Upcoming Projects/Quizzes/Tests:
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Extra Time Links:
Zooniverse
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects?discipline=nature&page=1&status=live
Pick a project link that interests you. Read through the directions and then start helping.
Ocearch- Shark Tracker
ocearch.org
Water Footprint Calculator
https://www.watercalculator.org/wfc2
Carbon Footprint
www.footprintcalculator.org
Water Flow Tracker:
Use this link to find your house then track the flow of run off water to the Chesapeake Bay
http://chesapeake.fieldscope.org/v3/maps/773
Simulations:
Click Play with Simulations
Biology - Natural Selection or pH scale
Earth Science- Greenhouse Effect
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/biology
Tragedy of the Bunnies game (you must make sure the sound is turned OFF)
http://bunnies.learnliberty.org/
Zooniverse
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects?discipline=nature&page=1&status=live
Pick a project link that interests you. Read through the directions and then start helping.
Ocearch- Shark Tracker
ocearch.org
Water Footprint Calculator
https://www.watercalculator.org/wfc2
Carbon Footprint
www.footprintcalculator.org
Water Flow Tracker:
Use this link to find your house then track the flow of run off water to the Chesapeake Bay
http://chesapeake.fieldscope.org/v3/maps/773
Simulations:
Click Play with Simulations
Biology - Natural Selection or pH scale
Earth Science- Greenhouse Effect
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/biology
Tragedy of the Bunnies game (you must make sure the sound is turned OFF)
http://bunnies.learnliberty.org/
Environmental History LINKS:
1. The Environmental Movement:
https://sites.google.com/site/thewesterngreen/publications
2. Environmental History Timeline
http://www.environmentalhistory.org/
Navigate the website by selecting the time period tabs at the top of the page
3. Timeline of Environmental History
https://www.eh-resources.org/industrial-revolution-20thc-timeline/
4. A Story of the Earth
http://www.pbs.org/pov/ifatreefalls/environmental-timelines.php
1. The Environmental Movement:
https://sites.google.com/site/thewesterngreen/publications
2. Environmental History Timeline
http://www.environmentalhistory.org/
Navigate the website by selecting the time period tabs at the top of the page
3. Timeline of Environmental History
https://www.eh-resources.org/industrial-revolution-20thc-timeline/
4. A Story of the Earth
http://www.pbs.org/pov/ifatreefalls/environmental-timelines.php
Pictures from our field trip to the Waste Management Landfill on Sept 16, 2015.
BIOME LINKS:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/index.htm
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/B/Biomes.html
https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/index.htm
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/B/Biomes.html
https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/
Cycles Links:
Water Properties
http://water.usgs.gov/edu/waterproperties.html
Calculate your Water Usage:
http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/conservation/thepowerof10/
Carbon Cycle: click play the Carbon Cycle Game
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/carbon_change.html
Nitrogen Cycle
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Life/nitrogen_cycle.html
Water Properties
http://water.usgs.gov/edu/waterproperties.html
Calculate your Water Usage:
http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/conservation/thepowerof10/
Carbon Cycle: click play the Carbon Cycle Game
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/carbon_change.html
Nitrogen Cycle
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Life/nitrogen_cycle.html
BIOSPHERE 3 Project
Mars facts- NASA
http://mars.nasa.gov/allaboutmars/facts/
Mars Quest Online
http://www.marsquestonline.org/
Additional information on Space Station and design
http://settlement.arc.nasa.gov/index.html
Mars facts- NASA
http://mars.nasa.gov/allaboutmars/facts/
Mars Quest Online
http://www.marsquestonline.org/
Additional information on Space Station and design
http://settlement.arc.nasa.gov/index.html
GRAY WOLF
Western Wolves Website
http://www.westernwolves.org/
US Fish and Wildlife Service
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/wolf/aboutwolves/WolfPopUS.htm
International Wolf Center
http://www.wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/
PODCASTS:
#1- As Gray Wolves Return, so Does Debate Over Hunting
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/10/146690053/return-of-gray-wolves-renews-debate-over-hunting
#2 Scientists Mourn Popular Wolf Shot by a Hunter
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/12/167024477/scientists-mourn-popular-wolf-shot-by-a-hunter
#3 Environmental Group Tries to Sabotage Wolf Hunting Season
http://www.npr.org/2013/09/25/226010295/environmental-group-tries-to-sabotage-wolf-hunting-season
