APES Resources Hotlist

APES Resources Hotlist
An Internet Hotlist on APES Resources

created by Jane Orbuch
San Lorenzo Valley High School

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about APES Resources, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

SLV Academy-APES HW/Handouts -

References

AAAS Atlas Of Population and Environment -
Action Bioscience-peer reviewed articles and links - Topics include biodiversity, environment, genomics, biotechnology, evolution, new frontiers, education
BEN:biosicednet -
Citation Styles -
Citations Machine -
Citizendium--Web 2.0 Encylopedia--Expert oversight -
Conservation Maps - GIS conservation maps: areas, species, habitats, threat, factors, oceans
Earth Encyclopedia -
Earth Track: source for understanding subsidies/gov interventions -
EarthNow! Landsat Image Viewer -
Earthle-The Energy Saving Google Custom Search Engine -
Ecocruz--Environmental Guide for Santa Cruz County -
Encyclopedia of the Earth - A comprehensive source of envrionmental information
Find Articles -
Global Response--letter writing -
Globalis Interactive World Map -
Google Earth--A 3D interface to the planet -
HyperStat Online Textbook -
JPL--Earth Observing Missions - great satellite imagery
Latitude/Longitude Position Finder -
Library Spot--world's largest online library -
Metric Conversions -
NOAA: Photo Library - Stroms, oceans, space, animals, sanctuaries etc
Science sites; Librarian's Internet Index -
Scirus--Science Search Engine -
What's That Bug? -
Wikipedia--free Encylopedia -
World Clock - Pop, Diseases, injuries, Economics, environmental etc
World Mapper: a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. -
World of Meters--world statistics updated in real time -

News

California Coast and Ocean - Now in its 24th year, California Coast & Ocean is dedicated to balanced, in-depth reporting on conservation and development issues along the state's entire coastline, in its watersheds, and the ocean. Each quarterly issue contains timely articles with insider perspectives and a sense of history about trends, issues, and controversies that are shaping the future of the coast.
EMagazine -
ENN; Environmental News Network -
Earth Portal - News, Encyclopedia, forum
Earth Science Bulletins -
Environmental Science and Technology Journal -
GRIST: Environmental News and Commentary -
Geotimes: Earth, Energy and Environment News -
Living on Earth: Sound Journalism for the Planet -
MSNBC--environment -
National Council for Science and the Environment - Improving the scientific basis for environmental decision making
New Scientist: Environment -
OnEarth--independent publication of NRDC -
Santa Cruz Sentinel -

Resources

AP Test Review Items -
AP credit Policy -
APES Law Review - a jeopardy style game
APES Review--115 Index card facts -
Bay Nature - Exploring nature in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Bibme: Fast and Easy Bibliography Maker -
California Coastal Records Project--An aerial photographic survey of the California Coastline -
California Envirothon - The California Envirothon is an outdoor natural resource education program for high school students grade 9-12. In the field, students are challenged to work as a team to answer written questions and conduct hands-on projects focusing on environmental issues. Students from all over California join together to explore the environment in five disciplines: Forestry, Wildlife, Aquatics, Soils and a current environmental issue.
Cmap Tools: Web based Concept Mapping software -
College Board--AP Central--Environmental Science -
Earth Album - earth album is a simpler, slicker Flickr mash-up that allows you to explore some of the most stunning photos in the world courtesy of Google maps and Flickr. To begin your journey, just click somewhere on the map, e.g. 'India'. Note-- since the top Flickr images are used, the images change every few weeks; bookmark this site and check back for a different experience in a month!
Earth: A Graphic Look at the State of the World - Global ecology, energy supply, freshwater, development/debt, weapons, human conditions, fishing/aquaculture, food/soil, toxic pollution, wealth
Exploring Earth Text - Investigations, visualizations, data centers, earth news, local resources, careers, chapters
Exponential Growth and the rule of 70 -
FORA TV environment - Videos on environment
Gapminder: Unveling the Beauty of Statistics for a Fact Based World View -
GoApes - This blog gives students an opportunity to weigh in on environmental issues. About every 5-7 days a free-response questions is provided on an environmental issues. By allowing them to see other students' responses from within our school and other participant schools, student can evaluate their own responses and provide critical and meaningful feedback to others
GreenFacts: Facts on Health and Environment -
Habitable Planet: A systems approach to Environmental Science -
Inspiration--Free 30 day Trial -
Junior Science and Humanities Symposium - CSUMB, March 13-15, 2008
Living in the Environment--12th--our text - Quizzes, tutorials etc
Living in the Environment--14th edition--latest - quizzes, tutorials etc
Matters of Scale: World Watch -
NASA; Earth Observatory -
Online Course: AP Env Science - Welcome to the NROC Advanced Placement (AP) Environmental Science course. This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare students to pass the AP Environmental Science exam.
Poster Session 2008--Sanctuary Symposium -
Raven/Berg Environment--7th edition--Student Companion site - Quizzes, essays, etc
Santa Cruz County Environmental Health Services - Fires, tomatoes, LBM, Mussels, Water Quality, West Nile, Hazardous Waste
Santa Cruz County GIS - Works with Firefox, not Safari browser.
Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District -
Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment Plant -
Science Fair Project Display Boards--ideas -
Science Poster Advice -
Science Santa Cruz--Science Fair site -
Simon: Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network -
Sloan Career Cornerstone Center - Ideas for careers in sciences.
Sustainable Development: the World Bank -
The Globe Program -
Understanding Earth--online text - Rocks, minerals, plate tectonics, geology

