Resources+Available+-Books,+DVDs

Green Magnet-Available Books and Resources for Use in Lesson/Unit Creation for Classrooms
Contact Karen to post lessons/units to be shared, and please let us know if you have suggestions for magnet-related resources.

=Book Giveaway at Earth Day Carnival, November 14th, 2013.= Preview available. See Tatiana Machare, Class 821.

Facing the Future's //Making Connections: Engaging Students in Language, Literacy, and Global Issues//
Chapter 1: Envisioning the Future //Teacher's Edition, Chapter 1 Student Workbook - You can project it onto your Smartboard.//

EARTH WEEK RESOURCES
To access //The Story of Stuff// movie, go to: http://storyofstuff.org/index.php

Lesson: Green Power, A Sustainable Life

 * Lesson Motivation, Part 1:** [[file:Image Sort-A Sustainable Life.ppt]] **Lesson in Powerpoint, Part 2**: [[file:Green Power A Sustainable Life.ppt]]

**Facing the Future** - //Real World Math//. 180 student workbooks, 10 teacher editions


On-Line Eco-Dictionary
http://www.planetpals.com/ecodictionary.html

70 copies - //The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo: An Eco-Mystery// by Jean Craighead George. Lexile Level 740 500 copies - //Song of the Trees// by Mildred Taylor 500 copies - //Seedfolks// by Paul Fleischer
 * Books** - See below for other available books
 * For teachers to check out:**
 * 75 copies of student version of //An Inconvenient Truth//**
 * 45 copies - //The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rainforest// by Lynne Cherry**

3**0 copies - //The Three R's: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle//** 1**00 copies - //The Lorax// by Dr. Seuss.** Dr. Seuss’ story of a ruined environment
 * 32 copies - //You Can Save the Planet: 50 Ways You Can Make a Difference//**
 * 30 copies - //Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?// by Ann Rockwell**
 * 31 copies - //The Giving Tree// by Shel Silverstein**
 * //25 copies - Letting Swift River Go// by Jane Yolen.** Fiction - picture book about the creation of the Quabbin Resevoir in Massachusetts
 * //60 The Secret Life of Bees// by Sue Monk Kidd with Teacher Edition**


 * 4 copies - //Planet Earth as You've Never Seen It Before//** //- **coffee table book to accompany Planet Earth**// **//DVD//**

//Brown Angels// by Walter Dean Myers. Historical, sepia print photographs of African American children-18 copies //The Land I Lost: Adventurs of a Boy in Vietnam// by Huynh Quang Nhuong. 32 copies //The Secret Life of Bees// by Sue Monk Kidd. 60 copies

Books to distribute for Independent Reading libraries and/or Literature Circles
 * 10 copies - //Scat// by Carl Hiaasen. Eco-mystery about a panther, middle school students, missing biology teacher**
 * 15 copies - //Green Boy//** **by Susan Cooper**
 * 12 copies** //**The Talking Earth**// **by Jean Craighead George. Lexile Level 770**
 * 12 copies - Case of the Missing Cutthroats: An Eco-Mystery by Jean Craighead George. Lexile Level 680**
 * 12 copies - //The Firebug Connection: An Eco-Mystery// by Jean Craighead George. Lexile Level 710**
 * 12 copies - //Who Really Killed Cock Robin: An Eco-Mystery// by Jean Craighead George. Lexile Level 830**

Books for Teachers //Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder// by Richard Louv - 1 copy //In Defense of Food// by Michael Pollan - 2 copies //The Orchid Thief:A True Story of Beauty and Obsession// by Susan Orlean. This is a true story about the Everglades for teachers who are doing //Missing Gator of Gumbo Limbo// with their classes. //Three Short Stories// by William Faulkner. 2 copies

//Flow: For Love of Water// - 3 copies //Wall-E// - 2 copies //Civil Action - DVD - 1 copies// //Gorrillas in the Mist - about Dian Fossey - DVD - 2 copies// //Hoot - DVD// - 2 copies //e2/design - DVD// //Soylent Green - DVD// //The Great Debaters -// 1 copy //The Eleventh Hour -// 4 copies //Six Degrees Could Change ther World// //An Inconvenient Truth// - 2 copies //Planet Earth// - 5 Disc Series //Day After Tomorrow// - 2 copies //Silent Running// //Soylent Green// //The Lorax// - 3 copies //e2 Design - the economies of being environmentally conscious// 3 Seasons of DVDs e2 Design - the economies of being environmentally conscious National Geographic: //Strange Days on Planet Earth// 2-DVD set – 2 copies //Manufactured Landscapes// - DVD about what manufacturing has done to the environment =Websites=
 * DVDs**
 * //Silence of the Bees// - 3 copies**
 * //30 Years of National Geographic Specials// Includes the first Americans to conquer Everest, Jacques-Yves Cousteau's underwater explorations, and more.**
 * //The True Cost of Food// - DVD - 7 copies. Created by Sierra Club**
 * //The Story of Stuff// - 7 copies**
 * //Climate Change// The American Museum of Natural History's Science Bulletin**
 * //Who Killed the Electric Car? A Lack of Consumer Confidence ... Or Conspiracy?// -** 1 copy
 * Facing the Future** http://www.facingthefuture.org/Curriculum/DownloadFreeCurriculum/tabid/114/Default.aspx#Teacher%20Lesson%20Plan%20Book
 * Climate Change**: http://climate.jpl.nasa.gov/

