The Earth Observing System makes available educational resources such as EOS Science Posters, NASA Fact Sheets, and EOS Educators' Visual Materials, as well as The Earth Observer, the EOS newsletter. They also have links to a Remote Sensing Tutorial, Studying Ocean Color from Space curriculum, and other relevant resources.

To order posters, use their on-line order form, or contact Hannelore Parrish (ittakes 8 weeks to receive a set of posters.) To subscribe to The Earth Observer, contact Lynda Williams. Both posters and newsletters are accessible on-line.

EOS Project Science Office
NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 900
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Telephone: (301) 441-4032 (Hannelore Parrish); (301)286-0924 (Lynda Williams)
E-mail: hannelore.parrish@gsfc.nasa.gov, lynda.p.williams.1@gsfc.nasa.gov
WWW: http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (see Education and Publications links)

NASA's EOSDIS Distributed Active Archive Centers (rev. 09/11/98)

There currently are eight Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) responsible for Earth Science data archival, product development, distribution and user support. The DAACs are part of EOSDIS (Earth Observing System Data and Information System). The DAACs are distinguished from one another by data subject area and hold pre-EOS data that can be used to address global change issues. Their mandate is to support science users, but some of the data can be used by educators. Staff from these Centers are also available to give seminars on their products and on the systems for accessing data products. Seminars are available subject to resource constraints.

A listing of CD-ROM products distributed by the DAACs, including links to each of the DAAC web pages, can be found at:

http://ivanova.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac/fliers/cd_fl.html

Also, Informational Products for Educational Use Available from the EOSDIS DAACs and Other Cooperating Data Centers:

http://ivanova.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac/fliers/ed_fl.html

An order form for the EOSDIS Data Sampler CD-ROM, a CD-ROM of information, images, and animations that introduce the Earth science data sets held at NASA's EOSDIS DAACs and cooperating data centers:

http://ivanova.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac/fliers/sampler.html

DAAC Listings

Alaska SAR Facility (ASF) DAAC - Synthetic Aperture Radar Products & Polar Regions
Voice: 907-474-6166 Fax: 907-474-5195
E-mail: asf@eos.nasa.gov
WWW: http://www.asf.alaska.edu

EROS Data Center (EDC) DAAC - Land Processes
Voice: 605-594-6116 Fax: 605-594-6963
E-mail: edc@eos.nasa.gov
WWW: http://ivanova.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac/fliers/edc.html

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) DAAC - Upper Atmosphere, Global Biosphere
Voice: 301-614-5224 Fax: 301-614-5268
E-mail: gsfc@eos.nasa.gov
WWW: http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) DAAC - Physical Oceanography (a.k.a. PO.DAAC)
Voice : 626-744-5508 Fax: 626-744-5506
E-mail: jpl@eos.nasa.gov
WWW: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
(For more detailed information, see below.)


Langley Research Center (LaRC) DAAC - Radiation Budget, Tropospheric Chemistry
Voice: 757-864-8656 Fax: 757-864-8807
E-mail: larc@eos.nasa.gov
WWW URL: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov

National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) DAAC - Snow and Ice, Cryosphere and Climate
Voice: 303-492-6199 Fax: 303-492-2468
E-mail: nsidc@eos.nasa.gov
WWW: http://nsidc.org/index.html

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) DAAC - Biogeochemical Dynamics
Voice: 423-241-3952 Fax: 423-574-4665
E-mail: ornl@eos.nasa.gov
WWW: http://www-eosdis.ornl.gov

Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) - Human Impact on Global Change
Voice: 914-365-8920 Fax: 914-365-8922
E-mail: sedac@eos.nasa.gov
WWW: http://sedac.ciesin.org

Physical Oceanography DAAC (PO.DAAC) (rev. 12/01/97)

The Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center at JPL has the following data that are suitable for senior high school and university programs:

1. The TOPEX/Poseidon Informational CD-ROM: Perspectives on an Ocean Planet
2. The MCSST-CZCS CD-ROM data set, 1978-1986, monthly averaged co-registered AVHRR MCSST and CZCS data (5 CD-ROMs)
3. TOGA (Tropical Ocean-Global Atmosphere Project) CD-ROM data set, 1985-1990 (7 CD-ROMs)
4. NEW: Global Ocean Surface Temperature Atlas Plus (GOSTAplus) CD-ROM (1851-1995)

PO.DAAC also distributes software that allows the user to display and plot hydrographic and tracer section data: ATLAST for IBM-compatible machines, and Power OceanAtlas for Macintosh. IMAGIC, an image processing software package for the Macintosh, is also available. (These programs also available via ftp.)

