Educational Resources
All of the sites listed are indexes with science components for all levels of teaching and learning.
- Digital Library for Earth System Education, http://www.dlese.org/dds/index.jsp.
- Virtual Geoscience Library, http://www.lib.umich.edu/science/vgl/.
- Geoscience Digital Image Library GeoDIL http://www.geodil.com/index.asp, for K-16 teachers
- Kansas Photo Display, search by county or subject terms, http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Images/DB/index.html
- Geoscience Photo Library, http://www.geoscience.uk.com/.
- Earth Science World Image Bank, http://www.earthscienceworld.org/imagebank/
- USGS Earth Science Photographic Archive, http://libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov/free.htm
- USGS Multimedia Newsroom, http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/multimedia.asp
- Kansas Photo Library, Kansas Geological Survey, http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Images/DB/index.html.
- Geologic Time Scale, http://www.geosociety.org/science/timescale/timescl.htm
- Visible Earth, http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
- Images of Natural Hazards, NOAA, http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/hazardsimages.html
- National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering, Image Database, http://nisee.berkeley.edu/visual_resources/
- Historical Geology Online Lab Manual, Pamela Gore, Georgia Perimeter College, http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~pgore/geology/historical_lab/contents.php.
- Geosource Webdirectory for Geography and Geosciences, http://www.library.uu.nl/geosource/.
- Discovery Education, http://education.discovery.com/index.cfm.
- 4 2 Explore: Thematic Pathfinders for All Ages, http://www.42explore.com/index.htm.
- Natural Resources Canada Education and Outreach, http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/org/vancouver/education/index_e.php
- Educational Index News, http://www.educationindex.com/education_resources.html is an annotated directory of education-related Web sites.
- The New Scientist, http://www.newscientist.com is an index with news, features, book reviews, and more everyday scientific phenomena.
- Lesson Plans and Activities from the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse, http://www.goENC.com/
- Exploratorium: Ten Cool Sites: Earth Science, http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cool/earth.html.
- The Gateway to Educational Materials, http://www.thegateway.org, lesson plans indexed by grade level.
- The Virtual Library: Earth Science, http://vlib.org/EarthScience.html
- Schoolzone, http://www.schoolzone.co.uk, links to an educational search engine originating in the United Kingdom, which is easy to navigate and a wealth of resources for teachers.
- Farlang Fine Jewelry WWW Virtual Library, http://www.farlang.com/vlib and the History of Mining, Gemstones, Diamonds and Jewelry Library, http://www.farlang.com/gemstones-diamonds-books
- Stone Sculpture Virtual Library, http://aboutstone.org/vl/
- Geology Web Links, a Virtual WWW Library, http://www.geologynet.com/geologylinks.htm.
- NSDL Scout Report for Physical Sciences, University of Wisconsin at Madison, http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/NSDL/PhysSci/Current/
- Resources for Earth Science and Geography Instruction, by Dr. Mark Francek, http://webs.cmich.edu/resgi/.
Created July 8, 2000; latest update October 28, 2008. 2000-2008 © Susan Ward Aber. All rights reserved.
