The CSMEE Earth Day Companion

Earth Systems

 
Dynamic Earth
Air, Water, & Soil
Endangered Species
Rainforests

The Dynamic Earth

The Earth's Systems
A gateway to information about the environment provided by the WWW Virtual Library.
  
Earth
Physical characteristics of the Earth and photos of Earth features.
 
Middle School Earth Science Explorer
A delightful interactive site with resources for teachers and students provided by the Wheeling Jesuit University/NASA Classroom of the Future.

Ecosystems of Our World
An informational site about ecosystems, biomes, and cycles of nature.

Biomes
A colorful introduction to the major biomes on Earth.
 
World Biomes
A detailed narrative of the characteristics of the bioclimatic zones of the world.
 
Earth Studies at JPL
Linkages to Websites focusing on earthquakes, volcanoes, oceans, deserts, rainforests, weather, and geology.

A Virtual Tour of Mother Earth
Scenes from around the world, associated with "Wrinkle 2, A Global Moment in Time."

Aliens Explore Earth
Hyperlinked pages about the ecology of the Earth.

Air, Water, & Soil

RiverResource
A gateway to facts, books, and people studying rivers. Here classrooms can share the information they are gathering about rivers.
 
Rivers of Life
A subscription service that offers water-related projects, adventures, and initiatives delivered over the Internet to K-12 teachers and students.
 
Surf Your Watershed
A EPA service a that enables you to locate and learn about the condition of watersheds around the country.
 
Water Science for Schools
A learning site provided by the U.S. Geological Survey where you can find information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge.
 
Water Resources News
News and headlines from the U.S. Geological Survey water resources page.

Endangered Species

Endangered Species
Species information, activities, and educational resources provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
 
Endangered and Extinct Species
Lists of endangered and extinct species from around the world.
 
Heartland All Species Project
The Project promotes conscientious art, thought and action toward building thriving neighborhoods and communities in harmony with nature.
 
Forest & Biodiversity Links
"Forest, rainforest and biodiversity and climate change Internet sites with significant informational resources are linked and made fully searchable here."

Rainforests

Rainforest Action Network
An extensive interconnected collection of information and resources about rainforests. This is the starting place for the concerned individual.
Tropical rainforest education [ERIC Digest]
A two-page guide for learning and teaching about tropical rainforests.
 
Earth Day
Pages for Kids
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Earth Day History
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Backyards
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Dynamic Earth
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Endangered Species
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This webpage was last updated on 2/1/02.

We have not inherited the world from our forefathers--we have borrowed it from our children.
-Kashmiri, proverb