In the Classroom

Investigate the Science Behind the Stories

		The Case of the Harp Seal Strandings Harp seal strandings are increasing along the Jersey shore. What's causing this? Become an environmental detective by collecting evidence. View Video Lesson I Evidence
		The Case of Disappearing Land Sea levels are rising. What effect will rising sea levels have on New Jersey? Analyze the evidence and forecast the impact. View Video Lesson II Evidence
		The Case of the Uncertain Water Supply Rising sea levels may change the salt line of the Delaware River. How will a changing salt front affect New Jersey's water supply? Construct a working model of salt water intrusion into an aquifer. View Video Lesson III Evidence

Climate Change Resources

General:

NOAA- Abrupt Climate Change
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/abrupt/story.html

NOAA- A Paleo Perspective on Global Warming
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/globalwarming/home.html

US Global Change Research Program- Abrupt Climate Changes Revisited: How Serious and How Likely?
http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/seminars/980217DD.html

US Global Change Research Program- Climate Change... Coastal Impacts
http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/Library/nationalassessment/overviewcoastal.htm

NASA- Athena Curriculum
http://vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/land/global/climchng.html

For Teachers:

Adventures with Bobbie Bigfoot
http://www.kidsfootprint.org/index.html

Alliance to Save Energy's Green Schools Program
http://www.ase.org/section/program/greenschl

Climate Crisis
http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/
Website Associated with the movie An Inconvenient Truth

The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education
http://www.sustainabilityed.org/

Earth Day Network
http://www.earthday.net/
User-friendly tools for integrating environmental issues into core curriculum subjects

Earthforce
http://www.earthforce.org/
Earthforce trains and supports educators in programs that enable young people to lead community action projects that improve the environment and their communities

Environmental Health and Science Education
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/science-education/home.htm
Links to lesson resources and curricular material.

Rainforest Alliance
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/programs/education/teachers/index.html
Complete lesson plans, stories (available in English, Spanish and Portuguese), presentations, articles, posters and background descriptions of species and on-the-ground conservation projects for kindergarten through sixth grade

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/teachers/
Links to teaching materials and resources

For Children:

Adventures with Bobbie Bigfoot
http://www.kidsfootprint.org/index.html
Help Bobbie calculate his ecological footprint.

EERE Kids - Dr. E's Energy Lab
http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids
Learn all about energy with Dr. E's Energy Lab.

The Flip and Chilly Show
http://www.nrdc.org/flipandchilly/
An animated show about a polar bear and a penguin fighting global warming.

Kids Go Wild
Wildlife Conservation Society
http://www.kidsgowild.com/
Wild news, animal facts and online games.

Make Waves!
http://www.nrdc.org/makewaves
How Kids Can Protect the Earth, One Ripple at a Time. Offered by the Natural Resources Defense Council

For Young Adults:

Action for Nature!
http://www.actionfornature.org/
Take personal action to nurture and protect a healthy environment

Be Different, Live Different, Buy Different
http://www.ibuydifferent.com/
Explore how everything you buy has an impact on the Earth

Care2
http://www.care2.com/channels/ecoinfo/kids
Links and information on various topics including information about hybrid cars, global warming, and recycling

Energy Hog
http://www.energyhog.org/
Become an official energy hog buster!

Environmental Health and Science Education
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/science-education/home.htm
Links to homework resources and online activities focused on understanding the link between human health and the environment

EPA Environmental Kids Club
http://www.epa.gov/kids/

Free the Planet!
http://www.freetheplanet.org/
Resources for student activists

Hurricanes:

NOAA- Hurricanes
http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/

NHC- Hurricane Floyd
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1999floyd.html

FEMA- NJ Hurricane Floyd Photos
http://www.photolibrary.fema.gov/photolibrary/photo_search.do?SDisasterNumber=1295

FEMA- Economic Impact of Hurricane Floyd on New Jersey Assessed
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=7662

NOAA- Climate Watch 1999
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/extremes/1999/september/extremes0999.html

New Jersey Specific Websites:

NJ Office of Emergency Management
http://www.state.nj.us/njoem/

USGS- Science in Your Backyard: New Jersey
http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=NJ

Marine Mammal Stranding Center
http://www.marinemammalstrandingcenter.org/main.htm

Geology.com NJ Maps
http://geology.com/state-map/new-jersey.shtml

Delaware River Basin Commission- Hydrologic Conditions Annual Report 2000
(Includes discussion of impact of Tropical Storm Floyd.)
http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/00hydrorep.htm

Interactive Websites and Images:

Fill the Earth with Oceans
http://www.eoascientific.com/campus/ocean/multimedia/fill_earth/view_interactive

NASA- Life on Earth: The Environment
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/environment/index.html

Climate Change and Sea Level
http://www.geo.arizona.edu/dgesl/research/other/climate_change_and_sea_level/sea_level_rise/north_america/slr_north_america_a.htm

Reference:

NASA- Global Change Master Directory
http://gcmd.nasa.gov/

NOAA- Actic Theme Page
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/

The Earth Institute at Columbia University
http://www.earth.columbia.edu/crosscutting/climate_EI_resources.html

Groundwater Foundation
http://www.groundwater.org/pe/so_aa.html

Documents:

Future Sea Level Rise and the New Jersey Coast
http://www.wyckoffschools.org/eisenhower/teachers/chen/documents/FutureofSeaLevelRiseandtheNewJerseyCoast.pdf

Awesome Aquifers Study Guide
http://www.wyckoffschools.org/eisenhower/teachers/chen/documents/AABstudyguide_000.pdf