Links to: classroom studies, classroom activities, glossary, bibliography
 * Endangered Species - Bagheera: A Website for Earth's Endangered Species**: http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/classroom.htm

Links to Coal, Energy Efficiency, National Rulemaking & Standards, Wildlife, The Arctic, Jobs, and a Library - type in keyword - a lot of resources are available with legal/govt information. Example: 99 articles on "Everglades"
 * Earthjustice, Because the Earth Needs a Good Lawye**r: http://www.earthjustice.org/index.html


 * "Ways for a School to Go Green"** by Kurt Simonsen. Jan. 2009. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1342474/ways_for_a_school_to_go_green.html?page=4&cat=4

IUCN helps develop conservation science, manages field projects all over the world, and brings together players from different domains and sectors to develop and implement policy, laws and best practice. Links to publications, position and information papers, research tools, images, video, audio.
 * International Union for Conservation of Nature** (IUCN), founded in 1948: http://www.iucn.org/resources/index.cfm

The mission of The Biomimicry Institute is to nurture and grow a global community of people who are learning from, emulating, and conserving life's genius to create a healthier, more sustainable planet.
 * Biomimicry -** **the practice of developing sustainable technologies inspired by ideas from Nature:** __www.biomimicryinsitute.org__


 * The Biomimicry Database**. "...a place where designers, architects, and engineers search biological information, find experts, and collaborate to find ideas that potentially solve their designn/engineering challenges.[| http://database.portal.modwest.com/db_intro_help.html]


 * Ask Nature Beta: How would a butterfly inspire your next design?** http://www.asknature.org/

TED. Technology, Entertainment. Technology. www.ted.com Entertainers, writers, activists, scientists, artists such as Jane Goodall, E. O. Wilson in 15 minute talks/performances.

Lori Schreier’s farm - Mark Schreier's sister. http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M16015.

=[|Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge]= =NYC Department of Sanitation's Golden Apple Awards Contest= -
 * We will be having a whole school read of //Song of the Trees// by Mildred Taylor in literacy classrooms.**
 * Class Sets of //Song of the Trees// by Mildred Taylor are available**


 * The 8th grade will subsequently read //Green Boy//, the 7th grade will read //The Talking Earth// and 6th grade will read //Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo.// We have for teachers to review:**

Free Climate Change Curriculum from Facingthefuture.org **- ** Fast Facts**: http://www.facingthefuture.org/ServiceLearning/FastFactsQuickActionsforStudents/tabid/96/Default.aspx**
 * Free downloads from Facingthefuture.org:**
 * Scavenger Hunt for Global Issues and Sustainable Solutions-[[file:Scavenger Hunt andAnswer KeyGlobal Sustainability Issues.pdf]]**
 * Teacher's Companion- Questions based on Global Issues and Sustainable Solutions Textbook**
 * Teachers Companion Answer Key [[file:Facng Future - TeacherscompanionAnswerKey.pdf]]**
 * (We are ordering a few copies of the textbook to see if it is usable. A preview of the workbook is available at the free resources link, or you can view it: [[file:Global Issues-Sustainable Solutions Preview.pdf]]**
 * Climate Change, Consumption, Energy, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Hunger, Peace & Conflict, Poverty, Rainforests, Reproductive Health, Water, Women & Girls**

Free Lesson Plans from U. S. Dept. of Energy**. "On this site you'll find links to more than 350 lesson plans and activities on energy efficiency and renewable energy for grades K-12. Each includes a short summary that identifies curriculum integration, time, materials, and national standards. For more education resources, please see the EERE Energy Education Web site." http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/education/lessonplans/

=Graphing Calculators=

=Vocabulary/Essential Ideas= Vocabulary In Chart Form - print and cut up for pre-assessment, post-assessment, group work. 1. Distribute 1 word/person 2. Pairs discuss words 3. Quartets discuss words 4. Groups report out. Career Connections=DRAFT- MAKE SUGGESTIONS

=Other Books to borrow= You can borrow a variety of books and have students work in groups. A lot of the books are picture books and easy to read, but with enough information to make a lesson meaningful. //The Magic School Bus: At the Waterworks// Book about how we get water to drink //A Kid's Guide to Global Warming: How it affects you and what you can do about it// by Glen Murphy //A Child's Introduction to The Environment// //earth matters: an encyclopedia of ecology// //Earth Day - Hooray!// //All Creatures Great and Small// by James Herriot //Water: discovery starts with a single word// //Butterflies & Moths// //A Pocket Guide to Insects// //A Pocket Guide to Butterflies & Moths//

Quiz Deck - "The Earth-Friendly Garden" - a deck of cards with questions and answers Quiz Deck - "Water" - a deck of cards with questions and answers

PBS //Nature// Comic Book - This is a lot more complex than the ConEdison comic book. ConEdison's - Comic Book - The Justice League - Stories, Activity, Pages, and a Poster Dept of Sanitation Comic Book - //Trashmasters//