This is a digital atlas of tectonism and volcanism of the last one million years. It is a compilation of images showing field, geophysical, and satellite measurements. Full description.

This bookmark on volcanic aerosols provides a Web address for additional information and resources. Full description.

In this episode, the tree house detectives are troubled by a strange tremor in the area, and they decide that they need to investigate earthquakes. They delve into geography, geology, and plate tectonics to discover why they're all shook up. The NASA SCIence Files- series introduces students in grades 3-5 to NASA and integrates mathematics, science, and technology through the use of Problem-Based ... Full description.

This team-based, interactive educational experience aims to engage students in real-world problem solving. The volcano on the normally tranquil island of Montserrat has come to life. As flaming pebbles and lava begin their devastation, emergency response teams learn that a hurricane is approaching. Using real-time hurricane and seismic data, teams of student specialists assist Mission Control, by ... Full description.

This chapter describes the technique of preparing latitude-longitude based data so that it can be imported into a geographic information system (GIS). It describes the steps to create a map to display data and guides users through some basic geographic analyses. The focus of the chapter?s case study is earthquake prediction. Users download and format near real-time and historical earthquake data from ... Full description.

This lesson is designed to help students gain knowledge in accessing current weather data and in using the MY NASA DATA Live Access Server (LAS) to specify and download historical satellite data. Students then use the data to examine the relationship between altitude, atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity at a particular location. In this lesson, weather data from ground-based and satellite ... Full description.

This Web resource on astronomy, physics and space flight contains approximately 100 main files, written by a retired scientist, familiar with the field and its history. It is based on algebra and trigonometry (no calculus). The main collection contains four parts, each large enough for an independent course, on (1) Basic astronomy (2) Newtonian mechanics (3) Sun and related physics (4) Spacecraft ... Full description.

This Web site provides an illustrated, non-mathematical introduction to the magnetism of the Earth, the Sun, the planets and their environments, following a historical thread. It includes Spanish, French, and German translations, guidance to teachers (including a detailed outline for use in planning an Earth sciences class), glossary, timeline, answered questions by users and a more technical historical ... Full description.

This Web site contains a collection of information about the magnetic space environment around Earth, developed by a retired space physicist. It includes: Spanish (MIntro.html) and French (incomplete) versions, glossary, timeline, Q&A, a teacher's introduction to the Earth's magnetosphere, teaching about magnetism with classroom demonstrations and articles on Birth of a Radiation Belt and Secrets ... Full description.

This 30-page guide includes classroom activities that feature content taken from National Geographics' Atlas of the Ocean: The Deep Frontier. Each activity in the guide takes the student on an underwater adventure exploring our oceans. Subjects include undersea hot spots, underwater archaeology, bioluminescence, coral reefs, and polar sea exploration. This book of maps, charts and deep sea images ... Full description.