Biogeoscience For Kids Cool links for kids. Who is a Biogeoscientist? Find out what a biogeoscientistdoes and some of the Digital Learning Center for Microbial ecology http://www.biogeosciences.org/links/kidLinks.htm
Giacometti Kids - Cool Links Great website about ecology for kids with information about the Don t forgetto take a look at the links found in each Giacometti kids section http://www.giacometti.org.br/kids/htm/e_links.htm
June 27, 2003, Hour Two: Urban Ecology links in the kids Connection were live at the time of posting. We regret thatsome links may not remain active. Science Friday kids Connection curricula are http://www.sciencefriday.com/kids/sfkc20031024-2.html
Extractions: June 27, 2003, Hour Two: Urban Ecology Program Summary Guests Books/Articles Related Links and Resources ... SFKC Home Program Summary Theres no doubt about it, cities are hubs of activity. They are bustling with life. But beyond bus drivers, broadcasters, booksellers, ballet dancers, and business barons, there is another bustling community. Under the roar of humanity, beneath the sidewalks, in the cracks of the sidewalks, behind walls, and in subways, alleys, and parking lots there are thriving ecosystemsintricate webs of living things that depend on each other for survival. These urban landscapes are rapidly becoming the most common ecosystems on Earth. As cities spread, how does nature respond? And how do humans fit into the picture from an ecologist's point of view? Is there more to the urban ecosystem than pigeons, rats, and cockroaches? Guests Fred Koontz, director of
Extractions: Focus: Through the use of literature and related activities, students will expand their knowledge of rain forests and planet ecology. Grade Level: Primary (3rd - 5th grades) Objectives: On completion of this thematic unit, students will: 1. Know at least ten animals of the rain forests. 2. Have an understanding of the geographic location of rain forests. 3. be able to identify the various climates and people of the rain forests. 4. understand why rain forests are endangered. 5. Learn why rain forests are necessary for planet ecology and ways that people can help preserve the environment. Materials and Resources: A. Printed Resources Save the Earth , Banners: Theme Digest. A magazine for children providing information about the rain forests, activities, and ways to help save the earth. Sticky Fingers Rain Forest , by Ting and Neil Morns. Franklin Watts, 1994. Activity book for children which provides both literature and related activities. Tropical Rain Forests , by Wendy Weir. Carson-Dellosa publishing, 1993. Contains patterns and activities for exploring the ecosystems of the rain forests around the world.
Science Resources By Subject: Ecology ecology links from the Discoverroo Project Games, Activities, projects,links, information. EPA kids Center http//www.epa.gov/kids/ http://can-do.com/science/ecology.html
Extractions: A site about air pollution with a particular focus on ozone. The site is divided into sections about the health and environmental effects of air pollution, maps during the ozone season showing pollution levels around the United States, links to local and state air pollution control agencies, and information on what you can do about air pollution.
Links Glen Helen Preserve Glen Helen Association Timeline links ecology Fundfor kids Where children can explore environmental groups. http://www.glenhelen.org/links.htm
Extractions: Billed as "the most scenic state park in western Ohio," JBSP shares many of the same beauties the Glen offerslimestone gorges and cliffs, Little Miami streams, miles of hiking trailsalong with 100 camp sites and 2 picnic areas, fishing, and more. Adjacent to the Clifton Gorge Nature Preserve, very near Glen Helen.
Ontario Ecology - 'It's Easy Being Green' cgkids Canadian Geographic kids website. Ontario ecology. Interior Rainforest,Previous Episodes. DESCRIPTION ELDON GAMES BACK STAGE links http://www.cgkids.ca/cgkids/tv/season4/401.asp
Extractions: Choose an episode: Ontario Ecology Prince Edward County Upper Ottawa River Valley Thunder Bay Saskatchewan Badlands Southern Manitoba Saskatchewan Critters Wetlands Gaspe Peninsula Acadian Peninsula Lunenburg Vancouver Island Interior Rainforest Previous Episodes DESCRIPTION ELDON GAMES BACK STAGE ...
