CURRICULUM RESOURCES

Ground Truth Studies Teacher Handbook
The handbook developed by the Aspen Global Change Institute offers teachers current scientific understanding of global environmental change. Over the next 20 years, the dominant source of information about the global environment will come from space observations. Remote sensing from a network of satellites (NASA's Mission to Planet Earth) will measure the Earth's land, oceans and atmosphere. The Handbook provides a "user friendly" introduction to this invaluable technology for use in the classroom. The Handbook offers a series of activities designed to involve students directly in observing, measuring and monitoring their local environment. Aerial and satellite images of the local environmenta are "ground truthed" or verfied by student observations on the ground. Contact: Aspen Global Change Institute, 100 East Francis, Aspen, CO 81611 tel (970) 925-7376. Website: www.agci.org The Gap Analysis Project provides satellite imagery free to teachers who are involved in The NatureMapping Program (check with Karen Dvornich). E-mail: vicon@u.washington.edu

A World in Our Backyard
A Wetlands Education and Stewardship Program. A guide and accompanying videocassette provide information about wetlands in New England for educators. The guide suggests ways of studying wetland characteristcs, why wetlands are important, and how students and teachers can help protect a local wetland resource. This guide aims to help students get to know the complexities of wetlands, discover wildlife, enjoy the experience of being outdoors and learn how necessary wetlands are to the health of our environments. Contact: Environmental Media Cewnter, PO Box 1016, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (800) ENV-EDUC. Washington State Program: Annie Phillips, Department of Ecology (360) 407-6408.

Salmon in the Classroom
One way to hook kids on caring for the environment is to teach them about fish and shellfish through fishing. Fishing clinics and equipment are available to schools, where volunteers teach students how to fish. Instructors stress ethics, conservation practices and personal safety. Contact Jim Byrd at (360) 586-3100. Teachers wishing to set up an aquarium to raise "Salmon in the Classroom" may call Diane Ludwig for more information at (360) 902-2262. Materials and demonstrations on shellfish are available through Al Rammer at (360) 249-4628.

Washington NASA Space Grant consortium (University of Washington)
The Washington NASA Space Grant consortium is a statewide nonprofit organization established and supported by NASA, with additional funds provided by state and private sources. Their activities are designed to improve and enrich basic science and aerospace-related education and research opportunities for the state's diverse pre-college, college, university and community learners.

The Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium is offering small grants to K-12 teachers for science and interdiscipliniary projects. Public, private and certified home-school teachers are welcome to apply. Contact: Lisa Peterson (800) 659-1943.

EPA Streamwalkers
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 office in Seattle, in response to requests by several groups and agencies, created a standardized, easy to use screening tool for monitoring stream corridor health. More than 10,000 citizens and students now use Streamwalk to learn more about their streams and rivers. Streamwalkers are invited to NatureMap while collecting field data. Contact: Pam Emerson, Environmental Education (206) 553-1287.

ARCINFO GIS software
Manufacturer of ARCINFO and K-12 Library Package

GLOBE
Globally integrated earth systems science education

Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle
Conservation programs, information on endangered species