http://www.watersheds.org/

The Bryant Creek Watershed Project created this online atlas filled with a wealth of information on every aspect of this Missouri watershed -- even for those who do not live near the site. Teachers can find interactive, fun lesson plans for kindergarten through twelfth grade dealing with many aspects of the physical environment. Students will find an abundance of games, quizzes, and interactive modules. By taking the photo tour, visitors can learn about the fascinating unique places connected to the watershed. Users can also find materials on the biologic, historic, social, and recreational aspects of the watershed. [RME]

http://www.eyeonthesky.org/index.html

The Eye on the Sky contains hands-on, entertaining scientific activities dealing with the Sun-Earth system developed by U.C. Berkeley for the primary grades. Teachers can find fifteen fun lessons plans dealing with the sun topics such as eclipses, sundials, and shadows. In the Changing Weather link, students can create their own weather journal through an interactive module. Parents and teachers will find tips for tutoring early literacy. Students can travel to the far North and South and learn about the mysteries of auroras through the Macromedia Flash Player-based tutorial. [RME]

http://www.steel.org/learning/howmade/blast_furnace.htm

At this website, the American Iron and Steel Institute discusses the blast furnace’s function "to chemically reduce and physically convert iron oxides" into hot metal. Through an intricate diagram and thorough discussion, students can learn about the chemistry of hot metals and the complex procedure. The website provides a detailed review of the physical equipment of the blast furnace and a detailed illustration of the plant. Visitors can find a short description of the history of blast furnace’s role in the production of steel from iron oxides. [RME]

http://www.unc.edu/courses/2003ss1/geog/011/001/Westerlies/Westerlies.htm

Developed by the University of North Carolina as a supplement to an elementary college level class, this website provides online materials for all aspects of weather and climate. Visitors can find tutorials dealing with weather basics, forecasts, the atmosphere, flooding, and weather systems. The information is filled with helpful images, pictures, and diagrams to assist users with their understanding of the materials. Anyone looking for educational materials about the basics of meteorology will benefit from this website. [RME]

http://www.csrri.iit.edu/periodic-table.html

This interactive periodic table created by the Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research and Instrumentation provides x-ray properties for the elements. For each element, users can find data on its chemical properties, edge energies, edge jumps, and fluorescence yield. By adding an energy value, users can receive x-ray cross-sections at that energy, which includes photoelectric, coherent, and incoherent data. The website also provides a link providing the computer technology used to calculate the x-ray cross sections. Those involved with radiation research will find this reference useful. [RME]

http://science.kennesaw.edu/biophys/gened/1101labs/modules/index.htm

Kennesaw State University provides these educational and enjoyable laboratory modules focused on various topics in environmental science. Physics students and educators can find tutorials dealing with energy and the laws of thermodynamics. Utilized in virtually all real-life experiments, students can learn the basics of statistics and graphing. Through the incorporation of videos, animations, downloadable activities, and interactive tools, students in biochemistry, earth, and other science fields can find enjoyable instructive materials at this website. [RME]

http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/index.html

The Annenberg/CPB Project provides educators with online classroom activities and background information about light in color and the laws of light. The website features three interactive activities that teach students about light traveling in a straight line, light properties related to distance, and angles of incidence and refraction. In the Light with Color link, students can learn about subtractive colors and how color printers work by experimenting with cyan, magenta, and yellow. Students are sure to become enthusiastic about the science of light with these fun, educational tutorials. [RME]

http://athena.cornell.edu/

This Cornell website offers educators, students, and the public easily understandable materials dealing with Mars exploration. At the Kids link, students can discover fun, Martian activities, ask scientists questions, learn about the Martian sundial project, and more. Educators can find lots classroom supplementary materials to excite their students about astronomy and the planet Mars. The website provides general information about the two Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity along with news stories and a short summary of the missions to Mars from 1992 to the present. [RME]