Sci_rainforest

=Alternative Energy= http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/alternative_energy.html This seems like a great website with a very comprehensive, interdisciplinary activity. It begins by creating relevancy to the students' lives, then includes primary source readings (from PBS), graphs, and a list of 9 ideas for large-scale summative student projects. (website added & evaluated by Beth Watt)
 * Lesson Plan: Exploring Alternative Energy Sources (PBS Newshour Extra)**

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/lesson_plans.html This website has a comprehensive search engine to find educational materials based by age groups. Following are two lesson plans specifically related to energy. (website added & evaluated by Beth Watt)
 * Energy Lesson Plans, Curriculum, and Educational Materials (US Dept. of Energy - Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy)**

http://www.ase.org/uploaded_files/greenschools/lesson_plan_Saving_Energy_Keeps_Earth_Cool.pdf This is a very detailed lesson plan that introduces students to greenhouse gases. It includes information about a variety of pollutants, student data tables, and a greenhouse demonstration/activity.(website added & evaluated by Beth Watt)
 * Lesson Plan: How Saving Energy Keeps the Earth a "Cool" Place to Live**

http://www.ase.org/uploaded_files/educatorlessonplans/hookup.pdf This is a more traditional activity, but it would provide students with a basis for a larger alternative energy activity. It asks students to calculate the amount of energy they use in their own home, and includes information for students such as how to read an [electric] meter, making choices, and a data table. (website added & evaluated by Beth Watt)
 * Lesson Plan: The Electric Hookup**

http://www.ocgi.okstate.edu/owpi/ This site has a great set of curriculum (under "Educational Outreach" link) that thoroughly teaches students about wind power, as well as other forms of alternative energy such as solar energy. (website added & evaluated by Beth Watt)
 * Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative**

http://www.bpa.gov/Corporate/KR/ed/page6.htm These curricula help students learn about ecological, energy, and associated concepts. (website added & evalutated by Beth Watt)
 * Resources for Teachers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana (Bonneville Power Administration)**

http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/VisitorCenterEducators.html The EPA offers a variety of resources, including an informational kids' site. The "Climate Animations" would be great clips to show in class. In the "Online Tools" section, they offer online calculators for many types of usages, and Case Studies would be great primary source readings for students to see environmental engineering projects in action. Unfortunately, the EPA no longer updates this site, so some areas will become outdated. (website added & evaluated by Beth Watt)
 * Global Warming - Visitors Center [for Educators] (Environmental Protection Agency)**