Subject Area-Related Resources General Earth Science and Geology Meteorology Water Quality and Quantity Geography Teaching Tools Biology/Ecology Environmental Science Weather and Climate Change Google Maps Google Earth Astronomy in Google Earth GPS     General Earth Science and Geology Steve Kluge's Google Earth Tours http://stevekluge.com/geoscience/ges/default.html Bob Dedrick's Google Earth Tours http://www.canandaiguaschools.org/webpages/dedrickr/index.cfm?subpage=10964 Explore the Grand Canyon click here for a KMZ file CBS Seismic Monitor click here for a KMZ file Floodplain Mapping Using GIS http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/gis/examples/GIS_Floodplains_Lab.html 19 Other GIS Geoscience Lessons http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/gis/GIS_examples.html Google Earth Earth Science Links http://earth.google.com/tour/thanks-win4.html  Volcanoes in Google Earth http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/06/new_volcano_lay.html   Meteorology Climate Data for NYS http://www.co2science.org/data/ushcn/ny/ny.php Global Temperatures by Latitude/Longitude http://www.co2science.org/data/temperatures/ghcn.php Interactive Weather Map http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/ Climate data for the world can be found at http://www.worldclimate.com/ NOAA's National Weather Service Precipitation Real-time GIS data http://www.srh.noaa.gov/rfcshare/precip_analysis_new.php   Water Quality and Quantity USGS Water Watch (stream gauge data) http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/ USGS Groundwater Watch http://groundwaterwatch.usgs.gov/ Environmental Inquiry Ditch Project http://ei.cornell.edu/watersheds/ditches/default.asp   Geography Teaching Tools Visualizing Topography: 3D Topographic Map Simulation http://www.forgefx.com/casestudies/prenticehall/ph/topo/topo.htm WorldMapper (re-sizes territories based on interest areas such as population, economies, environmental issues) http://www.worldmapper.org/ Climbing Kilimanjaro http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2007/10/26/magazine/20071028_KILIMANJARO_GRAPHIC.html#step1 Using National Geographic's Map Machine to Explore Africa http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps, to learn more about Africa's geography Cruising Along Africa's Great Arcs: The Equator and The Prime Meridian http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/download/gaw/cruising_along_africas_great_arcs.pdf [PDF-170 KB, 7 pages] Does It Ever Snow In Africa? http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/download/gaw/snow_in_africa.pdf [PDF-188 KB, 5 pages] The Doorways to Africa http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/download/gaw/doorways_to_africa.pdf [PDF-193 KB, 7 pages] Egypt and the Nile http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/download/gaw/egypt_and_the_nile.pdf [PDF-309 KB, 7 pages] An Equator Runs Through It: Seasons in Africa http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/download/gaw/seasons_in_africa.pdf [PDF-130 KB, 5 pages] Exploring Four Great Lakes: Kivu, Malawi, Tanganyika, and Victoria http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/download/gaw/great_lakes_of_africa.pdf [PDF-264 KB, 7 pages]   Biology/Ecology Journey North http://www.learner.org/jnorth/ Shorebird Research at the Alaska Science Center http://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/shorebirds/ This image shows the amazing long-distance migrations made by numerous satellite-tagged bar-tailed godwits: http://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/shorebirds/barg_updates.html Full article is here: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1774 Sea Turtle Population Ecology http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/ The Jane Goodall Institute: Gombe Chimpanzee click here for a KMZ file   Environmental Science UN Atlas of Environmental Change http://na.unep.net/digital_atlas2/google.php Atlas of Antarctic Research http://gisdata.usgs.gov/website/antarctic_research_atlas/viewer.htm Map Ecos: EPA Performance Data on All Industrial Facilities in the US http://mapecos.org/ Behavioral Health Risk Factor Maps http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/gisbrfss/default.aspx Emergency Models (chemical spills, etc.) using Google Maps http://www.cleerimpact.com Satellite Images of Environmental Change http://earthshots.usgs.gov/   Weather and Climate Change Climate Maps of the United States http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/climaps/climaps.pl Climate Trends for New York State http://www.co2science.org/data/ushcn/ny/ny.php Websites on Global Warming http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/programs/27gw_warming.html Changes in Glaciers over the Past 100 Years http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/repeatphoto/download_info.htm Climate Change and Its Effects in NYS