Below are listed, more or less by indicator, sites for teaching and learning about science. Before getting into the list, however, here are some sites with massive lists of links to other science sites.

The NIFL LINCS site from our region has developed a Science Special collection with links and lessons. check out: http://literacynet.org/sciencelincs/ 

 http://www.pals.sri.com/ This site offers (by grade level) activities based on the National Science Education Standards. A teacher may choose the grade level, choose the indicator or sub-indicators, and then pick from a list of activities designed to demonstrate the students’ abilities to show understanding. While some of the activities require equipment not available in the average adult education classroom, there is a selection of activities to choose from. Activities in technology and math are also available.

 http://www.ed.gov/free/ In response to a request in 1997 by President Clinton, 30 government agencies collaborated to list "resources you can make available that would enrich the Internet as a tool for teaching and learning." Thus we have a list of links to resources: readings, activities, etc., in every subject area, by subject area, and all free. Included is a link to http://thegateway.org/  which advertises itself as "The key to one-stop, any-stop access to high quality lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet!" The Gateway even allows you to choose Adult/Continuing Education as a grade level choice. One must have at least a general idea of what topic one wants to teach in order to search this site, however.

A Science Odyssey http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/  PBS Site Linked to the PBS Series.

 Annenburg project download videos on multiple science topics

SAMI stands for science and math initiative. This link will connect you to perhaps hundreds of science related sites on the web…with brief descriptions of each site. If you want the short list (with links only), go to http://www.learner.org/sami/pages/science-s.php 3. Here is everything from About.com to ZoomDinosaurs.com. Probably nearly everything on the list below is listed at this one site in alphabetical order.

Science Sites Linked to Arizona Adult Education Science Standards

Indicator A: Adult Learners understand and use the processes of scientific investigation and scientific ways of knowing. They are able to design, conduct, describe and evaluate these investigations. They are able to understand and apply concepts that unify scientific disciplines. (Science as Inquiry)

www.nas.edu National Academy of the Sciences: Current science news and government involvement in it; committee meetings.

www.beyonddiscovery.org Sponsored by the National Academy of the Sciences, this site has case studies that identify and trace the origins of technological and medical advances. Each case study reveals the role played by basic science and the applications of the research which were unanticipated at the time the original research was done. One item of current interest is the creation of "designer" seeds.

http://explorezone.com Includes many links to earth, space, weather, and other science. There is a site to look at your sky tonight. There are experiments, research, and news article

www.harcourt.com/dictionary Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology: Harcourt and Academic Press are proud to bring the largest scientific dictionary ever compiled in the English language to the Web. Search from over 130,000 terms defined in 130 fields of science. Find definitions for words or terms ranging from acute triangle to zoology.

www.funology.com Science trivia, experiments, and other informational entertainment

 http://209.232.104.9:84/score/scorelessons1.html Scorescience: Internet science lessons and more: lessons by subject, grade level, and/or standards. Some examples: Newton’s Laws, locating landslides on Mars, science mysteries to be solved.

www.enc.org/ Eisenhower National Clearinghouse: Science and Math education/standards. Professional Development strategies with journal articles on math and science education. Links to many other sites including at least 315 free (and many more not free) science lesson links. Example: link to www.fetc.doe.gov/coolscience  found (among others) a lesson on fuel cell technology, which included explanations, worksheets and more.

www.scicentral.com Links to articles from various journals (by specialization or interest area)…free. No subscription is necessary. Articles from Nature, for example, were available in their entirety without paying the subscription fee.

http://nyelabs.kcts.org/flash_go.html Guides to the programs. Check out the daily and home demos; these are experiments that can be done at home easily. You need Macromedia Shockwave to view this site, but if you don’t already have it, there is a link to get it.

http://www.nsta.org/onlineresources/site/ National Science Teachers’ Association website has the following links that have been recommended by members and non-members as science sites: | General | Biology | Chemistry | Physics | Earth Science | Environmental Science | Space Science | Mathematics | Museums/Science Centers | Publications | Lesson Plans | Science Fairs | Software | Resources | Distance Learning | Employment |

