Chapter 1: Environmental Science and Sustainability
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Using Science to Address Environmental Problems |
Chapter 2: Environmental History, Laws, Legislation, Economics, and Ethics |
Chapter 3: Ecosystems & Energy |
Chapter 3: Ecosystems & Energy |
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CEOE East Pacific Rise Video (chemosynthetic) |
Whaling Opinion Paper 2016 |
The Powers of Ten!
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EPA Laws and Regulations Information |
Use the following links for web activity:
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1. International Whaling Commission Home Page |
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Hudson River Salt Front - Map
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Clean Air Act Summary
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Task 1: HYDROTHERMAL VENTS PAGE |
2. IWC Whaling Information Sections |
The Predator Conservation Alliance
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Hudson - Temp., Tides, and Conductance
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Clean Water Act Summary
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Task 1: CHEMOSYNTHESIS PAGE |
3. IWC: Whale Species Info |
| Outside Online: The News: Wolf Special Report |
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Endangered Species Act Summary
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Task 2: Whale Food Webs |
4. JWA Newsletter |
| Easter's End by Jared Diamond |
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Superfund (CERCLA) Summary |
Task 3: Krill |
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| WorldWatch Institute |
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Safe Drinking Water Act
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Task 4: Black Smoker hydrothermal Video |
Whaling Background Short Doc |
Earth Day Ecological Footprint Quiz
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Links to Environmental Legislation
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Check out these video clips!
Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. Alvin
Bill Nye Hydrothermal Vents
ABC Hydrothermal Segment
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Mystery of Easter Island (2017 find)
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Horizon The Mystery of Easter Island (2020)
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(use for your timeline activity)
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Black Harvest (Youtube) |
Chapter 4: Ecosystems and the Physical Environment
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Chapter 5: Ecosystems & Living Organisms
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Chapter 6: Major Ecosystems of the World |
Chapter 7
Human Health & Toxicology
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| Activity 1: Gaia Hypothesis |
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Biome Photos & Information (use for mini-atlas) |
CHAART (Remote Sensing/GIS) |
OVERFISHING PERILS PAGE
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| Activity 2: Carbon Cycle |
ACTIVITY 1: COEVOLUTION & POLLINATION |
Terrestrial Biomes Information |
CDC Toxins FACT SHEETS |
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| Global Warming Overview Page |
Activity 2: Succession on Mt. St. Helens |
SEAWIFS Earth Monitoring |
EPA Priority Toxins List(Use for Toxins Information) |
Paul Watson Interview |
| NUTRIENT CYCLES RESOURCE PAGE |
Yellowstone Fires: The Story of Succession
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Earth Observatory: Human Footprint & Impact to Biomes |
EPA Learn About Toxics |
Makah Whaling Documentary |
Climatology Lab Activities:
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Yellowstone Succession: Digital Image Files |
Desert Biome
Temperate Rainforest
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Harmful Algal Blooms (What are they?)...NOAA |
Makah Whaling Opposition |
| Activity 1: Ice Core Analysis |
Fire Science (USDA Forest Service)
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Green Facts: Ecosystem Change Information |
Why do HAB's Happen? |
SeaShepherd News |
| Activity 2: Antarctic Ice Core Study |
Symbiotic Relationships |
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How do we forecast HAB's? |
FaroeIsland Supporter Video |
| Activity 3: Climate Exploratorium |
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Where do HAB's Happen? |
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| PaleoClimatology Page (use for Lab part 2) |
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When do HAB's Happen?
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Japanese Whale Kill |
Biomes
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Retro Report NYTimes: Love Canal |
Humpback Whale Short Doc |
| EL NINO Lesson (MET office) |
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Oasis in Crisis
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Retro Report NYTimes: Thalidomide |
Whaling in Barrow Alaska |
| Biogeochemical Cycles by Paul Anderson |
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Florida Coast HAB's 2018 |
Meet the Coywolf
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| ENSO DATA (CPC) |
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Ocean Acidification Video |
The Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone |
HAB Pac NW |
| Chapter 8: Human Population |
Chapter 9: The Urban Environment |
Tracking Oceanic Carbon |
Hazardous Air Pollutants |
HAB Great Lakes |
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UN Environment Statistics - Country Snapshots |
NEW 2015 Population DATA CHART (PDF) |
EPA Drinking Water Contaminants MCL's |
Chapter 8 Images Chapter 9 Images
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| Population - World of 7 Billion (psa's): Required Reading |
Population Age Structure Pyramids |
POPULATION PSA ISSUES (Research)
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| Population Policy Finder (for each country) |
Demographic Data & Pyramid Reference for Each Country |
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| United Nations Population Fund |
Online Population Tutorial |
Student Video PSA Tips |
NOAA HAB Bulletin Guide |
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| Population Connection (formerly Zero Population Growth) |
UNFPA Country Profiles |
PRB Interactive Map |
Human Accelerated Env. Change |
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| Why is Aids Worse in Africa Article |
HIV/AIDS per Country |
Population Connection Video PSA Project |
NEW HAB Guide 2015 |
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| Chapter 11: Fossil Fuels |
Chapter 12: Renewable & Nuclear Energy
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Population EducationVideo (2016) |
Chapter 13: Water Resources |
Chapter 14: Soils and Their Preservation |
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(pro-drilling site)
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Macro-invertebrate Studies:
