Geosphere
| Site Name | Subduction Zone In Action |
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| Site Author | World News Network |
| Suggested by | David Robinson |
| Description | Find a compilation of You Tube videos focusing on subduction, “Not as beautifully done as the current model in the AMNH but nice all the same.” |
| Site Name | Discovering Plate Boundaries |
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| Site Author | Rice University |
| Suggested by | Dave Smith |
| Description | “It's the best tectonics activity I have ever seen or taught and it is my default option for teaching this content to anyone from high school through teacher professional development. If you can't get the maps printed full-size in your district, see if a local college professor might be able to help you - many of them have large format printers in their labs these days.” |
Hydrosphere
| Site Name | River Process and Landforms PowerPoint |
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| Site Author | PB Works |
| Suggested by | Sam Houser |
| Description | “Here was a cool ppt I found online that really helped me out with rivers. Might be something you want your students to check out in the future for this exam. It really explained rivers, cut bank, point bars and meandering well.” |
Atmosphere
| Site Name | ENSO Cycle: Recent Evolution, Current Status and Predictions |
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| Site Author | NOAA |
| Suggested by | Mike Passow |
| Description | La Niña conditions continued across the equatorial Pacific. •Negative sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies persist across the central equatorial Pacific Ocean, while SSTs are now above-average in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. •Atmospheric circulation anomalies associated with La Niña remain significant. •A transition to ENSO-neutral conditions is expected by June 2011. |
| Site Name | Changing Planet Climate Change series |
| Site URL | |
| Site Author | NBCLearn |
| Suggested by | Missy Holzer & NESTA |
| Description | This is a video series with twelve 5-6 minute video segments on different topics related to climate change. You meet the key NSF funded scientists for each topic who present their research at a perfect level for everyone to understand. NESTA & Windows to the Universe created a lesson for each segment. |
| Site Name | Satellite Image of Tornado Damage in Northwest Alabama |
| Site URL | |
| Site Author | USGS |
| Suggested by | Chuck Lawrence |
| Description | “In this image in northern Alabama, at least five tornado tracks can be seen from a massive outbreak in late April 2011. The large track through the center of the image is referred to as the Tuscaloosa Tornado.” |
Space
| Site Name | Electromagnetic Spectrum Lessons |
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| Site Author | NASA |
| Suggested by | Greg Hofer |
| Description | “These pages bring together several data sets to visualize images of our Milky Way galaxy in various wavelength regions. The site's intent is to present and explain how data across the electromagnetic spectrum are used by astronomers to learn about the Milky Way's shape, size, and composition.” |
| Site Name | Space and Time |
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| Site Author | Open University |
| Suggested by | Jerry Miller |
| Description |
General
| Site Name | 7 Billion from National Geographic Magazine |
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| Site Author | National Geographic |
| Suggested by | Anita Palmer |
| Description | “With the worldwide population expected to exceed seven billion in 2011, National Geographic magazine offers a 7-part series examining specific challenges and solutions to the issues we face. The magazine introduces the series with its January cover story "7 Billion," offering a broad overview of demographic trends that got us to today and will impact us all tomorrow. The first in-depth story will appear in the March issue, focusing on humans' impact on the planet's geology. Other stories will follow throughout 2011. Editor's update: in 2050, 70% of the population will be living in "urban areas," not "megacities" as stated in an earlier version of this video. |
| Site Name | Majestic Planet |
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| Site Author | NASA |
| Suggested by | Unknown |
| Description | “In our internet age, it’s easy to let the flow of information all around us define our daily reality, but when we step back from this virtual world, we remember the majesty of the true journey we’re all on together. In this spirit, I offer you a few moments of pause and meditation via yet another click -- this one in the form of some stunning video of the planetary vessel we all ride on shot from space by NASA. Click on the link to the NASA site below to share in the larger beauty we treasure and send your way. There are three videos I created entitled “Earth: The Water Planet,” “Majestic Planet,” and “Frozen Earth.” Turn up your volume, expand to full screen, enjoy, and share with your friends and family!” |
| Site Name | Top Documentary Films |
| Site URL | and |
| Site Author | TopDocumentaryFilms.com |
| Suggested by | Alice Kasten |
| Description | “I was just pointed to this seemingly wonderful link for free documentaries. Haven't done any more than scan through the titles yet. Lots of Science stuff. |
| Site Name | The Secret Lives of Scientists |
| Site URL | |
| Site Author | NOVA |
| Suggested by | Kent Ratajeski |
| Description | So scientists and engineers have secret lives? Well, Albert Einstein sure did. He was quoted as saying “I know that the most joy in my life has come to me from my violin.” The violin? Not e=mc²? Not the theory of relativity? Not his first girlfriend, Inga? Nope. The violin. Einstein even used the violin to help him do science; when he got stuck on a problem, his preferred method of getting unstuck was to improvise on the violin. The man himself… Albert E. So is our message that you should learn to play the violin? Not so much. It’s more like this. Man and woman do not live by science and engineering alone. And thus… “The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers.” |
Demos
| Site Name | Heat Capacity of Water |
| Suggested by | Cris L. DeWolf |
| URL | |
| Description | “I was recently sent this link from the NEON (Nasa Educators Online) group. It shows a pretty cool experiment/demo you can do with your students to illustrate the heat capacity of water using a water balloon and a lighter flame.....” “What can a water balloon teach us about climate change on Earth?” |
Humor
| Title | If Historical Events Had Face Book Statuses |
| Suggested by | Julie Contino |
| URL | |
| Description | I've seen that along with a bunch of others. They are not all science related but still good for a laugh! |
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