Organizations

Acterra: Action for a Sustainable Earth -
Aquatic Protection Agency- - dedicated to conservation and protection for California Coastal Waters.
Audubon -
California Coastal Commission -
California Regional Environmental Education Community - The CREEC Network is the best source for Environmental Education resources in California.
Coastal Watershed Council -
Conservation International -
Defenders of Wildlife -
Earth 911; Making Every Day Earth Day--Green Lifestyle -
Earth First -
Earth Island Institute -
EarthTeam-an Environmental Network for teens/teachers -
Ecology Action -
Econet -
Environmental Defense -
Environmental Research Foundation - Rachel's Nes, Precaution Reporter and Database of organizations
Farm Animal Rights Movement (Farm) -
FreeCycle - It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills
Greenpeace -
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute -
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary -
Monterey Bay Whale Research -
Mountain Resource Group - Google earth logging proposal
Native Forest council -
No Impact Project -
PISCO: Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans - MPAs, Marine Resources, Climate Change
People Power - Sensible transporation for Santa Cruz County
Planet Connect - High school students connect--green colleges/careers
Rainforest Action Network -
San Lorenzo Valley Water District - Grants for student science fair projects
Santa Cruz Mountains Bioregional Council -
Santa Cruz Native Plant Society - Restoration Opportunities
Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group -
Save Our Shores -
Sierra Club -
Student Conservation Association -
The Environmental Literacy Council -
The Garrett Hardin Society -
The Nature Conservancy -
Union of Concerned Scientists--citizens and scientists for environmental solutions -
Valley Woman's Club -
Wild Earth Guardians - protects and restores wildlife, rivers, places in the American West
Wilderness Net - Wilderness Information--Info on, Management and Science, Training and Education
World Ocean Observatory--a forum for Ocean Affairs -
WorldWatch Institute -

Hotlists

Activity Sites

Converting Units -
Converting Units--helps with APES math/energy problems -
Environmental History Timeline -
Food Web Kerplunk - Foodweb Kerplunk is a game about species relationships. Playing as a town councilmember in suburban California, you try to preserve the wildlife in a patch of native chaparral, against the pressures of town growth.
Footprint: Consumer Consequences: Are you living a sustainable lifecycle? -
Footprint: EcologicalFootprintQuiz -
Footprint: Measure Your Eco-Footprint -
Footprint: World Ecological Footprint -
Footprint: Zero Footprint Youth Calculator -
Footprint: What is your Ecological Footprint? -
Individual Water Footprint -
Interactive Environmental History Timeline--Worldwatch -
Patagonia Footprint Chronicles: impact of patagonia products -
People's Century-Environmental Timeline -
Rabbits and Wolves -
Scorecard: Pollution Information Site -
The Aid Game: Helping People to a Better Future - The Aid Game is about giving charitable aid to developing countries. These countries may suffer the dual challenges of high mortality from hunger and disease, and even higher birthrates, leading to ever greater demands on their natural resources, and more hunger, in a vicious cycle. In the Aid Game, you explore alternative aid packages, to see which kinds of aid work best, and why.
The Story of Stuff - a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.
Theory Of Island Biogeography Simulation -
Tragedy of the Commons Game -
the Day they Prachuted Cats on Borneo - A drama of Ecology

Content by Jane Orbuch, jorbuch@slvhs.slv.k12.ca.us
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listapesresja.html
Last revised Mon Jan 25 8:56:33 US/Pacific 2010