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Internet Resources for Science TeachersCIESIN manages a number of web sites that contain resources for earth and environmental science teachers. This sheet is intended to provide a quick guide to the most useful resources. If a site is for classroom use it is indicated by (CR); if it is a teacher resource, it is indicated by (T). Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) is a NASA-funded center that provides on-line data sets, interactive applications, and data discovery tools to help bridge the gap between the earth and social science research communities. Gridded Population of the World (CR): Maps of the world’s population neatly sliced and diced into 2.5’ x 2.5’ grid cells – http://sedac.ciesin.org/plue/gpw/ US and US-Mexico Demographic Data Viewers (CR): Teach students about mapping techniques while they learn interesting facts about population size and composition – http://plue.sedac.ciesin.org/plue/ddviewer (for US-Mexico add: /ddv30-USMEX/) World Resources 1996-97 (CR/T): The well-known World Resources Institute data sets available for query (soon to be updated to WR 2000-01) – http://data.wri.org:1996/ Environmental Treaties (CR/T): Use this on-line guide to learn more about the importance of environmental treaties, which countries are signatory to which treaties, and to access complete treaty texts – http://sedac.ciesin.org/entri/ Thematic Guides (CR/T): On-line guides to global change topics such as climate change and agriculture, land use change, climate modeling, human health, ozone depletion, and remote sensing – http://www.ciesin.org/TG/thematic-home.html Catalogue Search Tool (T): Discover data sets that address specific human dimensions of global change issues – http://sedac.ciesin.org/cgi-bin/charlotte?protocol=gw Stratospheric Ozone and Human Health (CR/T): Everything you ever wanted to know about the health impacts of ozone depletion, but were afraid to ask, including near real-time ultra violet radiation dose estimates for the world – http://sedac.ciesin.org/ozone/ Global Change Research and Information Office (GCRIO) serves as the information dissemination arm of the US Global Change Research Program. It contains numerous on-line publications and links related to global environmental change and impacts on the US. http://www.gcrio.org Ask Doctor Global Change (T): Helps researchers, educators, decision makers and the public find global change data and information. This site features a searchable database of previously asked questions, and allows users to submit original queries – http://www.gcrio.org/ask-doctor.html Metropolitan East Coast Assessment (MEC) presents the results of the New York metropolitan area assessment of vulnerability to climate change, a part of the US National Assessment process. This site contains useful maps and materials, bringing climate change “down to earth” for students and teachers. http://metroeast_climate.ciesin.columbia.edu/ The MEC Educators Module (T): package of GIS software, datasets and lesson plans designed for educators who are interested in using GIS technology to explore global climate change issues – http://metroeast_climate.ciesin.columbia.edu/edumod.html Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) is a project of the World Economic Forum in collaboration with CIESIN and the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy. This site, which is under development, will provide access to the ESI report, the data sets, and an interactive version of the ESI that allows students to choose their own weightings of the factors that comprise the sustainability, thereby creating a customized index. http://www.ciesin.org/indicators/ESI/ Population-Environment Research Network (coming soon!) is a project of the International Human Dimensions Program and the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. This site will contain bibliographic resources, downloadable research monographs, and other information on this exciting interdisciplinary field.
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