The Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP Federation) brings together data and information providers from government agencies, universities, non-profit organizations, and businesses in an effort to make Earth science information available to a broader community. The objective of the Federation is to develop methods that make space-based imagery and related Earth science data easy ... Full description.

This non-profit organization provides technical tools and services to community groups, local governments and others to protect streams, lakes, and rivers. The web site features publications related to watershed planning and management and provides summaries of community projects. Technical tools available include Vulnerability Analysis, Watershed Assessment, Rapid Stream Assessment Technique, Retrofit ... Full description.

This national organization is comprised of state and regional water resource management agencies and provides a means for members to exchange information and to work with federal agencies that share water management responsibilities. Focal points cover both surface and groundwater, and include watershed management, dam safety, floodplain management, nonpoint source pollution, water quality standards, ... Full description.

A Texas-based task force produced this website as a public outreach and education tool about urban storm water runoff. A kids section provides games, fun facts, illustrations, and frequently asked questions. A public section offers downloadable education brochures on pesticides, fertilizers, storm water quality, and reporting illicit activity. The professional section provides handbooks and guidelines ... Full description.

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is an information and referral center supporting polar and cryospheric research. Through its Data Catalog, NSIDC archives and distributes digital and analog data on snow cover, avalanches, glaciers, ice sheets, freshwater ice, sea ice, ground ice, permafrost, atmospheric ice, paleoglaciology, and ice cores. Users may browse their entire data collection ... Full description.

This site is a special section of the Groundwater Foundation, dedicated to youth awareness and involvement with groundwater protection. There are tutorials, games, experiments, clubs, festivals, and "universities" designed expressly for students. Site pages: What is Groundwater, Kids Can Protect Groundwater Too, Easy Ways to Conserve H2O, Cool Groundwater Activity, The Awesome Aquifer Club, Meet G.W. ... Full description.

This site offers informative sections on air and climate, land, water, ecosystems, energy, food, and environment and society. A teachers section provides online resources for the classroom, including background information, scientific research and data, lesson plans, labs, and activities. A student section provides homework help and a Weird and Wonderful page with strange creatures of the universe. ... Full description.

Developed and maintained by the Jason Education Project at the Texas A&M University, this comprehensive site has educational information and activities on weather, foraminifera, coral reefs, satellites, El Nino, ice ages, fisheries, waves, icebergs and currents. A wealth of student and educator resources is available. Teacher resources include a crash-course in oceanography, a section on using ... Full description.

This exercise allows students to compare and contrast the nucleus of two comets and listen to audio files of NASA scientists and middle-school students conducting the activity. The imagery and data are authentic and related to real-world science that is currently underway. By comparing their responses to those of NASA scientists, students realize that while their vocabulary may be different, their ... Full description.