Our Desert Backyard - Lesson plan/activities for students living in or near the desert. "Through this activity you will become familiar with the desert or other environment in your backyard. You will learn techniques to observe, measure and record data about your environment. (M)
EcoQuest:Desert Edition - Designed for 7th and 8th graders trying to learn more about the desert ecosystem, weather, characteristics, and other interesting aspects. Students look at the characteristics and challenges of the desert through the eyes of certain professions. (T,M)
Disappearing Water - Hands-on lesson plan for younger students to use and understand the water cycle. (Y)
Water Cycle Poster - Have students make their own water cycle poster to involve them and help them to retain more of their knowledge about the water cycle. (Y,M)
Water Science for Schools - From the USGS, this site has information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center. (Y, M, O, T)
The Water Cycle - From theUSGS, this site is the most comprehensive Water Cycle Web site in the world and has a wonderful diagram, which is available in 54 languages. (Y, M, O, T)
Sea Life Poetry - Using Internet resources listed with the lesson plan, students explore oceans and sea life and learn to transform thoughts into different forms of poetry. Good way to integrate language arts into an ocean unit study. (Y,M)
Classroom Activities - - Designed by NASA for older students with critical thinking skills, this site contains a variety of ocean activities relating to many different aspects of ocean life. (O)
Treasures @ Sea - Exploring the ocean through literature (Y)
All About Rainforests - From Enchanted Learning (Y,M)
Animals of the Tropical Rainforest WebQuest (M) - Rainforests for Kids (M)
Erosion Mini-Unit (Homeschooler's Account) - (Y)
Sun and Skin - Rising skin cancer rates have triggered a recent boom in skin research and related fields of science and medicine. More people are overexposing themselves to the sun. A declining ozone layer may be contributing to the problem. (M,O)
Google Earth - Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. (Y, M, O, T)
GEOEC - Teach Your Curriculum Using Environmental Themes. The Global Environment and Outdoor Education Council, one of 23 Councils of the Alberta Teachers’ Association, offers integrated environmental theme units for grades 1-9. Lessons are downloadable in Word (Y.M)
Cave Biota - This website is described as "an evolving 'webumentary'." It is a collection of video clips created by nature/environmental filmmakers that relate to the variety of life forms found in caves. There are three categories: bats, frogs and fish. The site features Hoosier National Forest online documentary. Free bat video clips. Free online adventure documentary. Outdoor streaming videos.Digital video animal downloads. Watch National Forest online video clips. (Y, M, O, T)
Coloring pages - Free coloring pages of health and safety, food, science, ecology, and the environment. (Y)
Fun Facts about Renewable Energy - From Alliant Energy Kids. (Y, M, O, T)
Alliant Energy Kids - Through interactive and engaging activities, elementary students can learn about electricity and natural gas, how to use them safely and wisely, and the importance of conserving energy. (Y)
Alliant Energy Kids: Teachers and Parents - Learn about Alliant Energy Kids lesson plans, classroom presentations, activity ideas and more. (T)