Links Web links to useful sites. Friends. Soil food web kids ecology. GeneticEngineering. Rodent control with Owls. Fly traps. Friends http://www.rinconvitova.com/links.htm
Extractions: Web links to useful sites Friends Soil food web Biological Control and Integrated Pest Management Kids Ecology ... Rodent control with Owls Fly traps Friends The Dietrick Institute for Applied Insect Ecology http://dietrick.org Ecological Farming Association (previously Committee for Sustainable Agriculture) http://www.csa-efc.org Bio-Integral Resource Center (BIRC) http://www.birc.org/ Acres U.S.A http://www.acresusa.com California Alliance with Family Farmers http://www.caff.org Organic Trade Organization http://www.ota.org Northwest Coalition For Alternatives To Pesticides (Ncap) http://www.pesticide.org Association of Applied Insect Ecologists http://www .aaie.com Dont Panic Eat Organic- Sal Shettino's wonderful collection of info on organic agriculture http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html Bat conservation International http://www.batcon.org http://www.monitor.net/rachel/rehw-home.html Natural Agricultural Network of the Americas (N.A.N.A.) http://www.emnana.org/jpcf_1st/Default.htm Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture http://www.maharishivedicorganicagriculture.com/ Assn of Natural Biocontrol Producers http://www.anbp.org
Rainforest Links and sponsors rainforest ecology workshops in the Amazon. Another virtualAmazon Expedition with links for kids and teachers. Endangered Earth http://www.rain-tree.com/links.htm
Extractions: The Association Promoting Education and Conservation of the Amazon is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of the Peruvian Amazon rain forest, its native peoples and their cultures. Founded in 1993, APECA began as a floating health clinic, delivering medical services to the remote Amazon river villages of Loreto, Peru. Since then, APECA has established programs in health education, nutrition, sanitation and natural medicine. Amazon Watch
Kids Links To Reptiles And Snakes kids links to Reptiles and Snakes bullet, Savanna River ecology LaboratorysHerpetology Lab Researchers at the University of Georgia have captured, http://www.wc4.org/reptiles_snakes.htm
Ecology Tidbits for teachers and students From the USDA comes this ecology site for K12teachers and links for kids. Site includes links to other sources as well. http://www.cbtl.org/science/ecology.htm
Extractions: Subject Guideposts Ecological Science Global Warming, Pollution and Water Quality - Help save our environment! TOXMap Discover the location and amount of toxic chemicals released in the U.S. Includes links to environmental health references and toxicology reports from the NLM. You can search by chemical, city or zip code. Warnings from the ice A NOVA presentation website that highlights grave concerns for global warning and evidence of loss of ice in the Antartic Peninsula. Goldman Environmental Prize Read the stories about people that are saving the environment at the grassroots level. This site features the winners of the Goldman award! Defenders of Wildlife Check out this site to see how people defend what they believe in - wildlife! Defenders is dedicated to protecting wildlife in its natural communities. Also includes sections on current news stories that describe where protection is not occuring due to action by government and business. Take a stand and join!
Water Conservation Links: Water/Science And Research/Ecology allows kids to get up close and personal with earths six habitats; providingthe scoop Educational site about streams; their ecology, dams, pollution, http://www.waterconserve.info/links/Science_and_Research/Ecology/
Extractions: Water Conservation Links Menu: Home News XML Links ... Modify a Link Search site links Home Science and Research Ecology http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/ allows kids to get up close and personal with earths six habitats; providing the scoop on protected lands, biodiversity, urban sprawl, conservation and population Rate It http://www.science.uva.nl/onderzoek/aot/ (1 vote) Dutch university program which studies the benthic communities in lakes and rivers, to understand the combined effect of natural and anthropogenic stress factors Rate It http://www.coastalliance.org/ founded to increase public awareness of the coast's immense value and promote protection for coastal ecosystems Rate It http://www.ilec.or.jp/eg/index.html aims to promote environmentally sound management of natural and man-made lakes and their environments consistent with sustainable development policies by promoting international research Rate It http://lakeaccess.org/
Science.gov Topic Ecology For User Category All Categories Biodiversity Gateway links to hundreds of key web sites Multiple agenciesinvolved; kids Corner of the USGS Biological Resources Discipline - Games, http://www.science.gov/browse/w_123C.htm
Extractions: Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) - Homepage of the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) initiative programs supporting actions to remedy contaminations associated with hard rock mining. Includes data from the Upper Animas River and Boulder River, bibliography of reports, and pictures. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)] Access USGS - San Francisco Bay and Delta - Main page for accessing links for information and data on the San Francisco Bay estuary and its watershed with links to highlights, water, biology, wetlands, hazards, digital maps, geologic mapping, winds, bathymetry and overview of the Bay [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)] Alaska Science Center - Biological Science Office - Homepage for programs of the Biological Science Office at the Alaska Science Center in Anchorage on birds, mammals, ecosystems and habitats, fish and fisheries, and other biological subjects [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
