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Learning Resources: Web Links

Web resources for information about ecological exploration

Arthropods

Center for Insect Science Education Outreach

Early elementary integrated lessons about insects with targeted National Science Standards. Easy-to-read information sheets for up to 6th grade. Guidelines for working with live insects in the classroom. Visit website

Bugscope

Excellent site including links to various activities to do with insects in the classroom and the schoolyard. Visit website

Insects in the Classroom

A link to “Insects in the Classroom: Bugs as teaching tools for all ages.” Lesson plans arranged according to grade level (PK-8). Visit website

Wonderful World of Insects

A great site for further research and information about insects. Reading level is middle school. Visit website

City Bugs

Although this site is set up for schools in San Francisco, it is a great resource for lessons, identification and links. Visit website

Birds

National Audubon Society

Links and activities for students and avid bird watchers. Visit website

For the Birds

Interdisciplinary five part lesson to use in conjunction with a bird unit. (Middle school-High School) Visit website

Nature Songs & Pictures

Great pictures and bird songs. Also a resource for plants of Verde Valley and Sedona. Visit website

Project PigeonWatch

All you ever wanted to know about pigeons and more! A link to Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Visit website

Ecology

Nature Serve

An online encyclopedia of plants, animals, and ecological communities. Entries include scientific and common names, conservation status, distribution maps, and life histories to name some of what is available. Visit website

Inquiry Theory

Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards

An entire book on-line!!! All about inquiry in the classroom with resources and references. Visit website

Mapping

Geo Resources

Links to all types of maps, field stations, and fieldwork techniques. Visit website

GIS Education Community

A model of how to use GIS in the classroom. Opportunity to get free GIS software for your classroom.Visit website

Nature Writing for Students

Samples of natural history writing by high school students and a link to tips for students and teachers. Visit website
A direct link to two Arizona high school writers:
Arizona student’s writing 1
Arizona student’s writing 2

Plants

Resources for Science Learning

Lesson plans, factual information, and great ideas for studying “living organisms.” Elementary-middle school level. Visit website

Arizona State University’s Herbarium

Link to ASU’s herbarium, great resource for information and pictures of local flora and fauna. Visit website

USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service

Database for plants all over the world. Type in the name of a plant and you will get the classification, distribution, images, detailed characteristics and all the information about that plant that you ever wanted to know! Visit website

Ask a Biologist

An ASU site that not only has experiments, but you or your students can type in biology questions and get a response from a biologist at ASU. Plus schedule biologists to come to your classroom. Visit website

CAP LTER

Central Arizona Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research project’s home page. Find out what the scientists with the project are doing. Visit website

IN-VSEE

Interactive Nano-Visualization In Science and Engineering Education. The site contains complete science lessons, multiple links, advanced technology applications for the classroom, and teacher training opportunities. Visit website

SCENE

Southwest Center for Education and the Natural Environment web site has information about local resources, programs they offer for high school students, and programs for schools developing native habitat gardens. Visit website

Science Lessons

Access Excellence Activities Collections

Good site for high school biology teachers, links to lessons developed by Access Excellence Fellows. Visit website

Brain Pop

Fun and educational resource for informative science animation videos. Visit website

Environmental Education Exchange

Arizona environmental education site with links to programs, curricula and environmental education resource guides for Arizona and New Mexico. Visit website

Schoolyard & Classroom Investigations

Various experiments that you can do in your schoolyard. All the experiments are linked to Illinois State Standards, but can easily be linked to Arizona standards. Visit website

Social Science

Earth Trends

EarthTrends is a comprehensive online database, maintained by the World Resources Institute that focuses on the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world. Visit website

Environmental Protection Agency

Find out more about the environmental conditions in your community, laws and regulations affecting you, and a whole section for kids! Visit website

Scorecard

Another site to find out more about environmental conditions in your community. Includes maps of everything from air pollution to lead hazards. Visit website

Right to Know Network

Access to databases, text files, and conferences on the environment, housing, and sustainable development. You can search for the toxic pollutants in your area. Visit website

Water

Environmental Protection Agency – Water

Site that links you to your watershed and data relating to it. A wealth of information and links to resources! Visit website

Water on the Web

Resources for teachers and high school students. Contains data and visualization tools from Remote Underwater Sampling Stations (RUSS) in four Minnesota lakes. Visit website