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Renewable Energy Web Sites Use Links Below for Computer Lab Activity (RUBRIC) |
CLEAN WATER ACT |
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Defenders of Wildlife (ANWR)
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EPA MacroInvertebrate Identification Page |
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Activity 1: EPA's Surf Your Watershed |
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| Arctic Wildlife: Flash Video - Myths About Drilling in ANWR |
DEC Key to Benthic Invert. ID |
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Activity 2: EPA's Drinking Water Contamination |
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| Alaska Wilderness League |
USGS Wappinger Creek Data |
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Activity 3: EPA Superfund Sites - Fishkill, NY (local issue) |
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| Official ANWR Site |
Invert. Life Cycle (nymph vs. larvae) |
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Activity #4: SDWA |
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| Arctic Wildlife: 10 Myths About ANWR |
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Water Saving Tips Website (Use for Water Calculator) |
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| ANWR Background (enviroliteracy) |
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Geothermal Energy
Geothermal Infobook |
U.N. Environmental Program - Water Branch |
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| SIERRA CLUB - Chill the Drills |
Crude Oil Assessment - ANWR (from DOE) |
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Soil Moisture Images for Lab: 11-1-16 |
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| U.S. Energy Information Administration |
EIA Education Page |
Efficiency and Conservation Infobook |
with water use calculator
(USE THIS ONE 10-5-15)
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| CARBONFUND.ORG |
Fossil Fuels Calculator |
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WATER QUALITY TEST PARAMETERS |
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| Fuel Economy Page |
Solar Background Page |
Power Scorecard Homepage |
Water in the Earth System Page |
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| CARBON FOOTPRINT.COM |
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Green Power |
Water Footprint of Food |
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R - Value Insulation Map |
U-Value Windows |
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| Chapter 15: Minerals - A Nonrenewable Resource |
Chapter 16: Preserving Earth's Biological Diversity |
Chapter 17: Land Resources and Conservation |
Chapter 18: Food Resources - A Challenge For Agriculture |
Chapter 19: Air Pollution
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U.S. Endangered Species List - Animals |
Fish & Wildlife Service Endangered Species Site |
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EPA UV Index |
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U.S. Endangered Species List - Plants |
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Wild vs. Farmed Salmon
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Endangered Species Information
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ENVIROLITERACY CREATURE FEATURE (use for End. Species reports) |
National Marine Fisheries Service
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Air Quality Guide for Ozone |
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World Wildlife Fund: Endangered Species List & Profiles |
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NMFS "FishWatch" Site
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"AirNow" Air Quality Maps |
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World Wildlife "Wildfinder" Searchable Database |
NatureServe Explorer (searchable database with LOTS of info) |
Western Sambos Ecological Reserve |
NOAA's Greenhouse Gas Index |
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General Statistics for Endangered Species |
Federal Invasive Species Information |
NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program |
EPA 6 Main Air Pollutants |
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Federal List of NYS Species |
NYSDEC INVASIVE SPECIES |
NOAA’s Aquaculture Program |
U. of Arizona: Lung Attack Activity |
| NY Invasive Species Information |
NY STATE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST |
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NOAA Nat. Marine Fisheries Service “Fish Facts” |
CO City |
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Wild Aid Endangered Species |
Interactive Map of 20 Endangered Animals |
NOAA Fisheries Bycatch Page |
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Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Site |
2013 End. Species Project List |
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) |
Air Quality Index |
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InvasiveSpecies.gov site |
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NYC Parks - Asian Longhorned Beetle |
Recently Endangered (youtube) |
Discover Article & Video
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Most Pressing Invasive Species Issue |
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| Chapter 20: Global Climate Change |
Regional and Global Atmospheric Changes |
Chapter 21: Water and Soil Pollution
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Chapter 22: Pest Management
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Chapter 23: Solid and Hazardous Waste |
| Earth's Atmosphere Studies |
The Ozone Hole Tour |
Activity 1:EPA SURF YOUR WATERSHED
Activity 2: Drinking Water Contaminants
EPA Drinking Water Quality Standards
Activity 3: Superfund
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Haz. Wastes |
| NOAA - global warming |
Ozone Over Antarctica |
Safe Drinking Water Act - Basic Info |
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Household materials |
| EPA - global warming |
Science of the Ozone Hole |
Fishkill Superfund Site |
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Earth911 Recycling Page |
| El Nino/La Nina |
Cambridge U. Ozone Research |
CLEAN WATER ACT |
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EPA COMMON WASTES & MATERIALS |
| Atmospheric Composition |
NOAA Ozone |
H2O Conserve Page |
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EPA Paper |
| Rocky Mountain Institute |
Greenpeace Ozone Protection |
NYSDEC Division of Water |
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EPA Aluminum |
| GHG Online |
Ozone depletion: |
Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System (HRECOS) |
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EPA Glass |
Chapter 24:Tomorrow's World
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Water Salinity DiagramSalt Water vs Fresh vs Brackish ; Hudson River Salt Front Map |
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EPA Plastic |
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DEC Tivoli Bays WMA Page |
E-Waste Fact Sheet |
EPA E-Waste |
