Geography : Environment

Natural Balance – The forest and tourism   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 Geography   Site owner's description: A look at the development of the tourist industry in the Karkonosze National Park and the impact that this is likely to have upon the natural environment of the area. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips Life in the rainforest   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 Geography   Site owner's description: Take a guided tour through the Lacandon Rainforest in Chiapas, South East Mexico. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips The Woodland Trust   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 , Post 16 Review: This is a very colourful site from one of the UK's major conservation charities, who are primarily concerned with protecting the UKs native woodland. There are online versions of the Woodland Trust magazine "Broadleaf" which can be accessed free of charge by visitors to the site. These are an excellent research resource. Other links on the home page lead to current woodland news items, information on the one thousand plus woods managed by the Trust, current environmental campaigns, publications and educational resources split into categories for children, parents, teachers and youth leaders. The teacher’s section links to downloadable primary worksheets - secondary materials are scheduled for late 2005. This website is easy to navigate, fully searchable, and a treasure trove of woodland information. This is an ideal research source for school projects. Geography   Life in the rainforest - coffee, corn and the environment   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 Geography   Site owner's description: Coffee bean farming in South East Mexico and the impact upon the rainforest that the production of this cash crop has had. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips What happened to the forest at Karkonosze? (pt 1/3)   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 Geography   Site owner's description: Karkonosze in Poland is a popular ski resort, but its forests are being damaged by acid rain. Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips The Watershed Game   Mainly suitable for: KS2 Review: This is a useful online activity designed to support year 5 and 6 with geographical issues like the watershed, the role of national parks, protecting neighbourhoods and water effects in cities. A nice feature of this website is that it follows a question and answer format where children get explanatory feeb=dback whether they make a correct or incorrect answer. This would be a great discussionary tool on an Interactive Whiteboard and could serve as a useful recap to atopic on water. Geography   UK Air Quality   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 , Post 16 Review: Website of the UK-Govt. agency responsible for the monitoring of UK air quality. As well as giving reports of the current air quality - and forecasts for the next few days - the site has links to: What causes air pollution?; What are the effects of Air pollution? What is the air pollution like near me?; and What are we doing about air pollution? The UK is divided into 17 regions, so the area covered is large. There are also links to Govt repotrs covering this area. Geography   Welcome to Anglia Water   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 Review: This is the home page of Anglian Water. Anglian Water is a major provider of water and environmental services to some nine million customers world-wide. The site has lots of information about the company, as well as education and environment sections. The education site has around twenty bright and colourful fact sheets and links to other useful sites. The environment site has sections on biodiversity, water resources and water quality, amongst others. There is some useful material on this site, especially at a lower level. Geography   Kids on the Web   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This site is the U.S. Department of the Interior Homepage kids section, entitled "Just For Kids". There are six main sections on the site - National parks, US Fish and Wildlife, Minerals Management, US Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management and Office of Surface Mining. Under each of these categories is a link to different child friendly sections of these sites. This provides a useful central point for research, with the knowledge that all the sites visited will be suitable for children. In addition the site provides access to the adult DoI site. Geography   Explore the Fantastic Forest @ nationalgeogra.   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2 Review: National Geographic site for young children to explore the environment within a forest. Good game style map and interactive pictures. Here they will encounter creatures of the forest, learn about wildlife and view some good images. Suitable for very young children. There is also a link to the other kids sites available from National Geographic which include interactive activities, a cartoon factory, Funny Fill in the blanks, Funny photo fill-ins and mazes, amongst others. Geography   My Community, Our Earth   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 , Post 16, Undergraduate Review: The subtitle on this site is Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development, and it is a partnership between the United nations and others. The aim of the project is to to encourage youth to use geographic tools and concepts to address local issues of sustainability, and through this learn more about environmental issues. Towards this end schools have been particpating and the site has details of the 22 finalists and their projects. There are three categories of finalist - primary/middle school, secondary school and college/university, and all are well represented. The projects are generally fairly technical and are best suited to older students. an authoritative primary reference volume on global environmental and natural resource conditions and trends for the United Nations, World Bank, and related international organizations Geography   Recycle City   Mainly suitable for: Foundation Stage - Preschool, KS2, KS3 Review: Recycle City is an interactive website that aims to encourage people to recycle, reduce and reuse waste. This is achieved in two ways - firstly by playing the Dumptown game, and secondly by carrying out the activities. In the game you are in charge of waste for the city, and have to reduce waste while keeping within