More complete descriptions of all of PO.DAAC's data sets can be found in our Data Catalog available on our Web page http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/order/, or in hard copy upon request. For further information, contact the User Services Office:

PO.DAAC User Services Office
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Telephone: (818) 354-9890
FAX: (818) 393-2718
E-mail: podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
WWW: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
FTP: podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/pub

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (rev. 12/01/97)

NSCAT Winds of Change Educational CD-ROM (rev. 09/11/98)

The NSCAT/QuikScat/SeaWinds Educational Outreach page contains information on the Winds of Change educational CD-ROM, as well as information on new educational resources they're developing. The CD can be ordered directly thru the JPL Educator Resource Center (see below), free of charge.

WWW: http://winds.jpl.nasa.gov/education/eduindex.html

Public Information Office

JPL has a public information office that is a source of topical information.

Public Information Office
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mail Stop 186-120
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
Telephone: (818) 354-5011
E-mail: newsdesk@jpl.nasa.gov
WWW: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov
FTP: ftp.jpl.nasa.gov/pub (or 137.78.181.5)
Modem: (818) 354-1333.

Educator Resource Center (rev. 09/11/98)

To obtain the Teacher Package which contains a current list of math and science-oriented materials on JPL projects, write to the address below on school stationery. TOPEX/Poseidon videotapes and lithographs are available from the Center, as well as the NSCAT educational CD-ROM, Winds of Change.

NASA Educator Resource Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mail Stop 601-107
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
Telephone: (818) 354-6916
FAX: (818) 354-8080
WWW: http://education.jpl.nasa.gov

The Speakers Bureau at JPL is at: (818) 354-9312.

TOPEX/Poseidon Information (rev. 09/11/98)

TOPEX/Poseidon is an on-going mission (NASA and CNES) to observe global ocean circulation. Project information, images and science results can be obtained from the following source:

TOPEX/Poseidon Project Office
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, MS 264-686
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena CA 91109-8099
Telephone: (818) 354-0151
FAX: (818) 354-0368
E-mail: topex@jpl.nasa.gov
WWW: http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov,
and: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/topex (info and images)

The TOPEX/Poseidon Informational CD-ROM, Perspectives on an Ocean Planet, can be previewed and ordered (free of charge) via this web page:
http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/tecd.html

The TOPEX/Poseidon Educational CD-ROM, Visit to an Ocean Planet, is also available. It consists of teaching materials for middle-to-high school classrooms, including a tutorial about the 1997-98 El Niño conditions, an interactive game that teaches about Earth-orbiting satellites, and profiles of 16 oceanographers and their work. An on-line order form is available at:
http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/cdrom.html.

The University of Texas Center for Space Research has an educational TOPEX/Poseidon web page:
http://www.csr.utexas.edu/tsgc/topex/

NASA's National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) (rev 11/20/98)

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is a data and information resource for those studying snow and ice, and their importance to the Earth system. They have an Education Resources web page that includes information about glaciers, ice shelves and icebergs, blizzards, Q & A's about snow, as well as Points, Pixels, Grids and Cells: A Mapping and Gridding Primer. NSIDC also produces the CD-ROM Into the Arctic: Information and Educational Activities for Studying Climate, which includes lessons suitable for high school and college classrooms.

Found at: http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/NSIDC/EDUCATION/

Further contact info:
User Services
NSIDC/WDC CIRES
Campus Box 449
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO USA 80309-0449
Telephone: (303)492-6199
FAX: (303)492-2468
E-mail: nsidc@kryos.colorado.edu
WWW: http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu

NASA's National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) (rev. 12/02/97)

NASA Planetary data from Galileo, Magellan (Venus), Viking (Mars), and Voyager (outer planets) are available on CD-ROM. Selected images from the popular CD-ROMs and software are accessible via anonymous FTP from nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub, in the directories /pub/cdrom/image and /pub/cdrom/software, respectively (also /pub/planetary). Also available are videotapes of a computer-animated Venus flight, a SIR-A movie, solar system visualization, and various press release photographs. A CD-ROM catalog listing over 500 CD-ROMs (largely planetary data) can be accessed on the World Wide Web from http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/cd-rom/cd-rom.html. Their most popular CD amongst educators is Welcome to the Planets. Images from the Mars Pathfinder Project are also accessible thru their web page.

