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      1. Unit 1 Measuring and Mapping
      2. Unit 2 Astronomy
      3. Unit 6:Meteorology—Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate
      4. Unit 8 Oceanography
      5. Unit 2 Earth Chemistry
      6. Unit 3 Minerals and Rocks
      7. Unit 4 Dynamic Earth
      8. Unit 5 Fossils, Paleontology, Geologic Time
      9. Unit 7: Surface Processes—Weathering and Erosion, Surface and Groundwater
      10. Unit 9: Resources—Human impact on the environment
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Suggested
Resources for the Earth/Environmental Science Support Document





GLOBE: Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the
Environment www.globe.gov


The Globe site is an incredible site for the
atmosphere, hydrology, land cover, and Earth Systems science areas.  The site has all content material available
in six (6) different languages.  If you
have not experienced GLOBE training, log on to the GLOBE site and local a
workshop near you!


DLESE: www.dlese.org The Digital Library for
Earth and Space Science Education


This site organizes sites of information
according to topic.  It is a wealth of
information. For a new teacher, this site can be a life love to an exciting
classroom.  All sites are approved by a
group of scientists and teachers before being entered into the library.  Quality is assured.


North Carolina’s
clearinghouse for environmental education information & resources:  www.ee.enr.state.nc.us


NC Division of Air Quality Air Awareness
Program:  http://daq.state.nc.us


NC Zoological Park:  “Edzoocation” & “Conservation”:  www.nczoo.org


NC Museum of Natural
Sciences:  “Education” & “Educator’s
Guide”:  www.naturalsciences.org


NC Museum of Natural
Sciences:  “Nature Notebook” and “Ask a
Naturalist”:  http://www.naturalsciences.org/funstuff/index.html


NC Wildlife Resources Commission:  “Coexisting with Wildlife” & “Wildlife
& Species Identification”:  www.ncwildlife.org


NC Natural Heritage Program:
Provides publications and a database of
rare, endangered or threatened species and high quality natural communities by
county:  http://ils.unc.edu/parkproject/nhp/index.html


Nova investigates forces
that are affecting populations:  www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance


Websites where teachers can
download Environmental Education Learning Experiences:


Each state
park and recreation area has an EELE curriculum guide that includes on-site
activities, pre- and post-visit activities, student information pages,
worksheets, fact sheets, vocabulary, and references. This site has six EELEs
that teachers can download:  http://www.ncsparks.net/eele/eele-listnew.html


Website for the Office of
Environmental Education:  www.ee.enr.state.nc.us/Educator_Resources/


Project Learning Tree- An award winning environmental program:  www.ces.ncsu.edu/plt










Great tutorial on the
factors that contribute to mineral color: http://minerals.gps.caltech.edu/COLOR_Causes/index.htm  


This site offers
a concise index of common crystal lattice structures:  http://cst-www.nrl.navy.mil/lattice/index.html  


North Carolina Geologic Survey:  www.geology.enr.state.nc.us


Site that references data
used to develop theory of plate tectonics: http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/usgsnps/pltec/pltec1.html



Site on history and proxy
data used in plate theory development: http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=65



Crystal/Cleavage
Models.  Students cut and paste to build models: http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/Minerals/cleavage.PDF


This site comes with a
lesson plan and video clips to illustrate various concepts associated with the
rock cycle with integration and discussion of plate tectonics: www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/teachers/rocks/rocks_sum.html# 


Lesson plans that focus on
interaction of hydrologic cycle and sedimentary rocks. A time table is
provided: www.windows.ucar.edu


Office of Environmental Education:  www.ee.enr.state.nc.us/ecoadr/ecoad_st.htm


A site for topographic maps:  - www.topozone.com


A National Atlas website:  www.nationalatlas.gov


A book on the mining culture of the NC
mountains:  Sheppard,
M., & Wooten, B. (1991). Cabins in
the laurel. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press.


Forest Certification
Research Center-a clearing house for sustainable forests and products produced
from sustainable, certified forests- a global directory: www.certifiedwood.org


Products produced from sustainable resources: www.greenpages.org


NC Division of Soil & Water Conservation:  www.enr.state.nc.us/DSWC


The famous
site for the cookie mining simulation!  Also many other activities that reinforce
rocks, minerals: http://www.womeninmining.org/activity.htm


Division of Pollution
Prevention (Case Studies on Energy Saving Programs): www.p2pays.org


Project Learning Tree Energy & Society Kit:  www.ces.ncsu.edu/plt
Author: chanthou lupton
Last modified: 10/24/2012 3:02 PM (EST)