentals. For registration information, contact youth.edu@wetland.org or call 410-745-9620. More information is also available on Environmental Concern’s website www.wetland.org/education_travelingtrunk.htm.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Speakers Bureau in Research Triangle Park
is a new resource that schools and other organizations in the Triangle region can use to find and request EPA speakers. Requests are submitted directly to the speaker via the website. There is no charge for a speaker, though travel for speakers is limited to 50 miles of Research Triangle Park, NC. We ask that requests for speakers be made at least 4 weeks in advance.

It's Our Water
A North Carolina-specific high school Earth/Environmental Science curriculum and resources guide for North Carolina students and teachers.

NC River Basin booklets
pamphlets for each of the 17 basins, the "North Carolina's River Basins" poster and the Ecological Addess brochure. These have all been updated in 2007, and the river basin pamphlets now include information on where you can hike, bike and paddle in each basin!

Spreadsheet Project
lessons using spreadsheets and math modeling in environmental science from the Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Earth Portal
Current news and information about planet Earth. Check out the Encyclopedia of Earth and Hot Topics.

NIEHS Kids Pages
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Kids Pages, games, music, and other activities that introduce children to the impact of the environment.

Soil Science
An informative web site from NCSU professor, David Crouse.

The Bear Facts
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has produced an Interactive Educator’s Edition based on the popular documentary “The Bear Facts: The Story of a North Carolina Treasure.” The original 36-minute made-for-TV documentary about North Carolina’s black bear population is now available on a DVD offering eight additional interactive functions for students to enjoy. The DVD is accompanied by a CD containing lesson-plans, bear-related activities, maps, and more educational materials suitable for grades K-12. Now, educators across the Tar Heel state can request this unique learning tool at no cost through the N.C. Wild Store at http://www.ncwildlife.org/fs_index_09_wild.htm

Green River Preserve
The Green River Preserve is a privately held 3,400-acre mountain wildlife preserve and summer camp for bright young naturalists. We offer one, two and three week programs for 9 to 15 year-olds and several two-week Expeditions on the Outer Banks and in the Blue Ridge Mountains and Rivers for 14 to 17 year-old high school students. All our programs combine adventure, learning, and outdoor fun to create an unforgettable and life enhancing experience tailored to the needs of gifted children. Feel free to check out our website www.greenriverpreserve.org for more information.

Exotic Invasive Plants of Southern Appalachia
This 14 lesson plan curriculum is designed to engage middle school students in a variety of activities that assist them in exploring their local environment. The activities include Web quests, a school-ground walk, a video, art projects, chain tag, a weed pull, and a Jeopardy-like contest. Through these fun activities, students will learn about healthy ecosystems, native species, and exotic invasive plant species. For more information, contact SAMAB by mail at 311 Conference Center Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-4134, by phone (865) 974-5912, by fax (865) 974-1838, or by E-mail: samab@utk.edu.

EE Resources Database and Calendar
The Office of Environmental Education serves as a clearinghouse to connect people to the programs, events and resources. This searchable database makes finding EE resources and events easier than ever.

Facing the Future
develops young people’s capacity and commitment to create thriving, sustainable, and peaceful local and global communities.

Earth Observatory
The purpose of NASA’s Earth Observatory is to provide a freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth’s climate and environmental change.

The Storm Shelter
Teaching resources for meteorology including news, lesson plans and more.

Tox Town
is an interactive web site that enables students and teachers to learn about the environmental health concerns in various neighborhoods: town, city, U.S.- Mexico border, and farm.

GeoTeach
Earth Science information and lesson plans

Earth Science World ImageBank
a searcheable database of images sorted by category, continent, country and more.

Exploring Weather and Climate Change
from NOAA, uses the Powers of 10 to show how the earth has changed

Alliance to Save Energy Energy Hog
free classroom activities for teachers to help them teach kids (8-13 years old) about energy – where it comes from, how we use and waste it at home, and why saving energy is important.

