This Exploratorium site provides the latest information about the two Mars rovers landing on Mars in 2004. It includes resources about the search for life on Mars, the Martian environment, and the mechanics of the Mars rovers themselves. Hands-on activities and a live webcast are also provided. Full description.

This is the home page for IceCube, a one-cubic-kilometer international high-energy neutrino observatory being built and installed in the clear deep ice below the South Pole Station. IceCube will open unexplored bands for astronomy, including the ten to the fifteenth electrovolt energy region, where the universe is opaque to high energy gamma rays originating from beyond the edge of our own galaxy, ... Full description.

These podcasts (RSS feeds) are published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Topics include lunar and planetary science, NASA missions, solar science, physics and astrophysics, space technology, and many others. Older podcasts dating back to 1996 are archived, and Spanish translations are availble for some. The podcasts can be streamed from the website or downloaded. Written ... Full description.

The Scientific American Frontiers program on PBS aired a special series on invasive alien species. This website is the central site for that program. Users can watch web video of each segment, access additional links on invasive species, email the scientists featured in each segment and read news articles about topics pertinent to invasive species. The America's Most Un-Wanted feature allows users ... Full description.

The UC San Diego Webshaker is a live earthquake experiment conducted over the internet. The user can select a historic earthquake or design an earthquake by specifying the frequency, amplitude, and duration. The shake table delivers base motion to the test structure in the same way that an earthquake shakes buildings and other structures. A live video broadcast and precise measurements from sensors ... Full description.

The Estuary LIVE site provides interactive virtual field trips to estuaries. The site contains an online registration form and schedules of broadcasts. There are also lesson plans such as: Estuarine Habitats, Marsh Mystery Water, Estuary Bird Study, and Down the Drain. The reference section contains photographs and movies to use in multimedia projects; shark and hurricane facts; information on National ... Full description.

This toolkit has been created by International Rivers, for educators and community leaders to provide ideas and resources around issues of river ecology and the interaction of natural and human systems. Students will be encouraged to think critically about rivers, water, and energy in a changing global environment from a systems-level perspective, at times taking on the role of different stakeholders ... Full description.

The purpose of this site is to provide access to teaching materials to respond to sudden hazard events, specifically Hurricane Sandy, in the classroom as well as more generalized materials that will help educators teach about hazards either before or soon after such an event. Resource includes images, videos and visualizations as well as current informational blogs and news reports Full description.

This webinar (1 hour 19 minutes) presented during the Education Week 2011, provides information on the timeline and effects of the Gulf oil spill and answers questions regarding its long-term consequences. Many educators have elected to focus on the Gulf Oil Spill as a unifying interdisciplinary theme to explore throughout the school year. Full description.

NASA Quest's primary goal is to connect the public to the people and science of NASA through live-encounter Events: stand alone or serial combinations of webcasts, chats, forums, and classroom collaborations. To accompany these live events, NASA Quest provides searchable profiles of the experts, journals of their day-to-day activities, and background information on the projects in which they are involved. ... Full description.