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Environmental Education

Aqua Venturer- Aqua Venturer tells the story of water, its treatment and use throughout history (40,000 BCE - 2080 CE), and its importance to life on Earth. http://www.aquaventurer.org/

Cyberways & Waterways -an online community focused on the environment and education. http://www.4empowerment.com/en/dataprojects/

EARTH FORCE AFTER SCHOOL- EFAS is an innovative, new program that enables young people to identify a local environmental problem and then enact a lasting solution to that problem. The program uses the award-winning Earth Force community action and problem-solving process to create an interactive, after-school experience for youth. http://www.earthforce.org/section/programs/afterschool

Educating Young People About Water- This site has 147 water education curricula and has links to other programs and organizations http://www.uwex.edu/erc/index.html.

ENature.com Helps you identify over 5000 species of plants and animals by listing them in a searchable field guide. Learn all about habitats from Wetlands to Deserts. http://www.enature.com/

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS CURRICULUM -These lessons focus on increasing environmental awareness at an early age. http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/subject/subject_e.html

EPA Environmental Education- To advance and support education efforts that develop an environmentally conscious and responsible public and inspire personal responsibility in caring for the environment http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/.

EPA GLOBAL WARMING SITE - EDUCATORS The Educators' section of this EPA site links to materials that educators and outreach professionals can use in presentations and classroom activities on climate change science, potential impacts, and mitigation options. Tools include a Greenhouse Gas Calculator, a Global Warming Wheel Card for presentations, case studies, and interactive software to measure energy consumption, impact and reduction opportunities. http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/VisitorCenterEducators.html

Go Green Initiative-The Go Green Initiative is a simple, comprehensive program designed to create a culture of environmental responsibility on school campuses across the nation.
http://www.gogreeninitiative.org/

How Big Is your Backyard?- This secondary school environmental ethics curriculum, based on the
Institute for Global Ethics' Ethical Fitness model, prepares educators and students to recognize the ethical issues that surround some of the world's toughest environmental problems. http://www.globalethics.org/services/education.htm.

Minnesota's Interactive Directory of Environmental Education Resources- http://www.seek.state.mn.us/eelinks.cfm

National Geographic Society-
For lesson plans, classroom ideas, and up-to-date information on geography. http://www.nationalgeographic.com

Organization for Community Networks: Academy Curriculum Exchange- The Curriculum Exchange is an area where teachers can find a variety of lesson plans. The original group of 700 lesson plans came from the Columbia Education Center's Summer Workshops. http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace

Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)- The goal of Project WET is to facilitate and promote awareness, appreciation, knowledge, and stewardship of water resources through the development and dissemination of classroom-ready teaching aids and through the establishment of state and internationally sponsored Project WET programs. http://www.projectwet.org/

Project Wild- Project WILD is one of the most widely-used conservation and environmental education programs among educators of students in kindergarten through high school http://www.projectwild.org/.

Scorecard- Environmental Defense site lets you quickly access local environmental information. It brings over 400 scientific and government databases into one easy-to-use interface. Explore interactive maps that track various pollution sources, and see how your city compares to the rest of the nation. www.scorecard.org

SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION - RE-VISIONING LEARNING AND CHANGE This book by Stephen Sterling, critiques the prevailing managerial approach in education, and argues for a change of educational culture towards a more inclusive and ecological view as a way to learn our way towards a more sustainable future.http://www.chelseagreen.com/2001/items/sustedu

Texas Parks and Wildlife Education Page - Provides lesson plans, slide shows, audio linkmore water information resources and workshop opportunities. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/edu/edu.htm

Water-
Contains several links to information about TPWD water research areas and a link to TPWD data. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/

River Guide-
A useful resource for recreation purposes, including flow data. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/texaswater/rivers/index.htm

TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM The TSA web site utilizes interactive technologies to navigate teachers and students (grades 4-8) through an online experience of educational information about marine science. http://www.texasstateaquarium.org/

Water Environment Federation-
A site dedicated to wastewater trwww.aquariumteacher.com/educator/programs.htmleatment facilities. The link to WEF for Students has useful information and contains lesson plans. http://www.wef.org.

WATER ON THE WEB (WOW) offers unique opportunities for high school and first year college students to learn basic science through hands-on science activities, in the lab and in the field, and by working with state-of-the-art technologies accessible through this free web site. waterontheweb.org/

WHAT'S UP WITH OUR NATION'S WATERS?- The publication includes information on water quality and water quality testing, science projects, a water quiz, glossary, and a list of resources for more information. http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/nationswaters/