VolcanoWorld
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu
VolcanoWorld is an outstanding resource for any earth science
classroom interested in learning about
volcanoes. This website contains real-time volcano information
including an interactive clickable map
of active volcanoes world-wide and remote sensing satellite images.
Topics covered at VolcanoWorld
include how volcanoes work, submarine volcanoes, planetary volcanoes,
career information on
becoming a volcanologist, volcanic parks and monuments and volcano
exploration on the moon, Mars
and Venus. It contains an area where students can post experiments
including building a variety of
different types of volcanoes. Teachers can also download a collection
of interactive HyperStudio
lessons on volcanoes from this web site.
Project Athena
http://www.athena.ivv.nasa.gov/index.html
Project Athena contains science curriculum lesson plans that use
remote sensing data, QuickTime
movies and data sets containing current scientific information
relating to oceans, the atmosphere,
earth resources and space/astronomy for teaching scientific concepts
to students of all ages. This web
site serves as a good model for developing lessons plans using
Internet science resources. The lesson
plans at Project Athena include hands-on activities and projects
to do in the classroom for a variety of
science curricular topics. Examples include using drifter buoy
data to learn how oceanographers
measure the ocean currents using spreadsheets and graphs of data
plots, describing and tracking actual
hurricanes using quicktime movies and satellite image maps, and
comparing the weather in your city
with "live cams" placed all over the country. Each of
the lesson plans contains many topic-related
resource links on the WWW.
The GLOBE Program
http://www.globe.gov/
The GLOBE (Global learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment)
Program is a
world-wide network of students, teachers and scienctists engaged
in a tele-collaboration project to do
meaningful real-life science. In the GLOBE Program,students make
environmental observations and
report their data findings on the internet. Scientists use the
students' data to formulate amospheric
models, then provide feedback to the students. The measurements
conducted by the students include
air temperature, cloud observations, precipitation, surface water
temperature and pH, soil moisture,
biometrics, land cover assessment and species identification.
Students also share findings and
communicate with other students using e-mail from the web site.
GLOBE includes excellent
descriptions of equipment and procedures for data acquisition
and a user-friendly searchable data
archive. The unique aspect of the GLOBE Program is that students
are interactive partners with
scientists.
Weather Underground
http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/tropical.html
The Weather Underground is an excellent resource for teachers
wishing to incorporate atmospheric
studies into their curriculum. This web site contains a variety
of weather maps, including satellite
image maps, surface maps and contour maps. The Hurricane Tracker
within Weathernet contains
quicktime movies and satellite images of many hurricanes that
have formed in the last few years. This
web site also provides real time atmospheric data.
Hurricane Tracking
http://hurricane.terrapin.com/
Hurricane Tracking from the University of Maryland keeps you in
touch with the latest data from the
hurricane planes during storms.
Navstar: Global Positioning Satellite Anchor Page
http://webphysics.davidson.edu/webtalks/techtools/USAFA/cp_gp0.htm
WebPhysics presents a unit on the physics involved in using the
Global Positioning Satellite (GPS).
These lessons are used at the US Air Force Academy and IUPUI.
WeatherOnline!
http://www.weatheronline.com/
Weather Online was developed by the Weather Network. This site
is a good informational site for
students to use in researching concepts in weather or as suplimentary
material for a weather unit. The
main areas of this site are Tropical Weather, Local Weather, Expert
Weather, Weather Tools,
Weather Q & A, and Weatherboy Online. The two areas that would
be most informative for students
are the Local Weather and the Weatherboy Online. The Local Weather
allows students to get weather
information from any area in the United States. The information
includes 4 day forecasts, satellite
images, precipication and radar images. Also there is an area
called Dr. Dewpoint, where questions
can be answered. This area also incorporates math (algebra) concepts
such as calculating wind chill or
making temperature conversions. Weatherboy Online will be another
good place for students to visit.
Weatherboy is an animated character that explains concepts of
weather and the how's and why's of
weather.
Lowe's Storm 2000
http://www.gopbi.com/weather/storm/
In addition to storm tracking, this site contains lots of photos
and movies and some Shockwave
animations of tornadoes, lightning, and hurricanes. Contains discussion
forums and chat areas on
many severe weather related topics.
Hurricane Hunters Home Page
http://www.hurricanehunters.com/
The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the Hurricane
Hunters of the Air Force
Reserve, is the only Department of Defense organization flying
into tropical storms and hurricanes
on a routine basis. Lots of cool pictures and neat information
here. Careers involving relating to
severe weather.
SuperStorm '93
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/crclm/prjct/strm93/home.rxml
This project investigates key weather processes and phenomena
associated with a potent winter storm.
Good inquiry activity.
WRAL Online - WeatherCenter
http://www.wral-tv.com/weather/
WRAL Online allows students to find out current weather conditions
in their local area. Five day
forecasts, radar and satellite images, a severe weather guide
and a storm section are available.
Students can also chat with Greg Fishel or other meteorologists
about any questions they have about
weather.
CNN-Weather
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/index.html
The Cable News Network has provided a website on weather. Students
can find weather forecasts
across the US or across the world. Weather maps are also available
for any area in the world. A
storm center is also available for up-to-date information on current
storms or learn about past
storms. Students can also find current news stories on any major
weather situations that may be
occuring.
Project: Weather Charting
http://athena.wednet.edu/curric/weather/graphing/index.html
Weather charting is a project included in the Athena Project.
This site gives a current weather map of
the US that is updated hourly. There is an activity listed that
allows the students to compare the
weather of their city to several cities across the USA. Also,
there is a list of sites that can help
students research the weather in the cities they chose. A science
journal requirement and questions for
the students to answer or relect on is also a part of this project.
