Hoover MS - Media Center

Going Green

Created by K Crossley & L Wong, 12/7/09; updated 01/21/11

This research project’s ultimate goal is to create an environmentally friendly improvement to property in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. You will be researching an environmental issue, and then planning a realistic, research-based approach to solving that environmental concern. You must also create a NoodleTools bibliography for at least three different resources that you use for this project. At least one must be from an online database, and one should be from a website. The third source is your choice.

Books

The books our Media Center owns on the topics below are available on a cart, and can only be checked out overnight. If your topic is NOT listed below, check our Patron’s Catalog to see if there is a book on your topic.

Databases - You must cite at least one article from a database. Use the chart below to find which keywords work best in each database.

It is good to begin by using an encyclopedia because they give you clear information to start you on your research. You can use the print encyclopedias in the media center, or use an online encyclopedia (see below).
NoodleTools: Encyclopedias are considered a Reference Source. Not duplicated from a printed work Do NOT provide a URL.

World Book Online: You can use World Book Student or World Book Kids (for an easy-to-read article). Use the search box to find your topic. You can also click on a new resource called “Living Green” and then click on a heading that might include your topic. Look on the left at the Table of Contents for different topics.
Encyclopedia Britannica: Use the search box to find your topic.

SIRS Discoverer - Use the search box to search with your key words and look at the colored box to the left of the title to see the reading level for articles.
NoodleTools: Click on “SOURCE AND SUMMARY”. Use that information to figure out where SIRS Discoverer found this article and cite that source (magazine, newspaper, encyclopedia, etc.) Retrieved from an online database. If an encyclopedia: YES, duplicated from a printed work. Do NOT provide a URL.

Student Resource Center - Look at the source tab at the top of your results to decide how to cite your article. It might be taken from difference sources: Reference source, Magazine, Journal, News(paper), etc.
NoodleTools: Cite anything under Reference as: REFERENCE SOURCE. YES, I will provide publication details of the original work. Look at the information at the top of the article to find the information you need. Do NOT provide a URL.


Topic	Keywords
Global Warming	global warming climate change greenhouse effect
Soil Erosion	soil erosion soil conservation
Water Pollution	water pollution water conservation water quality
Air Pollution	air pollution air quality smog acid rain
Deforestation	deforestation forest conservation
Overpopulation	overpopulation population growth environmental abuse
Invasive Species	invasive species biodiversity
Toxic/Hazardous Waste	toxic waste hazardous waste
Chesapeake Bay clean-up	Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay pollution

Websites – Below are many website that may be helpful to you. You may also use NetTrekker to search for websites on your topic.
NoodleTools: Cite as websites and DO INCLUDE the website URL.

Click here to find websites on these topics:

	Understanding How to Go Green	Invasive Species
	Chesapeake Bay	Natural Resources
	Compost Bin	Outdoor Clean-Up
	Energy Sources & Conservation	Rain Barrels
	Global Warming/Climate Change	Rain Garden
	Green Building	Recycling
	Green Cleaners	Soil Erosion
	Green Products/Greenwashing	Water Quality & Conservation
	Hazardous Waste	Project Ideas

NetTrekker – Type your topic in the search box to find websites on your topic. Read the website description to see if the website is worth looking at before you open the website.
NoodleTools: Cite as websites and DO INCLUDE a URL. Do NOT cite NetTrekker itself.

