Earth Awareness Educational Resources

This is a resource for teachers and students to find useful information in the subject areas of: social studies, geography, science, history, K-12 outreach programs, and the environment. This resource is updated on a weekly basis. If you know of a useful addition please contact the "Earth Awareness" webmaster.

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Science Sites:

Amazing Robot Museum - The history of robots. See robots from the 1920's through today.
Ask Dr. Universe - Grades 3-12 (can be read to younger children) - Put this site up on your classroom computer for students to browse for hours and learn amazing things to satisfy anyone’s curiosity. Submit a question of your own, read the question (and answer) of the day, choose big or small questions: Who do people need sleep? Why don’t spiders stick to their webs? Why does hair turn gray? Answers come from the graduate schools at WSU and are presented in a beautifully designed format to please the eye and tease the mind. Non-science questions are also welcome. The question of the day would be a great start for your class each morning.
The Apollo Program (NASA) - Awesome site! Track the individual missions, Apollo 1 through Apollo 17. View the space craft, learn about the astronauts, lunar rover, the launches, and more!
Apollo 11 Lunar Mission (History Place) July 1969, the first mission to the moon. Learn about the crew, equipment, landing and more.
The Arachnological Hub of the World Wide Web - Need to know something about Spiders, Scorpions, Mites, Pseudoscorpions, Sunspiders, Vinegaroons? This is the place to go.
Ask an Expert Page - Find an expert for your science question.
The Aurora Page - All about the Northern Lights.
Bug Bios - Explore a dazzling collection of insect macrophotography at this site, including up-close images of butterflies, cockroaches and mantids.
The Bug Club - For young entomologists. Do you want to cuddle a Cockroach, stroke a Stick Insect or hug a Harvestman? Do you find earthworms, beetles, bugs and other creepy crawlies fascinating or even exciting? IF YOU DO THEN THE BUG CLUB IS FOR YOU?
California Space and Science Center - an organization of volunteers who promote space and science education by helping teachers get resources for their classrooms..
Cells Alive! - Cool site with animations and movies of microscopic organisms.
Charlotte the Vermont Whale - How did Beluga whale bones end up in a Vermont field, 150 miles from the ocean? This site tells the intriguing story of glaciers over North America.
Dinosaur Eggs - Online dinosaur egg hunt that reveals the latest discoveries of fossil excavators. View models of dino hatchlings.
Earth and Moon Viewer - Real time satellite image of the earth lets you see the difference between night and day.
Earth Science Lesson Plans from U.C. San Diego.
Earth Science Resources Comprehensive collection from TEAMS Distance Learning.
Earth and Space Science for K-12 (NASA Site): Space, weather, earth, oceans, and more. Includes a section on teacher activities.
Earthquakes - All about earthquakes! Devastation, Causes, Measurement, Preparation, Ask An Expert, Web Links and Lesson Plans. From Encarta.
Earthquake Information - US Geological survey provides interactive maps of the most recent quakes. Live in an earthquake zone? Check out the guide to Earthquake preparedness.
Understanding Earthquakes - Earthquake quiz, earthquake locations on a rotating globe, famous earthquake accounts, how they occur, and more!
Extreme Science - Here is an excellent place to practice finding extreme Earth and creature facts, using interactive tools.
Fossils - What are fossils? How are they made? Why are they important? Get the answers at this page.
Galileo K-12 Educator's Resources
Hands on Universe: Join Hands on Universe as a class, or browse their site. Students to investigate the Universe by viewing and analyzing images from an automated telescope and downloaded images from an image archive. Brought to you from Lawrence Hall of Science, UC, Berkeley.
How Stuff Works: Ever wonder how sunglasses work? If you have ever wondered how things work you can find out here. Extensive and well done site. Lots of fun for everyone.
How To Become An Inventor - Information about inventing, inventors, obtaining a patent, and everything else you need to know to be a successful inventor.
Inside Geology - A public forum for all matters geological. Great for students, university instructors, teachers, professional geologists, amateurs, and anyone else who seeks insight into the world's daily geological rumblings.
Inventors and Inventions - How things work, inventors from around the world, female inventors, absurd inventions and more!
The Galapagos Islands - Grades 4-12 - The National Science Teachers' Association developed this elegant site about the Galapagos islands, Darwin, and the abundance of species still found on the island. In addition to good maps and excellent photography, there are lesson and study ideas, explanations of geological features, and leads for further exploration of the topics presented. Great site for a study of ecology or natural science.
Grand Canyon River Running - Take a virtual trip through the Grand Canyon!
Heavens-Above - If you're interested in satellites or astronomy, you've come to the right place! Our aim is to provide you with all the information you need to observe; satellites, Mir and the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle and the dazzlingly bright flares from Iridium satellites.
Home and School Science Activity Book a multi-level science resource in Astronomy, Chemistry, and Physics.
Inventor's Page - Have an invention... but don't know what to do with it? Look at this in depth site for all the answers.
Kennedy Space Center - Space shuttle, launch site and payload information. Photos, video, space resources, and more.