Environmental Literacy Council
features labs, projects, & activities for studying the air & climate, land, water, ecosystems, energy, food, & environment & society. Learn about the carbon cycle, forests, fossil fuels, nuclear energy, renewable energy, photosynthesis, soils, thermodynamics, waste management, water quality, weather, & more. Find out about legislation & treaties, resources in your state, & science in the news. (MA)

Geologic Time: The Story of a Changing Earth
examines the history of Earth. Learn about the formation of Earth, dating the age of rocks, geologic time, plate tectonics, climate change, ocean circulation, evolution,
extinction, ecology, & topics related to paleobiology. (SI)

It's Our Water!
Is a North Carolina-specific Earth / Environmental Science curriculum and resources guide for North Carolina high school students and teachers.
Covers the importance of water quality and quantity, monitoring and maintaining water quality, and the impacts individual choices and actions have on water quality.
Centers around field activities in a local stream that lead to a final report and recommendations by the class.
Contains activities are coordinated with a series of videos, demonstrations, classroom activities, homework and quizzes.
Is aligned with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for high school Earth / Environmental Science.

Where on Earth...?" Mystery Image Quizes
Quiz participants have to follow clues to determine the location of the featured image (from NASA).

NOAA Ocean Explorer
provides 165 lesson plans developed to bring entire classrooms
"on board" for exploration & discovery. Topics include deep-
sea hydrothermal vents & their spectacular animal communities,
benthic creatures of the Northern Gulf of Mexico (one of
Earth's most geologically complex regions), seafloor methane,
unexplored deep reef habitats off the Carolinas, the Titanic,
& the mystery of the Steamship Portland (lost in a 1898 storm
off New England). (NOAA)

NRCS Soils
includes soil surveys for each state, a manual for surveying
soil, an urban soil primer for homeowners & local planning
boards, & "tools for educators" -- lessons & information on
soil taxonomy (the "12 orders of soil"), fundamental concepts
about soil, soil biology, & soil risks & hazards. (USDA)


Real-Time Information
helps ensure that critical information needed by emergency forecasters & managers during extreme events is available. See "live" views of volcanoes around the world, weather images, geologic & mineral resource information, national flood-threat forecasts, & streamflow information. (USGS)

Rocks & Images
is an introduction to rock collecting. Read about the 3 kinds of rocks -- igneous, sedimentary, & metamorphic -- & the Earth processes that formed them. Find out how to start a rock collection, where to find rocks, & the equipment you'll need. (USGS)

Soil Science Home Page
looks at soil fertility, nitrogen in soil, soil chemistry, soils as electrical systems, soils as filters, soil physics & particle sizes (silt, sand, & clay), microorganisms in soil, nutrients that plants need, soil morphology, judging soil by feel, structures & shapes of soil, & "soil profile" images from Arizona, Florida, Michigan, & other states. Learn how soil is formed & how long it takes to create an inch of soil. (NASA)

Guide for Teaching About Coastal Wetlands
helps students identify types of wetlands & understand the role of wetlands in controlling erosion, retaining water, filtering pollutants, & serving as nurseries for young organisms. The barrier islands, the Mississippi River, & the consequences of wetland loss are examined. (USGS)

Electronic Naturalist
Each week our online site has new material about animals, plants, or environmental issues that includes 2 reading levels (K-3 & 4-8), illustrations that can be downloaded, in-depth information, interdisciplinary activities, and email access to professional naturalists.  We're in our 4th year and have over 120 units available at this time.  We soon hope to provide short videos on selected units and Spanish translations also. These free units can help your staff stay current with natural history material and are especially appropriate to offer to the schools that you serve.  Please take a look at our site at www.enaturalist.org and see how EN can serve your needs. Feel free to email me (jrw@enaturalist.org) with any questions or comments you may have - maybe even a topic you'd like covered on one of our weekly units!

"Discover North Carolina's River Basins" booklet from the Office of Environmental Education
You can view the booklet at http://www.ee.enr.state.nc.us/ecoadr/riverbook.pdf
In addition to the booklet, there is an insert on each of the seventeen river basins in North Carolina available from our office. We also have the "North Carolina's River Basins" poster available for you. These materials can be ordered from our office and sent to you free of charge. Many teachers have found it helpful to order one poster and a class set of the booklets with all 17 inserts. We are happy to provide these for you. If you are interested, please call or e-mail Rachel Golden at (919) 733-0711 or rachel.golden@ncmail.net.