Indicator B: Adult Learners understand the impact of science and technology on human activity and the environment as it relates to the past, present and future. (Science and Technology – Past, Present and Future)

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn Blue Web’n is a site that searches for educational sites on the web and will email an update weekly on the best that it finds, if you sign up. The site may be searched by topic (and is not confined to science and technology). Many of the sites below have been recommended by Blue Web’n. This site is technology in education. 

http://www.fidnet.com/~weid/technology.htm#science If you are looking for a site on Medieval science and technology, this is a list of links to alchemy, barber surgeons, the astrolabe, the bubonic plague, the printing press, and more.

http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/hstm/hstm_ove.htm The www virtual library of science and technology history: this site is no longer being maintained so dead links are possible, but there is much information left to be gleaned. I tried a dozen and only had trouble with two…which both happened to be University of Maryland sites…and this was not the first time I’ve had problems with a umd site.

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/9434/ This is an on-line magazine for science, technology, and society with: science stories for wondering people, new materials, evolution of technology, symmetry and shape in art and nature, old and modern myths, opinion, humor, many open questions, and the latest science news. This is also a place to find Sidney Harris science comics.

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html "A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation." http://www.cl.ais.net/rlevine/coolunits.htm  Gives a list of lists of webquest sites. There are so many that a comprehensive list does not seem to be available. It is possible to do a search of the edweb site if you have a particular topic in mind. Webquests are not science only, nor are all science topics always listed as science; they may show up as social studies or health, for example.

Module Maker http://questioning.org/module/module.html This site guides teachers through the process of creating online research modules for their students. The research model presented here is intended to "challenge your students to make up their own minds while supplying them with rich information to support such thinking." The guidance includes advice on asking good questions, scaffolding the assignment to direct student efforts, and setting up the online module in stages. Authored by Jamie McKenzie, publisher of the From Now On Educational Technology Journal, Module Maker includes examples and templates to help teachers get started with their own online research modules.

  The Annenberg Teachers' Lab http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/ Experiment with new teaching and learning ideas and identify activities you can use in the classroom. This site features labs based on the professional development series and workshops broadcast on the Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project Channel. Each Lab combines online activities with background information and interactive polls or worksheets participants can use in their classrooms, plus links to related Web sites. New labs are added each season in June, September, and January.

http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/ A list of links from Yahoo for science and nature sites  

Garbage: How can my community reduce waste? http://www.learner.org/exhibits/garbage/intro.html  "Garbage" is inspired by programs from Race to Save the Planet, a video series in the Annenberg/CPB Multimedia Collection. At this project site, students can learn about the waste disposal habits of the average American and solutions to solve problems related to garbage in the environment. Included are an interactive Hazardous Waste quiz, problem-solving exercises, related resources, and much more.

www.mos.org/ Museum of Science, Boston: check out the on-line exhibits. Written simply, these are interesting excerpts of research and exhibits done by the museum and include archeology, communication, Mount Everest, Leonardo DaVinci, scanning electric microscopes, and more.

www.discover.com/ Discover Magazine: you can read every article in the magazine (and past issues as well) on line. Articles may be searched by subject area. This is one of the most "readable" science magazines published. Offer available to try the magazine for free.

National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ This site is brought to you by National Geographic and besides copies of articles from the magazine has links to live otter cams and other resources on the web. One of the ways to make learning real and engaging to students is to immerse them in learning that is real.

www.edge.org/ A gazette of ideas exploring trends in science and technology. The question last year was what was the most important invention in the past 2000 years? This year the question is what is the most important underreported story?

www.kumite.com/myths Computer virus myths: when to laugh and when to worry.

www.urbanlegends.com Urban legends of all kinds, by category, including science…yes, you can see the Great Wall of China from space (but maybe not from the moon).

http://www.time.gov/ The Official U.S. Time: As more students and teachers collaborate with other around the nation via chat and videoconferencing, it's helpful to know the correct time. This site provides just that in an elegant interface. Also, in its list of related links, users can access other sites about clocks, time, calendars, and the history of our use of all of the above. Similarly, you can access another site for the correct time internationally.

