Audubon - Kids and Education
The National Audubon Society's site contains resources for teachers, including ordering information for Audubon Adventures, a classroom kit for grades 4-6 (correlated to National Science Education Standards);links to the WatchList, a comprehensive listing of threatened birds in North America; Wild!Life Adventures videos; and training workshops.
http://www.audubon.org/educate/
"Bird Buddy" Classroom Adoption
"A year-long learning experience geared toward elementary school students. 14 activity sheets are designed to supplement environmental lessons and teach the importance of saving birds of prey and preserving their habitat." Developed by the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey.
http://members.aol.com/randystack/buddy.html
Bronx Zoo Education Department 
"Bronx Zoo curricula integrate classroom lessons and zoo-visit field trips...and are used in schools and zoos in 48 U.S. states and around the world. " Grades K-12. Information on ordering materials, teacher workshops and school programs at the Zoo. Selected resources have been reviewed by the National Project for Excellence in EE.
http://www.wcs.org/education/teachers/programs/intro.html
Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method
More than 100 hands-on science experiments for children (K-6) that use "creepy crawlies" in science experiments that feature the five steps of the scientific method: Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Result, and Conclusion. Can be ordered online.
http://www.fulcrum-resources.com/html/creepy_crawlies.html
Digital Frog International
Educational, multimedia CD-ROMs with an ecological focus, covering wetlands, rainforests and frog ecology."Interactive activities help bring biology and ecology to life, while customizable workbooks give a structured way to explore and learn." Correlations to Learning Standards are available for some regions (U.S. and Canada).
http://www.digitalfrog.com/products/index.html
Earth’s Endangered Environments (CD-ROM)
"Explore Rain Forests, the 'lungs of the Earth'—home to thousands of diverse plants and animals—and see how forests are being destroyed by ranching, logging, and farming. See how Wetlands filter water, help control erosion, and benefit both people and wildlife. Visit swamps, marshes, bogs, tundra, and other key areas affected by development and pollution. Mac/Windows." Grades 4-9.
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/education/pilot.cfm?TEMPLATE=pilot%2
Global Systems Science
"An interdisciplinary course for high school students (9-12)that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact." Including climate change, energy use, biodiversity and population. A project of the Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley.
http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/GSS/lhshome.html
How Can Biodiversity be Preserved?
"Complements the study of biodiversity, using case studies from throughout the world to develop inquiry skills. Includes a brief overview of biodiversity and a final activity in which students develop a plan for preserving biodiversity in their own neighborhood." Grades 6-10. Developed by the Instit. for Int'l Studies, Stanford Univer.
http://iis.stanford.edu/lasso/iispubsrch.lasso?-database=pubs&-layout=de
John Muir Day Study Guide:
K-12 teachers' guide with student materials for celebrating Muir's lifetime of conservation (available in PDF format or can be ordered). Part of the Sierra Club's John Muir Exhibit.
http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/john_muir_day_study_guide/
Journey North - A Global Study of Wildlife Migration
"An Internet-based learning adventure that engages
students in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change." Students share their own field observations with classrooms across North America. In addition, students are linked with scientists who
provide their expertise directly to the classroom.
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
Sea World/Busch Gardens - Educational Resources
Life history information and classroom activities focusing on marine animals, as well as information about the educational programs offered by Sea World/Busch Gardens parks around the country.
http://www.seaworld.org/teacherguides/classroom.html
Sea World - Teacher's Guides
"Each guide includes goals and objectives, information, vocabulary, a bibiography, and classroom activities," focusing on Marine animals and ecosystems (K-12). Can be ordered from Sea World. Selected guides have been reviewed by the Nat'l Project for Excellence in EE.
http://www.seaworld.org/teacherguides/tglisting.htm
Teacher and Parent Resources
Directory of eco-tours and activities for kids from Miningco.com.
http://ecotourism.miningco.com/msub38.htm?pid=2819&cob=home
The Raptor Center: Highway to the Tropics
An education/research project conducted by The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota. Lessons plans for grades 4-8 (downloadable), family activities, migration data and resource links for teachers and students on raptors.
http://www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu/newwebdev/meeen/highway/meeen.html
Urban Wildlife Resources
"An information source and clearinghouse for urban wildlife-related matters. A major objective is to facilitate interaction and cooperation...to achieve better management of natural resources in urban and urbanizing areas through research, planning, design, and education." Conservation Ed packets for teachers (4-7th grade)and related books can be ordered from UWR.
http://users.erols.com/urbanwildlife/bookstor.htm
Virtual Galapagos
"The program includes self directed and self paced discovery in the pattern and process of evolution, the scientific method, Galapagos community ecology and conservation issues, and the history of Darwin's own voyage of discovery aboard the Beagle and on through the development of his theory." A project of Terra Quest.
http://terraquest.com/galapagos/
Wild About Life!
"A docu-drama about four teenagers who discover the value of the variety of life on earth from wolves to plants and wetlands to deserts and are inspired by positive actions to safeguard it. It is divided into four parts so that each unit can be viewed separately, supplemented by classroom-friendly activities in the guide." Free, and can be ordered online. Grades 4-12.
http://www.karolmedia.com/resources/free/freeres.htm
