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This resource supports all areas of science and environmental education. ECB is a state agency that supports technology in the classroom. Staff, mostly former teachers, put together "Surf Reports" which are collections of effective web sites on different subject areas. Climate Wisconsin is a new project with short (4 min) videos sharing stories of life in Wisconsin tied to our natural resources. It allows middle and high school students to stop and think "what would happen if the climate changed?" WiStem.org provides a link to another ECB web site that supports Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

A collection of amazing resources for teachers.

This was written to support exploration of Wisconsin's waterways and how they influenced the settlement of the state.

This collection is meant to be utilized by teachers state-wide. Resources (activity guides, picture books, trade books, videos) can be checked out through a simple request and sent to teachers through the South Central Library System. Books are checked out for a month but are very easy to renew. Resources for all ages.

EEK! is managed by the Wisconsin DNR and supports mostly environmental education and some life and environmental science. The site is an environmental education resource for elementary and middle-school students. Content is written in an accessible format for students and is available in both English and Spanish. This resource could be used to integrate math (population, size), social studies/geography (mapping) and reading.

National Geographic has really useful interactives in many areas of science, but one in particular I love to use is "Forces of Nature." This is useful for Earth or weather science. This online "lab" takes a close look at tornados, earthquakes, hurricanes and volcanoes. 1. Science Standard -- Good for grades K-8. Standard E -- Earth and Space Science. 4.5 Describe the weather commonly found in Wisconsin in terms of clouds, temperature, humidity, and forms of precipitation, and the changes that occur over time, including seasonal changes E.8.3 Using the science themes during the process of investigation, describe climate, weather, ocean currents, soil movements and changes in the forces acting on the earth 2. Integration -- Use in conjuction with a current event surrounding weather or earth activity. Case studies section on the website shows facts and information about actual natural disasters in history. 3. This interactive is easily adaptable to any age group or audience. Higher level students may maneuver through the site independently while younger students or non-readers can watch as the teacher or another student sets off an earthquake. The only drawback is that there is no audio.

A collection of resources - created for use in the classroom - on environmental education. Check out all of the Surf Reports! 

Here is the link to all of the education-related things at DNR. The newsletter: http://dnr.wi.gov/education/newsletter/ Trainings: http://dnr.wi.gov/eek/teacher/calendar.htm