2019 Links:
Western Wildlife Outreach
www.westernwildlife.org
WildEarth Guardians- Livestock Losses
https://wildearthguardians.org/historical-archive/livestock-losses/
Wolves and People in Yellowstone
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242507909_Wolves_and_People_in_Yellowstone_Impacts_on_the_Regional_Economy
US Fish and Wildlife
www.fws.gov/endangered/
Ted Talk- George Monbiot
https://www.ted.com/talks/george_monbiot_for_more_wonder_rewild_the_world?language=en
Wolf information 3:30-7min
Western Wolves Website
http://www.westernwolves.org/
US Fish and Wildlife Service
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/wolf/aboutwolves/WolfPopUS.htm
International Wolf Center
http://www.wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/
PODCASTS:
#1- As Gray Wolves Return, so Does Debate Over Hunting
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/10/146690053/return-of-gray-wolves-renews-debate-over-hunting
#2 Scientists Mourn Popular Wolf Shot by a Hunter
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/12/167024477/scientists-mourn-popular-wolf-shot-by-a-hunter
#3 Environmental Group Tries to Sabotage Wolf Hunting Season
http://www.npr.org/2013/09/25/226010295/environmental-group-tries-to-sabotage-wolf-hunting-season
2019 Links:
Western Wildlife Outreach
www.westernwildlife.org
WildEarth Guardians- Livestock Losses
https://wildearthguardians.org/historical-archive/livestock-losses/
Wolves and People in Yellowstone
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242507909_Wolves_and_People_in_Yellowstone_Impacts_on_the_Regional_Economy
US Fish and Wildlife
www.fws.gov/endangered/
Ted Talk- George Monbiot
https://www.ted.com/talks/george_monbiot_for_more_wonder_rewild_the_world?language=en
Wolf information 3:30-7min
POPULATIONS:
A Quick Trip to 7 Billion
https://www.worldof7billion.org/teacher-resources/wall-chart/
Breathing Earth- scroll over the countries to get more information
(you might want to turn the sound off)
http://www.breathingearth.net/
World Population Meter
http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/
U.S. and World Population Clock- census
https://www.census.gov/popclock/
Population Clock- if you type in your birthday you can see the population at that time
http://galen.metapath.org/popclk.html
What if the world were a small village of 100
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_efnYwHxTc
China's Lost Girls Video
http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/chinas_lost_girls
A Quick Trip to 7 Billion
https://www.worldof7billion.org/teacher-resources/wall-chart/
Breathing Earth- scroll over the countries to get more information
(you might want to turn the sound off)
http://www.breathingearth.net/
World Population Meter
http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/
U.S. and World Population Clock- census
https://www.census.gov/popclock/
Population Clock- if you type in your birthday you can see the population at that time
http://galen.metapath.org/popclk.html
What if the world were a small village of 100
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_efnYwHxTc
China's Lost Girls Video
http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/chinas_lost_girls
GMO's
Non-GMO project
http://www.nongmoproject.org/
Rachel Parent TED talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4sMMWJYUOs&list=FLBQ_AyTt8tNrbXxWeCw2CvA&index=16
Non-GMO Project--->Look up Food Journal Items
http://www.nongmoproject.org/find-non-gmo/search-participating-products/
Walmart- Price Comparison
http://www.walmart.com/cp/Food/976759
Non-GMO project
http://www.nongmoproject.org/
Rachel Parent TED talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4sMMWJYUOs&list=FLBQ_AyTt8tNrbXxWeCw2CvA&index=16
Non-GMO Project--->Look up Food Journal Items
http://www.nongmoproject.org/find-non-gmo/search-participating-products/
Walmart- Price Comparison
http://www.walmart.com/cp/Food/976759
Yellowstone
Attractions to Visit
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/kidsyouth/places.htm
Geothermal Research
Mammoth Hot Springs
https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/mammoth-hots-springs-inside-cave https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/0003mammoth-area.htm https://www.nationalparked.com/yellowstone/thermal-areas/mammoth-hot-springs
https://yellowstone.net/intro/mammoth-hot-springs/
https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/mammoth-hot-springs-yellowstone/
Norris Geyser Basin
https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/about-norris-geyser-basin
https://www.nationalparked.com/yellowstone/thermal-areas/norris-geyser-basin-back-basin https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/yellowstone-map-and-guide.htm
https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/norrisplan.htm
https://yellowstoneinsider.com/norris-geyser-basin/
