Wildflower
Information Resource
(http://www.wild-flowers.com) - catalogues, links, common
and Latin names,photographs and gardens to explore.
Desert Life in the American Southwest
(http://www.desertusa.com/life.html) - Introduction to
what a desert is with links to the geology, plants, animals
and people of the desert.
Environmental Atlas (http://www.rri.org/envatlas/)
- Data base covering many of the countries of the world with
environmental information about current environmental issues,
natural hazards, and international agreements. It is also a
general database with information about population, government,
economy, etc.
Ask a VOLCANOLOGIST
(http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/ask_a.html)
Ask
An EARTH SCIENTIST (http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/askanerd.html)
- an extensive resource from the University of Hawaii;
ask a question on any area of earth science.
Cascades Volcano Observatory
(http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html) - comprehensive
volcano information.
The
World of Trees
(http://www.domtar.com/arbre/english/start2.htm) - A
Canadian site, available in English or French, with everything
you want to know about trees. Using icons at the bottom of the
screen you can find a Teacher's Room listing objectives and
suggested activities. You can also find a Student's Corner which
will help students organize their work in one of four units.
Earth
Science Topics: Yahoo
(http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Earth_Sciences/) - a list
of the earth science links available through Yahoo.
Electronic
Volcano
(http://www.dartmouth.edu/~volcano/) -
maps, photographs and descriptions of active volcanoes worldwide.
Geology
Gems
(http://www.winona.msus.edu/geology/index.html)
- earth science links.
The Great
Plant Escape
(http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/gpe.html) - Detective
LePlant needs your help to solve the mystery of plant life!
Designed for grades 4 and 5.
GeoScience:
K-12 Resources
(http://www.cuug.ab.ca:8001/~johnstos/geosci.html)
- an amazing list of earth science resources.
Integrated
Earth Information Server
(http://atm.geo.nsf.gov/) - access to real-time environmental
observations: weather maps, oceanographic, seismic and other
environmental information; made by observing systems around
the globe and delivered to the IEIS by the Unidata Internet
Data Distribution (IDD) network.
Michigan
Technological University Volcanoes Page
(http://www.geo.mtu.edu:80/volcanoes/) - a great source
of scientific and educational information about volcanoes.
The
Mineral Gallery (http://mineral.galleries.com/)
- comprehensive descriptions and images of minerals.
Perry-Castaneda
Library Map Collection
(http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/
Map_collection.html) - extensive collection of maps
covering every area of the world.
Volcano
World (http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/)
- links to pictures, recent eruptions, a Hawaiian tour,
and how to be a volcanologist.
Consumer
Recycling Guide
(http://www.obviously.com/recycle/) - a good starting
point for consumers searching for recycling information.
Ecology
Channel (http://www.ecology.com) -
environmental articles, information, links to environmental
groups and pictures of endangered species.
Ecology
WWW Page (http://www.botany.net/Ecology/)
- a super list of sites relating to all aspects of ecology
.... extremely detailed.
Envirolink
(http://www.envirolink.org/) - the largest
online environmental information resource ... an extensive collection
of articles on all aspects of the environment, and links to
other sites of environmental interest.
Environmental
Education on the Internet: EE Link
(http://eelink.net/) - a large collection of information
concerning all aspects of the environment and environmental
education.
Environmental
Organization Web Directory
(http://www.webdirectory.com/) - a large collection of
links with an environmental flavour.
Environmental
Protection Agency Global Warming Web Site
(http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/) - this site provides
extensive information and links on all aspects of climate change,
the greenhouse effect and global warming.
Glacier
(http://www.glacier.rice.edu/) - explore
Antarctica's land, weather and oceans.
Green
Lane Regional Sites of Environment Canada
(http://www.ec.gc.ca/regeng.html) - check the weather
and also obtain environment - related information about any
Canadian region.
Rainforest
Action Network (http://www.ran.org/ran/)
- lots of information about rainforests, and the people
and animals who live there.
Amazon Interactive
(http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html) allows
you to explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through
online games and activities. Learn about the rain forest and
the Quichua people who call it home. Discover the ways in which
the Quichua live off the land. Then try your hand at running
a community-based ecotourism project along the Río Napo.
Amazonia
at the National Zoological Park
(http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry/class/Museums/
Teacher_Guide/Science/Amazonia.html) a tropical rainforest
unit designed for 3rd grade.
Australian
Tropical Rainforests
(http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/botany/rainforests/) posted
by Latrobe University
Dive into
an undersea world of beauty and mystery at The
Dallas World Aquarium and Zoological Garden (http://www.zooweb.net).
Reader's
Digest presents Manu:
Peru's Hidden Rainforest (http://www.pbs.org/edens/manu/)
. After you take the tour be sure to take the quiz
to see how much you know about the rainforest.
Nature's
Crumbling Cathedral (http://www.cocori.com//library/eco/naturcat.htm)
- The Tropical Rainforest
Links to
nonprofit
groups (http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/links/index.html)
interested in environmental conservation
Rainforest
Action Network (http://www.ran.org/)
includes some very helpful links such as Kids' Corner,
What you can do, and Rainforest Information/
Rainforests:
Diversity and Destruction (http://www.davesite.com/rainforests/)
Rainforest
Facts (http://www.pbs.org/tal/costa_rica/rainfacts.html)
- good basic information on ten aspects of rainforests
Rainforest
Information Centre (http://forests.org/ric/)
- Rainforests are the womb of life, home to over half the Earth's
species. This is the web site of a volunteer, nonprofit organization
dedicated to protecting them.
Rainforests
of the World
(http://www.mobot.org/MBGnet/sets/rforest/plants/index.htm)
-There are two types of rainforests -- the temperate
and the tropical. Tropical rainforests are found close to
the
equator. Temperate Rainforests are found near coastal areas,
such as the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Both are endangered!
Rainforest
Resources
(http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resources/index.html) posted
by the Rainforest Alliance.
Rates
of Rainforest Destruction
(http://www.ran.org/ran/info_center/factsheets/04b.html) -
A Rainforest Action Network factsheet that is only text. However,
there is quite a bit of information here.
Tropical
Rainforest Coalition (http://www.rainforest.org/)
