Resources about the Environment
San Francisco Solar Energy--Urban School Solar Power includes links to the FatSpaniel monitoring site and the SFPUC monitoring stations.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) home page.
Energy Information Administration home page . Includes information about issues related to coal, natural gas, nuclear energy, and more. Statistics, position papers, links to experts, press releases and more.
Directory of Internet resources on Earth and the Environment from the USGS
Deforestation (USA)
- Endangered Ecosystems in the United States from the USGS
- Emissions of Greenhouse Gases report from the EIA (Energy Information Administration of the government.
Ozone depletion
- Ozone depletion from the EPA
California wetlands
- California wetlands Other links about wetlands can be found at the bottom of this linked webpage.
Natural resources
- California Natural resources Includes biodiversity, coastal resources
Landfill
- EPA Municipal Solid Waste Management
Forests
- Rain Forest Action Network
Toxic Waste
Atmosphere science
- Global Warming or Climate Change information from the EPA
- Weather, Ozone deplection, hurricanes, global change and more Atmosphere Science
Weather
- Weather
(El Niño) El Niño or El No-no Created by teacher Keith
Nuthall, this WebQuest has three parts:
- Students obtain basic background information related to El Nino.
- Students construct a mathematical model using both historical and real-time water temperature data from a buoy at the equator, and they then investigate the rainfall totals for San Diego during the same years. (1982-83,1995-96, present) The end result allows students to construct a model to determine if we are currently in an El Nino cycle. Students also obtain help from a national weather service expert that is working with the exact same buoy for his research.
- Students write a speculation paper on the effects of El Nino on the rainfall in San Diego. After writing the paper, they submit the paper to a local community leader in charge of disaster preparedness for review.As do the best WebQuests, this one features interaction with information and community, concensus building within groups, no one correct answer, and stretching the limits of kids.
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