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NASA's Space Place

Sponsored by NASA, this clever website features information about earth, space and technology through games, activities, and animation. The friendly, attractive interface will easily engage elementary and middle school children in the fantastic world of science.... (Learn more)

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Provided by: NASA

National Geographic Education Guide

This website provides teachers with an abundant of lesson plans for all grade levels covering the many aspects of geography including: human, culture, people and places, history, etc. The lesson plans are developed to promote and support education meets the... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Geographic

National Geographic Xpeditions

A comprehensive site for the study of geography and its relation to history, archaeology, world cultures, and economics. Teachers can access lesson plans, activities, interactive museums and exhibitions, and maps. (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Geographic

National Institutes of Health Curriculum Supplements

Interactive teaching units in biology and health for students in 1st through 12th grades. (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Institutes of Health office of Science Education

National Institutes of Health Office of Science Education: Free Resources for Science Teachers

Provides free resources for sciences teachers on a selection of 41 topics for all grade levels. Students will engage in the supporting, interactive multimedia activities. (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Institutes of Health

National Marine Sanctuaries

An essential resource for the classroom studying marine science. Includes virtual tours of marine sanctuaries of the United States and their territories, virtual dives, photos, videos, lesson plans, lab experiments, workshops, and much more. Learn about coral... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Sea Grant Library: Digital Libraries

This web site provides resources for marine science education including lesson plans, activities, games, resource guides, and more. (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Sea Grant Library

Natural Inquirer

This website is sponsored by the Middle School Science Education Journal, "The Natural Enquirer." Learn all about the environment including topics in nature, trees, forests, wildlife, insects, outdoor activities, and water. (Learn more)

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Provided by: USDA Forest Service

NatureWorks

A rich collection of animal and science information in an attractive, easy to use interface for 3-6 graders. Learn about animal adaptations, habitats, and interdependence or go straight to the facts about North American animals and birds. Video clips available... (Learn more)

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Provided by: New Hampshire Public Television

NIH Curriculum Supplements - High School

This site provides additional resources for health science studies at the high school level, complete with: teacher resources and student activities. There is also a section that helps connect the supplements with chapters of popular high school texts. (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Institue of Health

NIH Science Curriculum Supplements - Middle School

This resource provides supplementary materials and activities to science education for middle school curricula. Materials for teachers may be downloaded for use in the classroom or print materials may be ordered. (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Institute of Health

NOAA Education Resources

Gateways for teachers, K-5 students and 6-12 students, to materials designed especially for them about weather, climate change, oceans and coasts, and satellites and space. (Learn more)

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Provided by: NOAA

NOAA's National Ocean Service

Find discovery kits and a collection of classroom materials that will invite visitors to learn more about the coastal and ocean realms. Explore corals, geodesy, tides and currents, estuaries, and much more at this interactive site. (Learn more)

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Provided by: NOAA

North Carolina Botanical Garden Plant Information Center

Images and information about plants of North Carolina available in a searchable database. A partner project of North Carolina Botanical Garden and the UNC School of Information and Library Science. (Learn more)

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Provided by: North Carolina Botanical Gardens

North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (NCNERR)

This site has information on estuaries in North Carolina as well as field trip information, lesson plans, hourly weather and water observations, an esturary cam, videos, and much more. (Learn more)

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Provided by: North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve

NPS Fire Management Program Center

Sponsored by the National Park Service this website features comprehensive information about fire events, management, prevention and resources. Students can learn about fire, its consequences, and its use as a natural resources management technique. Take the... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Park Service

The NYPL Picture Collection Online

More than 30,000 digitized images from books, magazine, newspapers, original photographs, prints, and postcards from the 1700s through 1925. (Learn more)

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Provided by: The New York Public Library

Ocean Oasis

Sponsored by the San Diego Natural History Museum and PRONATURA, this website features comprehensive information about Mexico's Sea of Cortez and the Baja California Desert in english and spanish. The stunning content of this website focuses on how oasis's... (Learn more)

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Provided by: San Diego Natural History Museum

Office of Environmental Education

The Office of Environmental Education "promotes environmental education throughout North Carolina. Their projects, programs, and publications help inform the general public, teachers, businesses, and other state organizations about their environment,... (Learn more)

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Provided by: North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

One World Journeys: Where People and the Planet Connect

This unique website, sponsored by Fusionspark Media, enables visitors to experience exquisite photo-documentary expeditions around the world. Travel to the remote mountain forests of the former Soviet Georgia, track jaguars in Mexico, dive on pristine coral... (Learn more)

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Provided by: One World Journeys