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American Field Guide

A collection of online videos that explore many aspects of America's wilderness from animals to earth and space to public policy. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

American Geological Institute

A site devoted to providing information and resources related to the geosciences, with a focus on earth science in education. Includes activities, lesson plans, links to relevant websites, and a section for online Earth science professional development for... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: American Geological Institute

Antarctica: Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole

A multimedia website that uses such resources as webcasts, interactive maps, and video clips to document the journey of a team of explorers throughout Antarctica. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: The Exploratorium

Apollo: The Apollo Program

Includes a vast amount of multimedia resources including audio, video, imagery, and diagrams about the Apollo earth and lunar orbital missions and lunar landing missions. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

A variety of maps, information, and images about the wildlife and wildlands of the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

ASPIRE: Astrophysics Science Project Integrating Research and Education

Interactive science labs and lessons for teachers and students. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: University of Utah

Astro-Venture

An educational, interactive, multimedia web environment highlighting NASA careers and astrobiology research in the area of Astronomy, Geology, Biology and Atmospheric Sciences. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: NASA Ames Educational Technology Team

The Atlas of Canada

Provides authoritative, current and accessible geographic information and maps at a national level. (Learn more)

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Atlas of the Biosphere

An online collection of environmentally related maps and schematics of various earth cycles. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

Australian Museum Online

Uses a wide range of formats from video to online forums for the dissemination of information and images that cover invertebrate and vertebrate zoology, mineralogy and paleontology, and anthropology. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Australian Museum

Badlands National Park

General information about the park and its mission, guidelines for planning a visit, both the natural and human history of the park (including legislation regarding the park), information on the sister park program. Of particular interest are the printable... (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: National Park Service

The Barren Lands: J.B. Tyrrell's Expeditions for the Geological Survey of Canada, 1892-1894

Includes over 5,000 images from original field notebooks, correspondence, photographs, maps and published reports that document two exploratory surveys of the Barren Lands region in Canada west of Hudson Bay, in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan and the area... (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: University of Toronto Libraries

BBC News: Animated Guides to Natural Disasters

Provides animation of the worlds most devastating natural phenomena: volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: BBC

BBC: Science and Nature

This large interactive site has a tremendous amount of information in subjects that range from the human body to space travel. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: BBC

Black Smokers: American Museum of Natural History Expeditions

A highly interactive website that uses animations, games, and expedition journals to accompany informative text about black smoker sulfide chimneys on the ocean floor. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: American Museum of Natural History

A Blast from the Past!

Briefly explores convincing evidence from a recovered deep-sea core containing indications of an asteroid impact 65 million years ago... the same time when dinosaurs went extinct. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: National Museum of Natural History/Smithsonian Institution

Brain Pop Free Movies

Free animated movies explaining hiccups, hurricanes, the Harlem Renaissance and more. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Brain Pop

Bridge: Sea Grant Ocean Sciences Center

A portal to all of your marine sciences needs. Find a handpicked list of links to professional development opportunities, lesson plans, data sets, virtual expeditions, grant information, and more. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Center for Global Environmental Education K-12 Classroom Projects

“Fostering environmental literacy and stewardship in citizens of all ages”, this program offers classroom projects and continuing education opportunities to teachers globally.Projects are designed to understand environmental impacts through examples... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

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The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education

A New Jersey-based organization whose mission is to provide "real world" resources for classroom education in engineering and science. Professional Development opportunities in New Jersey available. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Stevens Institute of Technology