Understanding How to Go Green - Resources and ideas on going green

1. Low Impact Living – Great Green Projects - http://www.lowimpactliving.com/pages/green-projects/green-projects

2. Go Green website - http://www.go-green.com/

3. How Stuff Works: Green Science Library - http://science.howstuffworks.com/green-science-channel.htm

4. MCPS School Energy & Recycling Team (SERT) – Look under SERT Resources for information about recycling, solar energy & other concerns. http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/greenschoolsfocus/sert.shtm

Chesapeake Bay

1. Chesapeake Bay Program - http://www.chesapeakebay.net/aboutbay.aspx?menuitem+13953

2. Chesapeake Bay Program: Help the Bay in Your Home - http://www.chesapeakebay.net/athome.aspx?menuitem=14818#household

3. Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Chesapeake Bay - http://www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/

4. Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay - https://allianceforthebay.org/?page_id=199

5. Maryland Sea Grant: The Living Chesapeake - http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/issues/chesapeake/index.html

6. National Geographic: Exploring the Chesapeake Then and Now - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/chesapeake/

7. Maryland Public Television: Bayville – Click on "Log In" and login as a guest. Next, click on “Chesapeake Champs” to learn about projects to help the Chesapeake Bay. - http://bayville.thinkport.org/default_flash.aspx

Compost Bin

1. University of Missouri: How to Build a Compost Bin - http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=G6957

2. Lowe’s: How to Compost - http://www.lowes.com/cd_How+to+Compost_1280854673_

3. Bluegrass Gardens: How to Build a Compost Bin - http://www.bluegrassgardens.com/how-to-build-a-compost-bin.htm

4. Montgomery County Government: Compost Bins - http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/swstmpl.asp?url=/content/dep/solidwaste/store/compost_bins.asp

Energy Sources and Conservation

1. Intermediate Energy Infobook - Fact sheets about energy, the major energy sources, electricity, energy consumption, energy efficiency and conservation. http://www.need.org/needpdf/Intermediate%20Energy%20Infobook.pdf

2. Energy Information Administration - Energy Kids - http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/

3. Maryland Power Plant Research Program: Electricity in Maryland - http://esm.versar.com/PPRP/factbook/factbook.htm

4. U.S. Energy Information Administration: Energy Sources - http://www.eia.doe.gov/

5. Energy Quest: Energy Story - http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter08.html

6. US Environmental Protection Agency: Hydropower - http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/affect/hydro.html

Global Warming/Climate Change

1. Environmental Protection Agency Kids’ Page: Climate change
http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/carbon_cycle_version2.html

2. Energy Kids: Greenhouse Gases - http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=environment_about_ghg-basics

3. Environmental Education for Kids: Global Warming is Hot Stuff! - http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/air/global.htm

4. National Geographic: What is Global Warming? - http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-overview.html

5. NPR: 5 part cartoon series: Global Warming: It’s All About Carbon – Be sure to start with Episode 1 - http://www.npr.org/news/specials/climate/video/krulwich.html

6. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change - http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/index.html

7. Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences: Global Warming Facts and our Future - http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/exhibitgcc/index.jsp

8. National Climatic Data Center: Global Warming Frequently Asked Questions – Scientific explanations - http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html

9. BBC Bloom: Climate Change Background Guides - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bloom/guides/

Green Building

1. Maryland Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education: Maryland Green Schools & Centers - http://www.maeoe.org/greenschools/application/index.php

2. MCPS Green Building - http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/greatsenecacreekes/pdfs/greenprogram.pdf

3. U.S. Green Building Council: Green School Buildings: http://www.greenschoolbuildings.org/Homepage.aspx

4. Edutopia Green Scene: Students Enjoy Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Building Design - http://www.edutopia.org/green-scene

5. Edutopia Going Green: Designing Eco-Friendly Schools - http://www.edutopia.org/going-green

6. iGreenBuild.com: Green Building & Sustainability - http://www.igreenbuild.com/

7. Memo regarding T.C. Williams HS, a green school in Alexandria - http://www.acps.k12.va.us/board/meetings/2006-2007/20070412sbx_f.pdf

8. International Green Roof Association - http://www.igra-world.com/

9. Green Roofs for Healthy Cities - http://www.greenroofs.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=40

10. Environmental Design+Construction: Green Roofs: Stormwater Management from the Top Down - http://www.edcmag.com/CDA/Archives/d568f635d8697010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0

