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This
United
States
Geological
Survey
site
focuses
on
water
and
its
properties.
The
site
contains
activities
for
teachers
and
students,
along
with
pictures,
data,
maps,
and
an
interactive
center
where
users
can
give
opinions
and
test
their
water
knowledge.
Unique
aspects
of
this
site
include
the
sections
that
contain
student
work
and
a
picture
gallery.
There
are
links
to
other
resources
for
students,
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This
portal
provides
information
on
how
we
use
water
on
an
everyday
basis.
Users
can
choose
from
some
general
water-use
topics
on
the
left
side
of
the
graphic,
or
from
the
categories
of
water
use
on
the
right
side.
A
text
menu
of
the
topics
is
provided
below
the
graphic.
Topics
include
groundwater,
surface
water,
domestic
versus
commercial
consumption,
irrigation
and
livestock,
and
industrial
uses.
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Users can choose to download or order six posters that depict water-resources topics and are drawn in a cartoon format. Written narrative on the back elaborates on the topic of each poster. They are available in color, or in black-and-white for coloring.
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To
commemorate
the
200th
anniversary
of
the
Lewis
and
Clark
Expedition
and
the
125th
anniversary
of
the
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS),
the
USGS
National
Center
for
Earth
Resources
Observation
and
Science
(EROS)
has
assembled
a
collection
of
satellite
images
that
provides
a
contemporary
view
of
the
route
that
Lewis
and
Clark
took
from
St.
Louis,
Missouri,
to
the
Pacific
Coast.
The
twenty-two
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This
resource,
produced
by
the
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
Astrogeology
Research
Program,
provides
instructional
guides,
activities,
and
information
about
the
planets,
moons,
and
other
objects
in
the
solar
system.
Materials
include
a
virtual
trip
to
the
Moon,
coloring
and
activity
pages,
fact
sheets
on
the
planets
and
their
moons,
and
an
activity
in
which
younger
students
make
a
globe
of
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This
portal
links
selected
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
online
resources
to
an
established
list
of
content
standards
for
the
state
of
California.
Standards
data
is
extracted
from
state
documents
'California
Content
Standards
for
California
Public
Schools:
Kindergarten
Through
Grade
Twelve'
with
consideration
of
'Science
Framework
for
California
Public
Schools:
Kindergarten
Through
Grade
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This
booklet,
published
in
cooperation
with
the
U.S.
Department
of
Education
and
the
National
Geographic
Society,
is
designed
to
help
adults
stir
younger
children's
curiosity
about
geography
with
the
help
of
suggestions
for
simple
activities.
Topics
include
how
to
help
young
children
learn
location
and
direction,
how
to
teach
them
to
read
maps,
how
to
teach
the
concept
of
place,
how
to
teach
about
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This
portal
for
younger
students
provides
links
to
satellite
imagery,
games,
and
other
educational
sites
such
as
the
National
Map.
The
'Find
Your
Home'
map
viewer
allows
kids
to
operate
an
interactive
map
and
locate
their
homes.
There
is
also
a
teacher
packet
that
uses
Landsat
satellite
images
to
track
changes
over
time.
It
includes
a
lesson
plan,
printable
worksheets,
downloadable
software,
and
downloadable
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The
Lewis
and
Clark
Expedition
was
the
first
of
many
government
surveys
of
natural
resources
in
the
American
West,
a
task
taken
over
in
later
years
by
the
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS).
The
discussion
includes
the
early
surveys
of
the
West
(by
King,
Powell,
Hayden,
and
Wheeler)
and
their
relation
to
the
USGS
mission.
There
is
also
a
page
devoted
to
scientific
discoveries
made
by
Lewis
and
...
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This
portal
provides
access
to
maps,
aerial
photographs,
books,
booklets,
posters,
CDs,
digital
data,
and
satellite
imagery,
many
of
which
are
useful
for
teaching
about
Lewis
and
Clark.
These
resources
can
be
used
in
an
inquiry-based
setting
for
a
variety
of
courses
and
projects
at
the
elementary,
secondary,
and
university
levels.
In
addition,
the
USGS
hosts
Internet-based
resources
that
can
be
used
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