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• JOIDES Resolution - Ocean drilling research vessel studying Earth s oceans and paleoclimate through scientific drilling Includes information on the vessel details of exploratory trips blogs and teacher resources
• NASA Planetary Science Research Discoveries - An educational on-line magazine describing discoveries in planetary and space sciences Written for teachers students and the general public
• Polar Discovery - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution s Polar Discovery provides stories of research in the Arctic and the Antarctic
• EdGEO - Earth science workshops for Canadian teachers coordinated by the Canadian Geoscience Education Network
• Our Dynamic Earth - Interactive exhibits about planet earth Utilises the QuickTime Shockwave and Acrobat Reader plug-ins
• ESEU Earth Science Education Unit - Based at Keele University provides free in-service training to teachers across England Scotland and Wales through workshops for schools teacher meetings and teacher education institutions
• The USGS Water Science School - Information on many aspects of water along with pictures data maps and an interactive center
• Understanding our Planet Through Chemistry - U S Geological Survey site links to reports showing how chemists and geologists use analytical chemistry to study earth science questions
• Museums Teaching Planet Earth - Educational earth science resources and software produced by Rice University in collaboration with the Houston Museum of Natural Science funded by NASA under the Office of Earth Science
• USGS Learning Web - Educational resources for the earth sciences from the U S Geological Survey
• Exploration of the Earth s Magnetosphere - Detailed non-mathematical introduction to the research on the Earth s magnetic environment in space and its history Contains master directory of more than 70 related text files
• Earth Science - Provides a web-centered learning environment for students of Science Includes Powerpoint presentations and videos
• Earth Fact Sheet - Basic earth statistics from the NSSDC