Earth Science

Celebrating Wildflowers
Outline drawings of Northeastern United States wildflowers may be printed out to be colored on paper or saved to disk to be colored with a paint program. The drawings are indexed by both common and scientific names, and a second drawing of each flower uses numbers or arrows to show what colors to use for each part of the wildflower.

Deserts USA
DesertUSA is an online travel and adventure guide to the American Southwest.

eNature
eNature (from the Natural Wildlife Federation) provides lists of wildlife common to your area (in their local guides); field guides to over 4,800 North American plants and animals, with detailed descriptions and photographs; Park Finder with descriptions, species lists, maps and more for national parks all over the country; and more. This is a great resource!

Ecosystems
Fifth grade students in Delaware are using the Science and Tchnology Unit called "Ecosystems"; after students make their own aquariums and terrariums, they join their two systems and study the effects of pollution. Students also study the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and ecosystems close to school and in other areas of Delaware. Adaptable to your region. This unit would correlate with the Sunshine State Standards: Science-How Living Things Interact with their Environment.

Extreme 2000: Voyage to the Deep
Presented by the University of Delaware College of Marine Studies and Sea Grant College Program and WHYY-TV with financial support from the National Science Foundation. On January 12, a team of marine scientists at the University of Delaware will depart on their first deep-sea expedition of the millennium: 3Extreme 2000.2 The team will explore areas  where under-water geysers called hydrothermal vents occur in the Sea of Cortés off the west coast of Mexico. For a daily log of the scientists activities, information on the marine life they are studying, and other Extreme 2000 details, dive in to the web site.

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
This site, by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, provides information about the impacts of the oil spill, the injury and recovery of fish, wildlife, and people of the spill region, and information about ongoing restoration and research activitites.  

Fighting Fire
Children start nearly 100,000 fires every year. The US Fire Administration developed this web site to teach kids about fire safety. It teaches about smoke alarms, escape plans, and fire safety in the home. The site also includes informational and interactive tools to promote these precautions. After kids learn about fire safety, they can test their skills in Hydro's Hazard House by identifying fire hazards.

Life in the Sea
A kindergarten interactive primer to introduce children to life in the sea, this attractive web site includes pictures and information about fish, sea mammals, sea birds, crabs, frogs, plant life, and more.

NatureSongs
The primary purpose of this page is to provide free samples of various natural sounds. Be sure to read the Use and Licensing Information. Use for educational purposes is usually granted without charge, but it must be requested in writing. Please observe this request so that resources of this type can continue to be provided.

Rocks and Minerals Theme Page

National Geographic Geography in Action

The River Wild: Running the Selway

Treasures at Sea
This site helps you explore the ocean through literature. It's great! It has interactive activity, web resources, book activities, writing activities, art activities, and a teacher's page. For those of you that got the Imagination Express software at FEHI, this would be a great resource to use with the Ocean version. Thanks to Lisa for this site!

Treetures
Treetures represent an environmental education effort with a direct focus on trees. They are a community of whimsical characters that are dedicated to carrying the message of tree planting and care. The Treeture Program promotes activities held throughout the country that combine environmental education with entertainment for children.

Water
Sixth-grade students in Hawaii created this web site examining water in their community. This is a great example of student-created work that has been put on the web. Check out their 10-step process for multimedia project development

Water Quality Theme Page
Collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are links to instructional materials (lesson plans), which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme.

Web World Wonders
Florida's Star Schools Project, Web World Wonders, makes it possible for anyone from anywhere around the globe to explore many of the natural habitats of Florida via the internet. Users can take a live look through the eye of a camera and view such natural wonders as tropical coral reefs, swamps, marshes, and estuaries.

Wetlands Theme Page
Collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are links to instructional materials (lesson plans), which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme.

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