NCSU Leopold Club
NC State University's Leopold Wildlife Club offers free programs on natural topics for all elementary grades. Our programs range from thirty minutes to an hour and include fun games, and often an outdoor exploration or live animals. Available topics are reptiles, birds, habitat, tree homes, predators and prey and insects. We are very willing to work with teachers to create lessons on specific topics, fulfill curriculum requirements, and/or incorporate particular types of activities.
Contact Elizabeth Jones & Tia Herring
Education Chairs
NCSU Leopold Wildlife Club

Art and Nature
The NC Museum of Art has launched a new on-line educational resource, "ArtNC." It is an interdisciplinary site and features many nature and science activities that can be used in environmental education. The current month's feature is "Art and Nature."There are lesson plans and activities for K-12 posted.

Online Courses for Teachers
National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN) is offering 15 Global Warming, Climate Change and our Environment Summer Online courses for K-12 science teachers. Course participants will study global warming by exploring the geography of climate change and resultant wildlife changes in the mountains and plains of the U.S. and Russia; conduct case studies on climate and wildlife changes in their local region; and evaluate how these changes are impacting the ecosystem where they live. Teachers can earn two graduate semester credits while participating in engaging activities that are relevant to their classroom teaching.

PBS Borders Environmental Project
Lesson plans for K-12 teachers designed to facilitate online storytelling and sharing. Each of the three lesson plans focuses on Earth, Water or Air, the three general themes of the P.O.V.'s Borders Environmental project. Downloadable in pdf or html format, students explore how human activity and industrialization is altering air quality, water is used in their local communities, and the social impact of land use.

Energy Sourcebooks
Lesson plans and activities for elementary, junior high, and high school students to explore alternative energy sources. Can be downloaded in one large file (Complete Text), individual chapters, or on three compact discs.

The French Broad River Project
RiverLink is proud to announce its new interactive web-based mapping system based on the French Broad river basin in western North Carolina.

Landform maps for all 50 states

GEMS Teacher's Guides
GEMS, Great Explorations in Math and Science, publishes a broad range of environmental topics. Teachers will find these to be excellent supplementary resources for teaching these topics.

Rainforest Alliance Learning Site
The Learning Site is a tremendous resource for educators interested in incorporating environmental curriculum in the classroom. All of the Rainforest Alliance's education materials are completely free and meet national standards as compiled by Mid-Continent Research for Education and Training.

High School Environmental Center
A team of EPA environmental educators have created a new web site based on the Guidelines for Excellence in EE to help high school students find good environmental information. The web site contains easy to find and easy to understand information about air and water issues, waste and recycling, conservation, health and safety, ecosystems, and community environmental conditions. It also links interested students to internship and scholarship opportunities, environmental careers and community involvement projects.

Environmental Education Activities Correlated to State Curriculum
Environmental education activities have been provided by NCDENR agencies to help students develop an understanding of their own role in environmental stewardship, while simultaneously meeting teaching requirements for science, math, language arts and social studies. The selected lessons have been correlated to the NC Standard Course of Study competency goals in Science for grades 4 - 12, and include many activities, materials, and resources. These lessons were previously published in one of the annual Love-A-Tree Activity Kits, which focus on the different components of the Discover Your Ecological Address curriculum. These lessons are in PDF format and can be printed for educational use by using Acrobat Reader software (available free). Lessons can be located either by Curriculum Objective or by Environmental Concept.

Investigate Biodiversity
Investigate Biodiversity is a resource site for all ages - for students interested in science fairs; for future conservationists seeking career information; for everyday people looking for ways that they can support biodiversity conservation

The Electronic Naturalist
Free site of weekly material (30 weeks during the school year) covers a wide variety of information on animals and plants, has art work and text, interdisciplinary activities, 2 reading levels, and access to a professional naturalist via email.

