SCIENCE & ECOLOGY

• RESCUE MISSION: PLANETEARTH
  ChildrenÕs Task Force on Agenda 21
  Packed with important facts, poems, stories and illustrations, this book will help children understand the document called Agenda 21 which came out of the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. Paperback $14.95.

• A GUIDE TO NATURE IN WINTER. This 375-page resource is packed with activities. Study snow ecology, winter bird behaviour or find evidence of insects, locate animal tracks and signs, winter weeds and wildflowers.
  Cost: $11.65.
  

• ENVIRONMENTAL VIEWS SERIES CD-ROMÕs enable Macintosh users to customize presentations and give slide shows using full-colour photos and text frames from OptilearnÕs Environmental Views Series. Created by educators and content experts, the series provide images and information to supplement environmental, earth and life science courses. (Grades 9øcollege).

• THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM is a bilingual newsletter focusing on school ground naturalization. Features articles by parents, educators and schoolchildren describing projects in their own communities around Canada. Lists many useful resources, including books, training sessions, and grant information.

• CONNECTIONS. In this CD-ROM experience, the links between people, events and ideas have fractured, and students must battle to restore order. Based on the critically acclaimed television show of the same name, players are placed in one of five worlds and challenged to solve puzzles concerning inventions that link to one another, like carbon paper to dynamite.

• 101 SCIENCE SURPRISES: EXCITING EXPERIMENTS WITH EVERDAY MATERIALS This book includes experiments and activities. Grades 3-5.

• NATIONAL ATLAS INFORMATION SERVICE (NAIS)
  Ottawa, ON
  Jean Thie
  Phone:(613) 992-4030 Fax: 943-8282
  Provides Canadian geographic information on land use, demographics,geology, and ecology. Also offers electronic access to maps and geography quizzes.
  http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/index.html
  
  
• Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN)
  http://www.nature.ca
  The CMN website is an introduction to the Museum. Search through its four main sections: Research and Collections; Exhibits and Education; Information and Services; and Discover. Read the CMN current events newspaper, and take a peek behind the scenes at exhibits, research and collections work.
  
  
• SIERRA CLUB K-12 ENVIRONMENTAL/OUTDOOR PROGRAM
  http://www.sierraclub.org/education/
  A K-12 program offering teachers and students environmental, science and ecology education through website materials and hands-on trail and nature activities.
  
  
• E PATROL
  http://www.sprint.com/epatrol/
  Energy savers and endangered alert.
  
  
• KIDS F.A.C.E.
  http://www.kidsface.org
  Kids For A Clean Environment is an international childrenÕs environmental organization.
  
  
• THE YUCKIEST SITE ON THE INTERNET
  http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/
  Activities, games and information on various science topics.
  
  
• KIDS WORLD 2000
  http://now2000.com/kids/zoos.shtml
  Links to sites on science, education, zoos and aquariums and some fun stuff too.
  
  
• SCIENCE WORLD
  www.scienceworld.bc.ca
  General facility information on programs, exhibits, opening times, etc.
  
  
• KIDS @ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
  A colourful site with lots of great facts and pictures.
  
  
• Global Warming Central: wholesale central.com
  http://www.wholesalecentral.com/n-global-warming.html
  Basic information and resources about global warming.
  
  
• Clean Up The Earth!
  http://www.commercialofficecleaning.com/clean-up-earth.html
  Resources about how to be "green" and the benefits recycling.

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