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Water Science for Schools (USGS). at <http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/>
Water Science for Schools (USGS). at <http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/>
Voted one of the 10 Best Websites by Government Computer News!
Virtual Courseware - online activities related to earthquakes, global warming, hydrology, and geologic dating. at <http://www.sciencecourseware.com/>
The USGS Landslide Handbook– A Guide to Understanding Landslides. at <http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1325/>
USGS Educational Resources. at <http://education.usgs.gov/>
Tapestry of Time and Terrain. at <http://tapestry.usgs.gov/Default.html>
The Science Education Resource Center at Carlton College. at <http://serc.carleton.edu/>
Schoolyard Geology. at <http://education.usgs.gov/schoolyard/>
Revolutionizing Earth System Science Education for the 21st Century - Report and Recommendations from a 50-State Analysis of Earth Science Education conducted by TERC for NOAA, Posted June 11, 2007. (PDF, 1.1 MB). at <http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/noaa_terc_study_lowres.pdf>
A primer on Plate Tectonics - from UC Berkely Museum of Paleontology. at <http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tectonics.html>
NeMO Explorer - virtual tour at the New Millennium Observatory, a seafloor observatory at an active underwater volcano. at <http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/nemo/explorer.html>
National Science Education Standards. at <http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/edustand.htm>
National Park Service Teacher Resources. at <http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/education/index.cfm>
National Earth Science Education Standards. at <http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/edustand.htm>
Learning from the Fossil Record. at <http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/>
Geology Tours of National Parks. at <http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/tour/index.htm>
Educational Resources for K-16. at <http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/>
Education and Teacher Resources -K-12 lesson plans and resources from the Geological Society of America. at <http://www.geosociety.org/educate/>
Earthlearningidea. at <http://earthlearningidea.blogspot.com/>
Earth Science Lesson Plans (from the Maine Geologic Survey). at <http://maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/education/lessons/index.htm>
Earth Science Educational Resources (from AGI). at <http://www.agiweb.org/education/index.html>
Digital Library for Earth Systems Education. at <http://www.dlese.org/library/index.jsp>
The American Geological Institute - News and Resources for geoscientists and teachers. at <http://www.agiweb.org/index.html>
Conference Proceedings
Condit, C. D., Nathan, S. A. & Mabee, S. B. Dynamic digital maps; an outreach tool for geoscience research, mapping and education in National Park Service administered lands. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 41, 365 - 365 (2009).

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