iFigure http://www.ifigure.com/ iFigure provides links to online calculators and worksheets; including interactive and educational tools that can provide information to help in planning for the future and dealing with the present. Pictorial Periodic Tables, phases of the moon, sun position calculator, ideal body weight  calculator, projectile paths, list of Laws for physics and astronomy are just a few of the science calculators available. Under automotive, use the budget planner to find out how much you can make in car payments, under Geometry, use the triangle area calculator, or use the salary calculator to compare the cost of living in cities throughout the US (i.e. if you make $120,000 living in California, then you would need to make $77,500 living in Michigan!) Also includes links to many of the most useful tools on the web.

Indicator C: Adult Learners understand the characteristics of living things, the diversity of life and how organisms change over time in terms of biological adaptations and genetics. Adult Learners understand the interrelationships of matter and energy in living organisms and the interactions of living organisms with their environments. (Life Science)

http://www.nabt.org/resources.html National Association of Biology Teachers: This is a link to their resources, which include Spellex, a spell checker of sorts for biology words; back issues up until 1997 of American Biology Teacher; and online resources with all kinds of biological links.

http://vector.cshl.org/dnaftb/  DNA from the Beginning... you need flash for this one.

http://ificinfo.health.org/brochure/frtop.htm Food Risks, Perception vs. Reality: points include: Teacher's Guide Food Poisoning: What's My Best Defense? Food Safety: Everyone's Responsibility What Can I Do? How Can I Remember? Should We Risk It? Food Labels: How Can They Help? What is the Sum of Food Additives? How Can I Sort This All Out? Is Food Poisoning Really Such a Big Deal? Check-Out Quiz

www.hhmi.org/senses/ Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World: how the brain works and interacts with the environment.

www.cyberus.ca/~scimat/f-introd.shtml Food under the microscope: Netscape 3.0 or better needed for this site…Internet Explorer had problems.

 http://library.thinkquest.org/24355/ The history and morality of cloning and recent news on cloning. More on Thinkquest below, or try www.library.thinkquest.org  yourself for more science activities.

Ewe 2: A Case Study http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/ewe2/ This inquiry-oriented activity "places students in the position to ask great questions, seek out the answers, develop new relationships, and take a stand on a current hot issue: cloning. " Keith Nuthall, Tom March, and a team of San Diego County worked together to develop this Case Study approach to WebQuests. Complete with warm-up activities, instructions for teachers, forums, and grading rubrics, the site includes everything you'll need to get started. Plan about three weeks for the full case or pick components that fit your curriculum.

www.biomednet.com/hmsbeagle Online magazine covering cutting edge issues in biology. Biology headlines and stories from a variety of sources. DNA for Dinner?

http://www.gis.net/~peacewp/webquest.htm Veteran teacher Bill Peace of Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School in Massachusetts has created a first rate science WebQuest that helps students explore the issue of genetically engineered foods. A true WebQuest that fosters critical thinking, this activity is well thought out, pleasing to the eye and engages students with such essential questions as: "Do consumers want labels on food crops that state that they are genetically modified? Would such labels help or harm us in the long run?" The Task challenges students to draft a law that would address labeling genetically engineered foods in the United States.

http://www.yourcancerrisk.harvard.edu Your Cancer Risk: The Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention designed this tool for adults over the age of forty to assess their risk of cancer. Individuals are asked questions about diet, personal history, environment, and family history. The results can be a little shocking, but clarify the factors (those supported by current medical research) that contribute to cancer. Classroom teachers can use this tool to demonstrate to students the lifestyle decisions that impact the future. Adults can assess their risk of breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer and prostate cancer and find out ways to reduce these risks.

