Teacher Resources: Helpful Web Sites and Articles
- The United States Geological Survey
has an outstanding list of educational resources, available in .pdf format. Some of
the USGS resources are also included below.
- Department of Environmental Conservation Symbols of New York State
- Science In Your Backyard
- Educational Resources, For Primary, Secondary, and University Educators and Students
- http://education.usgs.gov/http://education.usgs.gov/
- http://education.usgs.gov/common/primary.htm (for K-6)
- http://education.usgs.gov/common/secondary.htm (for Middle School and High School)
- The New York Natural Heritage Program has a lot of information concerning plants, animals, ecology, etc. at http://www.nynhp.org/
- This is a great resource for all teachers to be part of a study involving clouds and NASA as well as a great learning site for students to learn about clouds.
- This site from the American Museum of Natural History is all about biodiversity. It also has an excellent and simple to use key for insect identification. This is good for teachers of all grade levels.
- An article from the National Wildlife Foundation about child-nature connection:
- The Nature-Child Reunion from The National Wildlife Federation
- Project Budburst, a great activity for looking at the effects of climate change.
- New York Times Features Eugene Auer Elementary School's Black Squirrel Project
On February 24, 2008, The New York Times featured the school's "Black Squirrel" project. To read the full article, use this link: Students Help Track Black Squirrels
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Newsday Features OSSP Program
On June 1, 2008, Newsday featured the OSSP program and several participating schools. To read the full article, use this link: Long Island students study the environment naturally
- NEAF Grants announcement
What would you do with $1,600? $5,000? $10,000?
The National Environmental Education Foundation is excited about its new Classroom Earth Grants and the Second Annual Bartlett Award program.
Nominations and Applications are currently being accepted. For more information:
Classroom Earth Grants
Bartlett Award