(See related pages)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Environment Canada's State of the Environment Fact Sheet 95-1, on the environmental implications of fast food | ||
| Environment Canada's State of the Environment Fact Sheet 95-1 | ||
( http://www.ec.gc.ca/soer-ree/English/Tools/Factsheets/95-1.cfm ) | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
|
|
|
| As a starting point for information on the planets: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Online Educational Resources | ||
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration Online Educational Resources | ||
( http://quest.nasa.gov/about/index.html ) | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
|
|
|
| National Space Sciences Data Center (NSSDC) home page | ||
| National Space Sciences Data Center (NSSDC) home page | ||
( http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nssdc/nssdc_home.html ) | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
|
|
|
| Photos of planets and moons from many missions (Apollo, Mariner, Voyager, Galileo, and more) | ||
| Photos of planets and moons from many missions (Apollo, Mariner, Voyager, Galileo, and mo... | ||
( http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/ ) | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
|
|
|
| For the "Astronomy Picture of the Day," with a discussion of the feature shown and links to related information: | ||
| Astronomy Picture of the Day | ||
( http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html ) | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
|
|
|
| A wide selection of earth images and animations is accessible at | ||
| Earth Images and Animations | ||
( http://visibleearth.nasa.gov ) | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
|
|
|
| This number is so large that it has been expressed in scientific notation, in terms of powers of 10. It is equal to 5976 with twenty-one zeroes after it. For comparison, the land surface area could also have been written as 149 ¥ 106 sq. km, or 149,000 ¥ 103 sq. km, and so on.With the Solar System Simulator, you can create an image of any planet or moon in the solar system as viewed from another body: | ||
| Solar System Simulator | ||
( http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/ ) | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
|
|
|
| An online geology/paleontology museum offers information on the history of life and geology at the University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology site: | ||
| University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology | ||
( http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu ) | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
|
|
|
| Additional population information: United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN) | ||
| United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN) | ||
( http://www.un.org/popin/ ) | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
|
|
|
| Frequently Requested Population Tables (U.S. Census), includes demographic information | ||
| Frequently Requested Population Tables | ||
( http://www.census.gov/stat_abstract/pop.html ) | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
|
|
|
| General resource/population/environmental information: World Resources Institute home page | ||
| World Resources Institute home page | ||
( http://www.wri.org ) | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
|
|
|
| Teachers' resources of the WRI Environmental Education Project | ||
| Teachers' resources of the WRI Environmental Education Project | ||
( http://www.wri.org/wri/enved/index.html ) | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
|
|
|
| Excellent satellite images of a variety of environmental developments are available as "Earthshots" presented by the U.S. Geological Survey: | ||
| U.S. Geological Survey | ||
( http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontentstext ) | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
|
|
|
| "Ask-A-Geologist" e-mail service: U.S. Geological Survey staff and others answer geologic questions | ||
| "Ask-A-Geologist" e-mail service | ||
( http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/docs/ask-a-ge.html ) | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
|
|
|
| The USGS also maintains links to resources for K-12 education at "The Learning Web": | ||
| The Learning Web | ||
( http://www.usgs.gov/education/index.html ) | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||