General Links
Unit 1 Links
Ecological Footprint Calculators:
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/
http://ecologyfund.com/ecology/res_bestfoot.html
http://ecocamp.us/eco-footprint-calculator
"The Tradegy of the Commons" by Garret Hardin (original essay, 1968)
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/
http://ecologyfund.com/ecology/res_bestfoot.html
http://ecocamp.us/eco-footprint-calculator
"The Tradegy of the Commons" by Garret Hardin (original essay, 1968)
Unit 3 LinksNature: The Loneliest Animals (Video)
Nature: The Wolf that Changed America (Video) Survivorship Curves Survivorships Cuves (from an AP Bio site) A Biodiversity Calculator Another Biodiversity Calulator www.zipcodezoo.com Species Sites (Endangered): US Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program WWF - World Wildlife Fund (Species Page) Species Signs (Invasive): http://www.invasive.org/ USDA - National Invasive Species Information Center USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Species Signs (Extinct): The Sixth Extinction http://www.extinctanimal.com/ |
Environmental Book ReportBook Lists:
Environmental Literacy Council Ecobooks http://books.google.com/ -- Search for books on a specific topic -- or use this list of previous searches LibraryThing.com |
Unit 5 LinksWorld Population Data Sheet 2013
Demographic Transition Demographic Trap Pre-1850 Databases: www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/vitals/sfranobi.htm history.vineyard.net/cemetery/cemlist.htm Both Pre-1850 and 1850-1910 Databases: www.cmstory.org/cemetery/index.asp interment.net/us/index.htm http://greenlawn.delaohio.com/greenlawn/Greenlawn/index.htm Leading Causes of Death Reports (from the CDC) |
Unit 6 Linkshttp://caloriecount.about.com
King Corn - Companion Website Pesticides Info Alternatives to Pesticides The End of the Line - Companion Website |
Unit 7 LinksSurface Mining
Underground (Subsurface) Mining Virtual Tour of Subsurface Coal Mine Mountaintop Removal Overview Municipal Solid Waste Stats (from the EPA) Story of Stuff - Watch the video Landfill Info Incinerator Info Cedar Rapids/Linn Co. Solid Waste Agency CR Gazette Article on proposed Plasma Arc Incinerator 1984 gas tragedy in Bhopal, India Case Study 25th Anniversary Superfund Searchable Database |
Unit 8 LinksNational Energy Education Development Project
U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory U.S. Energy Information Administration EIA - Kids site IPTV: The Future of Energy Documentary: Chernobyl Heart Energy from the Ocean (PowerPoint) Hyrdofracking Process NEED - Energy Sources Information
Non Renewable Energy Sources Coal Natural Gas Oil Nuclear Fission Renewable Energy Sources Solar Wind Geothermal Hydrogen Biomass Hydropower |
Unit 9 LinksFlow, the film - Watch online
Flow - Companion website Understanding the Clean Water act Click the NEXT arrow at the bottom to navigate True/False Quiz over the CWA Multiple Choice Quiz over the CWA Water Topic Modules (lots of good info) Click the gray arrows at the top to advance through the slides Watersheds and Groundwater More Groundwater Wastewater Treatment Water Quality Cedar Rapids Flood Recovery Plan |