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui Clinical trials are research studies in which new treatments - drugs, diagnostics procedures, vaccines, and other therapies - are tested in people to see if they are safe and effective. Now, the power to research recruiting clinical trails nationwide is available online.  OnlineTrials.Gov  is a service supplied by the National Institute of Health. Users can search by disease, or browse the lists of studies if they don't know the correct medical term for their condition. This resource also has links to "Understanding Medical Trials", "MEDLINEPlus", andthe "NIH Health Information Index." The descriptions of the trials may be technically difficult.

http://www.tomsnyder.com/ddonline Bring contemporary issues alive in your classroom with the Internet version of the award-winning Decisions, Decisions series from Tom Snyder Productions. As students role-play legislators faced with a critical situation, Decisions, Decisions Online stimulates discussions that start inside your classroom and continue outside of it. Each month, Decisions, Decisions Online introduces students to the clashing viewpoints behind a controversial social issue drawn from today's news headlines. Topics for science classes include "Animal Testing" and "Cloning". Other topics are orientedtoward social studies classes.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Holiday Lectures on Science http://www.holidaylectures.org Each year, HHMI presents a series of four science lectures for high school students. This site features each lecture, which is broadcast live via satellite and webcast from the HHMI headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Included is a teacher and student guide with lecture summaries, key concepts, and selected references to useful publications and websites. This site also contains a wide variety of activities that complement the lectures: "Interactive Web" has demonstrations and a virtual laboratory; and "Ask a Scientist" that allows students to ask questions via e-mail about human genetics and a wide range of other biology topics. Videotapes  and lesson guides of past lectures are available for free.

www.ent.iastate.edu/List Entomology: Insect photos, sounds, and pesticides: links to all these items and to http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/  which gives k-12 (and maybe adults?) "access" to a scanning electron microscope.

www.noble.org/imagegallery/ The Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery is designed to assist botanists, ecologists, and natural resource managers with the identification of plants. It should also prove useful to educators in the classroom as well as students who are required to learn plants as a part of their studies. Furthermore, we hope that those of you with any affinity to plants, hobby or otherwise, will find this to be an interesting and useful site. Ongoing project lists currently 600 species of vascular plants. Plants are mostly those native to or found in Texas and Oklahoma.

CalPhotos http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/photos/ This UC Berkeley Digital Library Photo Collection includes over 35,000 images of California plants and habitats, animals, and Department of Water natural resources. Browse or search by common or scientific names, by location or subject (natural resources), or even by predominant plant color.

http://www.enature.com/ Kudos to the National Audubon Society for this great site. Now, you have access to field guides for more than 4800 species of plants and animals. Start a list for you, as an individual or for your class, and add species as you see them. Find out more about various habitats in the US, or ask an expert about a species you have observed.

http://www.birminghamzoo.com/ao/ Animal Omnibus: Designed with children in mind, the Birmingham Zoo's Animal Omnibus site is "a list of web sources indexed by the name of the animal." Users search by animal name to get returns in the form of hyperlinked resource lists. The resource lists contain sites ranging from simple color photographs of individual species to sites steeped in scientific classification to publicly targeted zoo sites.

http://www.wildlifetracker.com Wildlife Tracker is an animal and environmental search engine and directory. Other contents are pet names index by gender, pet rescue techniques, animal, insect, and nature cams, facts and figures about U.S. cities, animals, and the environment, free downloads section for adults and children, news, and much more.

http://birds.cornell.edu/bow/ Bird of the Week: Each week, they feature a new bird with sounds, great photos, and other great resources. Join the Classroom Feeder Watch or become a Citizen Science participant to help observe our fine, feathered friends.

Indicator D: Adult Learners understand the nature of matter and energy including their forms, the changes they undergo and their interactions. (Physical Science)

http://pages.hotbot.com/und/maalox/chemfiesta.html Mr. Guch's Cavalcade o' Chemistry: This site celebrates all things chemistry, with lesson plans, labs, worksheets, activities, handouts, and tests for teachers, as well as a helpdesk and tutorial links for students; also available in Spanish. Additional links to other chemistry sites!

General Chemistry Online http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/ This rich resource for students and teachers of introductory chemistry includes interactive course guides and tutorials, an exam survival guide, reference tables, self-grading quizzes and exams, a searchable glossary, a question & answer board, answers to over 300 frequently asked questions, and a chemical trivia quiz. Created by Dr. Fred Senese, chemistry professor at Frostburg State University in Maryland.

www.Colorado.EDU/physics/2000/ Physics 2000: A site whose interests deal with quantum, atomic, and electromagnetic phenomena. Einstein’s legacy, one product of which is the microwave oven, is one of the subjects addressed here. Explanations are fairly easy to understand, written for junior high or high school levels. Links are offered to other topics to facilitate understanding.

