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Government Sites
A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change - This site explains what global warming is, the
greenhouse effect, and the changes in climate and weather.
Climate
Change - FREE - Earth's atmosphere, oceans, land, life -- satellite images, animations of earth
processes, and more.
Climate Change - What You Can Do At School - Students, educators and school
administrators can all play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Earth
Observatory - Accompany NASA scientists as they explore our world and unravel the mysteries of
our climate and environmental change.
Fall Colors - Forest
Service - When are the peak times to see the most color? Find out here.
GlobalWarming.House.Gov - There are many small changes that
you can make every day, at home, to help combat global climate change.
JetStream - An Online Weather School - The website will help you learn about global and
large scale weather patterns, air masses, wind patterns, cloud formations, thunderstorms, lightning, hail, damaging
winds, tornados, tropical storms, cyclones and flooding.
Meet the Weather and Climate Scientists - This page features some weather and
climate scientists from EPA. Read about careers in Air Pollution Prevention and more.
NOAA Photo
Library - This collection includes thousands of weather and space images, hundreds of images of
our shores and coastal seas, and thousands of marine species images ranging from the great whales to the most
minute plankton.
Sci Jinks - Learn about
weather, hurricanes, clouds, tides and more. You can even find out about the weather in space.
Science Education Pages - NOAA - (National Data Buoy Center) - Find out answers to
interesting questions like: Does water temperature differ between near-shore and offshore sites? What is air
pressure? What are sea breezes?
Science
Facts - Get the answers to life's most interesting questions through scientific inquiry; it will introduce
you to the Library of Congress' rich collections in science and technology.
Water Science for
Schools - This site offers information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps,
and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge.
Why Leaves Changes Color - This site explains the basics of how autumn colors
happen.
Other Resources
Climate and Global Change - Learn about Earth's climate changes during its 4.6 billion year
history.
EurekAlert! Science News and Resources for Kids - The EurekAlert! Science
for Kids Portal is a central, online source for kid-friendly news and resources.
Science Behind the
News - Uses news and current events to explore science and the larger issues it raises.
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