Creating+an+Ecological+Project+Resources

**RESOURCE CENTER** **A GOOD PLACE TO START – Project Starters ** **How to create a pound ** **[] **

**US Environmental Protection Agency: ** A to Z index of all US EPA Kids’ topics – a great place to start brainstorming.

Meet the Greens []

School Gardens []

National Wildlife Federation: []

Garden for Wildlife, Schoolyard Habitats and other tools and ideas. Natural Resources Defense Council: []

Interactive site to help kids "take action for greener, healthier schools". []

Green Schools Initiative: []

Extensive and high quality tools to get ideas about "green schools". Recycle Rex – CA Department of Conservation: []

PLANNING PHASE – Useful Tools National Parks Service: [] Interretation and Education site offering park fun for kids and teachers.  US Environmental Protection Agency: []

US Fish and Wildlife Service: []

General resources focusing on habitat and wildlife.

US Department of Agriculture: []

Agriculture, food production and nutrition education and outreach resources. []

Youth site covering topics like nutrition and food safety.

http://fs.usda.gov/conservationeducation

General conservation education site for students and teachers. National Audubon Society: []

General environmental education resources for kids and teachers. Keep America Beautiful: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

Resources focusing on litter prevention, waste reduction and beautification. Tree People: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

Access to general resources from their environmental education program. Heal the Bay:

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Educational programs focused on conservation of the oceans. Algalita Marine Research Foundation: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

Educational programs focused on the oceans and marine environments. National Geographic Society: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

**PLANNING PHASE – Useful Tools** Smithsonian Institute: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

Extensive science and nature education site. American Forest Foundation – Project Learning Tree: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

Award-winning environmental education program with a focus on forests. Earth Day Network: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

Award-winning Educators Network with general environmental education resources. National Energy and Conservation NEED Project: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

Tools promoting an energy-conscious and educated society. AquaSmart: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

**RESEARCH TIME – Gathering Data**

US Environmental Protection Agency: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

Waste site with a wealth of information for students and teachers. US Fish and Wildlife Service: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

Students’ site with plenty of information on habitat and wildlife. Energy Quest – CA Energy Commission: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

Award-winning energy education interactive website for kids. Defenders of Wildlife: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

Kids’ site that offers fun and informative resources on wildlife issues. Arbor Day Foundation: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[] Resources about trees and the important role they play in the environment.

National Geographic w/ WWF: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

Interactive Wild World maps of the Earth’s richest, rarest and most endangered areas. Action Bioscience: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

Educational resource of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. COAST (Consortium for Oceanographic Activities for Students and Teachers): <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

Resources by age covering topics around oceanography and coastal processes. ARKive Images of Life on Earth: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

Extensive collection of images, videos and fact-files illustrating the world’s species. EarthSky Science Podcasts: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[|http://www.earthsky.org]

Informative science and nature podcasts. Fruits and Veggies More Matters: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

**SOCIAL MEDIA EDUCATION** – Connect with Other Teachers

Edutopia: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

An online community providing interactive educational tools and resources, created by The George Lucas Educational Foundation. Teacher Tube: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

An online site for sharing instructional videos through which teachers teach teachers.

Teacher Ade: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[|http://teachade.com]

A helpful community for educators and teachers that provides free educational resources.

Teacher Recess: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

**<span style="font-family: Calibri,Calibri;">ASCD: ** <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

A community focused on resources essential to the way educators learn, teach, and lead.

Classroom 2.0: <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; backgroundclip: initial; backgroundorigin: initial; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; url: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif);">[]

A social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and Social Media in education.

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