your budget. This will appeal to children who are familiar with games like Sim City. The activities are shorter and simpler tasks to complete. They include things like going around the city and examining waste to find out which recyclable material is most often thrown out. Although this site is fun there is some serious work going on in informing attitudes, and teachers can take advantage by using the teacher’s pages for help and ideas. The only drawback to this site is the use of US terms. Geography   Disasters-Hazards   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This site is part of the about.com stable, and comes under its geography banner. This part of the site has two pages of links to articles related to earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and global warming, each with a brief description of the article. As with all about pages there is a side bar with further links to related sites and topics. On this site they include world atlases, blank maps, a free geography email course and a series of geographical articles. In common with all about sites there is a proliferation of sponsored links and adverts, and the articles all tend to have a naive earnestness. Geography   Marine Conservation Society   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This website is the homepage for a charity for the marine life and environment. From the home page there are options to find out more about current MCS projects such as the coral reef campaign and deep water fisheries campaign. You can also choose to visit marine world which is a series of articles on the dangers the seas and oceans of the world are facing. The articles are well written and concise, with photographic illustrations. Finally there are links to other MCS sites - adopt a whale, good beach guide, etc. This is a good environmental information source for marine issues. Geography   CNN - Weather   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 , Post 16 Review: This section of the CNN website concentrates on current weather. There is a photograph for the main story of the day and links to other news items. It is possible to watch extended video clips of the actual CNN broadcasts, although these require an up to date Windows media Player. The site also has an interactive map which allows you to select the country you want weather for. In addition you can access area maps to show forecasts, temperatures and satellite images. Special reports give background information on hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires, each with relevant images. The site is searchable (across all of CNN and not just the weather section), and there are links to the other sections of the site. A useful site if studying a hurricane and you are needing up to date information. Geography   Serious Andes   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 Geography   Ocean Adventure   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This site is part of the ThinkQuest group. It is an adventure-oriented website that seeks to make learning about the deep sea environment seem challenging and fun. The user is provided with plenty of preparatory information before embarking on the quest - and an excellent glossary of terms further assists. Information on the impact and significance of Deep Sea research is emphasised. There are some excellent images and vireos, together with downloadable classroom activities that tie in with the adventure (PDF files). Words that might be new to the user are hyperlinked to the glossary. The whole site has a glossy magazine look to it which should appeal to pupils. Geography   NEM gallery - Weather and Environment   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 Geography   Disasters-Hazards   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: ite is part of the about.com stable, and comes under its geography banner. This useful site has two pages of links to articles related to disasters and hazards, each with a brief description of the article. As with all about pages there is a side bar with further links to related sites and topics. On this site they include world atlases, blank maps, a free geography email course and a series of geographical articles. In common with all about sites there is a proliferation of sponsored links and adverts, and the articles all tend to have a naive earnestness. However this does provide a good source of information. Geography   The Wildlife Trusts Home Page   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2, KS3 Review: The charity, The Wildlife Trust, describes its activities and aims on this attractive website. Learn about UK species of wildlife, including birds, invertibrates, amphibians and reptiles. The best part of the site for children is the Wildlife Watch, hosted by SOLAR, HEDGY and BUZZ. Wildlife Watch is the UK’s leading environmental action club for kids and boasts 60,000 members. The site looks at ways to help the environment, learning about species you could find in your garden in the Wildlife Diary, quizzes in the Fun Stuff section and details of local groups. An ideal site for KS2 and younger KS3 pupils. Geography   Eco schools   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3 Geography   Yahoo! - Environment and Nature .   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 , Post 16 Review: This is the education section of yahoo's Environment and Nature website. The site has four main sections. The first is Categories, which has links under 11 headings, including college/university, organisations and wilderness education. Next is Site Listings, which has options to view the most visited links on the site, or review the listings alphabetically.. Thirdly is Sponsor Results, which are relevant links from contributors. Finally there is the familiar search engine. In view of the amount of material this is probably the best option to use. The site has a wealth of Environmental Studies links that could be useful to teachers and pupils. Geography   Acid rain   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This site is part of the much larger U.S. Environmental Protection Agency site. This particular site is devoted to acid rain, and is available in Spanish or English. The site is a single hyperlinked page, making navigation easy. It explains what acid rain is, how it is measured and what its effects are. There is also a link to a lesson plan on acid rain suitable for A level pupils. There are also student and kid sites which seek to educate through games, and there is also the option of navigating elsewhere within