Unit 6E, Earth's Natural Resources Unit Project: Creating a Natural-Resources Newsmagazine You will be developing a newsmagazine that is devoted to telling your community about natural resources. You'll feature articles on topics such as conservation, recycling, and alternate energy sources.   Project Link 1 (Chapter 1, page E15) Create a natural-resources newsmagazine. Choose a topic that deals with how important it is to make sure that clean water, clean air, or forests are protected in your community. Write a story or news article for your magazine. Elect a managing editor, layout designer, and photo director to oversee the publication of your magazine. (A managing editor is someone who assigns articles and reviews the writing. A layout designer decides how the pages will look. A photo editor is someone who finds or takes photographs to illustrate the magazine.) Internet Links Natural Resources California Environmental Resources Evaluation System California's Natural Resources http://ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/precious_resources.html Natural Resources Conservation Service Backyard Conservation http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/backyard/ King County [Washington] Kids Web Natural Resources Kids Page http://www.metrokc.gov/dnr/kidsweb/index.htm University of Wisconsin Environmental Resources Center Give Water A Hand http://www.uwex.edu/erc/ Writing & Publishing Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook Writers and Editors http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos089.htm Project Link 2 (Chapter 2, page E45) Write a feature article for your newsmagazine about how important it is to recycle and reuse metals, glass, plastics, and paper. Include charts or graphs that show how much of these materials are reused and how much is thrown away. Internet Links Recycling California Department of Conservation Recycle Rex http://www.consrv.ca.gov/dor/rre/index.htm Environmental Protection Agency Explorers' Club: Garbage & Recycling http://www.epa.gov/kids/garbage.htm California Department of Conservation Recycle http://www.consrv.ca.gov/dor/index.htm Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Environmental Education for Kids! Recycling and Beyond http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/recycle/index.htm Virtual Recycling Recycling Projects and Ideas http://www.virtualrecycling.com/main.asp?contentID=7 Student Resources Showing Your Data   Project Link 3 (Chapter 3, page E55) Use the Internet to research other types of energy sources, such as solar energy, hydroelectric energy, and wind power. Choose one of these energy sources and write an article for your newsmagazine that tells how that energy source is now being used. Internet Links Solar Energy Energy Quest: The Energy Story Chapter 15: Solar Energy http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter15.html U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN) Solar Heating and You http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/solar.html Hydroelectric Energy Energy Quest: The Energy Story Chapter 12: Hydro Power http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter12.html Wind Energy Energy Quest: The Energy Story Chapter 16: Wind Energy http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter16.html Land and Water Fund of the Rockies Wind Power Facts http://www.cogreenpower.org/Wind.htm Danish Wind Industry Association: Where Does Wind Energy Come From? http://www.windpower.org/en/tour/wres/index.htm Student Resources Where Can I Find It on the Web?