Investigations in Science: Going Green

Internet Resources Pathfinder for Students

Understanding How to Go Green

Resources and ideas on going green

http://www.weather.com/- “climate & green” tab

http://www.go-green.com/

http://www.lowimpactliving.com/pages/green-projects/green-projects

Environmental protection site: Climate change

http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/carbon_cycle_version2.html

Green Building Design

Green Building Program at MCPS

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/schools2green/index.shtm

www.greenschoolsfocus.org

Green Buildings around the US

http://www.buildgreenschools.org/

http://www.edutopia.org/green-scene

http://www.edutopia.org/going-green

www.igreenbuild.com

TC Williams High School-green high school in Alexandria, VA

http://www.acps.k12.va.us/board/meetings/2006-2007/20070412sbx_f.pdf

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

Environmental Design + Construction

http://www.edcmag.com/CDA/Archives/d568f635d8697010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

http://www.greenroofs.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=40

Harvard Green Campus Initiative

http://www.greencampus.harvard.edu/hpbs/green_roofs.php#About

Green Roof Types

http://www.roofmeadow.com/images/greenrooftypes.gif

Article about green building materials http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/16/AR2008051600306.html

Article about the Chesapeake Bay Foundation “Green” Merrill Building

http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_sub_merrill_main

Natural Resource Information

Maryland Department of Natural Resources on-line articles

http://www.dnr.maryland.gov/naturalresource/

Understanding the human impact on natural resource use

http://www.lowimpactliving.com/pages/your-impacts/your-impacts

Energy Resources

http://fplenergy.apogee.net/kids/nrgconserv.aspx

WSSC ((Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission) has started to use wind power for electric power to obtain water for Montgomery County

http://www.wssc.dst.md.us/info/VideoFiles/Index.cfm

This fact book includes current data about how electricity is generated in Maryland, and other states.

http://esm.versar.com/PPRP/factbook/factbook.htm

Maryland Sources of electric power

http://esm.versar.com/PPRP/factbook/green_power.htm

Information on nuclear power plants for all states

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/states/statesmd.html

Washington Post Article

Naturally cool your home – Air conditioning using trees.

http://www.americanforests.org/planttrees/howto.php

The Department of Energy site on energy facts and resources

http://www.eia.doe.gov/

http://www.msha.gov/kids/kidshp.htm

The energy story – Where Fossil Fuels Come From

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter08.html

Wildlife and Forest Resources

Read about the effect of hydroelectric power on air, land, water, and wildlife at

http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/affect/hydro.html

Change in populations due to temperature changes of water bodies

http://www.lenntech.com/aquatic/introduction.htm

Maryland DNR fish restoration projects

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/recreational/hatchery/hatsuccess.html

‘Green’ uses for land besides farming

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/28/world/europe/28germany.html?ex=1311739200&en=ca87c722af0f2adb&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss 

This site discusses removal of dams to restore animal habitats

http://www.elwharivereducation.org/

Invasive plant species

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/SpaceScience/Invasive-plants

http://www.nps.gov/plants/ALIEN/fact.htm

http://www.defenders.org/programs_and_policy/science_and_economics/invasives/invasives_by_state/maryland_invasive_species.php?ht=

Conservation

Habitat preservation

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/education/turtles.htm

Lessons and links from National geographic on captive breeding

http://www.ngeo.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g912/breeding.html

The National Zoo program for animal conservation

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/EndangeredSpecies/CapBreedPops/default.cfm

Recycling

CRI Container Recycling Institute – Data on recycling aluminum, glass, plastic

http://www.container-recycling.org/glass_rates.htm?gclid=CIC3s9bw7JMCFQxbHgodswkyWQ

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/saving/recycling/solidwaste/paperandglass.html

http://www.recycle.net/Glass/index.html

Water Resources

The history of DC area water and sewer

http://www.dcwasa.com/about/history.cfm

The status of the Washington DC area drinking water supply

http://www.potomacriver.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=88&Itemid=101

The NEED Project - The mission of the National Energy Education Development Project is to promote an energy conscious and educated society by creating effective networks of students, educators, business, government and community leaders to design and deliver objective, multi-sided energy education programs.

http://www.need.org/

 How do we get our water and what happens to our sewage?

http://www.wssc.dst.md.us/info/VideoFiles/Index.cfm

http://www.wsscwater.com/index.cfm

What is gray water and water recycling?

http://www.lowimpactliving.com/blog/2007/11/13/graywater-recycling-systems/

What happens when humans overuse water?

 http://www.desertusa.com/colorado/coloriv/du_coloriv.html

This fact book includes current data about how electricity is generated in Maryland, and other states. Electricity in MD Fact Book

http://esm.versar.com/PPRP/factbook/factbook.htm

Green Cleaners

A Washington Post article on green cleaners

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/homeandgarden/features/2007/green-cleaners-041907/chart.html

Animal adaptations or extinction

This site is free from USGS it has several lesson to teach bias in science articles, plus it has an informational data base on animals and chemical contamination http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/contaminants-online/

Aerosols – It’s O.K. to Spray- Free curriculum, resources and downloads

www.NOCFCS.org

Captive breeding – Zoos

Lessons and links from National geographic on captive breeding

http://www.ngeo.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g912/breeding.html

The National Zoo program

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/EndangeredSpecies/CapBreedPops/default.cfm

TR - Excerpt from a book Essentials of Conservation Biology.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dallan/nre220/outline23.htm

Project ideas

Maryland DNR fish restoration

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/recreational/hatchery/hatsuccess.html

P3: People, Prosperity and the Planet Student Design Competition for Sustainability

http://epa.gov/p3/multimedia/

Eco-tainment found on the 24 hour Planet Green from Discovery

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/

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