this huge top quality site. Geography   Exploring the Environment   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This site is the activities page of the classroom of the Future project run by Wheeling Jesuit University and NASA. It offers a comprehensive environment page containing a great deal of activities for teachers and pupils to develop their environment knowledge. The modules available are graded from ages 10 to 17 approximately, and cover topics like El Nino, volcanoes and hurricanes. Although design for US schools many of the materials are suitable for UK use. There are also teacher pages, most of which are not relevant for non US use. Geography   Cultural Geography   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This site is part of the about.com stable, and comes under its geography banner. This useful site has two pages of links to articles related to cultural geography, each with a brief description of the article. As with all about pages there is a side bar with further links to related sites and topics. On this site they include world atlases, blank maps, a free geography email course and a series of geographical articles. In common with all about sites there is a proliferation of sponsored links and adverts, and the articles all tend to have a naive earnestness. However this does provide a good source of information. Geography   Kids Archive   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This great resource contains all the archived material from the kid's section of the National Geographic web site. The site has general interest facts, fun and games materials together with a back catelogue of articles from June 1966 to date. Older articles (up to August 2001) are listed by date of publication and title, making them difficult to browse. The newer articles are searchable by category. There is also a number of links to related features, as well as links to the full kids section and to World magazine (National Geographic kids magazine). This provides a good information source with well presented materials suitable for school use. Geography   Virtual tour of New Zealand   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This is fundamentally a tourist site, giving prospective holidaymakers the chance to have a look at New Zealand before they visit. The tour can be taken in its entirety or you can opt for the North island, South Island or beach options. Other links take you to a regularly updated feature article and general tourist information. The site is clean and fast, and there are some wonderful images. A search engine facilities information retrieval. Geography   About Environmental Issues - Renewable Energy   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This site, formerly dedicated to Renewable Energy, has been rebranded as Environmental Issues under the About banner. As with all About pages there is plenty of earnest editorial, lots of links to relevant resources, current news items and adverts! The Essentials area on the site has a glossary of environmental terms, images, alerts, archived materials, and, somewhat bizarrely, a water consumption calculator. Essential? Maybe not. This site also has an environmental forum. You can enter as a guest to read posts, but you must register (it is free) to contribute. There are over fifty different forum discussions ongoing at any one time. There is a tendency to view everything from a US perspective, but if you persevere you will find your way to some good resource materials. Geography   Health   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This site, formerly dedicated to Health, has been rebranded as Environmental Issues under the About banner. As with all About pages there is plenty of earnest editorial, lots of links to relevant resources, current news items and adverts! The Essentials area on the site has a glossary of environmental terms, images, alerts, archived materials, and, somewhat bizarrely, a water consumption calculator. Essential? Maybe not. This site also has an environmental forum. You can enter as a guest to read posts, but you must register (it is free) to contribute. There are over fifty different forum discussions ongoing at any one time. There is a tendency to view everything from a US perspective, but if you persevere you will find your way to some good resource materials. Geography   Rainforests Action Network   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: The Rainforest Action network is a US based campaign to protect the rainforests, their inhabitants and their natural systems. This is achieved through education and grassroots organisation. The centre piece of the home page is Action Centre which has descriptions of the main sections on the site. Another section has breaking news, with concise summaries and links to the full article. The front page also has a very comprehensive list of environmental links. This is a good site for Environmental Studies, and is very suitable for children dealing with the importance of the rainforest. Geography   About Environmental Issues   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This site, formerly dedicated to coastal and marine issues, has been rebranded as Environmental Issues under the About banner. As with all About pages there is plenty of earnest editorial, lots of links to relevant resources, current news items and adverts! The Essentials area on the site has a glossary of environmental terms, images, alerts, archived materials, and, somewhat bizarrely, a water consumption calculator. Essential? Maybe not. This site also has an environmental forum. You can enter as a guest to read posts, but you must register (it is free) to contribute. There are over fifty different forum discussions ongoing at any one time. There is a tendency to view everything from a US perspective, but if you persevere you will find your way to some good resource material. Geography   About Environmental Issues - Recycling   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This site, formerly dedicated to Recycling, has been rebranded as Environmental Issues under the About banner. As with all About pages there is plenty of earnest editorial, lots of links to relevant resources, current news items and adverts! The Essentials area on the site has a glossary of environmental terms, images, alerts, archived materials, and, somewhat bizarrely, a water consumption calculator. Essential? Maybe not. This site also has an environmental forum. You can enter as a guest to read posts, but you must register (it is free) to contribute. There are over