This collection of lesson plans was developed by educators who participated in the Commission's Teaching Environmental Science (TES) course. The lessons are intended to promote awareness of environmental sciences through simple activities, and can be adapted to meet the needs of particular students. They are listed by grade level and subject (water, waste, air, etc.), and have been correlated to the ... Full description.

The Antarctic Meteorological Research Center provides recent and archived imagery of icebergs, including movies. Icebergs from the Ross, Ronne, and Larsen ice shelves are pictured. Links to a webcam, a Frequently Asked Questions page, and other sites providing pictures and information about icebergs are also provided. Full description.

This is version 3 of the space Weather Media Viewer. It was created to work with the space Weather Action Center to see near-real time data and have additional images and resources available for educational use. Easy downloads that can also be added to news reports and space weather reports. It was designed for ease in adding any media-videos, images- data. 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 is the site of a not for profit educational initiative. The site strives to promote competency in literacy and mathematics using lessons that focus on an aquaculture themes. These lessons include Understanding Percents (through the management of classroom fish), Equivalent Fractions (use food-coloring, sugar, and a dissolved oxygen tests to determine concentrations), and Japanese Garden (where ... Full description.

Dancing Lights provides a set of five activities and supporting teacher material that allows students in Grades 3 through 5 to explore the beauty, science and mythology of the aurora creatively through art and writing. This standards-based, flexible ?plug and play? program is based on the latest research in brining science into the literacy and art classroom. It can be used as a complete sequence ... Full description.

Earth Systems Connections (ESC) is an elementary science, mathematics, and technology curriculum designed to help young children appreciate the significance and delicate nature of the natural environment by leading them to recognize the interconnected nature of the Earths systems, appreciate the technological tools that scientists use to conduct Earth system science, and recognize the extent to which ... Full description.

Visitors can explore the scientific principles behind popular sports such as baseball, skateboarding, surfing, and bicycling. Full description.

The High Performance Systems (HPS) online community has created three web-videos about the STELLA modeling software. The videos include how STELLA works, with an animated demonstration of the software; an overview of the STELLA environment, outlining the different levels of the software; and an overview of STELLA language, which includes a detailed look at language used in the software. Full description.

This annual contest is designed to encourage teachers to include geography in their classrooms, spark student interest in the subject, and increase public awareness about geography. Schools with students in grades four through eight are eligible for this entertaining and challenging test of geographic knowledge. This site contains details about past competitions, how to register for and participate ... Full description.