Description:
Teachers of middle school and high school students gathered at Rutgers University to investigate environmental issues and to collaborate on curriculum ideas regarding climate change. Their strategy for using web resources to drive inquiry based student work is presented on this web site. Specifically, the site provides:

The relation of the El Niño Research Team Project to the National Science Standards
The process used by the El Niño Research Team Project, in a form that will allow replication by any teacher or student;
Resources for the classroom teacher.

Organization:
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

URL:
http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/esi/1998/r/el-nino/resource.htm

Contact:
Woodrow Wilson Leadership Program in Environmental Science
CN 5281
Princeton, NJ 08543-5281
Phone: (609) 452-7007
Email: lpt@www.woodrow.org

Cost:
Free over the Internet

Education Level:
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12

Subject:
Climate
El Niño

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00