EPA Water Sourcebooks
Created by the EPA, The Water Sourcebooks contain 324 activities for grades K-12. This environmental education program explains the water management cycle using a balanced approach showing how it affects all aspects of the environment. Activities are available online in PDF and are also available on CD-ROM.

Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere
An on-line teaching module for middle school science teachers providing background information and supporting classroom teaching materials. The content focus is climate change and issues related to both stratospheric and tropospheric ozone.

MERL (Metals in Environmetal Remediation and Learning)
is a multimedia CD-ROM that teaches chemical concepts by following the development and implementation of permeable iron barriers, which are now a leading environmental remediation method. The CD-ROM is designed for high school and college level chemistry teachers and students. It has also proven to be of interest to teachers and students in related disciplines (geology, engineering, etc.). Copies of MERL are free (as long as they last), thanks to funding from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation and EnviroMetal Technologies, Inc. Please email requests to merl@ese.ogi.edu, and be sure to include a complete mailing address. See http://cgr.ese.ogi.edu/merl/ for additional background, previews, FAQ, and links to supporting information, experiments, etc.

A Vernal Pond Construction Guide
The USDA Forest Service, Izaak Walton League of America and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. are pleased to announce the publication of "A Guide to Creating Vernal Ponds". This easy to understand book contains techniques that the educator, private landowner and public land steward may use to establish ephemeral wetlands. Have you noticed how many frogs, toads and salamanders are found in a wetland that does not contain fish? Ephemeral wetlands, or vernal ponds, that do not contain fish provide critical habitat to wood frogs, spotted salamanders, fairy shrimp, and many other species. It is now possible to make a vernal pond that looks and functions like a natural wetland. Vernal ponds provide critical habitat to amphibian, reptile, waterfowl, shorebird and bat species throughout North America. Please visit: http://www.southernregion.fs.fed.us/boone/ to view on online version of the book, or to download an order form for a paper copy.

Weather from the University of Illinois
Includes activities, projects, data and also comes on CD.

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
conducts education, public policy, and research studies designed to improve understanding of and response to global environmental issues and related mitigation strategies.

Southeast Regional Climate Center
free access to data in our database for educators

Water Quality from UNC-TV
contains educational materials for middle school students and teachers, such as lesson plans and some interactive activities. In addition, it has a thorough litany of information on different water ecosystems, watersheds, pollution, algal blooms, and tips for consumers.

EnviroMapper
A great website for watersheds/pollution. It is one of the EPA mapping programs that you can use online, and has several data layers (ranging from watershed boundaries to point-source polluters).

The North Carolina Botanical Garden
Through a grant, we have been offered copies of the publication, "Vanishing Flora of North America", from the Center for Plant Conservation in Missouri. This book would be of most interest to middle and secondary schools, but we would be happy to give it to interested specialists at the elementary level. The book is page after page of magnificent color photos of plants that may soon be found only in print, and not in their natural settings. If you feel "Rare Plants of North America" would be a valuable addition to your teaching resources or media center, please contact us. Unfortunately, the grant does not include funds for postage. If you are not close enough to pick up a copy of the book, weâll try to work something out. Contact Lynn Cole, Assistant Programs Coordinator, 919-962-0425

Backyard Wildlife Habitat includes online backyard habitat planner, interactive projects and more.

Dive and Discover

Estuary Education

Online Coral Reef Workshop

Sea Turtle Hospital

Blackbeard Webcast

Harmful Algae Blooms and Pfisteria

Electronic Conch Shell
The newsletter for the Sea Grant at NCSU

Teachers' Guide to Environmental Education Programs and Resources
can assist your organization's environmental education initiatives. The Guide is divided into four categories: Professional Development for Teachers, Environmental Education Support Materials, Environmental Education Programs and Activities that Come to You, Environmental Education Field Trips and Site Visits. Also appendices about Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Cooperative Extension Offices, Forest Services Offices, State Parks, NC Wildlife District Ed. Specialists, Land Quality Sections, and NC Environmental Education Centers. The Guide provides a brief description of all of the Department's environmental education programs and resources. To obtain copies of the Teachers' Guide for you and your constituents drop by the DENR Library (7th floor of the Archdale Building in downtown Raleigh) or use the online request form. For more information about the Teachers' Guide or other environmental education resources available through the Office of Environmental Education, call 919-733-0711.

