Advanced Placement Environmental Science : Mr. Manzo
Raven & Berg Book Companion Site
Back to Mr. Manzo's Homepage
Enviroliteracy
"Take A Stand" Main Page
EMAIL Mr. Manzo
APES PowerPoint Page
Current Events Links:
Environmental News Network Conservation International NY Times Environment Section
NPR Environmental News Natural Resources Defense Council Discover Magazine
Environment News Service
National Geographic Sierra Club Environmental Bulletin (Pressroom)
Enviroliteracy News
WorldWatch Institute


Chapter Web Based Activities & Resources:
Aquatic Ecosystems PPT
EVERGLADES BACKGROUND INFO (Text)
Global Nitrogen Cycling Out of Control

Chapter 1: Environmental Science and Sustainability
Using Science to Address Environmental Problems,
Chapter 2: Environmental History, Laws, Legislation,  Economics, and Ethics
Chapter 3: Ecosystems & Energy
Chapter 3: Ecosystems & Energy
The Powers of Ten!

EPA Laws and Regulations Information
Use the following links for web activity:
Take A Stand Issue:
Wolf Reintroduction
Hudson River Salt Front - Map
Clean Air Act Summary
Task 1: HYDROTHERMAL VENTS PAGE Japan Whaling Association
The Predator Conservation Alliance
Hudson - Temp., Tides, and Conductance
Clean Water Act Summary
Task 1: CHEMOSYNTHESIS PAGE International Whaling Commission Home Page
Outside Online: The News: Wolf Special Report

Endangered Species Act Summary
Task 2: Whale Food Webs JWA Newsletter
Easter's End by Jared Diamond

Superfund (CERCLA) Summary
Task 3: Krill Makah Nation
WorldWatch Institute
Safe Drinking Water Act
Task 4: Black Smoker hydrothermal  Video Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - Whale Page
Earth Day Ecological Footprint Quiz

Links to Environmental Legislation
Check out these video clips! Humane Society Fact Sheets on Whaling
Chapter 4: Ecosystems & Living Organisms
Chapter 5:Ecosystems and the Physical Environment
Chapter 6: Major Ecosystems of the World Chapter 7: Human Health & Toxicology
OVERFISHING PERILS PAGE
Activity 1: Coevolution & Pollination Activity 1: Gaia Hypothesis Biome Photos & Information (use for mini-atlas) CHAART (Remote Sensing/GIS) Greenpeace Anti-Whaling Campaign
Activity 2: Succession on Mt. St. Helens Activity 2: Carbon Cycle Terrestrial Biomes Information Human Accelerated Env. Change

Yellowstone Fires: The Story of Succession Global Warming Overview Page
Earth Observatory: Human Footprint & Impact to Biomes
Solutions to Red Tide


NUTRIENT CYCLES RESOURCE PAGE
Florida Fish & Wildlife...
Yellowstone Succession: Digital Image Files Climatology Lab Activities:
Green Facts: Ecosystem Change Information
NOAA HAB Bulletin Guide
Fire Science (USDA Forest Service)
Activity 1: Ice Core Analysis The Everglades Plan (general information)
NOAA HAB Bulletin
Symbiotic Relationships Activity 2: Antarctic Ice Core Study
Everglades Plan - Part by Part Information
Years Worth of HAB Images (2002)

CHAPTER 5 POWERPOINT REVIEW SHOW Activity 3: Climate Exploratorium
The United States Sugar Corporation Home Page



PaleoClimatology Page (use for Lab part 2)
Sugar Association
About Red Tide
New: 2007 Ozone Hole Biomes
Oasis in Crisis
"Tox Trivia": Question Set 1

Large Image
United States Drought Monitor
Friends of the Everglades
"Tox Trivia": Question Set 2


NUTRIENT CYCLES RESOURCES PAGE

The Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone
Chapter 8: Population Change Chapter 9 & 10:Addressing Population Issues; The Urban World
EPA POLLUTANTS/TOXICS PAGE (use for your toxin research)

Population Reference Bureau



Population Policy Finder (for each country) Population Age Structure Pyramids 
New England Red Tide 2009
Online Population Tutorial Demographic Data & Pyramid Reference for Each Country
NOAA HAB Intro Page
United Nations Population Fund Population


Population Connection (formerly Zero Population Growth) UNFPA Country Profiles



UN Environment Statistics - Country Snapshots


Chapter 11: Fossil Fuels
Chapter 12: Nuclear Energy
Chapter 13:  Renewable Energy and Conservation
Chapter 14: Water Resources
Chapter 15: Soils and Their Preservation
Arctic Power (ANWR)
Macro-invertebrate Studies:
Renewable Energy  Web Sites Use Links Below for Computer Lab Activity  (RUBRIC)
Here are your links for Friday, Oct 2, 2009

