Environmental Links - Schoolyard Ecology
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Links to information about schoolyard environments, ecology clubs and campus greening projects.
Earn money by recycling. Terracycle buys plastic wraps, candy wrappers, and a whole slew of plastic containers from groups, schools, and fundraisers, to reuse for their business. They make everything they sell out of trash!
Check out their story >> The Eco-Capitalist blog from Tom Szaky, the CEO of TerraCycle, who writes about driving up business profits by being environmentally and socially responsible. Read more >> The URL is: http://www.terracycle.net
A New York State-based not for profit organization with a growing national track record for advancing children's environmental health at school.
The URL is: http://www.healthyschools.org/
Articles, books, websites, and other information about school gardens. Published by City Farmer, Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture.
The URL is: http://www.cityfarmer.org/schgard15.html
Introduction to basic nature-study techniques. Encourages the identification and listing of organisms in one's own neighborhood and provides a forum to share this information with others. Related plant and animal identification resources and information are also available.
The URL is: http://www.backyardnature.net
Contains information on past and current research exploring people-plant interactions. Includes studies on effects of school gardening programs on students' science ahievement and on environmental attitudes. From Texas A & M University.
The URL is: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/humanissues/ind...
The Henry H. Houston Elementary School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is currently in the initial planning stages of developing an extensive outdoor classroom as part of their environmental education curriculum. Site has a book list.
The URL is: http://www.thewildones.org/Curric/schHabitat.html
"Dedicated to the study, conservation, cultivation and restoration of native plants. Join us in our celebration of the unique botanical heritage of North America. "
The URL is: http://www.nanps.org/index.shtml
Find out how schools can transform their grounds into more natural areas of education, play and inspiration.
The URL is: http://www.evergreen.ca/
The Taylor Road Middle School is located in the suburban area of Fulton County, Georgia. The School-Yard Wildlife Habitat, which borders the back of the school grounds, has had a long history since the school opened in 1990. This site has links to lesson plans for the schoolyard.
The URL is: http://www.trms.ga.net/habitat
Join us in learning more about the fascinating world of butterflies. Here you can tour our photo gallery, learn how to plant a butterfly garden, take a field trip, find a pen-pal, chat with other butterfly lovers and so much more! Take a look.
The URL is: http://mgfx.com/butterfly/index.htm
"This guide helps students and teachers learn about the importance of biodiversity, understand the basic steps of creating a wildlife habitat, develop a plan for action, and gain community support." Developed by Project WILD. Grade Level: Adult NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.projectwild.org/materials/school_sites....
"Step by step practices, products, and services, that protect the world's forests." Sections include paper, junk mail, home improvement, books and magazines, clothes, holidays, and office.
The URL is: http://www.woodwise.org/
Provides support to teachers in 416 schools in Staffordshire, UK. Contains information on school grounds, sustainable development and Eco-Schools accreditation.
The URL is: http://www.sln.org.uk/green/
Teacher materials and student activities offering information on schoolyard habitats.
The URL is: http://www.nwf.org/nationalwildlifeweek/
"Interaction with Nature during the Middle Years: It's Importance to Children's Development"
Article by Randy White, discussing the importance of the greening of schoolyards as natural schoolyards where children can interact with nature and as a result develop positive environmental values. The URL is: http://www.whitehutchinson.com/children/articles/n...
With a unique history of combining genuine research with ecological restoration, the BTHS East biology department has more than 200 students enrolled annually in "Wildlife Biology."
The URL is: http://www.schools.lth5.k12.il.us/bths-east/
Discovery Gardens has created a guide to provide K-12 educators and administrators with information to help them harness the educational potential of their school grounds. Includes curricula, funding, and resources information, much of which is specific to Georgia, but can also be helpful to teachers nationwide.
The URL is: http://www.mindspring.com/~discoverygardens/dgihom...
Curricula, guidelines for building a school garden (indoors and outdoors), resources that might be helpful in designing schoolyard environments and research links. A project of Texas A&M University.
The URL is: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/Ch...
"How to" for native plantings, ponds, how to deal with neighbors, and landscape issues.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/greenacres/wildones/
Lists benefits of learning in a schoolyard setting, schoolyard habitat trends and resources. A publication from the EETAP Resource Library. In pdf format.
The URL is: http://eelink.net/eetap/info23.pdf
This site allows students and teachers to view topo maps of their area or stream.
The URL is: http://topozone.com/
Case study showing how garden-based activities support environmental education. A publication from the EETAP Resource Library. In pdf format.
The URL is: http://eelink.net/eetap/info54.pdf
Integrating EE into all aspects of the K-12 experience. Teachers and students around the world can access reviews of EE curriculum, find reliable reference information on environmentally HOT Topics, read about current innovative EE projects and how to fund new initiatives (Grapevine), read profiles of schools going green, and find resources for bringing sustainability to campus (Educating for Sustainability).
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