11. Sustainability at Harvard: Green Office - http://www.greencampus.harvard.edu/

12. Washington Post: Building a Better Wood Than Mother Nature: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/16/AR2008051600306.html

13. Chesapeake Bay Foundation: The Philip Merrill Center (a green building) - http://www.cbf.org/Page.aspx?pid=389

Green Cleaners

1. Washington Post article: Green Is Cleaning Up -http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/18/AR2007041800561.html

2. Washington Post: How ‘Green’ Cleaners Measure Up - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/homeandgarden/features/2007/green-cleaners-041907/chart.html

3. Planet Green.com: How to Go Green: Cleaning - http://planetgreen.discovery.com/go-green/green-cleaning/

4. Metro: Making a Great Place (website by regional government for Portland, Oregon) - http://www.metro-region.org/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=1400

5. Care2Make a Difference: How to Make a Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit - http://www.care2.com/greenliving/make-your-own-non-toxic-cleaning-kit.html

6. Green American (July/Aug 2006 article): Ten Simple Ways to Clean Green - http://www.greenamerica.org/pubs/realgreen/articles/greencleaners.cfm

7. CBS News: "Natural" Cleaners: "Green"? Effective? - http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/16/earlyshow/living/home/main6212305.shtml

8. National Geographic'sGreenGuide: Cleaning - http://www.thegreenguide.com/home-garden/cleaning

Green Products/Greenwashing

1. Greenwashing Index: About Greenwashing - http://www.greenwashingindex.com/what.php

2. Green Communities: What is Greenwashing? - http://www.greenecocommunities.com/News/What-is-greenwashing.html

3. Terrachoice: The Sins of Greenwashing - http://sinsofgreenwashing.org/. Here you can find data about greenwashing, as well as a game to help you recognize when companies are using greenwashing to sell their products.

4. Source Watch: Greenwashing - http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Greenwashing

5. Time: Eco-Buyer Beware: Green Can be Deceiving - http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1840562,00.html

6. Earth911.com: Top Ten Green Labels Guide - http://earth911.com/news/2009/10/12/top-10-green-labels-guide/ - Find out what labels are reliable indicators of a green product.

7. Scientific American: What is Greenwashing? - http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=greenwashing-green-energy-hoffman

Hazardous Waste

1. Annenberg Media: Garbage: How can my community reduce waste? Toxic Waste - http://www.learner.org/interactives/garbage/hazardous.html

2. Thinkquest: Hazardous Waste - http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Environmental_Problems/hazardous_waste.html

3. Maryland Dept. of the Environment: Hazardous Waste Program - http://www.mde.state.md.us/programs/Land/HazardousWaste/HazardousWasteHome/Pages/programs/landprograms/hazardous_waste/home/index.aspx

4. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Hazardous Waste - http://www.epa.gov/waste/hazard/index.htm

5. US Fish & Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office: Environmental Contaminants - http://www.fws.gov/ChesapeakeBay/envcont.html

6. Chesapeake Bay Program: Help the Bay in Your Home - http://www.chesapeakebay.net/athome.aspx?menuitem=14818#household

Invasive Species

1. National Geographic Kids: Green Invaders - http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/SpaceScience/Invasive-plants

2. Plant Conservation Alliance: Least Wanted: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - http://www.nps.gov/plants/ALIEN/fact.htm

3. Weeds Gone Wild: What the Heck is an Invasive Plant? - http://www.nps.gov/plants/ALIEN/pubs/whatis.pdf

4. Defenders of Wildlife: Invasive Species - http://www.defenders.org/programs_and_policy/science_and_economics/invasives/index.php

5. Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Invasive & Exotic Species - http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/invintro.asp

6. Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Maryland Invasive Species Resource Center - http://www.dnr.state.md.us/invasives/