Geologic Survey Shop
Access to North Carolina topographic and geological maps, geologic guides to state parks, and information on fossils, gems and minerals in the state will be easier with the launch of the North Carolina Geological Survey's (NCGS) online Geological Survey Shop. The shop provides on-line sales of many of the NCGS's most popular products, including publications on gold, fossils, and minerals, as well as geologic guides to North Carolina State Parks and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Ocean Explorers in the Classroom
In an effort to expose students around the country to the excitement of ocean exploration and research, NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and NASA Oceanography have joined forces to invite you to participate in the Ocean Explorers in the Classroom Program. Throughout the month of September and early October 2001, classrooms around the country will become acquainted with and engaged in three of NOAA's "Voyages of Discovery". Throughout this month of activities, there will be opportunities for classrooms to post questions to the aquanauts, scientists, ocean explorers, and educators in underwater habitats or onboard oceanographic vessels.

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What's Up With Our Nation's Waters?
Do you know what percentage of our nation's waters are clean, what pollutes the waters that aren't, and what you can do to help? EPA has produced a 24-page booklet, designed primarily for children aged 10 to15, that presents key findings of the National Water Quality Inventory in an easy-to-read format. The booklet includes projects for school or for fun, a water quiz, a glossary, and a list of resources for more information. What's Up With Our Nation's Waters? can be viewed at online. It is also available in hard copy from EPA's National Service Center for Environmental Publications at 1-800-490-9198; please include the publication number when ordering: EPA 841-F-00-005.

EarthTrends
The World Resources Institute in Washington, DC has a new environmental almanac packed with facts and figures. Data covers more than 140 countries plus regional and global trends. Energy, human population, agriculture, food, climate, ecoregions, preservation, and species are just some or the topics included.

NASA Oceanography: Learning
provides online field trips; remote sensing tools for monitoring ocean changes; information about reefs, carbon, & phytoplankton; & other resources. This website is based on NASA research & satellite missions focused on global ocean science. (NASA)

Teaching Earth Science
describes earth science education programs & resources across NASA for elementary grades through college. The website lists products recommended by NASA as outstanding for teaching earth science. It also offers past issues of "ESE Education Reports" -- an email update on NASA earth science research & education activities. (NASA)

TOPEX/Poseidon: Educational Resources
presents activities for learning about oceans, oceanography, earth science, & related topics. This is the education website of a partnership between the U.S. & France to monitor global ocean circulation, discover ties between the oceans & atmosphere, & improve global climate predictions. (NASA)

For Kids Only: Earth Science Enterprise
helps students learn about aerosols, ozone, air pressure, tropical rainfall & hurricanes, plate tectonics, earth science careers, & more. (NASA)

Resources from USGS
To inquire further about any of our items, please contact Paula Maynor 919-715-9718 or e-mail: Paula.Maynor@ncmail.net North Carolina Geological Survey Division of Land Resources N.C. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612

Geology of the Solar System (Poster) Two sided poster with colorful geologic mapping and low resolution, shaed relief airbrush mapping of the planets and their satellites shown on one side and textual geologic information on the reverse. Grades 9-12÷6.01, 6.04 $7.00

This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics This 77-page booklet describes plate tectonics theory and how tectonic processes affect the daily lives of people. Companion to "This Dynamic Planet poster. Grades 9-12÷1.05, 1.06, 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04 $7.00 This booklet can be previewed and downloaded.

