The Dirt on Dirt - An Earth Day Lesson for Pre-K through First Grade Students

Tomorrow is Earth Day. Last week I shared 14 Earth Day-related resources . That list is comprised of resources for middle school and high sc...

Exploring the Volcanoes of Yellowstone

The USGS in partnership with the University of Utah produces the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory . The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory reco...

An Animated Overview of the Earth's Climate History

Last fall I shared a list of a half dozen resources that help students see the effects of climate change. This afternoon I Stumbled Upon a...

Seven Science Lessons that Utilize Google Earth

Google Earth is one of my favorite tools for students and teachers. The more time a person spends learning the many features of Google Earth...

151 Activities for Earth Science Week

This week is the American Geosciences Institute's   Earth Science Week . The Earth Science Week website has a list of 151 Earth Science ...

NASA Explains the Harvest Moon

In the northern hemisphere the Harvest Moon will appear later this week. This is the full moon that is closest to the northern autumnal equi...

Go On a Virtual Trek to Everest and Learn About Glaciers

Glacier Works, Microsoft, and David Breashears have collaborated to develop a great new site called Everest: Rivers of Ice . Everest: Rivers...

Climate Commons - An Interactive Map of Climate Change Stories

Climate Commons is an interactive map developed by the Earth Journalism Network. The map features weather data and emissions data related t...

Explore Mount Everest's Khumbu Glacier in HD

Crossing Mount Everest's Khumbu icefall is the first hazard mountaineers face when attempting to climb Mount Everest from the south side...

Google Street View Heads to the Grand Canyon

Earlier today Google announced their next off-road Google Maps project. A team of Googlers is setting off to capture Street View imagery of...

Take Your Students on a Virtual Tour of the Tundra to Learn About Polar Bears

Discovery Education and Polar Bears International have teamed up to offer some fantastic virtual field trips starting later this week. Duri...

Animated Tours of the Water Cycle and Water Treatment Plants

This afternoon I spent a little time on the EPA website exploring the resources that it offers to teachers and students . Two of the EPA...

State of Flux - Images of Our Changing Planet

NASA's State of Flux image collection features before and after pictures  of more than 200 locations worldwide. The satellite images sh...

Why Do Leaves Change Color? Video & Graphic

According the calendar Autumn has officially arrived and here in Northern New England we're approaching the peak of fall foliage colors....

Earthquakes 101 for Kids

National Geographic Education's Forces of Nature has been featured here in the past. This afternoon I revisited that resource and disc...

A National Parks Service Tour of Geology

From Yellowstone to Bryce Canyon to Acadia the United States is full of national parks that showcase wonderful geology. The National Park...

Take a Google Earth Tour of the Largest Intact Boreal Forest on Earth

This morning I went poking around the Google Earth tour showcase looking for information about hurricanes. Although I didn't find what ...

Exploring NASA's Earth Observatory

This afternoon on the Google Earth Blog I read a short blog post about the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th Century. That post contain...

Frozen Planet - 7 Resources Beyond Discovery

I just watched the premiere of Discovery's new series Frozen Planet . In fact, I watched it at Discovery's headquarters then came ba...

The Science of Gardening - Interactives and Videos

The Science of Gardening is a superb collection of interactive graphics and videos about gardening that I learned about from Mark Dunk on ...