http://www.ucsusa.org/greatlakes/glregionnew.html Shifts in Plant Hardiness Due to Climate Change http://arborday.org/media/mapchanges.cfm   Google Maps Google Maps Mania Clearinghouse http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/ UN Atlas of Our Changing Environment http://na.unep.net/digital_atlas2/google.php Google Map Directory of Environmental Issues http://www.gmdir.com/browse.php?cat=50 Map Ecos: EPA Performance Data on All Industrial Facilities in the US http://mapecos.org/ Green Maps: Sustainable Resource Projects Around the World! http://www.greenmap.org/ Whale Sounds in Puget Sound http://homepage.mac.com/brettbecker/soundscape/pugetsoundscape.html Great World Earthquakes http://earthquakes.tafoni.net/ Worldwide Earthquakes http://earthquake.googlemashups.com/ Plate Boundaries and Tectonics http://geology.com/plate-tectonics.shtml San Andreas Fault http://geology.com/san-andreas-fault/ Meteor Impact Craters http://geology.com/meteor-impact-craters.shtml If The Earth Were a Sandwich http://www.zefrank.com/sandwich/tool.html Dig A Hole (to China, or anywhere else!) http://map.talleye.com/bighole.php Tracing the Paths of Total Solar Eclipses http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/SolarEclipsesGoogleMaps.html CO2 Pollution Levels http://worldcoolers.org/co2map/ Follow A Tornado Path A few examples with especially good linked photos: http://climate.engin.umich.edu/tornadopaths/?y=2005&m=11&d=6 http://climate.engin.umich.edu/tornadopaths/?y=2004&m=7&d=13 Hurricane and Typhoon Tracking (choose a year from the drop-down menu on the right) http://stormadvisory.org/map/atlantic Google Mars http://www.google.com/mars/ Google Moon http://www.google.com/moon/   Google Earth Google Earth Blog http://www.gearthblog.com/index.html Discussion Groups http://groups.google.com/group/earth-free/topics?gvc=2 Latest Tips http://googleearthuser.blogspot.com/ GPS Visualizer Google Earth Overlays http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/kml_overlay Embedding YouTube Videos in Your Google Earth Project http://earth.google.com/outreach/tutorial_youtube.html Google Earth Graph http://www.sgrillo.net/googleearth/gegraph.htm Google Earth Add-ons, Downloads, Animations and 3d-Models, and more! http://www.barnabu.co.uk/ Animation of the Global Positioning System http://www.barnabu.co.uk/the-gps-spider/ Bob Dedrick's Google Earth Tours http://www.canandaiguaschools.org/webpages/dedrickr/index.cfm?subpage=10964 New York Landscapes in Google Earth http://www.bedford.k12.ny.us/flhs/science/geoscience/skluge/dlesege/default.html Steve Kluge's Google Earth Tours from STANYS Workshop http://stevekluge.com/geoscience/ges/default.html Explore the Grand Canyon click here for a KMZ file National Weather Service Doppler Radar Feeds (KML's by state) http://www.metaltoad.com/gearth/ National Weather Service Real-Time Weather Warnings (KMZ's by state/city) http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/kmzgenerator.php Real-Time Warning Decision Support System--Integrated Information (WDDS-II) from NOAA (KMLs for storm warnings, water vapor, visible vapor, and much more!) http://wdssii.nssl.noaa.gov/geotiff_new/ Google Ocean (includes several of the following links listed below) http://www.justmagic.com/GM-GE.html World-wide Ocean Temperatures (Real-time) http://www.justmagic.com/_externsite/GE/world_sst.kmz Global Cloud Map http://www.justmagic.com/_externsite/GE/Global_Clouds.kmz Global Real-time Readings from Weather Buoys www.justmagic.com/_externsite/GE/NDBC.kmz Tide Predictions Around the Globe http://www.justmagic.com/_externsite/GE/World_Tides.kmz World Bathymetry http://www.justmagic.com/_externsite/GE/Surface_of_the_Earth.kmz CBS Seismic Monitor click here for a KMZ file Volcanoes in Google Earth http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/06/new_volcano_lay.html   Astronomy in Google Earth..off the Earth (remember to turn off all Google Earth land boundaries, or they will show through!) Google Moon http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/placemarks/736821-Moon_nl.kml more detailed information in this KMZ overlay, including feature names, color imagery Google Sky (included in Google Earth 4.2) http://earth.google.com/sky/skyedu.html Google Mars http://www.google.com/mars/ Google Map version http://onmars.jpl.nasa.gov/OnMars_MDIM_MOCNA.kml High-resolution KMZ overlay (Black and white) http://onmars.jpl.nasa.gov/OnMars_THEMIS.kml High-resolution KMZ overlay (Black and white) http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/73974 Color KMZ overlay Google Jupiter http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/placemarks/372403-jupiter.kmz Medium-resolution KMZ overlay Google Saturn http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/placemarks/534324-SaturnwithRings.kmz Low-resolution KMZ overlay   Global Postition System (GPS) What is GPS? http://www.little-yeti.com/gpsmanual/chapter01.htm