EE Potpourri: Grants, Resources and Contests

Starbucks Giving Voice Grants Proposals submission period: August 1 - September 1, 2006 This Starbucks grant program is for youth that integrate literacy with personal and civic action in the communities where they live. Grants range from $5,000-$20,000.http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/grantinfo.asp Clean Up the World September 15-17, 2006 Clean Up the World Weekend is celebrated each year on the third weekend in September, motivating communities to clean up, fix up, and conserve their local environment. Get involved!http://www.cleanuptheworld.org/ Environmental Education Station This newly updated site provides an abundance of teaching materials geared toward environmental and resource economics, a photo library, and links to hot environmental topics. http://www.ees.cc Nature Stories Podcast The Nature Conservancy presents the Nature Stories audio podcast, audio downloads of great stories and great places. Each week, Nature Stories will offer a new tale of people's connections with the natural world as an audio download. Many of the stories will be drawn from an upcoming public radio series, Stories from the Heart of the Land, which the Conservancy is developing for launch in 2007. Currently online are features focusing on fire, frogs, fishing culture, and more. http://www.nature.org/podcasts/ Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology Web-based Collection Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology is a peer-reviewed, web-based collection of ecological educational materials by the Ecological Society of America. The website is divided into three sections: Experiments, Issues, and Teaching. All of the materials include background information on the topic addressed, instructions for students, and notes to faculty. Materials cover mimicry, population ecology, foraging and flocking behavior, and more. http://tiee.ecoed.net/index.html Polar Exploration - Going To Extremes Art Contest for grades 2-4 The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies announces the theme for their 11th annual art contest: Polar Exploration Going to Extremes! This year¹s contest challenges young artists in grades 2-4 to explore the Earths polar regions. The website offers contest guidelines, as well as information on how the contest supports national science and geography education standards, links to lesson plans, websites, books, and fun facts about the Arctic and Antarctic. The deadline for entry is November 10, 2006. http://www.strategies.org/ArtContest One Planet, Many People: Atlas of our Changing Environment A comprehensive, visual presentation of scientifically variable information on changes in the global environment acquired and assessed through state-of-the-art remote sensing technology.http://www.earthprint.com/go.htm?to=DEW0657NA AFRICA ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK (AEO) FOR YOUTH AEO for Youth: Africa Environment Outlook for Youth - Our Region-Our Life is the youth version of the AEO report and has resulted from the combined efforts of young people from all over Africa. It is a report of Africa's environment through the eyes of Africa's youth. More >>