NASA
Nasa: Planet Quest: Extreme Planet Makeover
Activity in which students create a planet based on distance from a star, age, size, and star type. The created planet is evaluated to determine if it can support life.
Rice University
Museums Teaching Planet Earth: What Is the Geosphere?
Describes Earth's layers, which make up the geosphere.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Fact Sheet for El Nino
This site from the Univ. Corp. for Atmospheric Research provides detailed information on El Nino and its effects on the trade winds is offered at this site, with satellite photos.
The Tech Interactive
Tech Museum of Innovation: Inside the Earth
As an overview of the online exhibit on earthquakes, this site discusses the various sections inside the Earth. The crust, the mantle, and the core are each individually discussed.
Other
Astro Mia: Tierra, Sistema Solar Y Universo
This site is a good resource to study Astronomy. It has six sessions: the Universe, the solar system, the earth and the moon, history of Astronomy, articles, famous astrologers and a glossary.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Helping Kids Help the Environment
Define and explore the concept of environmental citizenship through a series of literacy-based multimedia, online and hands-on learning experiences. Discover how responsible citizens can help protect their local communities by...
Utah State Office of Education
Utah State Office of Education: How Does Earth Impact Other Systems?
Have you ever noticed how some of the continents and land masses of Earth seem to fit together like pieces of a puzzle? This unit is designed to help you understand why continent shapes appear that way. In addition you will learn how...
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Changing Global Land Surface
Learn how scientists view the changes in the land surface made by humans over time. Read questions that scientists pose to answer some unknown questions about global land surface and learn several things scientists are doing to try to...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Zoom Astronomy: The Earth's Atmosphere
Site provides information on the Earth's atmosphere as well as offers additional information about Earth.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: The Value of G Interactive
Students investigate how the force of gravity varies with location on Earth. They are challenged to find the pattern in their findings.
Cool Math
Coolmath: Science Monster: Earth
Read about the vital statistics, composition, and other facts about our home planet, Earth.
Ambleside Church of England Primary School
Ambleside c.e. Primary School: Your Weight on Other Planets
Students enter their weight here on Earth, and find out how much they would weigh on the moon and other planets.
Center for Educational Technologies
Nasa: Classroom of the Future: Spheres: Lithosphere
At this site from the NASA Classroom of the Future, you can learn about the many different layers of the earth and see what the earth would look like cut in half.
European Space Agency
European Space Agency: Esa Kids: Our Universe: Earth
A basic overview of the planet Earth. Links to information about the other planets and objects in our solar system are included.
Space.com
Moon Facts: Fun Information About the Earth's Moon
How did the moon form? Learn the answer to this and numerous other fun facts in this article from Space.com.
Read Works
Read Works: Article a Day Set: Time
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Article-A-Day-Set provides six articles related to "time." Students will learn about the days of the week and months of the year.
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Gaea/mother Earth
This website focuses on Gaea the great goddess of the early Greeks. She is also known as Mother Earth. Use this website to see a picture of Gaea.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Taoism and the Arts of China
Chinese art is often used to depict the religion of Taoism. In addition to many images, there are also lesson plans for all ages.
Other
Unavco: Earth Scope
This interactive map program illustrates global-scale geodynamic processes of Earth. View and add base maps, features and velocities which can be selected in the drop down menus.
Views of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System: Earth
Explore the planet Earth through this site that includes vivid multimedia resources. Learn Earth statistics and view numerous images.
Center for Educational Technologies
Center for Educational Technologies: Earth Floor Biomes
This site provides information on the different biomes of the Earth. There are links to related information and other topics.
National Museums Liverpool
Liverpool Museums: The Sun Tracker
This simulation allows the user to see the sun's arc in the sky anywhere in the world at any time. By changing the season settings the user can see how seasons affect the height of the sun's arc.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 5 Ess2 2: Water Availability and Distribution
With these lessons, student can provide evidence to how water is distributed around Earth by interpreting graphs of the amounts and percentages of water in various reservoirs. On this site find work samples, phenomena, assessment...