North Carolina Geological Survey
http://www.geology.enr.state.nc.us/Default.htm
National Geophysical Data Center
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ngdc.html
This site has information on and from the National Geophysical
Data Center. Data and inventories in
many disciplines are fully searchable and selected listings, data,
and images can be downloaded. This
also offers FTP and Gopher archives for access to data.
Earth and Sky
http://www.earthsky.com/
This site is for all ages, students and teachers. It has shows
that include text and audio, articles on
astronomy and Earth science, a "Teachers' Lounge" that
has listings of resources for teachers,
contests for kids, and more.
University of California Museum of Paleontology
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/
Here, you can do research on life, learn about people, and hear
about upcoming events. There are
online exhibits of animals, plants, and time periods.
AMS DataStreme Project
http://www.comet.ucar.edu/dstreme/
At this site, you are able to learn about data stream activity,
surface, satellites, upper air, forecasts,
and many extras.
Wind and Sea - An Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet
Locator
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/windandsea.html
This is a locator site provided by the NOAA Central Library. It
is meant to make internet searching
more efficient for everyone concerned with oceanic and atmospheric
issues. For teachers and students
it has a connector to over 100 NOAA pages devoted to education.
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/
At this site there is current and general information about earthquakes
and many information sources.
You can also report an earthquake.
One Sky, Many Voices
http://onesky.engin.umich.edu/
This site is made for kids K-12. Students can use current technologies
such as CD-ROMs and the
world wide web to study weather. Anyone can benefit from and participate
in classrooms, homes, or
afterschool programs.
NOVA On-line El NiÒo
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elnino/
Here you can find out what scientists are learning about this
mysterious weather phenomenon and its
reach through space and time. You can view pictures and diagrams
of El NiÒo's anatomy, chasing El
NiÒo, and much more.
Himalayas: Where Earth Meets Sky
http://library.advanced.org/10131/
This site was awarded the Cool Bananas site of the day, a cool
site of the nite, Yahoo's pick of the
week, and more. It contains a ThinkQuest log on the journey taken
through the Himalayas.
NASA Earth Science Enterprise (ESE)
http://www.earth.nasa.gov/
This site offers answers to questions like: what is the Earth
Science Enterprise? Why is ESE
important? It also tells you Earth breaking news, lets you look
at Earth from space. It also features a
kids only section.
For Kids Only
http://kids.mtpe.hq.nasa.gov/
This kids only site has tons of information. Kids can find out
all about hurricanes, tropical rainfall,
air pressure, earth science, and El Ni3o graphing.
NASA Classroom of the Future
http://www.cotf.edu/
The Classroom of the Future program is helping to bridge the gap
between America's classrooms and
the expertise of NASA scientists, who have advanced the frontiers
of knowledge in virtually every
field of science over the last 40 years.
Glacier
http://www.glacier.rice.edu/
This site is all about Antarctica and the part Antarctica plays
in our global system of weather,
climate, oceans, and geology. It is intended to introduce you
to the Antarctic and the brave souls who
are investigating that vast, frozen continent.
A Gem of a Story
http://www.academy.bsu.edu/gems/welcome.html
Students can go on a field trip to a recently constructed Janet
Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology,
Gems, and Minerals at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural
History in Washington, D.C.
Planet Earth
http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/Teaching_Learning/MT&R/
Using video clips from the Museum's collection, educators deliver
a powerful learning experience for
students.
Teacher-Developed Earth and Space Science Lessons and Classroom
Activities
http://www.cea.berkeley.edu/Education/lessons/lessons_teacherdeveloped.html
This site has lessons for teachers covering topics like sine waves,
earthquakes, satellite
communications, and many more. This site has been given 4 stars
by the Blue Web'n.
NOAA's NHC Hurricane Andrew page
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1992andrew.html
This site tells you everything you want to know about Andrew.
It even has pictures of damaged
houses and buildings.
NASA's hurricane movie catalog
http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/rsd/movies/movies.html
At this site you are able to view hurricane movies and still pictures.
Hurricanes and Gales : Bermuda weather
http://www.bbsr.edu/satellite/examples/weather.html
At this site you can learn information on the 1994, 1995, and
1996 hurricane seasons.
CNN's hurricane VRML
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/multimedia/vrml/hurricane/
Here you can see the flows of wind that make up the engine of
the hurricane, and travel into the eye.
You can also learn about out flow, the eye, and the feeder.
NOAA's Tropical Cyclone Sites - mainly real-time information
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutlinks.html#ALTERNATE
This site has many links to choose from.
FEMA's reference library:disaster archives
http://www.fema.gov/library/arch.htm
Here you can visit the archives of past hurricanes and tropical
storms.
National Severe Storms Laboratory's Weather Room
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/
The Tornado Project Online
http://www.tornadoproject.com/
CNN Storm Center
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/storm.center/
USA Today's Tornado information
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tornado/wreports.htm
Tornadoes - from the Why Files
http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/013tornado/
WW2010 Hurricanes module
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/home.rxml
Midlatitude Cyclones scaffolding activity
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/crclm/act/cyc.rxml
WW2010 El NiÒo Instructional Module
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/eln/home.rxml
Earth Alert
http://www.discovery.com/news/earthalert/earthalert.html
Mineralogy Database
http://web.wt.net/~daba/Mineral/
Geology Link
http://www.geologylink.com/
Terraserver
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/
Volcanoes Online
http://library.advanced.org/17457/
Weather - Annenberg/CPB Exhibits Collection
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/weather/