fifty different forum discussions ongoing at any one time. There is a tendency to view everything from a US perspective, but if you persevere you will find your way to some good resource materials. Geography   EPA - Students and Teachers   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4 , Post 16 Review: This is part of the interactive homepage for the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S. This section is for "kids, students, high school and teachers". Environmental material is presented at four levels - teaching, age 4-10, age 11-14, and age 15-18. Each section opens with a hyperlinked diagram of topics. Sample topics include waste & recycling and ecosystems. The material is US in presentation and content, but is nonetheless of value to UK visitors. The home page also allows access to other areas, the most relevant of which are EPA topics, information sources and educational resources. Geography   Nerd World EDUCATION - ENVIRONMENT   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This is a site that is devoted to all things nerdy, has nerd of the month, nerd newsletter, a lot of science links. There is some educational value to the site however - it has a very good list of internet resources for environmental studies. These can be accessed through the search facility built in to the site. Pupils may also enjoy the other sections of the site. Nerd life deals with the social life (or lack of it) of nerds, and nerd store offers some really geeky goods. There will be a kid in your class who adores this site. Geography   Environmental Security   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This site, formerly dedicated to Environmental Security, has been rebranded as Environmental Issues under the About banner. As with all About pages there is plenty of earnest editorial, lots of links to relevant resources, current news items and adverts! The Essentials area on the site has a glossary of environmental terms, images, alerts, archived materials, and, somewhat bizarrely, a water consumption calculator. Essential? Maybe not. This site also has an environmental forum. You can enter as a guest to read posts, but you must register (it is free) to contribute. There are over fifty different forum discussions ongoing at any one time. There is a tendency to view everything from a US perspective, but if you persevere you will find your way to some good resource materials. Geography   About .com - the environment   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This site discusses Environmental Issues under the About banner. As with all About pages there is plenty of earnest editorial, lots of links to relevant resources, current news items and adverts! The Essentials area on the site has a glossary of environmental terms, images, alerts, archived materials, and, somewhat bizarrely, a water consumption calculator. Essential? Maybe not. This site also has an environmental forum. You can enter as a guest to read posts, but you must register (it is free) to contribute. There are over fifty different forum discussions ongoing at any one time. There is a tendency to view everything from a US perspective, but if you persevere you will find your way to some good resource materials. Geography   About Environmental issues - Forestry   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This site, formerly dedicated to Forestry, has been rebranded as Environmental Issues under the About banner. As with all About pages there is plenty of earnest editorial, lots of links to relevant resources, current news items and adverts! The Essentials area on the site has a glossary of environmental terms, images, alerts, archived materials, and, somewhat bizarrely, a water consumption calculator. Essential? Maybe not. This site also has an environmental forum. You can enter as a guest to read posts, but you must register (it is free) to contribute. There are over fifty different forum discussions ongoing at any one time. There is a tendency to view everything from a US perspective, but if you persevere you will find your way to some good resource materials. Geography   Kent Nature Grid   Mainly suitable for: KS1, KS2, KS3 Review: This site is an showcase for environmental initiatives in Kent. This page is a series of links to the collaborating organisations. These are Canterbury city Council, Kent County Council, Kent Environmental Education Forum and the National grid. There is also a link to an intermnet directory of other environmental organisations. Nature Grid provides a series of maps which are "clickable". When you click the dots on these maps you gain access to information and more detailed maps, as well as virtual tours of nature reserves. Geography   About Environmental Issues - Population   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This site, formerly dedicated to Population, has been rebranded as Environmental Issues under the About banner. As with all About pages there is plenty of earnest editorial, lots of links to relevant resources, current news items and adverts! The Essentials area on the site has a glossary of environmental terms, images, alerts, archived materials, and, somewhat bizarrely, a water consumption calculator. Essential? Maybe not. This site also has an environmental forum. You can enter as a guest to read posts, but you must register (it is free) to contribute. There are over fifty different forum discussions ongoing at any one time. There is a tendency to view everything from a US perspective, but if you persevere you will find your way to some good resource materials. Geography   Environmental Justice   Mainly suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4 Review: This site, formerly dedicated to Environmantal Justice, has been rebranded as Environmental Issues under the About banner. As with all About pages there is plenty of earnest editorial, lots of links to relevant resources, current news items and adverts! The Essentials area on the site has a glossary of environmental terms, images, alerts, archived materials, and, somewhat bizarrely, a water consumption calculator. Essential? Maybe not. This site also has an environmental forum. You can enter as a guest to read posts, but you must register (it is free) to contribute. There are over fifty different forum discussions ongoing at any one time. There is a tendency to view everything from a US perspective, but if you persevere you will find your way to some good resource materials. Geography   << Previous Page Page 1 2 3 of 3 Next Page >>

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