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Monthly Curriculum Resources - April 2003 – Environmental Resources

Important Dates:

· April 1-31 Keep America Beautiful Month

· April 13–19 National Library Week

· April 21–27 National Wildlife Week

· April 22 Earth Day

· April 25 National Arbor Day

Sources Available at Wayne RESA’s Learning Technologies Center:

Please note:

· Items listed in the Duplicating Collection do not circulate. Contact RESA TV at 734 334.1437 to make an appointment to duplicate. Free to those who do it themselves. $10 each if RESA does it for you.

· Items listed in the Circulating collection are available to check out. Call the Circulation Desk at 734.334.1595.

· Items listed in the reference or periodical collections are available to use in the resource center only.

Aims Multimedia (2000). Ecosystems and biomes. [Video recording]. One 18 minute videocassette. Journeys to different types of biomes around the globe. (QH541.15.B67.E26 Duplicating collection)

Bullfrog Films (1997). It’s eco-logic. [Video recording]. One 16 minute video cassette. Explores ways that kids can save the earth by preserving and protecting the environment. (QH541.I76 Duplicating collection)

Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (199?). Ecospeak: Coming to an understanding. [Video recording]. One 104 minute videocassette. Top scientists in the U.S. answer questions on the greenhouse effect. (QH541.E36 Duplicating collection)

Ecology [Electronic resource]. (1991). Palo Alto, CA: Earthquest, Inc. Introduction to our biosphere and its abundance of plant and animal life while exploring the major ecosystems on earth. (QH541.E3 Circulating collection)

Hildebrandt, Jeff (Producer). (1996). The web of life: producer to predator. [video recording]. One 23 minute videocassette. (QH541.2.W3 Duplicating collection)

Hildebrandt, Jeff (Producer). (1996). The world’s biomes: desert to rainforest. [Video recording]. One28 minute videocassette. (QH541.I5.B67.W6 Duplicating collection)

Journal Films (1994). Living and growing. [video recording]. One 15 minute videocassette. Covers the delicate balance found in the life of the ocean. (QH541.5.S3.L5 Duplicating collection)

Maryland INTEC (1991). Creature Features, Programs 1-7. [video recording]. Seven ten minute videocassettes. Individual titles include: All part of a whole, Space for everyone, Changes to environment, Special features of creatures, How creatures adapt, Creatures in trouble, Keeping an eye on creatures. (QH541.C71 – QH541.C74 Duplicating collection)

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (1991). The robin. [video recording]. One 20 minute videocassette. Presents part of a series dealing with places where wild animals make their homes. (QL756C Duplicating collection)

Superflow Productions (1989). Rain forest ecology. [video recording]. One 27 minute videocassette. Exhibits the diversity of the plants and animals of this part of the Amazon rainforest. (QH541.5.R47.R25 Duplicating collection)

The Web of Life [Electronic resource]. (1997). Chatsworth, CA: AIMS Multimedia. Explores the processes and relationships that occur in ecosystems. (QL51.W33 Circulating collection)

Video Streaming Resources:

For licensed Wayne County users, these videos are available at http://streaming.resa.net

A keyword search using the term “environment” resulted in more than 80 Kindergarten through twelfth grade videos that all include a teacher’s guide, and many that include black line masters.

Web Resources:

American Rivers

(Online). Available: http://www.americanrivers.org/ (11 March, 2003). Includes links to river issues, river campaigns, tools and links (even a science library), and action alerts.

Ask ERIC Environmental Education

(Online). Available:

http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Subjects/Science/Environmental_Education.html (11 March, 2003). Ask ERIC lesson plans, online resources, online communities, and organizations.

The Center for Environmental Education

(Online). Available: http://www.cee-ane.org/ (13 March, 2003). This site created and maintained by Antioch New England Institute. Has links to lesson plans, resources, and web links.

Curriculum Resources

(Online). Available: http://www.resa.net/ed_resources/Student-resources/animals_and_ecology.htm (11 March, 2003). Environmental resources compiled by RESA staff, links to various associations and agencies such as the Toledo Zoo, etc.

Composting in Schools

(Online). Available: http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/compost/schools.html (11 March, 2003). Includes many links, the “teachers page” has lesson plans and lab activities.

edHelper.com

(Online). Available: http://www.edhelper.com/cat41.htm (11 March, 2003). This site lists 61 lesson plans for environmental education, and includes links to lesson plans on other topics.

Environmental Education Resources on the Internet

(Online). Available: http://eelink.net/ (11 March, 2003). Links include classroom resources, student resources, grant resources, and much more.

The Environmental Index

(Online). Available: http://www.soton.ac.uk/~engenvir/index/enviro_index.html (21 March, 2003). This site has links to information on topics such as biodiversity, air pollution, noise pollution, acid rain, energy sources, and more.

EnviroLink Network

(Online). Available: http://www.envirolink.org/ (21 March, 2003). A non-profit organization that provides access to environmental resources and educational resources.

ERIC Science, Math and Environmental Education

(Online). Available: http://www.ericse.org/eeindex.html (11 March, 2003). This site includes links to lesson plans, web links, journals, and more.

Global, Environmental, and Outdoor Education

(Online). Available: http://www.geoec.org/lessons/ (11 March, 2003). This site has links to lesson plans, curriculum resources, and more.

The GLOBE Program

(Online). Available: http://www.globe.gov/globe_flash.html (21 March, 2003). The GLOBE Program is a worldwide hands-on science education project. Teachers are required to sign up and take special training, but from the web site can access links to a teacher’s guide and other related web sites.

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

(Online). Available: http://www.in.gov/idem/enviroed/lessonplans.html (11 March, 2003). Includes links to lesson plans that include an overview page with appropriate grade levels, main ideas and objectives.

National Agricultural Library

(Online). Available: http://www.nal.usda.gov/kids/ (24 March, 2003). The environment link connects to books and articles, Internet links, and educators’ resources.

Natural Resources Defense Council

(Online). Available: http://www.nrdc.org/ (21 March, 2003). NRDC uses the law and science to protect wildlife and the environment. Has links to information on clean air, global warming, nuclear weapons and waste, and much more.

The Sierra Club

(Online). Available: http://www.sierraclub.org/ (21 March, 2003). Allows users to select from a variety of issues or search by specific states.

State Environmental Resource Center

(Online). Available: http://www.serconline.org/ (21 March, 2003). The SERC researches state environmental policies, and identifies innovative and effective state policies. The site has links to topics such as clean energy, saving wild lands, safe air and water, health, and urban issues.

USDA For Kids

(Online). Available: http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/ (24 March, 2003). U.S. Department of Agriculture links for kids includes Nature Watch, backyard conservation, Natural Resource Conservation, and more.

World Wildlife Foundation

(Online). Available: http://www.worldwildlife.org/ (21 March, 2003). This site has links to learn more about issues such as climate change, oceans, toxic chemicals, and educators’ resources.

April is also National Poetry Month - Resources available online at: http://www.poets.org/

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