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Students are encouraged to discover what makes their environmental area unique (wildlife, natural resources, landscape, terrain, plant life, history, special events, culture, etc.) and then to choose a means to share their presentation with the world. The ultimate goal is to have students from all over the world contribute their slice of the world using whatever presentation format they feel is best so that we can understand our world better from those who have firsthand knowledge.

Includes information and videos on many science and nature topics including space, dinosaurs, etc. Great to use in the classroom for my space unit where students were studying the solar system.

Helps kids explore career choices based on what they like (eg building and fixing things, Science, sports, computers, nature). Several jobs are listed per category as well as information on what the job is like, what training or schooling is needed, expected salaries, job outlook, and similar jobs.

Journey Into Amazonia features the swollen rivers, flooded forests and dense canopy of the vast rain forest recognized as one of Earth's natural wonders. My students can actually feel like they are searching through the amazon and learn more about rainforest in their habitat units.

Students select a special place that is important to them then take on the roll of a park ranger and through photographs and narration in a short video (which will be turned into an enhanced podcast) explain why this place is special to them, what is unique about it, what are its main features, its history, and what people need to do to help preserve it for the future.

Online application for one time fee of $29.95 for one user. Volume discounts available. Create your own flash cards or access cards made by others. Upload your own images and audio to make the flash cards multimedia. Review the cards and then play games or take a quiz. Application picks up where you stopped and shuffles the deck to show you cards you had trouble with. You can print the cards, use them online, or download them. You can also put them on your iPod or cellphone.