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Government Sites
Ask the Answer Worm - S.K.Worm, the official annelid, or worm, of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service answers students questions about soil and stuff.
Climate
Change - FREE - (Department of Education) - Earth's atmosphere, oceans, land, life -- satellite
images, animations of earth processes, and more.
Climate Change and Our Planet - NOAA Education - (National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration) - Use the fun activities on this page to learn more about climate and weather, global
warming, and the greenhouse effect.
Earth
Observatory - Accompany NASA scientists as they explore our world and unravel the mysteries of our
climate and environmental change.
EPA
Global Warming Kids Site - This site explains what global warming is, the greenhouse effect, and
the changes in climate and weather.
Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts - (Library of Congress) - Did you ever wonder why a
camel has a hump? If you can really tell the weather by listening to the chirp of a cricket? Or why our joints make
popping sounds? These questions deal with everyday phenomena that we often take for granted, but each can be
explained scientifically.
Fall Colors -
Forest Service - When are the peak times to see the most color? Find out here.
JetStream - An Online Weather School - This site is designed to help you learn about
weather and weather safety. The information contained in JetStream is arranged by subject; beginning with global
and large scale weather patterns followed by lessons on air masses, wind patterns, cloud formations,
thunderstorms, lightning, hail, damaging winds, tornados, tropical storms, cyclones and flooding.
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration - Research - The goal of the site is to
provide middle school science students and teachers with research and investigation experiences using on-line
resources.
NationalAtlas.gov - Make
interactive maps within your web browser! This program allows you to make your own maps. Select, change, and
display map layers. Roam across America and zoom in to reveal more detail. Point at map features to learn more
about them. Locate and map more than 2,000,000 geographic names in the United States. New map layers are
added each month.
NOAA Photo
Library - (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - 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.
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?
Vortex:
Unraveling the Mystery - This site contains information and pictures of how tornadoes develop and
real data collected by tornado chasers.
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.
Weather - NOAA Education - (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) -
Natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes affect both sea and land. Take quizzes on
thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, winter storms and others. Learn more about weather safety and
setting up a family disaster plan.
Weather Room -
This page provides general information for kids, parents, and teachers. Elementary school coloring books are
available for parents and teachers to print and use for weather education in the classroom or at home.
Weather Talk - (Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command) - Learn
about major weather elements in a non-mathematical way. Get a better understanding of the basic mechanisms
of weather.
Why and how scientists study climate change in the Arctic - Dramatic changes
have been occurring in the Arctic during the past decade. These changes include unusual melting of glaciers, sea
ice, and permafrost, and shifts in patterns of rain and snow fall, freshwater runoff, and forest/tundra growth.
Why Leaves Changes Color - (Forest Service) - This site explains the basics of how autumn
colors happen.
Zues' Web - Meteorology Education Site - (Naval Meteorology and
Oceanography Command) - Clarifying the myths of meteorology by providing an introduction to weather, climate
and their effects on the environment.
Other Resources
6 Reasons Why You Should Care - PBS - According to
scientists, Earth's thermostat is getting a nudge up. Over the last century, it's been pushed up an average of one
degree Fahrenheit and scientists agree the planet will continue to warm. Follow the links to the left to discover how
climate change may be affecting your own life and what other experts have to say.
Autumn Leaves - BrainPop - Watch this fun animated short that explains why
leaves change color in the Fall.
Climate and Global Change - Earth's climates have changed incredibly during its
4.6 billion year history. Today, climates are warming more rapidly as natural processes are affected by modern
global changes caused by humans.
EurekAlert! Science News and Resources for Kids - The EurekAlert! Science
for Kids Portal is a central, online source for kid-friendly news and resources.
Hands on
Nature from the BBC - Discover Nature activities and explore wildlife habitats in Great Britain.
Learning Adventures - Browse through and learn some amazing science facts! Find
out about the Woolly Mammoth, oceans, Cleopatra's Palace
and much more!
Science - New York Times - Explore science in depth or search by subject. Also view
slideshows.
The WHY Files - The Why Files
cover issues of science, health, environment and technology from a unique perspective. Using news and current
events as a springboard to explore science and the larger issues it raises, we hope to show science as a human
enterprise and a way of looking at the world.
Weather - Science News for Kids - Check out these very cool and
interesting articles.
Page Revised - 11/16/2009
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