Investigations in Science: Going Green
Internet Resources Pathfinder for Students
Understanding How to Go Green
Resources and ideas on going green
http://www.weather.com/- “climate & green” tab
http://www.go-green.com/
http://www.lowimpactliving.com/pages/green-projects/green-projects
Environmental protection site: Climate change
http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/carbon_cycle_version2.html
Green Building Design
Green Building Program at MCPS
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/schools2green/index.shtm
www.greenschoolsfocus.org
Green Buildings around the US
http://www.buildgreenschools.org/
http://www.edutopia.org/green-scene
http://www.edutopia.org/going-green
www.igreenbuild.com
TC Williams High School-green high school in Alexandria, VA
http://www.acps.k12.va.us/board/meetings/2006-2007/20070412sbx_f.pdf
Green Schools Initiative http://www.mtpc.org/RenewableEnergy/Green_Schools.htm
International Green Roof Association http://www.igra-world.com/home/index.html
Environmental Design + Construction
http://www.edcmag.com/CDA/Archives/d568f635d8697010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
http://www.greenroofs.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=40
Harvard Green Campus Initiative
http://www.greencampus.harvard.edu/hpbs/green_roofs.php#About
Green Roof Types
http://www.roofmeadow.com/images/greenrooftypes.gif
Article about green building materials http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2008/05/16/AR2008051600306.html
Article about the Chesapeake Bay Foundation “Green” Merrill Building
http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_sub_merrill_main
Natural Resource Information
Maryland Department of Natural Resources on-line articles
http://www.dnr.maryland.gov/naturalresource/
Understanding the human impact on natural resource use
http://www.lowimpactliving.com/pages/your-impacts/your-impacts
Energy Resources
http://fplenergy.apogee.net/kids/nrgconserv.aspx
WSSC ((Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission) has started to use wind power for electric power to obtain water for
Montgomery County
http://www.wssc.dst.md.us/info/VideoFiles/Index.cfm
This fact book includes current data about how electricity is generated in Maryland, and other states.
http://esm.versar.com/PPRP/factbook/factbook.html
Maryland Sources of electric power
http://esm.versar.com/PPRP/factbook/green_power.htm
Information on nuclear power plants for all states
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/states/statesmd.html
Washington Post Article
Naturally cool your home – Air conditioning using trees.
http://www.americanforests.org/planttrees/howto.php
The Department of Energy site on energy facts and resources
http://www.eia.doe.gov/
http://www.msha.gov/kids/kidshp.htm
The energy story – Where Fossil Fuels Come From
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter08.html
Wildlife and Forest Resources
Living Resources of the Potomac River
http://www.potomacriver.org/about_ICPRB/faqs.htm#lr
Read about the effect of hydroelectric power on air, land, water, and wildlife at
http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/affect/hydro.html
Change in populations due to temperature changes of water bodies
http://www.lenntech.com/aquatic/introduction.htm
Maryland DNR fish restoration projects
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/recreational/hatchery/hatsuccess.html
‘Green’ uses for land besides farming
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/28/world/europe/28germany.html?ex=1311739200&en=ca87c722af0f2adb&ei=5090&pa
rtner=rssuserland&emc=rss
This site discusses removal of dams to restore animal habitats
http://www.elwharivereducation.org/
Invasive plant species
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/SpaceScience/Invasive-plants
http://www.nps.gov/plants/ALIEN/fact.htm
http://www.biodiversitypartners.org/invasive/factsheets/fact.shtml
Conservation
Habitat preservation
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/education/turtles.htm
Lessons and links from National geographic on captive breeding
http://www.ngeo.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g912/breeding.html
The National Zoo program for animal conservation
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/EndangeredSpecies/CapBreedPops/default.cfm
Recycling
CRI Container Recycling Institute – Data on recycling aluminum, glass, plastic
http://www.container-recycling.org/glass_rates.htm?gclid=CIC3s9bw7JMCFQxbHgodswkyWQ
www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/saving/recycling/solidwaste/paperandglass.html
http://www.recycle.net/Glass/index.html
Water Resources
The history of DC area water and sewer
http://www.dcwasa.com/about/history.cfm
The status of the Washington DC area drinking water supply
http://www.potomacriver.org/about_ICPRB/faqs.htm#lr
The NEED Project - The mission of the National Energy Education Development Project is to promote an energy conscious
and educated society by creating effective networks of students, educators, business, government and community leaders to
design and deliver objective, multi-sided energy education programs.
http://www.need.org/
How do we get our water and what happens to our sewage?
http://www.wssc.dst.md.us/info/VideoFiles/Index.cfm
http://www.wsscwater.com/index.cfm
What is gray water and water recycling?
http://www.lowimpactliving.com/blog/2007/11/13/graywater-recycling-systems/
What happens when humans overuse water?
http://www.desertusa.com/colorado/coloriv/du_coloriv.html
This fact book includes current data about how electricity is generated in Maryland, and other states. Electricity in MD Fact
Book
http://esm.versar.com/PPRP/factbook/factbook.html
Green Cleaners
A Washington Post article on green cleaners
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/homeandgarden/features/2007/green-cleaners-041907/chart.html
Animal adaptations or extinction
Video on frog adaptations:
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/3-headed-frog/930021826
This site is free from USGS it has several lesson to teach bias in science articles, plus it has an informational data base on
animals and chemical contamination http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/contaminants-online/
Aerosols – It’s O.K. to Spray- Free curriculum, resources and downloads
www.NOCFCS.org
Captive breeding – Zoos
Lessons and links from National geographic on captive breeding
http://www.ngeo.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g912/breeding.html
The National Zoo program
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/EndangeredSpecies/CapBreedPops/default.cfm
TR - Excerpt from a book Essentials of Conservation Biology.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dallan/nre220/outline23.htm
Project ideas
Maryland DNR fish restoration
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/recreational/hatchery/hatsuccess.html
P3: People, Prosperity and the Planet Student Design Competition for Sustainability
http://epa.gov/p3/multimedia/
Eco-tainment found on the 24 hour Planet Green from Discovery
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/
Wa$ted-Weds. 9pm
Mean Green Machines-Tues. 9:30pm
Hollywood Green-Thurs. 9pm
Battleground Earth: Ludacris vs Tommy Lee-Sun. 10pm
Stuff Happens-Tues. 9pm