Note: NSSDC is transitioning its Earth Science-related data to other sites. For more information, see http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/earth/earth_home.html.

There is also an NSSDC General Public Page, intended to guide members of the general public to NASA/NSSDC data and services most likely to be of interest to the non-researcher/scientist segment of the internet community, found at http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nssdc/gen_public.html.

Coordinated Request User Support Office (CRUSO)
Code 633
National Space Science Data Center
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
Telephone: (301) 286-6695
FAX: (301) 286-1635
E-mail: request@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov
WWW: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
FTP: nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub

NASA SpaceLink (new 11/30/98)

Main page - an aeronautics and space resource for educators; includes Spacelink EXPRESS mailing list for announcements of new NASA educational materials
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/
NASA Educational Products -
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/.index.html
Curriculum Support -
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/Curriculum.Support/.index.html
Multimedia - from on-line slide shows to video tapes and software
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/Multimedia/.index.html
National Education Standards -
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/National.Education.Standards/.index.html
Educational Services - designed to support students, teachers, and faculty in the areas of science, mathematics, and technology
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Educational.Services/

National Geographic "Xpeditions" (new 11/30/98)

This huge and growing site for geography educators and students contains more than a hundred original lesson plans and after-school activities for grades K-12, an outline map atlas with more than 1,800 free maps designed for printing or building Web sites, forums where teachers and students can discuss geography, and a 3-D virtual museum of geography built in the spirit of the game Myst.

WWW: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions

National Marine Educators Association (rev. 12/02/97)

The National Marine Educators Association brings together those interested in the study and enjoyment of the world of water - both fresh and salt. Affiliated with the national Science Teachers Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, NMEA provides a valuable focus for marine and aquatic studies all over the world.

Members of NMEA receive two publications as part of their benefits. Current: The Journal of Marine Education, features in-depth articles about marine physical, earth and life sciences; maritime history; marine education; research in marine education; and marine literature, songs and art. NMEA News keeps members up to date with events and activities of regional chapters, developments and news in marine science and education, and opportunities for professional development.

Each summer a regional chapter hosts the national NMEA conference at a local university. At these meetings, marine educators from the United States, Canada and other countries gather to exchange ideas, experiences and teaching techniques, hear the latest research news and renew friendships with colleagues.

Tina Shoemaker
National Marine Educators Association
P.O. Box 1470
Ocean Springs, MS 39566-1470
Phone: 601-374-7557
Fax: 601-374-5559
E-mail: tshoemak@seahorse.ims.usm.edu
WWW: http://www.marine-ed.org

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) (rev. 12/02/97)

Educational Affairs Division (rev. 12/02/97)

NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has an Educational Affairs Division which works with schools. To obtain information and brochures on their programs and materials, write to:

U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA
PA/Correspondence Unit
1305 East-West Highway, #8624
Silver Spring, MD 20910


Office of Global Programs (rev 7/24/98)

The Office of Global Programs hosted the Mississippi River Climate Teacher Workshop June 10-12, 1998 in St. Louis. This workshop provided middle and high school teachers with information about climate and environmental issues, particularly as they relate to the Mississippi River Basin.


Adrienne Calhoun
NOAA-Office of Global Programs
1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1210
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301-427-2089 x511
E-Mail: calhoun@ogp.noaa.gov


Satellite Information (rev. 11/26/97)

For information on how to receive NOAA satellite data in the classroom, contact:

Wayne G. Winston
NOAA/NESDIS Direct Services Div. E/SP3
FB 4, Room 3320 Stop 9909
Washington, DC 20233-9909
Telephone: (301) 457-5681
FAX: (301) 457-5620
E-mail: satinfo@nesdis.noaa.gov, or, wayne.winston@noaa.gov
WWW: http://140.90.207.25:8080

NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) (rev. 12/02/97)

Teacher and student packages (limit three per classroom) containing brochures and pamphlets describing weather and climate, and NCDC publications may be obtained from:

National Climatic Data Center
Climate Services Branch
151 Patton Avenue - Room 468
Asheville, NC 28801-5001
Telephone: (704) 271-4800
FAX: (704) 271-4876
E-mail: questions@ncdc.noaa.gov, or orders@ncdc.noaa.gov
WWW: http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html

NCDC also offers access to various databases and on-line systems through their web site. One useful item relating to educators is the CLIMVIS system. The CLIMVIS system
( http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/onlineprod/drought/xmgr.html) is an interactive visualization program that permits NCDC users to choose a city from over 10,000 locations worldwide and visually "see" the climate for the time selected. Students can compare the climate at various cities around the globe, or can observe and study how the climate varies at any city for a long period of time or region.

NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) (rev. 12/02/97)

NGDC combines in a single data center activities in the fields of marine geology and geophysics, solid earth geophysics, solar-terrestrial physics, paleoclimatology, ecosystems, and environmental data. In addition, NGDC cooperates with the National Snow and Ice Data Center, which is operated under contract by the University of Colorado. Products include data (much of which is on CD-ROM), slides and posters. Many products can be used for education. There are costs associated with some products.

National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC, Code E/GC4
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80303-3328
Telephone: (303) 497-6826
FAX: (303) 497-6513
E-mail: info@ngdc.noaa.gov
WWW: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov
Gopher: gopher://gopher.ngdc.noaa.gov

NOAA's National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) (rev. 12/03/97)

To subscribe to the Earth System Monitor, the NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service's quarterly publication describing NOAA data and information services, or to inquire about educational materials or research data, contact:

National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)
User Services Group
NESDIS/NOAA E/0C1
SSMC3, 4th Floor
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Telephone: (301) 713-3277
FAX: (301) 713-3302
E-mail: services@nodc.noaa.gov
WWW: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov,

NetDay is a grass-roots volunteer effort to wire schools so they can network their computers and connect them to the Internet. Labor and materials are provided by volunteers and support from companies, unions, parents, teachers, students and school employees. In addition to information on wiring schools, their web site also has many other helpful resources, such as information on free or discounted hardware and software, a help desk, and links to other education and Internet sites.

E-mail: netday@netday.org
WWW: http://www.netday.org

Network Montana - Hydrosphere Activities (rev. 12/08/97)

This is a source of many hands-on activities for understanding the hydrologic cycle, marine life dynamics, and surface ocean conditions.


WWW: http://www.math.montana.edu/~nmp/materials/ess/hydrosphere/index.html

Newton's Apple (rev. 12/02/97)

Lesson plans from the award-winning television series.

Director of Outreach & Promotion
NEWTON'S APPLE
172 4th St. E
Saint Paul, MN 55101 U.S.A.
Telephone: (800) 588-NEWTON
E-mail: newtons.apple@umn.edu
WWW: http://ericir.syr.edu/Projects/Newton/

Now What Software (rev. 12/03/97)

Now What Software specializes in developing geographic multimedia products with the Maps that Move^TM interface and engine. All titles endeavor to make geography, science and history as compelling as video games. The goal is to repackage hard scientific data into engaging and educational programs. CD-ROM titles available under the Small Blue Planet series include:

The Real Picture World Atlas, The Cities Below, Earthscapes in Time, 3-D Talking Globe, and TimeCity Flashback Atlas (cost: $30-$50 each). A Teacher's Guide with lesson plans is also available. For more information, contact:

Now What Software
500 Sansome St., Suite 501
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: (415) 394-5015
FAX: (415) 394-5035
E-mail: SmallBlue@aol.com
WWW: http://www.nowwhat.com

Ocean World (new 07/29/98)

Ocean World is a collection of short on-line lessons with topics such as: El Niño, Ice Ages, Fisheries, Waves, Iceberg, and Currents. There are links to additional web resources in these areas. This material was produced at Texas A&M University as part of the TOPEX/Poseidon Education Project.

E-mail: srohr@ocean.tamu.edu
WWW: http://www-ocean.tamu.edu/education/oceanworld

This project engages middle school students in collaborative, real-time study on various topics related to the weather, air quality, and the environment. Students utilize internet communications to exchange ideas and to obtain hands-on learning. Upcoming programs include: Hurricanes '98 (in October 1998), and Kids as Global Scientists (in Feb. - April 1999). New participating classrooms are actively being sought. Also offered are programs for teachers only; in SharedAir '98, teachers take observations of air quality and compare them with other groups upwind and down wind of their location.


One Sky, Many Voices
Department of Atmospheric Science
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143
E-mail: onesky@umich.edu
WWW: http://onesky.engin.umich.edu

Operation Pathfinder (rev. 1/16/98)

Operation Pathfinder provides elementary and middle school teachers with hands-on experience applying marine and aquatic concepts in an intensive two-week summer session at one of six regional sites. Teachers obtain three graduate credit hours for their participation. The topics include Deep Ocean Discoveries and Technologies, Marine and Aquatic Resources, Marine and Aquatic HAbitat, Marine and Estuarine Pollution, Physical Processes, and Plate Tectonics. The program, now in its fifth year, is sponsored by the National Sea Grant Office.


