COOL EARTH SCIENCE SITES


Many sites I visit often contain an overwhelming number of links.  I have made sure that any links listed below are great sites that will provide a teacher with lots of good information and ideas that can enhance their classes.    All links were checked 4/13/03

METEOROLOGY



EPA OZONE DEPLETION
MARYLAND EARTHCAST
This site provides a push button approach to getting every type of weather map you can think of.


NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE-BROOKHAVEN FORECAST OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NEW YORK METRO WEATHER
THE WEATHER CHANNEL
WORLD CLIMATE
Enter a city name and get average maximum and minimum temperatures and average rainfall

GEOLOGY

Geology.com 
PALEOMAP PROJECT
SAND
USGS GEOLOGIC TIME ONLINE
GEOLOGICAL TIME MACHINE
GEOLOGISTS LIFETIME FIELDLIST
MINERAL GALLERY
NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER
ROCKHOUNDS INFORMATION
VOLCANO WORLD
THE DYNAMIC EARTH: THE STORY OF PLATE TECTONICS
CONTINENTAL DRIFT RECONSTRUCTIONS
Foundations of Earth Science Textbook
PREHISTORIC WORLDS Great Site about Eurypterids
Oil in my shoesA site all about the exploration and formation of petroleum


PALEONTOLOGY

DINO RUSS'S LAIR
WORLDS FIRST DINOSAUR SKELETON, HADDONFIELD, NJ
Exploring the Creation/Evolution Controversey

ASTRONOMY


EARTH AND MOON VIEWER
This is the coolest astronomy site I've seen in a long time. It lets you see what the moon, earth, and sun look like from each other.



LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE



THE NINE PLANETS
ASTEROID AND COMET IMPACT HAZARDS
THURSDAY'S CLASSROOM (NASA)

OCEANOGRAPHY

EL NINO THEME PAGES
TSUNAMI
TIDE AND CURRENT PREDICTOR

Dive and Discover
This an interactive distance learning web site designedto immerse students in the process of deep-sea research andexploration. Centered around a series of research cruises to thePacific and Indian Oceans, Dive and Discover brings students right onboard and gives them access to the latest oceanographic and deepsubmergence research as it happens.


OCEAN PLANET
Ocean Planet Exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.


NEW YORK SITES



AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
DUKE GEOLOGICAL LABS
ESPRIT (NEW YORK EARTH SCIENCE MENTORS)
NEW YORK GEOLOGY RESOURCE PAGE
NEW YORK STATE GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
WESTCHESTER GEOLOGY WEB PAGE

MISC

 REGENTS EARTH SCIENCE.COM
 Curriculum resources for earth science teachers
DENVER EARTH SCIENCE PROJECT
GEOSCIENCE BOOKS
INTERNET RESOURCES FOR GEOGRAPHY/GEOLOGY
SCIENCE NEWS MAGAZINE

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