This Dynamic Planet (Poster) This map shows the Earth's physiographic features, the current movements of its major tectonic plates, and the locations of its volcanoes, earthquakes, and impact craters. The use of color and shaded relief helps the reader to identify significant features of the land surface and the ocean floor. Over 1,500 volcanoes active during the past 10,000 years are plotted on the map in four age categories. The locations (epicenters) of over 24,000 earthquakes, largely from 1960 through 1990, are plotted in three magnitude categories and in two depth ranges. The map is intended as a teaching aid for classroom use and as a general reference for research. It was published in 1994. Grades 9-12÷1.05, 1.06, 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04 $7.00 This map can be previewed and downloaded

A Tapestry of Time and Terrain (Poster) A composite of the topography and geology of the US using a digital shaded-relief image showing the land surface and the geologic map of King and Beikman. 52 colors show the geologic ages of the rocks and surfical deposits at the Earth's surface. Accompanied by an explanatory pamphlet. Grades 9-12÷1.02, 1.06, 3.03 $7.00 This map can be previewed

Earthguide from CalSpace/Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego
Earthguide is an educational website with a focus on earth, environmental, and oceanographic sciences, and global change. The site is intended to be useful to K-12 teachers and students, as well as the general public. The site includes stories that document research expeditions by Scripps scientists, and makes available key diagrams, maps, and images in earth and oceanographic sciences.

Dolphinwise
A unique underwater adventure zone, containing wonderful Dolphin and Whale games, wild facts and issues, amazing products and images, fantastic stories and more.

National Geographic Education
Educational materials from the National Geographic magazine. Although most of the material is most relevent to social studies, some lessons may apply to earth/environmental science.

Earth Science
This Web-based Earth Science course introduces geology and other Earth sciences, ecology, oceanography, atmospheric science, and astronomy. Seven online modules for use in high school earth science classrooms. This site is designed for distance learning but can be incorporated in any type of class.

Natural Inquirer
The Natural Inquirer is a science education resource journal to be used with learners from grade 5 and older. The Natural Inquirer contains natural resource research articles conducted by USDA Forest Service scientists. These are scientific journal articles that have been reformatted to meet the needs of an audience who are new to the area of science. The articles are easier to understand, shortened, more aesthetically pleasing to the eye, contain glossaries, and include hands-on activities.

Estuary Live
The electronic estuary excursion is especially designed for elementary, middle and high school students plus any group or individual interested in science, the environmentÉor just having fun. Produced by the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve Program.

USGS GEODE (Geo Data Explorer)
is a unique, map-oriented application that can be brought to the user's desktop via the Internet. New datasets that can be accessed in GEODE include USGS world and national oil and gas assessments, international and national coal assessments, and petroleum assessment data for the North Slope of Alaska, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. Also included are selected maps of Federal land ownership, major transportation systems, land-use and digital elevation models, satellite imagery, and biological habitats.

Permafrost
The Geological Survey of Canada has prepared Permafrost a comprehensive, easily navigated site that details the distribution, hydrology, environmental concerns, and research related to permafrost. The site is geared toward a college audience.

Global Change 2015
although authored by national security personnel at the Central Intelligence Agency, is not your standard intelligence assessment for regional stability and change that uses classified information. Rather the site uses non-governmental institutions and experts to address drivers for the future like demographics, natural resources and environment, science and technology, the global economy and globalization, national and international governance, future conflict, and the role of the United States. Geared toward a college audience, the site provides an interesting outlook on a number of scenarios, ranging from a peaceful coexistence to conflict.

Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon
from NASA - a collection of over 600 digitally enhanced images of lunar landforms. Most images were taken at low sun angles and have about 100 m resolution. Images may be searched by feature name or coordinate range.

Natural Resources and Conservation Service s World Soils Resources Map Index
a variety of small scale soil maps of the world. Maps exists for soil moisture, soil temperature, desertification, phosphorus and more. Teacher lesson plans are also available at the site, geared toward a high school or middle school level.

AGIWEB
The official web site of the American Geological Institute is a wealth of information on current research, careers, data, resources, programs, grants and much more. Be sure to visit Earth Science World - there outreach web site.

Sustainable Seas Expedition
The Sustainable Seas Expeditions is a five-year project of underwater exploration and discovery of the marine world with special emphasis on the national marine sanctuaries of the United States.

