http://www.awg.org/

"The Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) is an international organization devoted to enhancing the quality and level of participation of women in the geosciences and to introducing girls and young women to geoscience careers." Visitors can learn about possible funding, awards, internships, and employment. The Web site offers two publications discussing technical and career-development issues, job notices, and meetings: Gaea, the AWG bi-monthly publication, and AWG e-mail news. High school students can discover the Student Challenge Awards Program, where a select few are given the opportunity to work beside experienced scientists. Educators can find out about upcoming science fairs such as the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. If interested, visitors can also become a member of the organization. [RME]

http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/GLPA/index.html

Allied with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the International Planetarium Society (IPS), the Great Lakes Planetarium Association (GLPA) is "dedicated to supporting astronomy or space science education through planetaria." The oldest regional planetarium organization, GLPA holds state meetings and conferences, which give everyone an opportunity to converse with planetarium professionals. On the Web site, researchers can learn how to submit scientific papers for these upcoming conferences as well as how to receive copies of various publications. Educators can view trailers for Stargazer; a three-part narrative about the lives of astronomers. Students will find educational information about the light spectrum, lifestyles of the stars, and much more. [RME]

http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/

Produced by the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, this Web site exhibits seasonal weather calendars created by Indigenous people thousands of years ago. The site first discusses the Aboriginal people in Australia and their methods for dealing with past climate changes. Studying the calendars, users will notice that Indigenous people dealt with climate on a local scale and recognized a varying number of seasons. For comparison, the site presents the Bureau of Meteorology's Temperature and Rainfall Graphs and climate group classification maps. Because it is still in the early stages of development, users should revisit this site to learn more about Aboriginal knowledge of weather and climate. [RME]

http://www.iwahq.org.uk/template.cfm?name=home

A worldwide organization of water professionals, the International Water Association's (IWA) Web site illustrates its commitment "to help water professionals create innovative, pragmatic, and sustainable solutions to challenging global water needs." Visitors can discover IWA's many activities from conferences and forums to task forces. Researchers can discover the various IWS groups that specialize in topics including Source Management, Education, Health, Management Training, and Water Quality Management. Although many of the publications are restricted to members, educators and students can read reports from the Sustainability in Water Sector and abstracts from IWA journals. [RME]

http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/ncas/index.html

This Web site illustrates the National Carbon Accounting System's (NCAS) contributions to the monitoring of "emissions (sources) and removals (sinks) of greenhouse gases from Australian land based systems." Students and educators can discover how factors such as soils, land use, and land cover change can affect greenhouse gases and how NCAS monitors these changes. The site provides a search engine containing online publications where visitors can download articles including Land Use Emissions Results. Everyone concerned with effective ways to achieve sustainable emission standards should visit this site. [RME]

http://www.planetary.org/

The homepage of The Planetary Society, this Web site is devoted to planetary exploration and education. The site publicizes the latest meteor sightings around the world and other recent news. Educators and students can find lots of materials dealing with Mars including observing tips, events, and games. At the Learning Center, enjoyable activities from making comet balls to determining your weight on other planets are available. The site features Space Events including Planetfest '04, the celebration of space exploration. Those unable to catch Planetary Radio can listen to archives of the weekly radio show. [RME]

http://www.chemheritage.org/

"The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) is dedicated to preserving and sharing the history and heritage of the chemical and molecular sciences, technologies, and allied industries." This Web site illustrates how chemistry has shaped our world. Students can discover the chemical history of Innovations and Industry, Ancients and Alchemists, and much more. Through the Online Exhibits, visitors can view the pictures of Walter J. Hamer's collection of early batteries. In the Classroom Resources, educators will find online tools discussing molecular science and pharmaceutical achievers and many Chemistry Web Quests including Evidence for Atoms and The Great MTBE Controversy. Graduate students may want to take advantage of the many fellowships offered on the site.