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NATIONAL WILDLIFE WEEK: The National Wildlife Federation has a free educator's guide for planning lessons around National Wildlife Week, April 1999, Contact: Jennifer Kier. For a free poster on International School Grounds Day May 1--Contact: Sara Griffin, School Yard Habitats. National Wildlife Federation, Educational Outreach, is located at: 8925 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22184. (703/790-4000) http://www.nwf.org/habitats/

NUBLEAR WASTE CURRICLUM GUIDE: Science, Society and America's Nuclear Waste, a free curriculum, guide, is available from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. This second edition includes a teacher's manual and student reader. Other documents and publications are also available. Call 800/225-6972. http://www.ymp.gov/

ELECTRONIC MAGAZINE ON SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Science and the Environment, a free electronic magazine, offers news summaries and graphics related to a variety of science and environmental topics. http://www.voyagepub.com/publish

HANDS-ON ECOLOGY BOOK: A Kid's Spring Eco-Journal is one of a series of four books by Toni Albert. Packed with hands-on activities to explore the spring season, it makes writing exciting. $9.95 for each book, $2.50 shipping and handling for the first book, $.50 for each additional book. For more information, call Trickle Creek Books at 800/353-2791.



POLLUTION AND WILDLIFE VIDEO: For a free video and teacher's guide that helps teach elementary students about pollution and wildlife, order A Home for Pearl from Phillips Petroleum Company. Contact: Educational Films, Karol Media, P.O. Box 7600, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18773-7600, 717/822-8899.


NATURE VIDEO: A free nature video on ocean beaches, grassland, water pond, forests, streams and tidelands is available from Video Outreach Inc., at P.O. Box 12057, Hauppauge, NY 11788-9705, 516/436-7490. Request must be made on school letterhead.


TEACHING ABOUT NATURAL RESOURCES: Free color posters, activities, and lessons to help teachers present natural resource information to pre-high school students are available from the Mineral Information Institute. Contact the Institute at 475 17th Street, Suite 510, Denver, CO 80202, 303/297-3226.


PARTNERS AND HELP FOR BIOLOGY TEACHERS: The National Association of Biology Teachers will partner biology teachers with industrial partners for research study. The Association also provides a stipend, software, and on-line computer access. Contact: NABT, Att: Kathy Frame, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive #19, Reston, VA 22090, 703/471-1134.


MONTHLY NEWSPAPER ON RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT: KIND (Kids in Nature's Defense) News is the award-winning classroom newspaper that teaches students the importance of kindness and respect toward people, animals, and the earth. A $20 subscription includes 32 copies each month, September through May, a teaching guide with each issue, and KIND Teacher magazine. Contact KIND News, P.O. Box 362, East Haddam, CT 06423-0362, 860/434-8666.


FREE WEATHER STUFF: Write to NOAA (Education Affairs Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Room 317, 1825 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20235) for the following publications: General Weather Information: - Advanced Spotter's Field Guide - Flash Floods and Floods...The Awesome Power! - Hurricane Tracking Chart - Hurricane! A Familiarization Booklet - Key to Manual Weather Observations and Forecasts - Mariner's Guide to Marine Weather Services - Spotter's Guide for Identifying and Reporting Severe Local Storms - The Amateur Weather Forecaster - Watch Out...Storms Ahead! Owlie Skywarn's Weather Book


MORE WEATHER MATERIALS Especially for Teachers: NOAA will put together a tailor-made package of materials to teach your students. Specify grade and subject. Subjects can include weather, oceans, whales, marine mammals, nautical charts, fisheries, and more. For these, write to: Education Affairs Division National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Room 317 1825 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20235


WEATHER SAFETY For brochures on Safety Tips for Winter Storms, and the Winter Survival Coloring Book write FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency, P.O. Box 70274, Washington, D.C. 20024


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