https://www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/norris.htm
Steamboat Geyser
https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/see-the-worlds-tallest-geyser-yellowstone-steamboat https://geysertimes.org/geyser.php?id=steamboat
https://www.nationalparked.com/yellowstone/thermal-areas/norris-geyser-basin-back-basin https://www.newsweek.com/yellowstone-volcano-steamboat-geyser-eruptions-14807
https://geology.com/records/tallest-geyser.shtml
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/yellowstone-steamboat-geyser-record-eruptions-trnd/index.html https://earthsky.org/earth/steamboat-geyser-yellowstone-breaks-eruption-record
Porcelain Geyser
https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/norris-porcelain-geyser-basin https://www.nationalparked.com/yellowstone/thermal-areas/norris-geyser-basin-porcelain-basin https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/porcelain-basin-trail-norris-geyser-basin-yellowstone/ https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/norris-tour-porcelain-springs.htm https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/attractions/porcelain-basin/a/poi-sig/1519906/361720
http://www.volcanic-springs.com/index.php?section=USA&usasection=norrisgeyserbasin&usasubsection=porcelainbasin&page=3
Artists Paint-pots
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/0009artistpaintpots-iy.htm https://www.nationalparked.com/yellowstone/thermal-areas/fountain-paint-pots https://www.americansouthwest.net/wyoming/yellowstone/artists-paint-pots.html
https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/artists-paintpots-geysers-mudpots
https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/artists-paintpots-hike-yellowstone/
http://www.volcanic-springs.com/index.php?section=USA&usasection=gibbongeyserbasin&usasubsection=artistspaintpots
Lower Geyser Basin
https://yellowstone.net/intro/lower-basin/
https://www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/lowergeyser.htm https://www.yellowstoneparknet.com/geothermal_features/lower_geyser_basin.php https://www.nps.gov/features/yell/ofvec/exhibits/treasures/lgb/index.htm
http://www.jsjgeology.net/Lower-Geyser-Basin.htm
Grand Prismatic Spring
https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/grand-prismatic-midway-geyser-basin https://www.nps.gov/features/yell/ofvec/exhibits/treasures/thermals/hotspring/grandprismatic.htm https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grand-prismatic-spring
https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/the-grand-prismatic-spring-one-of-natures-most-amazing-sights
Upper Geyser Basin
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/09192018.htm
http://www.volcanic-springs.com/index.php?section=USA&usasection=uppergeyserbasin&usasubsection=castlegroup https://www.nps.gov/features/yell/ofvec/exhibits/treasures/ugb/index.htm https://www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/uppergeyser.htm
https://www.outdoorproject.com/united-states/wyoming/upper-geyser-basin-trail
Castle Geyser
https://www.nps.gov/features/yell/tours/oldfaithful/castleg.htm
http://www.volcanic-springs.com/index.php?section=USA&usasection=uppergeyserbasin&usasubsection=castlegroup https://geysertimes.org/geyser.php?id=Castle
http://www.rcn.montana.edu/Resources/Predictions.aspx
https://yellowstoneinsider.com/2016/10/24/old-yellowstone-history-castle-geyser/ http://www.rcn.montana.edu/Features/Detail.aspx?id=9910
Big Cub Geyser
http://www.rcn.montana.edu/Features/Detail.aspx?id=9060
https://geysertimes.org/geyser.php?id=Big%20Cub
https://geysertimes.org/geyser.php?id=Big+Cub
West Thumb Geyser Basin of Lake Yellowstone
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/west-thumb-geyser-basin.htm
https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/yellowstone-map-and-guide.htm
https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/west-thumb-geyser-basin-yellowstone/ https://www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/westthumb.htm https://www.yellowstoneparknet.com/geothermal_features/west_thumb_geyser_basin.php http://www.youryellowstonevacation.com/index.php?p=region®ion_id=6&category_id=35&member_id=194
Mud Volcano (Hayden Valley Geyser Basin)
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/0025mudvolcano-iy.htm
https://www.nationalparked.com/yellowstone/thermal-areas/mud-volcano https://www.yellowstoneparknet.com/geothermal_features/mud_volcano.php
http://www.volcanic-springs.com/index.php?section=USA&usasection=haydenvalleythermalareas&usasubsection=
Fountain geyser
https://geysertimes.org/geyser.php?id=Fountain
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/42309660844
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3a9NF49VNk#t=15m45s
https://yellowstone.net/geysers/lower-basin/
https://yellowstoneinsider.com/2015/10/19/old-yellowstone-history-great-fountain-geyser/
Wildlife in Yellowstone
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/wildlife.htm