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Environmental Education

Environmental Education Biointeractive (http://www.biointeractive.org/) Exit NIEHS Website
Howard Hughes Medical Institute has developed a comprehensive array of teaching tools on topics ranging from cancer and neuroscience to genetics and immunology. Tools include animated audiovisual lectures series, virtual lab classrooms, and "click and learn" tutorials.

Center for Environmental Health Sciences at Dartmouth (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~cehs/linksehsteach.shtml) Exit NIEHS Website
Provides a list of environmental health science links for teachers.

DNA Interactive (http://www.dnai.org/index.htm) Exit NIEHS Website
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has assembled five short tutorials (timeline, code, manipulation, genome, and applications) to assist students in understanding the discovery and usefulness of DNA. Educators may join the myDNAi community to access teacher guides with student activities and the new Lesson Builder tool.

Environmental Inquiry (http://ei.cornell.edu/) Exit NIEHS Website
Educational Web site tailored to high school students and teachers with emphasis on environmental science issues such as toxicology, ecology, biodegradation and watersheds.

I’m in Charge of My Own Health (http://www.veggie-mon.org/) Exit NIEHS Website
An environmental health Web site for teachers and students grades 4–8.

National Safety Council Kid’s Corner (http://www.nsc.org/ehc/kidscorn.html) Exit NIEHS Website
Games and activities for children to learn about environmental health and safety.

NIEHS Environmental Health Science Education  (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/scied/index.cfm)
Easy access to reliable tools, resources and classroom materials for teachers, students and scientists.

NIEHS Kids’ Pages (http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/home.htm)
Games, puzzles and activities that highlight environmental health issues.

Toxicology for Educators (http://209.183.221.234/ai/k12o/K-12educators.asp) Exit NIEHS Website
Provides resources for students, educators and scientists to learn more about toxicology.

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Last Reviewed: May 10, 2007