Today, students and instructors alike are increasingly accessing the expanding global network of information known as the Internet. Researchers and scientists, too, find this storehouse of knowledge to be an efficient means of gathering information and communicating within their respective disciplines. Since its inception in 1969, the Internet has grown from a national defense-oriented technology to a cosmopolitan tool of information exchange with mammoth possibilities. The following activities are based on web sites providing specific information concerning environmental issues. The questions encourage users to explore the various sites and record/report information from their searches. The purpose of this feature is to encourage use of the Internet and familiarize students with the many valuable environmental science sites that exist on the web, while also promoting critical thinking skills.

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