ENVIRONMENT LINKS

GRADE 6 ENGLISH

Handouts and Worksheets	Resource Links
RESEARCH CHECKLIST	ONLINE DATABASE RESOURCES for magazine, news, and reference articles
NOTESHEETS AND WORKS CITED FORM	INTERNET WEB PAGE LINKS
ONLINE DATABASE HOMEWORK SHEET *Citation Tips for DATABASE HOMEWORK*	Can you trust this web page?
WEB EVALUATION FORM	WAMS RESEARCH LINKS

ONLINE DATABASE RESOURCES

to use SIRS Discoverer, KidSearch, and and Today's Science for magazine articles!

Also try World Book Online and Junior Reference Collection for reference articles.

Passwords are needed at home! Look in your Student Handbook!

EXPLORE THESE WEB LINKS:
You may need to use a "search engine" for your topic and keywords.

GENERAL WEBSITES

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Yahooligans Environment

Environmental Links

EPA STUDENT CENTER

ACID RAIN Acid Rain Acid rain works fast	Lyme Disease
Air Pollution More on Air Pollution	Marine Pollution Marine Pollution Questions
Alternative Energy Sources	Medical Waste More on Medical Waste
Anthrax	Mold
Arsenic in drinking water	Mosquito-borne diseases West Nile Virus
Biofuels Beach pollution	Noise Pollution
Carbon monoxide poisoning Carbon monoxide	Nuclear Energy Nuclear (radioactive) waste Nuclear Energy overview
Coral reef destruction	Overfishing More overfishing Article on overfishing
NJ Deer Management More on Deer Deer opinion	OZONE LAYER
Drinking Water More Drinking Water	Pesticides Poisons on Pets Rabies
US Drought Monitor US Drought Drought Info Living with Drought	Second-hand Smoke Secondhand smoke puts children at risk
E.coli Food Safety	Styrofoam (polystyrene) More on polystyrene Recycling Polystyrene
Food Additives	Rainforest Facts Tropical Rainforest Deforestation
Forest Fires "Only You can prevent forest fires!"	SOIL POLLUTION Solid Waste Reducing solid waste
Fresh water	Recycling Styrofoam
Garbage	Renewable Energy
Global Warming and Greenhouse Effect	Space Debris Space debris problem Orbital debris
Hybrid Automobiles	Toxic Chemicals
Lead Poisoning	Water pollution and conservation
Invasive Species More Invasive Species	Wetlands

Also try Search Engines, such as Google and KidsClick!

Revised 10/24/07 KAH