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** This web site involves a partnership among Penn State Faculty, Reading School District teachers and Carpenter Technology. Some resources for starting points for teachers: ** Penn State Course: SciEd 470 B Here are links to proposed environmental science activities and information.
 * **World of Meters has ongoing updates to key facts about our Earth from population, economics, water, and food.** [|**Http://www.worldometers.info**]
 * **A web quest for children that has interactivity and games. Deals with open burning and uses questioning.** [|**http://www.airdefenders.org/**]
 * **Pennsylvania water data that has current conditions. Excellent for middle and high school students.** [|**http://pa.water.usgs.gov/**]
 * **For high school and college students- visit the US Geological Survey site.** [|**http://education.usgs.gov/**] **There are resources for K-6 and secondary as well. Check out the videos.**
 * [|**http://www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/**] **- Current trends that deal with What defines well-being? and Who grows your food? Excellent maps with data to illustrate research done so far. Includes obesity studies, happiness index as well.**
 * **Video clips of Earth Science...Video brings science concepts to students more easily.** [|**http://school.discoveryeducation.com/ontv/videoclips/earthscience1.html**]
 * **Environmental science resources from Discovery Education:** http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scien.html
 * **Great resources for grades 2-6 on Food Webs and Chains at this web theme site:** [|**http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000328.shtml**]
 * [|**www.brainpop.com**] **Excellent animations illustrate key science concepts. Great for elementary students and those with special needs. (Subscription - not free)**
 * **[|http://school.nettrekker.com] Source of quality websites and resources for K-12**
 * [|**reading**] One of our teachers posted this site at the workshop on 7/31.