Dale Ingmanson
NOAA/OAR
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 713-2431 ext. 142
E-mail: See the web page below for a contact person in your region
WWW: http://www.aquarium.usm.edu/coast.htm

Planet Earth Science, Inc. (rev. 12/04/97)

Planet Earth Science, Inc. provides students with virtual expeditions on a ship to study El Niño and monsoons with the CD-ROM, Ocean Expeditions. The students collect and analyze real data and investigate the interaction of the atmosphere and ocean. The product is available on a 45-day trial basis (call Tom Snyder Productions). The company also provides summer teacher training workshops on various subjects in earth system science, including El Niño.


Planet Earth Science, Inc.
1203 De La Vina Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: (805) 730-1622, and (800) 342-0236 (Tom Snyder Productions)
FAX: (805) 730-1625
WWW: http://www.planetearthscience.org/index.html, and http://www.TeachTSP.com (Tom Snyder Productions)

Practical Uses of Math and Science (PUMAS) (rev. 12/08/97)

PUMAS provides short lessons demonstrating how science can be taught using interesting examples from everyday life.


WWW: http://pumas.jpl.nasa.gov/examples/ex7_1.html

Project EarthSense (new 2/27/98)

Project EarthSense is a hands-on environmental education program for K-12 teachers. The focus is upon global environmental change, remote sensing and hydrology.

WWW: http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/overview/education.html

Project Oceanography (rev. 08/26/98)

Project Oceanography is weekly television broadcast that provides marine science education to middle school students. Topics over the past season have included: Satellite Oceanography, Deep Sea Biology, Oceans in Motion, Natural Disasters, Aquaculture, and Careers in Marine Science and Technology. Over 100 middle schools currently participate.


Dr. Paula Coble or Juli Rasure
Department of Marine Science
140 Seventh Avenue South
University of South Florida
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: (727) 553-1631 (Coble), (727) 553-3939 (Rasure)
Fax: (727) 553-1189
WWW: http://www.marine.usf.edu/pjocean
E-mail: pcoble@marine.usf.edu, jrasure@seas.marine.usf.edu

Reef Ball Development Group (rev. 12/12/97)

Learn how to "plant" your own artificial reef.


Reef Ball Development Group, Ltd.
P.O. Box 3349
Sarasota, FL 34230
Telephone: (941) 752-0169
Fax: (941) 752-1033
E-mail: reefball@america.net
WWW: http://www.reefball.org

Remote Sensing Core Curriculum (rev. 12/12/97)

The Remote Sensing Core Curriculum is a NASA sponsored program to provide educators with a basic set of material for an introductory course. There are four volumes in the set: i) Introduction to Photo Interpretation and Photogrammetry, ii) Overview of Remote Sensing of the Environment, iii) Introductory Digital Image Processing, and iv) Applications in Remote Sensing.


Tracey Benjamin
E-mail: tbenja1@strabo.umbc.edu
WWW:http://www.research.umbc.edu/~tbenja1/

The Remote Sensing Tutorial (rev. 08/07/98)

A 20-section, on-line tutorial approach to learning about the role of space science and technology in monitoring the Earth's oceans, land surface and atmosphere. The tutorial was developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and is also available on a CD for $10 (check or money order, made out to GST, to cover production and shipping; Mac and PC only).

To obtain individual copies or to inquire about multiple copies for class use, write to:

Bill Dickinson, Jr. (RS Tutorial)
Global Science and Technology, Inc.,
6411 Ivy Lane, Suite 300,
Greenbelt, MD 20770
E-mail: rstwebmaster@gst.com
WWW: http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Schools of the Pacific Rainfall Climate Experiment (SPaRCE) (rev. 12/03/97)

A program to increase the number of rain gauges across the Pacific by involving students in various islands of the Pacific. For more information about the SPaRCE program, please contact:

SPaRCE Headquarters
Oklahoma Climate Survey
University of Oklahoma
100 East Boyd, Suite 1210
Norman, OK 73019 USA
Telephone: (405) 325-3207
FAX: (405) 325-2550
E-mail: sparce@hoth.gcn.ou.edu
WWW: http://www.evac.ou.edu/sparce/

Science Lesson Plans over the Internet (UCI) (rev. 12/03/97)

Science lesson plans that can be downloaded over the internet. Contains material for K-6, 6-9, and 9-12. Includes material on El Niño for elementary students.