Teachers -> Exploring Africa Information and links regarding Ocean and Coastal ecosystems. Ranger Rickkids Zone http//www.nwf.org/kids/ ecology web site with games, curricula, http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/curriculum/lm6/environment.html
Extractions: Human-Environment Interaction: Expand (Homework) Activity Environmental Websites The following are a selection of environmental websites. All of these sites have important information, but many are not specifically oriented to middle school students. However, we encourage students to explore sites that have either a professional or an advocacy orientation. We have marked with an asterisk the sites that we feel are particularly good for students. ** About Earth Science for Kids
USGS-BRD Features Other kids links. Here are some other fun kid s sites around the web. resources that emphasize the teaching of biology, biodiversity, and ecology. http://biology.usgs.gov/features/kidscorner/kclink.html
Extractions: This area of the NBII provides educators, parents, and students of all ages with access to online resources that emphasize the teaching of biology, biodiversity, and ecology. Included are activities, lesson plans, experiments, projects, resources, and references for classroom and home use. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Explorer's Club
Extractions: How to Apply "Ecology College" is a regular feature in the Iowa Natural Heritage magazine. Written for a variety of audiences and knowledge levels, the series provides background or how-to information about Iowa's natural resourcesfrom water quality to Iowa orchids to reconstructing prairie. Below you'll find an annotated list (and links) to the Ecology College articles we've featured to date. We add 3-4 new articles per year.
Extractions: Habitats - Wetlands (General) Special Segments Butterflies of North America Conifers of North America Eastern Birds List of N.A. Insects Home Eastern Wildflowers General Topics Natural History Ecology Family Environment Evolution Home Education Home Conservation Geophysics Paleontology Commercial Organizations Buy Books about Wetlands GENERAL INFORMATION Wetlands . Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water. This EPA site is a cornucopia of information on wetlands. You can find a wide range of subjects here ranging from a basic introduction to wetlands covering their types, importance, current status, and fact sheets about wetlands. There is also information about wetlands restoration projects, wetlands and watershed planning, and links to other wetlands sites. The set of links you will find here is extensive and very well organized covering all aspects of wetlands from technical to sites for kids. You'll also find a large selection of laws and regulations applying to wetlands. Congressional Research Service Reports . Library of Congress. The Congressional Research Service provides research and summary reports to congress on a variety of topics related to conservation and the environment. A number of their reports are related to wetlands.
Dimdima Kids, Indian Online Children's Magazine For Ecology Indian online children's magazine for ecology. Read nature notes, tales, about culture, plants, animals, environmentalists, endangered and extinct species. http://www.dimdima.com/ecology/ecology.asp
Extractions: Dimdima Kids, Indian online Children's Magazine, Education, Learning, Fun, Knowledge, Ecology, Environment, Greenpeace, Earth, Nature, Tales, Culture, plants, animals, Life, environmentalists, endangered, extinct, Warriors, Species, Activities. Dimdima Kids, Indian online Children's Magazine for Education, Learning, Fun, Knowledge and Ecology. Read Nature Notes, Tales, about Culture, Plants, Animals, Environmentalists, Endangered and Extinct species and learn activities. Nature Notes Ecotales Culture Plants ... Activities Dimdima site on Ecology is for kids who want to save Planet Earth and who are determined to preserve this green planet. Activities Learn to make a whistle from a broken earthern pot or would you like to make a bird feeder so that you can watch birds on your window sill everyday. Our Activity Section teaches you to make simple things from easily available materials.
Kids Ecology Corps KEC aims to inspire young people to make environmental action part of their everyday life and generate a critical mass of people to create environmental harmony throughout the world. http://www.kidsecologycorps.org
Extractions: Wild Oats Book Early! Make an appointment for a member of The Kids Ecology Corps to give a presentation at your school. Call Emily Lagerquist or Debra Miller at 954-524-0366 to learn more about fun learning programs offered in Fall 2005. We may not have presenters available in all areas, so please call to find out more. We have programs for summer camps and Action projects for schools as well. Help educate kids: Make a $15 donation and get this ecobag. Effective immediately, a generous benefactor