The American Physical Society: A Century of Physics http://timeline.aps.org/APS/home_HighRes.html Let's bring physics into the real world...this site highlights advances in physics over the last hundred years. Review the Panorama pages to view highlights, decade by decade. View these discoveries in context with political and artistic movements of the time. For a list of all the events listed, consult the Index. Entries are color coded to differentiate between discoveries on a cosmic scale, a human scale, or an atomic scale.  

The Nobel Channel http://www.nobelchannel.com Based on Nobel Prize achievements, this site offers resources and historical references with compelling interactive media. Included is an Interactive Learning Studio of lesson plans based on the Nobel Prize themes: Peace, Physics, Chemistry, and Literature. Exercises contain multimedia elements, references, resources, and Teacher Bulletin Boards. (NOTE: For optimum viewing, a minimum Internet access speed of 56KB or greater is recommended.)

www.howstuffworks.com How stuff works: explains to students and others the workings of engines, electronics, computers, food, the body, guitars, toilets, telephones, credit cards, (to teenagers) the world…you name it! Many great links to other science sites, tools and calculator sites (example: moon phase calculator at http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html where you can see the current phase of the moon or what it was at the time you were born.) Also, links to newspaper sites, magazine sites, free stuff and more.

SprocketWorks http://www.sprocketworks.com/ "An interactive place for kids (and adults) to learn the way that they choose to learn." Too much fun! This site uses shockwave files to let you tour the night sky, play logic games, and learn how to groom a horse. Plan on spending some time on this site trying out the different areas. Covers music, economics, science, art, and geography. This is one of those websites where you can't help but learn something. There is a periodic table under chemistry that tells how each element was named and what we use it for.

Skateboard Science http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/ Momentum, gravity, friction, and centripetal force have never been so interesting. This online exhibit from the Exploratorium explains how skateboarders seemingly break the laws of gravity with tricks shown and explained in physics terms. The site includes a video webcast, glossary, and information about equipment. Also available under Sport Science at http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/index.html  is baseball science and hockey.

ESPN's Sports Figures http://sportsfigures.espn.go.com/index.asp?flash=1 Core mathematics and physics concepts come to life when explained in the context of sports like bungie jumping and basketball. Simple lesson plans in Adobe Acrobat format include activity sheets and brief video clips but do require some equipment, e.g., spring scales for Newton’s Laws.

International Boiling Point Project http://k12science.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/boilproj/ In this international physical science experiment, students collect, share, and analyze data to determine what factors influence the boiling point of water. The Web site includes instructions, lesson plans, curriculum standards, and more. This project is managed by the Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE)  located at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.

 See their Global Water Sampling Project for another great collaborative science project plus others at http://k12science.stevens-tech.edu/collabprojs.html  and other projects at http://k12science.stevens-tech.edu/currichome.html   

www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/motm.htm Molecule of the month: the description of different molecules and what they would look like if you could see at the atomic level. Site describes what each does and the history or the molecule.

www.soils.wisc.edu/virtual_museum/ The Virtual Museum of Minerals and Molecules: similar to above but includes minerals and soil components with descriptions of what they look like in hand sample. Which leads us to…

Indicator E: Adult Learners understand the composition, formative processes, and history of the Earth, the solar system and the universe. (Earth and Space Science)
Geology:

http://www.esri.com/data/online/index.html Arc Data Online allows you to browse a world of geographic data to create live maps of specific areas of interest. Maps can include a variety of information, such as floodplains, earthquake zones, and demographics. A great source of graphic representations of detailed data.

www.geo.ucalgary.ca/%7Emacrae/Burgess_Shale/ Burgess Shale fossils: Pictures and descriptions of the fossils of some the weirdest animals that ever lived!

