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Australian Museum Online, Sydney: Web Links, Education resources

Institute of Mineralogy & Petrography, Basel, Switzerland: On-Line Manuals. This is a collection of the annotated internet courses in different topics, which may be of interest to the Earth scientists and students.

BBC Education Web Guide The BBC Education Web Guide contains a choice of the best reviewed websites for education.

Alice Bergfeld (she is the English editor), Rolf Bergmann, University of Hamburg, and Peter v. Sengbusch, University of Bielefeld and Institut für Allgemeine Botanik, University of Hamburg: Botany online - The Internet Hypertextbook, Internet Teaching - Online Projects. Excellent!

Blue Web´n Applications: Earth Science. Blue Web´n is a searchable database of outstanding Internet learning sites. u!

BSA Teaching Section, The Botanical Society of America: Links to Educational Organizations. Excellent!

John C. Butler, "The Virtual Geosciences Professor", Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, Texas: Good Practices. u! This page include lists of course resources (primarily course notes and sylabii) arranged by topic and by university which can be helpful in becoming familiar with the variety of resources available for instructors and students in the geosciences. See also: The Virtual Geosciences Professor. Excellent links!

Alan Cairns: EarthEd: Earth Science Education Resources. An index of Hypertext documents and Curriculum development (lesson plans, labs, etc.)

Alan Cairns, University of Washington, EarthEd: Earth Science Education Resources: What´s New

The Coalition for Education in the Life Sciences (CELS): Educational Activities Links. Link to dozens of undergraduate education resources, organized by professional societies.

Mark Dalton, SGI/Cray Research: Virtual courses on the Web.

Computing and Network Services, Learning Online, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada: Tutorial Links for Academia. An ever-growing comprehensive reference for web-based tutorials.

Earth System Science Online (ESSE): The cooperative university-based program in Earth System Science Education (ESSE) that linked faculty from twenty-two U.S. universities with one another and with NASA scientists. Links to educational resources (materials for K-12, UG and graduate teaching) by type, topic, agency and by program (government, educational institution, non-profit, industry and international programs).

edHelper.com. edHelper.com is dedicated to providing teachers a single shop for educational resources.

Education World: Science.

EduStartPage.com. The start page to education on the web.

Funded by the National Science Foundation and hosted by Indiana University: ENSIWEB - Evolution and Nature of Science. ENSIWEB is a collection of classroom lessons to help biology teachers more effectively teach basic concepts in the areas of evolution and the nature of science. Three topics were covered in detail: Nature of Science, Evolution, and Origin of Life.

The Exploratorium, San Francisco, The Learning Studio: Life Sciences, The Ten Cool Sites, Natural History, and K-12 Resources. An annotated index.

The Geological Society of America: Education. Recommended On-Line Resources. u!

Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic): EarthNet. EarthNet is a virtual resource centre (predominantly Canadian material) of earth science resource information and contacts for teachers, home educators and students of all levels.

Terry Gordon, University of Calgary: Teaching Resources, some web links to teaching development and resources sites, and Learning Resources, about science, writing, and problem solving skills.

E.J. Inglis-Arkell: ABCentral. A huge index of education and teaching links.

The JASON Foundation: The JASON project. The Mission of the JASON Foundation for Education is to excite and engage students in science and technology, and to motivate and provide professional development for their teachers through the use of advanced interactive telecommunications.

Sam Johnston, (CUUG), Calgary: GeoScience: K-12 Resources.This pretty annotated site is an ongoing project to see what relevant K-12 GeoScience resources are available.

S. Krumm, Institut für Geologie, Erlangen, Germany: The virtual class room. Teaching & learning on the net.

Carlos Lara-Moreno: Population Biology, Evolution & Biomath Educational Index. Internet guide to education-oriented resources for population genetics, population ecology, evolution, and biomathematics.

University of Wisconsin, Madison, Distance Education Clearinghouse: Overview of Distance Education and Distance Education Organizations and Other Information Sources.

McREL, (The Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning), Aurora CO: Educator Resources, Science.

MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching): MERLOT is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students in higher education.

Mineral Information Institute (MII), Denver, Colorado: MII is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating youth about the science of minerals and other natural resources, and about their importance in our every day lives. Visit the State Mineral Production Summaries, and For Teachers Only, the Source for FREE Teaching Materials.

Antoine Morin and Jon Houseman, BIODIDAC, University of Ottawa: Resources. A bank of digital diagrams and photographs for teaching biology. Go to: Plants. Copying the material, modifying and adapting the material and the subsequent distribution is permitted with the condition that this is noncommercial and that the supplier (BIODIDAC) of the material is acknowledged. To download files, you must let BIODIDAC set a couple of cookies.

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration): Education Resources Page for NASA´s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Presently, you can search our resources in two ways, using the "index" or using the "browse" section.

National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII). The NBII is an electronic gateway to biological data and information maintained by federal, state, and local government agencies; private sector organizations; and other partners around the nation and the world. Check out the Biological Education Materials - College/Adult Level.

National Center for Science Education (NCSE). NCSE is a nonprofit membership organization working to defend the teaching of evolution against sectarian attack. u!

The National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF is an independent agency of the U.S. Government. NSF's mission is to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense. Go to: Geoscience, and Biology.

Tom Plymate, Southwest Missouri State University: Useful Geology Teaching Links. u!

University of California San Diego: TREES. Teaching Resources for Education in Earth Science.

The School Page, the educator´s resource, and the School Page UK, educational services and resources for thinking people. Go to: Geology

SciStartPage.com. The start page to science on the web.

StudyWEB. Search in a collection of over 15,000 research quality URLs. Go to: Historical Geology. An annotated and rated link directory.

Tracy Trimpe, The Science Spot, Havana Junior High, Havana, IL: Biology Lesson Plans, and Earth Science Lesson Plan Links. Link directories. See also: Science Sites for Educators.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): The Learning Web. u! Learning Web is a portion of the USGS web dedicated to K-12 education, exploration, and life-long learning (Biology, Geology, Hydrology, and Geography). See also: Teaching in The Learning Web. A collection of educational resources that can be used in the classroom to teach earth science concepts. Also explore: The Adventure Continues Beyond the USGS

Virtual Library, University of Geneva: Educational Technology.

Dave Waters, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford: Resources for Earth Science Teaching. An excellent resource.

The World Lecture Hall (WLH). This page contains links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver class materials, e.g. course syllabi, assignments, lecture notes, exams, class calendars, multimedia textbooks, etc. See: Earth Science, and Biology and Botany. u!

The World-Wide Web Virtual Library (Charles Sturt University, Australia): Education.