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- Earth Sciences Courses (College Level)
- USA Today Earth Sciences for Teachers
- The Earthstorm Project (Oklahoma Climatological Survey)
Provides weather information for K-12 teachers and students.
- Glossary for Insects (EarthLife.net)
Defines basic words used in entomology, the study of insects. 10-09
- Live Cam Recorders (EarthCam)
Provides live cams. 10-09
- Geologic Ages of Earth History
Provides a chart depicting history. 10-09
- Earth Sciences
- Earth News - A Diary of the Planet (EarthWeek)
- Ask the Earth Scientist
- Vegetarian Links (EarthSave)
- Earth (Hamilton)
Includes pictures, articles, and links.
- Earth Day
- Earth Day History and Activities (EarthSite)
- Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes (Louie)
Provides graphics, photos, and explanations. Rather comprehensive.
- Earth Science - Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
Provides exercises using real earthquake data to help understand both the moving plates and their relationship to earthquakes.
- Earth From Space - Close-up (Terraserver - Microsoft)
Provides a close-up view of most spots on earth, including your own house.
- Earthwatch Institute
Provides news and events, global classroom and expeditions related to ecology and improving the environment.
- Earth Sciences Resources (Science Educators Web Resources Supersite)
Provides 8 annotated resources in the earth sciences.
- By Category - Improving the Environment (Earth Share)
Provides tips on improving the environment. 10-00
- Earthquakes (CAG Enterprises)
Provides information on earthquakes globally.
- DSL (EarthLink)
Allows use of the Internet and telephone simultaneously and at up to 50 times the speed of a 28.8k modem.
- Water Supply for the Earth (Kids' Almanac)
Provides information on where water on earth is located and how much is fresh water versus salt water.
- Auction for Save the Earth Foundation (Save the Earth)
Provides auctions of posters and autographed photos of rock celebrities, as well as famous recording artists in other fields. Proceeds go to Save the Earth Foundation. 6-99
- Environmental Issues (Living on Earth)
Provides sounds messages related to environmental issues. Includes a search engine. 9-99
- Asteroid - Near-Collision With Earth (CNN)
Provides information on the mile wide asteroid 1997 XF11, which is expected to pass 30,000 miles from the earth in 2028. 11-99
- Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes (Wheeling Jesuit University)
Provides a graphic of the world, including convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries.
- Relief Map of the Earth (NASA - Jet Propulsion Lab)
Provides directions for making a relief map of the earth by using clay or dough. 3-00
- Earth Day (Surfing the Net with Kids - Feldman)
Provides rated sources of information on Earth Day activities for kids. 4-00
- Earth Day History (Lawrence and McConnell)
Provides a history of the development of Earth Day and argues that we should celebrate it on the Spring equinox rather than April 22. Points out that April 22 was set aside for environmental action and education, while the Spring equinox Earth Day was set aside for a much larger purpose. The purpose of the vernal equinox celebration is to "peacefully end the scourge of war…," "provide an opportunity for the children of the disinherited poor to obtain their rightful inheritance in the Earth…," and "redirect the energies of industry and society from progress through products...to progress through harmony with Earth's natural systems for improving the quality of life…." 4-00
- Earth Day History (Kid's Domain - Moon)
Provides a history of the development of Earth Day, celebrated on April 22 in schools in the USA, starting with the efforts of Senator Gaylord Nelson. 12-02
- Earth Day Activities (Kid's Domain)
Provides over a dozen activities for kids to celebrate Earth Day. 4-00
- Mission to Find Earth-Size Planets (NASA - Koch)
Provides a description of the Kepler project, proposed to find planets in other solar systems that are as small as the earth. syst 8-00
- Extreme Forms of Life on Earth (SpaceRef Interactive)
Provides sources of information on extreme forms of life deep in the ocean and deep beneath the surface of the earth. Such forms of life, called extremophiles, may exist below the surface of other planets. 8-00
- Lighting Tips to Reduce Electricity Use (Earth Share)
Suggests ways to conserve up to half of electricity use in the home by using sensors and compact flourescent bulbs. 10-00
- Electricity - A List to Conserve Electricity in the Home (Earth Share)
Suggests ways to reduce the use of electricty in the home. 10-00
- Ecology Conferences by Region (Earth Charter Inititative)
Provides a brief description of programs by region. 11-00
- Earth (KidsAstronomy.com)
Provides a picture and information, such as the orbit, rotation, mass, distance from the sun, speed, temperature, atmosphere, and diameter. Even tells how much you would weight if you were there. 11-00.
- Groundwater - A Guide to Protecting Groundwater from Pesticides (Friends of the Earth)
Describes the problem of pesticides in groundwater and drinking water, as well as suggestions for taking action. (Sometimes visitors misspell as ground-water or ground water.) 11-00
- Earth in the Future - Pangea Ultima (NASA - Baum)
Provides an explanation of plate tectonics and how the continents are expected to collide into one continent in the distant future. 9-00
- Astronomers Discuss Changing Earth's Orbit (CNN)
Describes a plan, which must be put into place within 3.5 billion years, to move the Earth's orbit gradually away from the sun as the Sun becomes hotter. Talk about planning ahead... 2-01
- Earthquakes and Volcanoes (University of California - Coe and Merrick)
Provides a lesson to study earthquakes and volcanoes. 3-01
- Earthquake Hazard Estimation (University of California - Cuff)
Uses "earthquake hazard maps and other relevant geological information to assess hazards to life and property associated with hypothetical earthquakes of various magnitudes." 3-01
- Earth Observing from Space (University of California - SEGway)
Provides three pictures from space for elementary school students to identify. 3-01
- Earth Observing from Space (University of California - Wilder)
Explains how different types of satellites see the Earth using different tools. 3-01
- Earth Climate History Through Ice Caps (PBS.org)
Provides graphs and explanations of climate changes, as well as greenhouse gases, radioactivity, and other measures. Shows that climate over the past ten thousand years has been very stable compared to the time before. Uses ice cores from Antarctica to determine past climate. 3-01
- Earth Day - A History (Infoplease.com)
Provides a history of Earth Day, celebrated in schools in the United States on April 22nd. (It is also celebrated globally on the Spring equinox.) 4-01
- Planetarium - Create a Planetarium From a Position on Earth (Walker)
Provides "Your Sky," a view of the stars from a position on Earth. 8-01
- Anatomy of Insects (EarthLife.net)
Provides descriptions and drawings of insect body parts. 11-01
- Classification of Insects (EarthLife.net)
Describes insects by taxonomic name and common name. 11-01
- Bugs as Pets (EarthLife.net)
Provides information for keeping bugs as pets. 11-01
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