In addition, students are linked with scientists who provide their expertise directly to the classroom. Several migrations are tracked by satellite telemetry, providing live coverage of individual animals as they migrate. Miss Maggie's Earth Adventures is a free, environmental education web site available on CD ROM or web site. Designed for upper elementary school teachers and students, the program documents Miss Maggie's travels around the world through a series of interactive missions. The site offers striking graphics and audio, challenging games and an extensive teacher's resource area.
All material is based on United States education guidelines for classroom use.
Check back to view the next module in early February. Earth Day Grocery Bag Project Involve your students in an activity to advance environmental awareness. Students decorate paper grocery bags from a local grocery store the week before Earth Day and return them to the store. Site will post school data and pictures of students and bags. Under the Umbrella of the Rainforest Interactive site where your students will use their web research skills to journey to the tropical rainforests of the Amazon in South America.