http://www.nwf.org/campusEcology/index.cfm

This website features the National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology program. This program was established over a decade ago to "assist students, faculty, staff, and administrators in transforming colleges and universities into learning and teaching models of environmental sustainability(...)" and has supported 2,000 campus projects nation-wide. Each year more than 100 schools enroll in the Campus Ecology program and the website provides information about resources, training sessions, internships, and fellowships. This site also links to a well-organized Greening Projects section which encourages site visitors to peruse Campus Ecology projects from past years in categories such as Composting, Environmental Literacy, Landscaping, and Water. [NL]

http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/classroom.htm

This site is part a larger Bagheera website created by long-time journalist and conservationist Craig Kasnoff to educate people about, and support activism for, endangered species issues. The Classroom site features an Activities section which provides many short activity ideas under headings like Use Your Imagination, and Inquire, Analyze and Compare. In addition to general activities for endangered species issues, Kasnoff provides a section on Activities Directed at Particular Species in the Case Studies. This site also includes a bibliography, glossary of related terms, and information about "problems facing endangered animals and what can be done to improve their chances of survival." Links are provided to other great sections of the In the Wild site as well, including information about extinct animals, animals facing extinction, and a Spotlight on important issues regarding endangered animals. [NL]

http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/lessons/brine.html

Hosted by NCSU Science Junction, this website contains The Brine Shrimp Project, a lesson plan created by educator April J. Cleveland. The goal of this project is for students to "design and conduct a laboratory investigation to determine how different factors may affect the hatching and development of brine shrimp eggs." Although it was "field tested with 10th grade biology students," this project is adaptable for use with elementary, middle, and high school students, and furthermore "supports the National Science Content Standards A and C for grades" K-12. The website clearly outlines the 7-day project including instructions, work sheets for students, and a comprehensive evaluation sheet. [NL]

http://www.sciencefriday.com/kids/sfkc20040116-2.html

This Science Friday Kid's Connection™: Animal Communication website (January 16, 2004), developed as an educational component for NPR's Talk of the Nation: Science Friday radio program, provides quality resources for middle school teachers. The site focuses on ape and monkey communication, and provides numerous links to related educational websites. The site also contains an Academic Content Standards section for Grades 6-8 that supplies specific standards and benchmarks for various animal communication lessons. Additionally, the website offers access to the original radio program which included guests like Marc Hauser, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Mind / Brain / Behavior Program at Harvard University. [NL]

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/flight/enter.html

This website features the UC Museum of Paleontology Vertebrate Flight Exhibit created by John R. Hutchinson, a graduate student in Dr. Kevin Padian's lab at UC-Berkeley. This site serves as a great introduction for teachers and students interested in the natural history, mechanics, or other aspects of vertebrate flight. The exhibit works like a tutorial organized under the heading: Learn the Secrets of Flight. Each section flows from one to the next, beginning with the Introduction of Flight, and including other sections like The Physics of Flight, The Evolution of Flight, and more. The sections are fairly concise and brief, but include links for key terms to more information located at other museum sites. A strong finish, the final flight section includes sub-sections on Pterosaurian, Avian, and Chiropteran Flight accompanied by illustrated diagrams and other images. [NL]

http://www.feedingminds.org/

Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger is "an international classroom for exploring the problems of hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity." Offered in eight languages, the website offers numerous resources for educators, providing adaptable lessons designed to introduce primary, intermediate, and secondary level students to world hunger issues. "Each lesson contains Objectives, Concepts and Activities to engage...students in a discussion about these serious and persistent problems." This site features an interactive forum allowing educators to share ideas and experiences from all over the world. The Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger website also provides a list of related links and information about activities in different countries. [NL]

http://www.mnh.si.edu/garden/welcome.html

This excellent archived website from the Smithsonian "teaches about diversity and history by looking at the evolution of agriculture and cuisine throughout the world. It is designed so that it can be browsed for enjoyment and exploration, or to provide a basis for more in-depth classroom or home activities..." The site links to creative and informative sections under the titles of History, Garden, Learning, and Recipes. The Garden and Learning sites both provide educational activities exploring gardening, cultural diversity, and more. The site also includes seed ordering information, a bibliography, and a page for teachers and parents. [NL]

http://insected.arizona.edu/uli.htm

This comprehensive website from the University of Arizona Center for Insect Science prepares K-3rd grade teachers for classroom lessons using live insects. The site provides twenty lesson plans that include math and science activities and follow National Science Education Standards. "Roughly two hundred teachers in Arizona, Massachusetts, Missouri, and Mississippi pilot tested the lessons in their classrooms." The site also supplies teachers with information sheets for different insects, and rearing sheets that provide instructions for insect care and collection. In addition, the website includes a bibliography that serves as "a complete reference source for all of the lesson plans." [NL]