Frank Potter
UC Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-4680
E-mail: fpotter@vmsa.oac.uci.edu
WWW: http://sun2.lib.uci.edu/SEP/CTS/

S'COOL (rev. 12/03/97)

The Students' Cloud Observations On-Line (S'COOL) is an opportunity for elementary and secondary students to gather observations about clouds. The data will be used in the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) project in NASA's Mission to Planet Earth program.


Langley DAAC User and Data Services, Attn: S'COOL
Mail Stop 157D
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA 23681-0001 USA
Telephone: (757) 864-5682
FAX: (757) 864-9882
E-mail: scool@larc.nasa.gov
WWW: http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/SCOOL

Seastar! (rev. 1/19/98)

Seastar! provides access to beach profile data from several sites in the U.S. and Australia. They also provide instructions for field trips that enable middle school students to make their own measurements.


Phyllis Rumpp
Bala Cynwyd Middle School
510 Bryn Mawr Avenue
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Telephone: (610) 664-4500
FAX: (610) 278-2447
E-Mail: seastar@mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us, per2061@aol.com
WWW: http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/~seastar, OR:


George Rumpp
Colonial Middle School
716 Belvoir Road
Norristown, PA 19401
Telephone: (610) 275-5100
FAX: (610) 278-2447
E-Mail: seastar@mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us, george3268@aol.com

Sea World/ Busch Gardens (rev. 01/21/98)

Sea World and Busch Gardens have prepared a series of Teacher's Guides about marine life for all grade levels. They also have more than 75 educational resources, including posters and information booklets.


WWW: http://www.seaworld.org/teacherguides/index.html

Smithsonian Institution (rev. 12/01/97)

The Smithsonian Institution produces an on-line booklet, Ocean Planet, based on their traveling exhibit of the same name. The booklet contains lessons and activities for use in middle and high school classrooms.

WWW: http://educate.si.edu/lessons/currkits/ocean/main.html

The Space Technology Education Program (STEP) was originally a NASA-sponsored program to enhance K-12 education with classroom applications of satellite Direct Readout technology. ERIM International now continues to support the development of satellite direct readout as a means to promote math and science learning in K-12 schools. They are pleased to share their experence with teachers and have set up a "Technology Learning Center" for educators at ERIM.

Thomas Wagner
Space Technology Education Program
ERIM International Inc.
P.O. Box 134008
Ann Arbor, MI 48113-4008 USA
Telephone: (313) 994-1200, ext. 3307
FAX: (313) 665-6559
E-mail: twagner@erim-int.com

Starfish: Educational Resources for Sustainability (new 01/22/98)

"Starfish: Educational Resources for Sustainability" is Second Nature's collection of free databases designed to help faculty from all disciplines integrate environmental and sustainability issues into their teaching.


WWW: http://www.secondnature.org/resource_center/resource_center.html

The University of Washington and The Northwest School in Seattle are collaborating to enhance the links between the teaching of physics, math, and physical and geological oceanography. Physical Oceanography Curriculum is aligned between these three levels, in order to provide a coherent framework that spans a range of students and levels. TOPEX satellite altimeter data provides a rich framework to explore many aspects of data collection, oceanography concepts and climate across these levels. For high school, undergraduate and graduate students.

WWW: http://www.ocean.washington.edu/people/staff/prs/edu.html

The mission of the Tech Corps is to recruit, place, and support volunteers from the technology community who advise and assist schools in the introduction and integration of new technologies into the educational system. Volunteers provide assistance with local planning, technical support and advice, staff training, mentoring, and classroom interactions. The organization utilizes the abilities of skilled individuals and groups across the country in an effort to prepare students, teachers, and schools for the 21st century.

E-mail: info@ustc.org
WWW: http://www.techcorps.org/

The Earth System (TESY) (rev. 12/03/97)

The Earth System (TESY) is a series of web-based, college-level modules that explain the components of the earth system through the use of large data sets. The modules were developed by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. Included are lessons on climate and the solid earth.


Jim Hays, Project Coordinator
The Earth System (TESY)
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027 USA
E-mail: jimhays@ldeo.columbia.edu
WWW: http://rainbow.ldeo.columbia.edu/ees

TOPEX/Poseidon Educational Outreach

This is a source of exercises for understanding measurements of sea surface heights and ocean currents for K-12 students. A movie can be viewed showing the eddies within the Gulf of Mexico.


E-mail: badler@shaman.colorado.edu

UCSB - Our Dynamic Planet CD-ROM (rev. 12/31/97)