Vendors
Videodiscovery.Inc
Web Address: www.videodiscovery.com
The Atmosphere CD-ROM ($195) and Laser Disc ($595) provide photographs, satellite images, computer graphics, movies, and 3-D animations relating to a wide range of atmospheric topics including the study of renewable energy, air pollution, and global climate change.
The STS Forums Laser Disc ($375) provides photographs, satellite images, computer graphics, movies, and 3-D animations relating to a wide range of science, technology, and societal issues including fossil fuels and the greenhouse effect. The disc is accompanied by an STS Project Activity Book.
BP Educational Resources Catalogue
Web Address: www.bp.com
The BP Educational Resources Catalogue offers a full range of school resources. Some items in the catalogue are available for a fee with additional shipping charges. Prices are given in British pounds. A BP Statistical Review of World Energy is also available through the BP site at www.bp.com/centres/energy/. It contains information on world energy supplies and demand including data on oil, gas, coal, nuclear, and hydropower in terms of reserves, production, and consumption over the past ten years.
Bullfrog Films
Web Address: www.bullfrogfilms.com
Examples of this company's videos and DVDs on energy and energy-related issues include: Biogas from the Sea, Building the Brookhaven House, Design with the Sun, Global Warming, Turning Up the Heat, How to Keep the Heat in Your House, Kilowatts from Cowpies: The Methane Option, Water Power, and In Our Own Backyards.
Disney Educational Videos
Web Address: www.Edustation.com
Disney Educational Productions develops and distributes videos for children of all ages to learn about a variety of subjects. Educational videos (some titles on DVD as well) are available on energy, the environment, earth science, recycling, and water. Several curriculum-oriented videos come with discussion guides and lesson plans. Programs are available for purchase or lease.
Educational Development Specialists (EDS)
Web Address: www.edspecialists.com
Environmental education curriculum materials are available for all grades. Units for grades 5-8 deal more directly with renewable energy issues. Products include the "Energy Source Education Program" and the "Think Earth Environmental Education Program". These are distributed to sponsors nationwide who provide the programs free of charge to schools. Materials may also be sold directly to teachers and other educators. An award-winning "Think Earth" curriculum contains nine units with videos for students from pre-kindergarten through grade 6 as well as an 8th-grade science unit on air quality. A free brochure is available from the site.
EV Media
1316 Third Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 394-3980
Email: ab50@aol.com
This company provides educational materials and activity kits on electric vehicles (EV) for schools and the general public. Materials range from color booklets for secondary school students to teacher guides, electric vehicle model kits, and free discussion leader guides from electric utilities with EV programs.
Economics & the Environment, EcoDetectives, The Great Economic Mysteries Book
Topics: Economics, Energy, Environmental Education
Source: National Council on Economic Education (NCEE)
URL: www.ncee.net
Cost: $21.95 - 34.95
Teacher Resource Manuals, Student Activity books, and curriculum development materials are available to assist educators in the K-12 classroom. The following lessons are offered for a nominal fee:
Economics and the Environment EcoDetectives - Applies economic reasoning to environmental problems for middle school students. Students learn about protecting endangered species, recycling, and resource depletion.
The Great Economic Mysteries Book - Students in grades 9 through 12 solve engaging mysteries about environmental issues, natural resources, recycling, waste management, and government issues.
The Wide World of Trade - Through trade simulations and activities, students discover how scarce resources are allocated in order to provide goods and services.
The Fuel Cell Store
Web Address: fuelcellstore.com/products/heliocentris/lesson_books.html
The Fuel Cell store sells a variety of fuel cell demonstration kits, fuel cell systems, hydrogen equipment, solar hydrogen products, and educational materials that include books, magazines, newsletters, posters, teacher guides, transparencies, and videos.
American Science and Surplus
Web Address: www.sciplus.com/referrer=scisup
This site features a number of solar energy products including a Solar Energy Kit that includes eight solar panels, a motor, a fan blade, various components, and instructions.
Sargent-Welch
Web Address: http://sargentwelch.com
By selecting the "environmental" or "earth science" tabs, researchers can obtain information about several multi-media products focused on human impacts on the environment.
Science Kit
Web Address: http://sciencekit.com
By entering a keyword such as "global warming" you can obtain information about products such as Science Kit's Global Warming software that allows students to control different variables to see the effects of various gases on the Earth's climate over periods of 5 to 100 years.
Carolina Biological Supply
Web Address: www.carolina.com
Curriculum materials at this web site include the Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) Kits developed by the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California at Berkeley. GEMS Kits include information on Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect.
Edmund Scientific
Web Address: http://scientificsonline.com
A search for solar energy projects at this site results in four pages of products that include solar car kits, solar ovens, and a variety of photovoltaic panels.
Fisher Scientific
Web Address: www.fishersci.com
Provides products related to global warming and renewable energy.
Modern School Supplies
Web Address: modernss.com
Provides products related to global warming and renewable energy.
Pasco
Web Address: www.pasco.com
Enter the term, "solar energy" in the keyword feature to obtain information about available products. Pasco specializes in probe software and hardware that can be utilized in a wide range of environmental and energy activities and experiments.
PITSCO
Web Address: shop-pitsco.com
Pitsco provides book, models, videos, DVDs, kits, software, tools, and materials in four different categories.
Wards Natural Science
Web Address: wardsci.com
Provides products related to global warming and renewable energy.
Hydrogen 2000
Web Address: www.hydrogen2000.com
Hydrogen 2000 provides VHS videos, DVDs, booklets, and posters that describe the potential of hydrogen as an alternative fuel.