Kennedy Space Center Video Feeds - Images that refresh at your option, plus links to RealAudio and RealVideo NASA TV.
Learning Web (USGS's) - web site dedicated to K-12 and life-long learning in the areas of earth and life sciences.
Mad Scientist Page - All about "weird" science.
Mars: Mankinds Future Lies In Space - Awesome Mars site! General info, Pathfinder, Missions to Mars, life on Mars, Colonization, and more. Extremely interesting site!
Mars Web - Nice overview of the Mars Missions, Year 2000 and beyond.
Meteors & Meteorites - A great site for classroom research; with information, images and links to all kinds of basic information about Meteors, Meteorites, and Impacts.
Meteors and Meteor Showers - Interplanetary space is littered with rocks tens of meters in diameter or less. When these meteoroids strike the Earth's atmosphere at high relative speeds they leave visible trails created when the intense heat caused by friction vaporizes them. These are called meteors ("shooting stars").
Mir Space Station - Maximov online. All about the Mir Space Station.
Minnesota Science Teachers Association - Science standards links, a nice collection of categorized science links, job board, swap shop, and more.
Mount St. Helens - Comprehensive guide to this famous volcanic event. Great pictures and informative content.
Mysteries of Deep Space - Ask the Expert, interactive timeline, all about Hubble, classroom activities, and more!
Nasa Space link: An Aeronautics and Space Resource for Educators.
New York Earth Science Teacher: links, lesson plans, conferences and interesting things relating to earth science.
The Nine Planets - A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System: The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information.
Ocean AdVENTure: From Deep Sea to Deep Space. Great science site. Explore the depths.
Quest: NASA K-12 Internet Initiative - Online with the Space Shuttle, Mars Mission, connect with NASA people, along with Educational Resources and links.
SAMI: Science and Math Initiatives - You can List Science Resources, Search Science Resources by title or description, or Browse Science Resources by category. Teacher help, math resources, science resources, classroom resources, freebies and funding help. Extensive site.
The Science Club: Kid's Science Projects - Want to make a telescope, lava lamp, or antigravity chamber? It's all here!
Science Factoids - Fun Facts to amuse and inspire students....and colleagues!
Science Learning Network - a national consortium of Science Museums creating resources for elementary science education.
Science and Sports - Grades 4-12 - A high-tech look at the physics involved in hockey, baseball, and other sports. Younger kids can grasp the concepts; older students can learn the details. Includes sound and video clips, but they aren't essential to using the site.
Secrets of the Ocean Realm - Great Oceanography site: creatures of the sea, classroom activities, underwater photography and more... brought to you by PBS.
Sheep Brain Dissection - Learn about memory through the virtual dissection of a sheep's brain. From the Exploratorium.
Skateboard Science: The physics of skateboarding tricks - Interesting site from the Exploritorium.
Smithsonian Gem and Mineral Collection - Pictures, descriptions and information on various gems and minerals.
Solar System Simulator - Take a look at the universe from any vantage point. Cool! Brought to you by our friends at NASA.
SpaceKids.com - SpaceKids.com is the home base for stargazers and future astronauts alike. The site features the hottest space news, interactive games, and space Q&A where our expert teachers answer your questions.
Spiders - An online elementary school teaching unit that includes lessons on spider characteristics, life cycles, catching of prey, and natural enemies. Everything you need to know about spiders.
StarChild - The StarChild Web site provides interesting information about outer space and space exploration. Read about the latest discoveries made by astronomers, as well as the accomplishments of astronauts-from trips to the Moon to building and working in space stations orbiting Earth. If you get stuck on a scientific word, use the StarChild glossary to look it up.
Strange Science - Ever wonder how people figured out there used to be such things as dinosaurs? Curious about how scientists learned to reconstruct fossil skeletons? The knowledge we take for granted today was slow in coming, and along the way, scientists and scholars had some weird ideas. This Web site shows some of their mistakes, gives biographies of a few of the people who have gotten us where we are today, and lists resources you can use to learn more.
Views of the Solar System - 220 pages of information about our solar system, 950 images.
Volcano World - All about volcanoes. You can even ask a Volcanologist a question.
The Weather Dude - Meteorology made simple for kids, parents and teachers. Meteorology A to Z, weather basics, take the weather quiz, and more!
WhaleNet - Interested in Whales? You've come to the right place. Interactive Whale Website.
The Why Files - This site uses the headlines to teach science. The site makes science fun by using topics that are in the news and of interest to students.
Windows to the Universe - A fun and different site about Earth and Space Sciences. Graphics-intensive.
The World Through the Eyes of a Bee - Have you ever wondered how other creatures see the world? Here you can find out. Well, at least you can find out how HONEY BEES see the world.
Worm World - All about worms (gross!).
Your Gross & Cool Body - Join us in exploring gross body sounds, yucky body stuff, and all the cool science that makes you humans tick!
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet: Covers fascinating subjects such as: Farts stink and other facts of life, a roach's point of view, it's summer and the worms are wriggling and Wendell's at the latrines.