These five activities are sequential and are designed to cover introductory volcano topics. Included are objectives, materials lists, procedures, and a selection of related sites for students to access. Full description.

Users can access an extensive selection of Earth Science materials. The institute itself sponsors a series of online exhibits on volcanoes and earthquakes, drinking water, El Nino/La Nina, rockhounding, and petroleum. An extensive selection of links to other resources is also provided. These include geology, geophysics, rocks and minerals, ecosystems, and a set of teacher resources for Earth Science. ... Full description.

This site is provided by the Mineral Resources Program (MRP) of the U.S. Geologic Survey. It is an online geographic information system which covers Earth and the United States. Layers which can be turned on and off feature information on mineral resources, soils, sediments, geologic features, cultural features, land cover, elevation, gravity data, and magnetic data. Full description.

This collection of images was acquired by astronauts as they flew various missions on the space shuttle and the International Space station. The collection is searchable by geographic location (an interactive map), landforms, human-created features, weather phenomena, water habitats, and others. The images are available in three resolutions and include cataloging data and a caption. Full description.

This secondary-level educational program in Earth Sciences includes an extensive selection of student learning materials, teacher resources, and assessment tools for a hands-on, inquiry-driven instructional program. Module topics include Earth's geosphere (volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics), understanding your environment (landscape evolution, river systems, land use), Earth's fluid spheres ... Full description.

NASA's Visible Earth is a searchable directory of images, visualizations, and animations of the Earth. The images are also listed under the following categories: agriculture, atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, human dimensions, hydrosphere, land surface, oceans, radiance or imagery, solid earth, locations, and satellites. Accompanying each image are credits, data about the image, the satellite it ... Full description.