Natural Resources

1. Maryland Department of Natural Resources - http://www.dnr.maryland.gov/naturalresource/

2. Low Impact Living: Understand Your Impacts - http://www.lowimpactliving.com/pages/your-impacts/your-impacts

Outdoor Clean-Up

1. Litter Project - http://www.litterproject.com/

2. Keep America Beautiful: Kids’ Zone - http://www.kab.org/site/PageServer?pagename=kids_zone

3. Montgomery County Adopt-A-Road - http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/dot/dir/comm_docs/aar-guidelinespage.pdf

Rain Barrels

1. Rainscapes: Rain Barrel Assembly -http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/dep/downloads/rainbarrelinstructions.pdf

2. Maryland Environmental Design Program: Build a Simple Rain Barrel - http://www.dnr.state.md.us/ed/rainbarrel.html

Rain Garden

1. What is a Rain Garden? - http://www.lowimpactdevelopment.org/raingarden_design/whatisaraingarden.htm

2. Rainscapes: Rainscape Resources - http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dectmpl.asp?url=/content/dep/water/rainresources.asp

Recycling

1. Using and Saving Energy: Recycling - http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=environment_recycling-basics

2. PlanetGreen: Recycling - http://planetgreen.discovery.com/go-green/recycling/

3. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Kids Pages: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle - http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/recycle.htm

4. EPA: Recycling - http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/rrr/recycle.htm

5. EPA: Recycle City -http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/ - interactive site with games and other activities.

6. Washington State Dept. of Ecology: Kids' Recycle Page - http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/kidspage/ - interactive site for kids.

7. Environmental Education for Kids: Recycling and Beyond - http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/recycle/index.htm - interactive activities for kids.

8. Encyclopedia of the Earth: Recycling - http://www.eoearth.org/article/Recycling

Soil Erosion

1. Soil Erosion Control: Mulches, Blankets and Mats - http://www.metrocouncil.org/Environment/Watershed/bmp/CH3_RPPSoilMulch.pdf

2. Landscape Planet: About Erosion Control - http://www.landscapeplanet.com/maintenance-1.htm

3. EZineArticles: 10 Ways to Conserve Soil – Preventing Soil Erosion - http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Ways-to-Conserve-Soil---Preventing-Soil-Erosion&id=1632849

Water Quality & Conservation

1. DCWASA for Kids - http://www.dcwasa.com/kids/index.html

2. Potomac Drinking Water Source Protection Partnership http://www.potomacdwspp.org/

3. WSSC: Water Conservation Tips - http://www.wsscwater.com/home/jsp/content/conserv-tips.faces

4. WSSC: Pharmaceutical Drugs and Drinking Water - http://www.wsscwater.com/file/Communications/PharmceuticalBrochure.pdf

5. WSSC: Can the Grease - http://www.wsscwater.com/home/jsp/content/canthegrease.faces

6. Lenntech: Introduction to Fresh Water Pollution - http://www.lenntech.com/aquatic/introduction.htm

7. What is gray water and water recycling? http://www.lowimpactliving.com/blog/2007/11/13/graywater-recycling-systems/

Project ideas

1. National Geographic: Green Guide for Everyday Living - http://www.thegreenguide.com/

2. BBC Bloom: Smart Choices for the Carbon Conscious - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bloom/flash.shtml?cc_start_screen=browse

3. Community Environmental Council: For Your School – Resources to “green” your school - http://www.cecsb.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=104&gclid=CJ-onLGKs54CFRRlswoduhGBmQ

4. Teens for Planet Earth: Projects - http://www.teensforplanetearth.org/page/projects-1

5. Audubon Naturalist Society: Green Kids – Look here for information on environmental projects you can do. http://www.audubonnaturalist.org/default.asp?page=551

6. American Forests: How To Plant a Tree - http://www.americanforests.org/planttrees/howto.php

7. Chesapeake Bay Foundation: What You Can Do - http://www.cbf.org/Page.aspx?pid=285

8. Keep America Beautiful: Tips Just for Kids - http://www.kab.org/site/PageServer?pagename=kids_tips

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