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www.mii.org Mineral Information Institute. This site helps teachers and students become more familiar with minerals. Has a section for teachers that contains packets with posters and fun facts that will hook any student. For students there is a homework help section that gives tons of pictures and background about minerals.
www.nef1.org National Energy Foundation. This site offers an energy internet scavenger hunt to test student’s knowledge of resources. It also provides insight into the energy field as a possible idea for a career path.
www.usgs.gov United States Geologic Survey. Sidebar has a running timeline of all hazards going on throughout the day. On right side toolbar students can click on their state to find out what’s going on in their backyard. Under the Education tab there are numerous resources for teachers and students.
www.earthsciweek.org American Geological Institute. Cool site that has information on tons of items but the most fascinating being that of Earth Science week. Learn about past ES weeks plus what the whole point of having a whole week devoted to Earth Science could do.
www.nasa.gov National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Anything and everything one could possibly want to know about space and aeronautics. Side toolbar has links to different astronomical subjects. Scroll down the page and you’ll find images taken from space, video links, interactive features and a calendar noting special events happening around nasa.
www.regentsearthscience.com Mrs. Robinson’s Regents Earth Science Website. On the left-hand side toolbar, there are two games that can help with review for the regents. Jeopardy and Millionaire Meteorologist are fun ways to get kids studying without working too hard.
http://geology.com Geology.com. Sidebars are the fun here. Left side has a most popular section so you can see what is on the top of the list. Also has map images and satellite images. On right hand side is the news that has occurred throughout the day.
www.noaa.gov National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Good part of this website is the EXPLORE NOAA section on the right-hand side where students can easily be guided into searching about the weather and oceans. Also on left hand side there is a link to active weather alerts which students can then click on a map to view the weather status for anyplace in the United States.
www.astronomy.com Astronomy Magazine. A neat feature I found on this website was the use of PodCasts. This is a fairly new technology for me, but I feel like this would be an amazing way for auditory learners to get more information on subjects that interest them in astronomy. This site also has beautiful shots of different space objects that students could use for powerpoints or for making posters. It also has a section for younger kids to help them get excited about space.
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/home.rxml Meteorology Guide: The online guides. This site is really nice in the fact that it takes the major sections of meteorology and breaks them down into simple terms that anyone can understand. It comes equipped with simplified images that show how some of the more obtuse ideas work within this field.
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September 20, 2008