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- A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change - This site explains what global warming is, the greenhouse effect, and the changes in climate and weather.
- Air Quality - Learn how air pollution is measured, about the Air Quality Index (AQI), and how the index can be a quick way to tell people how good or bad something is. (Flash required)
- Archeology for Kids - Do you like to dig in the dirt? Figure out stories from clues? These are all things archaeologists do - maybe you're one, too!
- Bold Kids - Bold is a survey ship that carries high-tech instruments to collect data from the water.
- Climate and Global Change - Learn about Earth's climate changes during its 4.6 billion year history.
- Dig It! The Secrets of Soil - National Museum of Natural History - Discover the amazing world of soils with images and information.
- Drinking Water and Ground Water - Kids' Stuff Grades 4-8 - This EPA Office of Water's web page has links to games and activities that will help you learn about drinking water.
- Dynamic Earth - An interactive and engaging site to teach about science of the earth; it includes sections on Gems and Minerals, Rocks and Mining, Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes, and the Solar System.
- Earthquakes - Science Fair Project Ideas - Science Fair Projects on earthquake predicting, impacts, seismology, and more.
- Eekoworld - Learn about the environment. (Requires Flash)
- Energy Kid's Page - Energy facts, history, and games. Check it out.
- Energy Sources - Learn the difference between renewable and nonrenewable energy and much more.
- Energy Star Kids - Be an Energy Star! Find out how you and your classmates can make big changes and help save the world.
- Environmental Resources for Students - Learn about projects, careers, ecosystems and much more.
- Fall Colors - Forest Service - When are the peak times to see the most color? Find out here.
- Fermilab For Students - Fermilab is home to the world's most powerful accelerator, the Tevatron. Learn how scientists use Fermilab's resources to explore the most basic particles and forces of nature.
- Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists - Visitors will enjoy learning about the thoughts and experiences of the scientists working in Antarctica and the Arctic.
- Learning Landscapes for Kids - Bureau of Land Management lands are "America's Big Backyard." Here's your chance to explore it from your computer and learn amazing things about wild horses, soil, silent invaders and more.
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Students' Corner - Learn more about nuclear reactors, radiation, terms, and more.
- Ocean Photo Gallery - National Geographic Kids - Check out these pictures of beautiful oceans from around the world.
- Planet Protectors Club - Planet Protectors create less waste in the first place! This site has games, activities and reading materials to help save our planet from too much waste.
- Rocky Mountain National Park - Park Fun - Find some fun facts about this amazing National park.
- Roofus' Solar and Efficient Neighborhood - Find out how Roofus' Solar Home is energy smart and what makes it run.
- Sand and Gravel Program - Kid Connection - Here are several projects and experiments to learn about erosion and sedimentation, and see it in action.
- School Yard Geology - (Geological Survey) - Activities and examples of what to look for to turn your schoolyard into a rich geologic experience.
- Seafloor Mapping - Making pictures of the sea floor is the science of hydrography; learn more about this amazing task.
- Student's Guide to Climate Change - Learn about the importance of greenhouse gases and how they trap energy from the sun in the atmosphere and warm the earth.
- Tox Town - Learn about dangerous chemicals and health risks you may encounter in everyday places.
- Tsunami: Your Questions Answered - Learn about Tsunamis - giant sea waves.
- Water Sense Game - Move the water-efficiency hero Flow through water pipes and answer water-efficiency questions while avoiding water-wasting monsters.
- Water Sense Kids - Do you know how much water a family of four uses every day in the United States? Find out the answer to this and more!
- Year of the Ocean - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides information on marine life, threatened and endangered species, facts about the world's oceans fish, and protecting coral reefs.
- Yellowstone National Park Just for Kids - Take a field trip online and when you're done check out the Yellowstone Animal Alphabet Book.