The PALEOMAP Project illustrates the plate tectonic development of the ocean basins and continents, as well as the changing distribution of land and sea during the past 1100 million years. The reconstruction of paleoclimates is also discussed. Maps are viewed as animations where the time component can be user-manipulated. Included are a variety of background materials which supplement the animations. ... Full description.

NOAA's Paleoclimatology Program is working with scientists from around the world to study past climate in hopes of achieving a better understanding of the Earth's present and future climate. This site was developed to help educate, inform and highlight the importance of paleoclimate research; as well as to show how paleoclimate research relates to global warming and other important issues of climate ... Full description.

Earth and all the other planets and moons of our Solar System have been continuously pelted by asteroids and comets ever since their formation. On Earth, wind and water have eroded away most of the evidence; various other geologic processes have concealed it; oceans and vegetation now cover much of the rest. This activity will help your students understand how NASA scientists are discovering evidence ... Full description.

Windows to the Universe brings together scientific content on Earth and space sciences with interdisciplinary content on the arts and humanities. Three levels of content are provided: students (K-12 through undergraduate), teachers, and browsing adults. The site includes documents, images, movies, animations, sounds, games, and data. Full description.

Students will utilize the Internet to take a virtual field trip to visit a glacier and discover what physical effects glaciers have on the land. They will also have the opportunity to virtually visit Vermont and trace the pictorial history of how a whale's fossils were found there. The site also contains a student worksheet for their visual field trip. The site also provides an explanation of the ... Full description.

Why are the Rocky Mountains so far inland? How do we preserve the changing Amazon rain forest? When will the Sun fling parts of itself towards Earth? The video magazine "Journeys through Earth and Space" follows three NASA research teams tackling these questions with supercomputers. "Journeys" begins with a short introduction that explains what supercomputers do and how scientists tap their power ... Full description.

The activities in this 16-page magazine encourage children to look more closely at geology in their local environments and support their exploration of a range of dynamic Earth processes. Full description.

The American Museum of Natural History developed Science Seekers -- a middle school product that includes CD-ROMs, teacher's guides, and hands-on kits. In Hidden in Rocks, students play a team of science problem-solvers on special assignment-to learn about rock types and rock formations as they explore how scientists use satellite visualizations to help them identify rocks that might contain fossils. ... Full description.

In -The Case of the Disappearing Dirt-, summer fun suffers a setback when the tree house detectives discover that their favorite spot on the beach is shrinking.- The detectives dig in and learn more about weathering, erosion, the rock cycle, and much more. This show is part of the NASA SCI Files series of instructional programs consisting of broadcast, print, and online elements.- Emphasizing research ... Full description.

This book of 19 essays, written by leading Earth scientists, provides insight into the dynamic processes that shape the Earth. The essays are edited to reach educators, high school students, and the general public and are supported by case studies describing a range of current research projects (including Looking for Life in Antarctica-and Mars, Mapping Mt. Rainer, and Mapping Hot Springs on the Deep ... Full description.