Selected Ecology Web Sites

WhaleNet
http://whale.wheelock.edu/
The WhaleNet website is dedicated to education while focusing on whales and whale research. "WhaleNet is a unique interdisciplinary, hands-on, collaborative telecomputing project to foster excitement and learning about the natural world in schools across the nation and around the globe." An excellent ecology resource for K-12 science classes. Check out "Saving Whales with DNA" and the dataset in "S.T.O.P. - Satellite Tagging Observation Program". Good classroom lesson plans and curricular materials using datasets.

Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory
http://www.webdirectory.com/
This site advertises itself as the "Earth's Biggest Environmental Search Engine." It gives you a choice of typing in your own search topic or choosing from the broad topic folders already listed. Example: Opening the animals folder gives you more folders to choose from eventually giving you information or contacts. Also included is a folder on education which contains many resources including a listing of environmental education products, some of which are free. If you can think of a topic, you will probably find the information at this web site. The site is easy to navigate and could be used by both students and teachers.

Coral Forest
http://www.blacktop.com/coralforest/
Homepage for "a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting coral reef ecosystems through education in action." Links include a map showing location of reefs throughout the world, beautiful pictures, and sample lesson plans.

USGS Science for a Changing World
http://marine.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/index-too.html
This site includes Fact Sheets on 28 Coastal and Marine Geology projects. The projects are very diverse .The information could be used in any 9 -12 science classroom . This information would be good for demonstrating the relevance of science in everyone's life. Some fact sheets have to do with energy sources and economic impact of environmental disasters. Each fact sheet includes graphics and projects. There is nothing interactive here. But the information could be a basis for other student work.

Ecology - from the Mining Company
http://ecology.miningco.com/