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About Water Levels, Tides & Currents
The Oceanographic Products and Services Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration explains the science behind the tides, gives...

Ask an Earth-Scientist
The Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Hawaii offers this service which allows users to submit questions to real scientists;...

Dinosaur/Extinction
The NASA Classroom of the Future provides explanations of several theories on the extinction of dinosaurs; aimed at middle school students.

Earth Today
Earth Today, an exhibit from the National Air and Space Museum, offers three-dimensional scientific visualizations of the earth from space, which...

Electronic Desktop Project - Virtual Earthquake
Presented by California State University, Los Angeles, this site offers an interactive application designed to teach users about earthquake...

Exploring the Environment (ETE)
NASA's Classroom of the Future presents earth science teaching modules that make use of remote sensing technology; the site includes activities and...

Extreme 2000: Voyage to the Deep
The University of Delaware College of Marine Studies and Sea Grant College Program offers information about its mission to explore hydrothermal vents...

Folding Paper Model of the Magnetosphere
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration offers instructions and a template for making a model of the Earth’s magnetosphere.

For Kids Only - Earth Science Enterprise
The National Aeronautics and Space Science Administration presents a Web site just for children; the site includes online activities, answers to...

Oceanography: An ONR Science and Technology Focus Site
The Office of Naval Research offers a site for students and teachers about the ocean and its regions and habitats; it includes information about...

PALEOMAP Project
This privately maintained site offers maps and animations illustrating the plate tectonic development of the ocean basins and continents, as well as...

Third from the Sun: Geographical features as seen from space.
The Exploratorium presents images of geographical features as seen from space.

This Dynamic Earth: the Story of Plate Tectonics
The United States Geological Survey provides a guide to plate tectonics, including many images, and describes how views on continental drift and the...

Understanding Earthquakes
The Institute of Crustal Studies at the University of Santa Barbara provides information on earthquakes, including Java animations, historical...

US Geological Survey Ask-A-Geologist
The United States Geological Survey sponsors this site where users can ask questions about anything to do with earth science.

Virtual Museum of Québec Minerals
This site, from Canada's Digital Collections Program, includes a browsable database of minerals, information on collecting and categorizing minerals,...

Volcano World
Volcano World presents basic information about volcanoes as well as news on recent eruptions; funded by NASA and hosted by the University of North...

Volcano World Kids' Door
Funded by NASA and hosted by the University of North Dakota, Volcano World presents this site for children; it includes several interactive games,...

Volcanoes [Annenberg/CPB]
The Annenberg/CPB Project presents this site about predicting volcanic eruptions, including interactive exercises and video clips.

Water Science for Schools
The United States Geological Survey offers a variety of information about water, including pictures, maps, and other resources.

WORLDTIME
This commercial site provides a virtual globe displaying the current time and daylight, twilight, and night zones.
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