NC Environmental Education News Tips
Keep up to date on events, workshops, programs and resources provided by local agencies related to Environmental Science.

Resources That Support The Earth/Environmental Science Requirement For North Carolina Schools
This extensive list of resources is correlated with the NC Standard Course of Study for all grade levels and was compiled by Mary Watson of the NC Geological Survey.

Carolina Health and Environment Community Center
CHECC provides a research Library on North Carolina's hot environmental topics, and a School which includes lesson plans, resources, and curricula for environmental educators. The School also houses "Whole Hog", an online curriculum which is based on the impacts of North Carolina's hog industry. There is also a Government building which provides legislative information and a "switchboard" to contact local, state, and federal representatives.

NCAWA/WEA
The Public Education Committee of the NC American Waterworks Association/ Water Environment Association is having its annual Poster Contest. There are 3 divisions (K-2, 3-5, 6-8) and winning artists in each division will receive US saving bonds ($100 for first, $75 for second and $50 for third). The theme for grades K-2 and 3-5 will be Every Day is a Water Smart Day...at home - at school - at work - at play. The theme for grades 6-8 will be World Wide Water: Safe Water for All. You may download the poster contest entry forms at www.ncawwa-wea.org.

The Public Education Committee of the NC American Waterworks Association/ Water Environment Association is sponsoring a $100 scholarship, in memory of Carol Bond, who was an environmental educator who worked for the City of Raleigh and an active member of the NCAWWA/WEA. The candidate can be any citizen, at least 18 years old, who has plans to continue his/her education in the field of environmental and/or earth science education. You may download the scholarship entry form atwww.ncawwa-wea.org.

Discover Your Ecological Address
The brochure features components of your ecological address including river basins, wetlands, biodiversity, topography, groundwater, air, soil and climate and also complements the North Carolina's River Basins poster.Ê Discover Your Ecological Address is an adult environmental education curriculum that encourages citizens to make a personal connection to natural systems.Ê The curriculum can be adapted for any age level or educational setting. To receive a copy of the river basin poster or a copy of the "Discover Your Ecological Address" brochure, please contact Lisa Tolley in the Office of Environmental Education at 919-733-0711 or by e-mail at lisa.tolley@ncmail.net.

North Carolina Envirnomental Education Clearinghouse

The NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources Library
(supported by the NC Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources within the Office of Environmental Education). The library contains an environmental education collection that is available to the public. Look for monthly environmental education workshops lead by certified environmental educators.

EPA Acid Rain Program
includes data and curriculum materials

Consortium for Oceanographic Activities for Students & Teachers (COAST)
includes visualization modules and resource guides

National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
lots of satellite and weather data

Lehigh Earth Observatory's EnviroSci Inquiry Web Site
inquiry activities on geology, weather, water quality and more

Project Earth Science
great earth science resources and activities from the NC Geological survey

The GLOBE Program
This program has the endorsement of the NC DPI Science Consultant as a means to bring to life the NC Science Standard Course of Study. GLOBE is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. For Students, GLOBE provides the opportunity to learn by taking scientifically valid measurements in the fields of atmosphere, hydrology, soils, and land cover/phenology reporting their data through the Internet to the student data archive and more. For teachers, GLOBE provides assistance through training at professional development workshops and great material support. GLOBE students contribute data for scientists to use in their research. Teachers and other educators who wish to lead students in GLOBE need to attend special workshops in order to fully participate in the program.

Project Learning Tree
an environmental education program through the American Forest Foundation

Environmental Modeling Curriculum Resources
water and air related models from the Shodor Foundation

The Environment: A Global Challenge
a collection of articles and web pages about the environment for students

CMU Geography and Earth Science Home Page
a well organized and annotated collection of Earth Science links

Big Sweep

Carolina Raptor Center

Clemmons Educational State Forest

The Ecoteam Program

Environmental Leadership Center at Warren Wilson College

Erosion and Sedimentation Program in DENR

Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful

NC DENR Library

NC-EE Listserv

Office of Environmental Education

Piedmont Environmental Education Center

Waste Management Institute of North Carolina A & T State University

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