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Earth and space science explores the structure of the earth
system, Earth’s history, the solar system, the origin
and evolution of the universe, and geochemical cycles.
Be sure to look at the different
set of resources listed at the Student/Learner webpage
for this topic.
 Athena–Earth
and Space Science for K-12: Oceans, Earth, Weather, Space,
and More
This project is funded by NASA's Public Use of Remote
Sensing Data, now part of the Learning Technologies Project.
The curricular section includes lists of links to "instructional
material" and "resource material", nicely organized
into the sections listed in the title. The webpages for teachers
include a new user guide, introductory materials, and suggestions
for presentations.
 Auroras–Paintings
in the Sky
The Exploratorium and the Science Learning Network provide
this excellent website about auroras. There is a self-guided
tour of the subject, excellent links to websites with real-time
data, and a brief teachers’ guide. Don’t miss the
Aurora
Borealis daily forecast from the University of Alaska
 Bridge–Ocean
Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center
This website aims to give teachers a selection of the
best online resources for marine science education. There
are sections on biology, physics, geology, chemistry, climate,
and technology–all related to the world’s oceans!
There are links to lesson plan collections and online expeditions.
 The
Earth and Moon Viewer
This site allows for viewing a map of the Earth showing
the current day and night regions, or viewing the Earth from
the Sun or the Moon. The user can choose to view any location
on the planet specified by latitude, longitude and altitude,
by a particular satellite in Earth orbit, or above various
cities around the globe. The shape of the day/night regions
changes as the orbit of the Earth changes relative to the
sun. Given a globe (with the appropriate tilt of the Earth
on its axis), a light source, and this website, learners will
be able to explain the reasons why seasons occur on Earth.
This site uses the Universal Time Clock, so it leads to interesting
discussions about time and world time zones.
 Earth
from Space: An Astronaut’s Views of the Home Planet
This is a database of selected imagery of Earth from space,
including physical features, processes, and cities as seen
by astronauts. There are several ways to search the database,
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