Douglas Henderson's Earth History Illustrations http://gallery.in-tch.com/~earthhistory/ This terrific site is posted by professional illustrator Douglas Henderson. Showcasing the blend of researched science and the fancy of human curiosity, the rich illustrations in this collection succeed on both counts. Helpful text also accompanies the detailed drawings. Click through the geologic timeline of Earth history to visualize life in prehistoric times, thus entering a special place where earth's mysteries and complemented by one artist's ability.

http://web.syr.edu/~dbgoldma/pictures.html Artists’ renditions of all kinds of dinosaurs. This site is actually links to many other dinosaur-related sites that include illustrations. This is a great jumping off site if you are in the mood to see how many different artists handle the illustration of dinosaurs.

www.minerals.net Minerals and gemstones: all that glitters: forget the field guide; this site offers complete descriptions, pictures of samples, and a glossary of terms.

www.dinosauria.com/ Dinosauria on-line: Articles and discussions by paleontologists and enthusiasts about dinosaurs’ issues and new findings. Also: "Anatomical and paleontological-terms dictionaries, a translation and pronunciation guide, lists of dinosaur genera, cladograms (branch diagrams showing proposed evolutionary relationships), the names and dates of all the geological time periods, and maps of ancient earth." Site includes pictures and links to other dinosaur sites. Some of the terminology in the articles will be beyond the average reader (even the educated reader, unless a biologist or paleontologist), but the meaning generally shines through if one keeps reading.

www.glacier.rice.edu/ Glacier: Research done by Rice University in Antarctica. Site includes pictures and descriptions of traveling, working, and the weather. There is a glossary and, of course, a great section on glaciers and the ice ages. This is an interesting site for the learner who wishes to know what geologists do and why.

www.sd5.k12.mt.us/glaciereft/Tour/enter.htm Glacier EFT Online Tour: EFT stands for electronic field trip, and it is of Glacier National Park. I’d rather be there, but this gives a good idea of what we’re missing.

www.usgs.gov/ U.S. Geological Survey: This is one of my favorite sites. Hidden in the links below are maps showing the latest earthquakes in the world (check out California at http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/).  There are great pictures of the results of earthquakes (Damage photos from earthquake …the 1964 Alaskan earthquake, deemed one of the ten worst in recorded history). You can find out about major floods and droughts in Arizona history http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/sw/impacts/hydrology/state_fd/azwater1.shtml .  There is a photoglossary of volcano terms http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Products/Pglossary/pglossary.html . And sites for teachers and students: Adventures in The Learning Web A list of USGS educational materials. Teaching in The Learning Web Activities and lessons for the classroom (index of lessons: http://www.usgs.gov/education/learnweb/activityIndex.html Living in The Learning Web Topics that affect people every day and every where. Plus: USGS Information by State, Earthquakes, Floods, Maps, Volcanoes, More topics .

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html Volcano World Starting Points: information on current and past eruptions with pictures of both. Virtual field trips are available. If you wish, you can sign up for email alerts of eruptions.

http://library.advanced.org/17457/ Volcanoes Online: a Thinkquest site, developed to teach about volcanoes. Includes a volcano crossword puzzle and a game called "Save the Village" in which multiple choice questions must be quickly answered to save 100 "people" at a time.

All Along A River http://library.advanced.org/28022 This Thinkquest project uses animations to illustrate the physical processes of rivers. Students can explore case studies and trail a river from source to ocean to see patterns, features, and landforms. Online lessons with worksheets and a quiz are also available. Links to other Thinkquest sites in science can be found at http://www.thinkquest.org/php/lib/cat_show.php3?cat_id=13

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html Color Landform Atlas of the United States: old maps and new satellite images. Here is what is available for Arizona: Shaded relief map // County map // Black and white map Satellite image // 1895 map (Big: 1.77 Mb) // PostScript map

www.divediscover.whoi.edu/ Dive and Discover: Daily updates and quizzes are available from this research project, sponsored by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the National Science Foundation See Plate Tectonics in action along midoceanic ridges…including black smokers (hydrothermal vents) andthe strange creatures that live around them! More trips scheduled in 2001.

