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Amazing Space

An interactive website that uses games and activities as well as more in-depth articles to teach and excite children about space. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Space Telescope Science Institute

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)

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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)

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Provided by: American Museum of Natural History

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)

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Provided by: The Exploratorium

Arctic Theme Page

Links to widely distributed data and information from research institutions throughout the world focused on the Arctic. Available information on the website includes relevant data, graphics, and forecasts, including historical perspectives and in-depth analyses. (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ASPIRE: Astrophysics Science Project Integrating Research and Education

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

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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)

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Provided by: NASA Ames Educational Technology Team

Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)

Information and data sets related to the Atlantic Ocean and its climate, including overviews about coastal and regional environments and hurricanes. Also find articles about a wide range of ocean topics from Harris B. Stewart's 1951 Northern Holiday Expedition... (Learn more)

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Provided by: NOAA

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)

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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)

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Provided by: BBC

Benjamin Franklin: An Extraordinary Life, An Electric Mind

A rich, diverse website that examines the life of Benjamin Franklin from many angles using a variety of activities to engage the learner. (Learn more)

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Provided by: PBS

Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears

This project’s goal is to help elementary teachers learn about polar regions and integrate the best available resources on polar topics into their classrooms. (Learn more)

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Provided by: The Ohio State University

Bill Nye, Science Guy

Bill Nye is the enthusiastic, bow-tied scientist on the Public Broadcasting System. At this site you will find information about Bill Nye, a question of the week, and memos from Bill in the U-Nye-Verse section. When this site was cataloged this memo contained... (Learn more)

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Provided by: Nye Labs

The Center for Science Education

A great place to find resources, activities, lesson plans, and more related to space science, the solar system and the universe. (Learn more)

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Provided by: University of California at Berkeley Spcae Science Laboratory

Climate Kids

Want to play the Hurricane Name Game or learn how to make a barometer? The site includes activities, games, and educational resources on climate, hurricanes, tornadoes, weather trivia and more. (Learn more)

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Provided by: South East Regional Climate Center

Creative climates

In this Xpeditions activity, students pretend they are head of a new National Geographic Climate Observation Post, where they must create a Climate Map to illustrate the world's various climate zones. This and other weather-related activities illustrate the... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Geographic

CReSIS-The Center for Remote Sensing of Ice sheets

At this site, CReSIS provides information about changes caused by the shrinking of ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. The site includes resources they have gathered and created for teaching and learning about this issue. (Learn more)

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Provided by: CReSIS

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)

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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)

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Drinking Water for Kids

Classroom activities, games, and experiments about drinking water and the water cycle. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Environmental Protection Agency