The National Organization for Rivers sponsors this page and provides information on water-based recreation and conservation. They are building a River Registry to provide an overview of rivers in each state as well as around the world. The registry includes physical characteristics, recreation opportunities and legal and policy information. The Who Owns the Rivers section provides a bibliography of ... Full description.

This Oregon State University site offers in-depth information on groundwater including: human impacts, protection, contamination, regulations, agencies, community action, and community stewardship. Although some information, such as how the geology of Oregon affects groundwater, is specific to that state much of the information is transferable to other locations. 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.

This expansive site provides information about water and its relation to conflict throughout the world. There are numerous articles about and links to information on water laws, disputes, and issues.The site also lists various water-related meetings and conferences being held around the world. Full description.

This website provides information on international water law and policy. The International Water Law Project offers full text of many international and regional agreements, declarations and resolutions. Regional documents are organized by continent and then in many cases by waterway to reflect agreements for a particular river basin. The case law section provides examples from the Permanent Court ... Full description.

This Web site contains information for both partners (those with their own telescopes) and associates (those who wish to use a network telescope.) The purpose of the Global Telescope Network (GTN) is to use small telescopes to obtain ground-based observations of high-energy objects of interest to Swift, GLAST (renamed Fermi in 2008) and XMM-Newton missions. It is used both by formal educators working ... Full description.

This document contains the design and rationale for assessing science achievement of students throughout the United States in 2005. This same science assessment framework was used by National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for the 1996 and 2000 science assessments. The document provides a general overview of NAEP, describes the NAEP Science Framework adopted by the National Assessment Governing ... Full description.

A statement of the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) Collections Policy as developed by the DLESE Collections Committee, commented and revised by community input, approved by the DLESE Steering Committee, and accepted via community voting process of April 2001. The policy details the types of educational materials applicable to earth system science education which DLESE will contain. ... Full description.

This site dicusses specific challenges faced in teaching laboratory science to students with disabilities, and the corresponding accommodations for dealing with those challenges. Included is a list of potential barriers for both gaining knowledge (learning) and demonstrating knowledge (testing). The list focuses heavily on the use of assistive technology for disabled students. Full description.

This tool for K-12 educators provides a do-it-yourself assessment for environmental education programs to determine the degree to which they deliver a comprehensive set of learning experiences, and to determine where the gaps are. It consists of a set of checklists for grades PreK-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Each checklist features a column of strand items; users can check off whether the items are fully, partly, ... Full description.