Annenberg Media, “The Power of Place: Geography for the
21st Century”
-For-fee video series on world geography, but many smaller videos
are available at the “VOD” links
http://www.learner.org/resources/series180.html
California Environmental Protection Agency - Education and the
Environment Initiative
http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Education/EEI/
Model curriculum currently under development.
California Geographic Alliance
http://www.humboldt.edu/~cga/index.html
California Geographical Survey, “World Atlas of Panoramic
Aerial Images”
3-D maps of world regions that look like photographs but are derived
from satellite data
http://geogdata.csun.edu/world_atlas/
CSU Long Beach, Geography Department, “Geographic Education
Resources for K-12 Educators”
- Standards, Lesson Plans, Geographic Educational Resources
http://www.csulb.edu/depts/geography/geoged.html
The Choices Program, “Global Environment: Considering US
Policy”
-Free materials on the Kyoto Treaty (Their Global Environmental
Problems curriculum unit is available for a fee.)
http://www.choices.edu/twtn.cfm?id=57
Earth Team
-An environmental network for teens, teachers, and youth leaders.
Section with links for teachers.
http://www.earthteam.net/index.html
Earthwatch Institute
-Section for educators includes lesson plans and professional
development opportunities
http://www.earthwatch.org/
Facing the Future
-Website, materials, and curricula on global issues and sustainability
for young people and educators
http://facingthefuture.org/
Global Education Project
-Current project is “Earth: A Graphic Look At The State of
the World”
http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/index.shtml
Global Systems Science (Lawrence Hall of Science, U. C. Berkeley)
-Integrated, cross-discipline curriculum for high school
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/gss/
Globalization101
-Issue Brief on the Environment, http://www.globalization101.org/issue/environment/
- Section For Teachers, http://www.globalization101.org/teachers/,
contains unit on the environment
Green Teacher Magazine
-Site includes some materials free of charge
http://www.greenteacher.com/
International Rivers Network
http://www.irn.org/
IUCN, Water for Schools - Schools for Water Initiative
http://www.iucn.org/themes/wani/waterforschools/water.htm
National Geographic: Geography Action!
-An annual K-12 education initiative which provides numerous multi-disciplinary
resources for educators and students including lesson plans, activities,
print materials, professional development opportunities, and a
service-learning campaign.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/
Nautilus Institute
-A public policy think tank dedicated to global problem solving
directed by institute presenter on Korea, Peter Hayes. Site includes
a DPRK Briefing Book on North Korea with an analysis of the environmental
issues. The Nautilus site also includes extensive background and
analysis publications on current global problems and an introduction
to the tools for coorperative engagement in global problem solving.
http://www.nautilus.org/
Public Broadcasting Service:
PBS, “Great Wall Across the Yangtze”
-All about China's Three Gorges Dam
http://www.pbs.org/itvs/greatwall/
PBS, Frontline World, “Haiti: The Struggle for Water”
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/fellows/haiti/indexa.html
PBS, Global Connections, Middle East unit's connecting question,
“What role have natural resources played in the politics
and economy of the Middle East?”
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/questions/resource/index.html
PBS, Nova, Secrets of Lost Empires series, “Roman Bath”
-Explores water (use and technology) in ancient Rome
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/
NPR and National Geographic In Depth Report on Climate Connections:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9657621
Includes many multimedia reports including:
The Big Thaw: From Greenland to Antarctica, the world
is losing its ice faster than anyone thought possible. Can humans
slow the melting?
And the Biggest Producer of Greenhouse Gases Is …
Finding out what single entity produces the most greenhouse
gases in the United States is difficult, it turns out. But the
government knows which power plant emits the most carbon dioxide.
Episode 2: Global Warming? It's All About Carbon
In a cartoon series, NPR's Robert Krulwich explains how the
behavior of this very social atom leads to global warming. In
the latest installment, a look at the carbon atom's special
talent: It's seriously good at hooking up with other atoms.
Practical Action - Education Department (Small scale sustainable
energy projects on a community level.)
-Classroom activities and resources (including video) from an
NGO that helps people use technology for practical answers to
sustainable development challenges.
http://www.itdg.org/?id=education
Redefining Progress
-Working to shift the economy and public policy towards sustainability.
Cosponsor of the Ecological Footprint Quiz (link below)
http://redefiningprogress.org/
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP):
World Environment Day
-Annual theme for current year with archive of past themes
http://www.unep.org/wed/
One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment:
Satellite imagery of environmental hotspots provides a comprehensive,
visual presentation of scientifically verifiable information
about changes in the global environment, shown through state-of-the-art
remote sensing technology. A collection of 405 Powerpoint slides
divided into Regional and Thematic sets is based primarily on
satellite imagery taken over 30 years showing how human actions
and geophysical activities have changed various parts of the
world. Examples include the shrinking ice in the Arctic, melting
glaciers, growth of cities like Las Vegas, forest loss in the
Amazon, and the decline of the Aral Sea and Lake Chad.
http://www.na.unep.net/OnePlanetManyPeople/powerpoints.html
United Nations, Water for Life site
-Excellent collection of reference materials and a link to the
UN Cyber School Bus site. World Water Day is March 22nd
each year.
http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/
U.S. Geological Survey, Water Science for Schools site
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/
U. C. Berkeley
China-US Climate Change Forum, May 23-24, 2006, UC Berkeley,
-View archived webcasts of the presentations
http://chinausclimate.org/en/
Global Systems Science (Lawrence Hall of Science, U. C. Berkeley)
-Integrated, cross-discipline curriculum for high school can
be viewed on-line.
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/gss/UC
Berkeley
Green Room Committee, UC Berkeley,
-Demonstration of ways college students can make a smaller impact
on the environment
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~gcp/gr.htm
Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative
-Digital projects at UC Berkeley, organized with GIS
http://ecaimaps.berkeley.edu/clearinghouse/
World Health Organization, “Chernobyl: The True Scale of
the Accident,” September 5, 2005
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2005/pr38/en/index.html