www.intellicast.com/ Intellicast: In addition to weather forecasts, radar imagery, and satellite coverage around the world, teachers may want to check out Dr. Dewpoint and some of his following: Intellicast Decision Maker Tutorial, Glossary of weather terms, The Wind... Air in Motion, Weather In the 20th Century, Ten of the Biggest Weather Stories Of the 20th Century, El Nino, and Twenty Questions: A Weather Knowledge Test.

www.intellicast.com/weather/phx/ Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix weather with access to local satellite and radar scans.

www.noaa.gov/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Home Page

www.cdc.noaa.gov/ The Climate Diagnostics Center: what is the climatic future of the planet?

http://www.education.noaa.gov/teachers.html Links to lessons not only on weather, but also on climate, the oceans, satellites and space.

http://www.education.noaa.gov/tweather.html Links to weather lessons and resources

http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ Over 12,000 pictures of storms, clouds, animals (whales, seals, birds, and more), and much more.

www.nws.noaa.gov/ National Weather Service Home Page

www.meto.umd.edu/~owen/EARTHCAST/ Maryland Earthcast: Well-organized links to watch every aspect of current weather, local and global.

www.PMEL.NOAA.GOV/ PMEL Home Page: Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory: contains information on tsunamis, El Nino, La Nina, and other oceanographic studies.

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/weather/ "Weather" is inspired by programs from Planet Earth, a video series in the Annenberg/CPB Multimedia Collection. At this site, students can explore the forces behind the weather, try their hand at tornado chasing, or discover how wind chill works. Hands-on activities include topicssuch as the atmosphere, the water cycle, ice and snow, and forecasting. Link to WW2010 at http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/home.rxml  with student guides and activities for studying the weather and remote sensing in addition.

www.nasa.gov/ NASA Homepage: latest news on what’s happening in space, launch schedules, and astronomy facts. Available here are educational materials, many of which are downloadable. Try http://hstsci.gsfc.nasa.gov  to see the science behind the Hubble Space Telescope. New: http://terra.nasa.gov,  the agency’s newest satellite…and if you really want to understand some of what the satellites are showing try http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov:  this site focuses on climate and the environment and is set up for the general public to get satellite images and scientific information. http://www.nasa.gov/newsinfo/srtm_images.html  NASA Images from SRTM: STRM stands for Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. These images taken on the latest space shuttle mission are pretty amazing. Learn the difference between radar images, high-resolution images, and anaglyphs. Look at Planet Earth from a new perspective. Link to http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov  provides even more photos of everything in the solar system. Neither site (photojournal nor srtm) is easily searchable for photos of a particular area, however.

http://earth.ast.smith.edu/ED/edlink.html This is the list of astronomy links offered by the American Astronomical Society. Of special note perhaps are the links to Astronomy, Mercury, and Sky magazines (online).

www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/index.html SSEC - Real-time Data and Satellite Images, satellite photos updated every half-hour. 

Satellites http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/satellite/ Learn the what, why and how of man-made satellites, then build one of three Java-based satellites with the interactive construction sets. Includes information about Communications, Earth Remote Sensing, Weather, Global Positioning, and gallery lesson plans.

 From the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. www.exploratorium.edu Walk the Solar System: tools to help construct a scale model of the solar system, calculate your weight on other astronomical bodies. Also links to cool sites having to do with science, arts, social studies and more. Looking for science fair type activities? This site has suggestions.

http://planetary.org/ The Planetary Society: The Planetary Society's ever-expanding website contains more than 2,000 pages of news and information about space exploration and hundreds of photos, artwork and other graphics. This is your place to sign up to have your computer help search for Extraterrestrial intelligence.

http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html  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, and most provide references to additional related information. Great pictures and other information about our solar system.

www.spaceweather.com Today’s interplanetary forecast of solar squalls.

www.starstuff.org Astronomers converse directly with the public.

www.discovery.com/ Discovery Online: from the TV channel of the same name. Site includes articles on the Earth, space, the weather, dinosaurs and other animals. There are games to test your knowledge of historical figures, crossword puzzles, and more

http://sorgeweb.com/astronomy/menu.htm Pictures and movies of the solar system, nebula, and weather related items.

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