Project Noah was created to provide people of all ages with a simple, easy-to-use way to share their experiences with wildlife. By encouraging your students to share their observations and contribute to Project Noah missions, you not only help students to reconnect with nature, you provide them with real opportunities to make a difference.
A superb science site, perfect for a nature project. View and upload geo-tagged photos of animals and plants as you find them in your surroundings.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science
Known worldwide by its panda logo, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) leads international efforts to protect endangered species and their habitats and address global threats such as toxic pollution, over-fishing and climate change. Learn about job and employment opportunities and scan WWF's publications.
Wildlife films and photos are vital weapons in the battle to save the world's endangered species from the brink of extinction.
So with the help of the world's best filmmakers, photographers, conservationists and scientists, ARKive is creating the ultimate multimedia guide to the world's endangered animals, plants and fungi.
This is a wonderful citizen science project where users are asked to classify animals on the Serengeti from camera traps to help real scientists survey and track populations of important and endangered wildlife.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science
"The Education Secretary has today urged all schools to eliminate their use of single use plastics by 2022.
Damian Hinds has called on senior leaders in schools to stop using items such as plastic bags, straws, bottles and food packaging in favour of sustainable alternatives, and invited them to start a conversation with pupils about the effects discarded plastics have on the environment and wildlife."
"A wildlife conservation site which aims to save the rare Pacific Northwest tree octopus from extinction… except it isn't. A great site to use that illustrates that not all information on the web can be trusted."
"An immersive, 3D wildlife simulation game, WolfQuest challenges players to learn about wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf in Yellowstone National Park."
US Global Change Research Program
Resources for middle and high school study. Mostly offline activities but there is a 12 minute intro video which can be downloaded.
stories, photos, videos,
and slide shows from the natural world build observation
skills, inspire scientific thinking, and create
fertile ground for discussions and new questions!
Great collection of engaging stories, photos, videos, and slide shows from the natural world build that observation skills, inspire scientific thinking, and create fertile ground for discussions and new questions!
"A vast treasury of wildlife images has been steadily accumulating over the past century, yet no one has known its full extent - or indeed its gaps - and no one has had a comprehensive way of gaining access to it. ARKive will put that right, and it will be an invaluable tool for all concerned with the well-being of the natural world."
Sir David Attenborough
Wildscreen Patron
Information and wonderful photography on endangered species. Information includes stats about each species, such as its classification, range, habitat, threats, current endangered status, conservation efforts, etc. The photos/videos are amazing.
Explore the wildþfflife in your own backyard with UK Safari. Great child-friendly profile pages on animals and plants around the UK.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science