More science links:

Earth science:

I only recently started teaching earth science, but I must admit, it’s a blast! I’m learning more than I’m teaching. Here are my favorites:

Oceanography Hydrothermal vents Without a doubt, these are the coolest things in the ocean. See the explanation on the next page.

Plate tectonics Plate Tectonics (gives a good basic explanation of the phenomenon) Paleomap project (this is one of many sites that reconstructs how the world may have looked in the distant past. Also predicts future geography. Very cool).

Meteorology (especially storms) National Weather Service Home Page If you just want to know the weather forecast for anywhere. Weather World this link is a good comprehensive explanation of all things weather.

Volcanoes TLC - The Learning Channel and Discovery also a good source for other areas of science. Volcanoes from the United States Geological Survey. Very complete and informative. Good photos too.

Astronomy:

Well DUH! Personally I don’t know if anyone is “out there” looking for us, but I am fascinated by space. In particular:

Star evolution Cosmic Images of Ron Kohl actually, this is an astronomic photo gallery. It’s pretty impressive though.

Extrasolar planets Extrasolar Visions this is a great place to find out about worlds of all types outside our solar system. It includes their names, where they are, and how they were discovered.

Jovian moons Scientific American I realize that this magazine and website relate to many science topics, not just Jovian moons, but around January through March it featured some amazing articles about Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.

The night sky (you haven’t lived until you’ve seen the Milky Way on a cool night in the mountains!) The Milky Way Galaxy