Defenders of Wildlife (ANWR)
EPA MacroInvertebrate Identification Page
Solar Energy                             INFOBOOK 
Activity 1: EPA's Surf Your Watershed
Resource Development Council for Alaska DEC Key to Benthic Invert. ID
Wind Power                            INFOBOOK
Activity 2: EPA's Drinking Water Facts Page
Alaska Wilderness League USGS Wappinger Creek Data
Hydrogen Fuel Cells                  INFOBOOK  
SDWA
 Official ANWR Site Invert. Life Cycle (nymph vs. larvae)
Biomass Energy                       INFOBOOK
Activity 3: EPA Superfund Sites - Fishkill, NY

Arctic Wildlife: 10 Myths About ANWR

Hydroelectric Power                    INFOBOOK
Image 1 (Soil Moisture) use 10-1-09
ANWR Background (enviroliteracy)
Ocean Energy Systems              INFOBOOK
U.N. Environmental Program - Water Branch
Fossil Fuels Calculator
Crude Oil Assessment - ANWR (from DOE)
Geothermal Energy                      INFOBOOK   Water Use Calculator
U.S. Energy Information Administration
SIERRA CLUB - Chill the Drills
ENVIROLITERACY ENERGY PAGES H2O CONSERVE
CARBONFUND.ORG


WATER QUALITY TEST PARAMETERS
Fuel Economy Page Solar Background Page Power Scorecard Homepage Water in the Earth System Page
CARBON FOOTPRINT.COM

Green Power

Chapter 16: Minerals - A Nonrenewable Resource Chapter 17: Preserving Earth's Biological Diversity Chapter 18: Land Resources and Conservation Chapter 19: Food Resources - A Challenge For Agriculture Chapter 20: Air Pollution

U.S. Endangered Species List - Animals

EPA UV Index

U.S. Endangered Species List - Plants


Air Quality Index

World Wildlife Fund - Species Information


Air Quality Maps

World Wildlife Fund: Endangered Species List & Profiles




World Wildlife "Wildfinder" Searchable Database

NOAA's Greenhouse Gas Index

General Statistics for Endangered Species



Federal List of NYS Species

U. of Arizona: Lung Attack Activity

NY STATE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST


CO City

Wild Aid Endangered Species Interactive Map of 20 Endangered Animals



Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Site



InvasiveSpecies.gov site



NYC Parks - Asian Longhorned Beetle



Most Pressing Invasive Species Issue


Chapter 21: Global Atmospheric Changes Chapter 21: Regional and Global Atmospheric Changes Chapter 22: Water and Soil Pollution
Chapter 23: The Pesticide Dillemma
Chapter 24: Solid and Hazardous Waste
Earth's Atmosphere Studies The Ozone Hole Tour EPA Drinking Water Quality Standards
Haz. Wastes
NOAA - global warming Ozone Over Antarctica Safe Drinking Water Act - Basic Info
Danbury Mercury clean-up
EPA - global warming Science of the Ozone Hole Fishkill Superfund Site : Household materials
El Nino/La Nina Cambridge U. Ozone Research


Atmospheric Composition NOAA Ozone H2O Conserve Page

Rocky Mountain Institute
Greenpeace Ozone Protection


GHG Online
Ozone depletion:


Chapter 24:Tomorrow's World









Energy Webquest Resources:
    Geothermal Research Page                  Wind Research Page                Biomass Research Page                                    Hydro-Fuel Cells Resear
    Hydroelectric Research Page               Solar Research Page                Oceans & Tidal Energy Research Page              Energy Conservation

Additional Resources:
Enviroliteracy Lichen Mapping Project AP Central
If the world was 100 people Earthshots APES exam, free response questions
Easter Island: Discover article El Nino Invasive species
EPA:  brownfields and GIS mapping EPA's Global Warming Site Seismic eruption
Fish Banks Genetic Engineering Tragedy of the Coastal Commons
Marine Fisheries Best of 96 video etc CT. DEP
Cemetery study energy solar fest in Vt.
Sustainable agirculture and much more (IPM etc.) Natural New England Fire" in succession


10 Reasons to Care about Biodiversity
2008 SUMMER ASSIGNMENT (READ THIS)
Links:
Assignment 1: As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes;    Printable Word Version (without interactive links)
Assignment 2: (see current events links above)
Assignment 3: Enviroliteracy Page
Assignment 4: Local Environmental Groups Research