Environmental Chemistry

This "Environmental Chemistry" page has links to sites with information about natural cycles and the environment. The sites, which are listed in alphabetical order, have been selected to help you with certain projects in the Environmental Chemistry module.

 

Acid Rain: A Student's First Sourcebook

http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain
Look here for information on acid rain and how it affects forests, water and people. The information is presented by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

 

Alphabetical Index of CLN Theme Pages

http://www.cln.org/themes_index.html
Check this index of CLN Theme Pages for links to a wide range of sites on environmental topics. Some theme pages you may find helpful are: Air Quality, Global Warming, Ozone Depletion, Water Quality, and Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

 

Current Events Theme Page

http://www.cln.org/themes/current.html
This CLN page has many links to online newspapers and magazines. Search
here for a current news story about an environmental issue. (For Canadian news, try CBC Newsworld or the Globe and Mail.)

 

Yes Mag

http://www.yesmag.ca/index.html
Visit this site to find articles with up-to-date science and technology news. This site is Canada's Science Magazine for Kids.

 

Green Lane

http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html
This Environment Canada site has environmental information organized in categories. Click on: climate change, clean air, clean water, or nature to find detailed explanations of particular issues.

 

Hydrologic (Water) Cycle

http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/earth/hydrocycle/hydro1.html
Visit this NASA Observatorium site for an animated tour of a water cycle.

 

Kid's Page, National Wildlife Federation

http://www.nwf.org/kids/
This NWF site is designed for kids who are interested in the environment. Click on "Cool Tours" to get information about water, wetlands or endangered species. Go to "Earth Savers" to learn about a club program for kids who care about the environment.

 

KidZone

http://www.ec.gc.ca/youth/index_e.cfm
Read up on ozone at this Environment Canada site for kids. (Click on each of the titles about ozone.)

 

Ozone

http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/ozone/Ozone1.html
Visit this colourful site to find out what ozone is and why it is so important. The information is presented by the NASA Observatorium.

 

Recycle City

http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
This is a fun site that shows how an imaginary city, "Dumptown," learned to reduce, reuse and recycle.

 

Yahooligans: Science and Nature: News and Magazines

http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/News_and_Magazines/
Look here for links to magazine and newspaper articles about current environmental issues.