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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 Museum of Natural History Resources for Learning: A collection of activities, articles, images and more for educators, families, and anyone interested in teaching or learning about science. Subject areas include anthropology, astronomy. biology, earth science and paleontology. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: American Museum of Natural History

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

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

The Bioluminescence Web Page: Contains detailed information about bioluminescence and beautiful images of creatures that have this amazing characteristic. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: University of California at Santa Barbara and Bioluminescence Lab

Current Science and Technology Center: Find out more about science and technology in the news and the cutting edge in research and exploration. (Learn more); Format: website/activity; Provided by: Museum of Science, Boston

Curriki - Global Education Learning Community: Free curricula and instructional materials for grades K-12 can be found on this wiki site. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by:

Earth: Interactive graphics and video will help your students learn about moorings, wind, weather, storms, salmon, and upwelling. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Extreme 2000: Voyage to the Deep: An interactive learning journey to the hydrothermal vents in the Sea of Cortex that utilizes video, audio, and images to make this information about the deep sea and underwater discoveries and technology exciting. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: University of Delaware

Ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History: Ichthyology? Think fish! This site contains a huge variety of images, information, news articles, and activities about fish, sharks, and three key south Florida ecosystems: Florida Bay, the Everglades, and the Florida Keys. (Learn more); Format: website/activity; Provided by: Florida Museum of Natural History

Kids Do Ecology: Learn about world biomes, marine mammals, and careers in marine science. Follow the migration of whales, dolphins, and sea otters! Learn how to put your data into a graph! Find links to other great ecological websites! (Learn more); Format: website/activity; Provided by: NCEAS

Microangela: Electron Microscope Image Gallery: Sponsored by the University of Hawaii this website enables the user to "explore familiar and unexpected views of the microscopic world with these colorized images from electron microscopes at the University of Hawaii." Fascinating images with text that explains... (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Unversity of Hawaii

Microbial Life: Educational Resources: The site contains information about microorganisms, extremophiles and extreme habitats, as well as links to online resources, and teaching and learning activities. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Minerals Management Service Kids' Pages: This website provides a broad scope of activities for students which teach them about tidepools, energy, seawater, ocean sand & gravel, drilling for oil in the ocean, and historic shipwrecks of the Gulf of Mexico. Colorful interface and easy to use. (Learn more); Format: website/activity; Provided by: US Department of the Interior

Monterey Bay Aquarium: The Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California sponsors this content rich site that includes: live webcams, field guides, a scientific sea dictionary, and games and activities that contribute to this site's mission to educate users about sea life and ocean... (Learn more); Format: website/activity; Provided by: Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this website enables users to explore one of the United States thirteen beautiful marine sanctuaries located in the Monterey Bay region of California. Users can learn about the amazing creatures... (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: NASA

National Aquarium of Baltimore: Sponsored by the National Aquarium, this website features information about animals, premier exhibits, and conservation. There are resources for teachers and students to prepare to visit the aquarium and to use following their visit. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: National Aquarium - Baltimore

National Estuary Program: Sponsored by the Environmnetal Protection Agency, this content rich website about esturies of the United States enables the user to learn about what they are and their importance, where they are located, estuary habitats, and estuary pollution. Users can view... (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: EPA

National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth: Brief excerpts from the PBS four-part television documentary series that looks at invasive species, climate change, the lack of predators, and water pollution and the short and long term effect they have on the planet are contained in this site. There are... (Learn more); Format: website/activity; Provided by: National Geographic and PBS

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