General Earth Science resources:

http://www.ciesin.org/sub_guide.html

Center for International Earth Science Information Network- subject list- information on different environmental topics. 

http://earthtrends.wri.org/

World Resources Institute- Earth Trends: Environmental Portable-- various topics covered. 

http://www.ecoworld.com/maps/World_Country.cfm

Ecoworld- data on countries of the world (interactive map)

http://www.worldbank.org/html/schools/explore.htm

World Bank: Exploring Countries and Regions- interactive map- click on region you want to research- regional data on social, political and other needs and concerns. 

http://www.panda.org/

World Wildlife Federation Global Network- 

http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/index.htm

USGS—United States Geologic Society: Status and Trends-looks at different regions of the US.

http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/chemistry/dictionary/#K

Chemistry and Environmental Science dictionary- information on different science topics

Environmental areas:

    water:

http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/kids/cycle.html

diagram of the water cycle-EPA site

http://www.mos.org/oceans/index.html

Oceans alive- extensive site for information on the oceans.

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/water.html

water cycle- general information on cycle- has link to rock cycle

biodiversity:

http://www.eti.uva.nl/Database/WBD.html

world biodiversity database- taxonomic information on different organisms. use search engine to find information.

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/diversity.html

general information on biodiversity

biomes:

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/

world's biomes- general information- aquatic, deserts, forests, grasslands, tundra

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/summary.html

biomes- general information on biomes, chart form- summary

http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/index1.html

Biomes links- Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon- general information on biomes

http://www.worldbiomes.com/

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/

http://www.tesarta.com/www/resources/library/biomes.html

http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/bog.html

Bogs- general information on this biome, has the elements contained in and that identifies

a bog.

http://people.whitman.edu/~yancey/deepsea.html

Deep Sea- Habitats from mesopelagic to abyssal to methane seeps; animals from viperfish to rattails to tubeworms—

http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/noframe/ms137.htm

earth science topics:

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates1.html

plate tectonics- general information-has links to the different types of boundaries.

environmental issues:

http://www.r7.fws.gov/nwr/arctic/issues1.html

Arctic Wildlife Refuge- potential impacts of oil and gas development

spheres:

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/spheres.html

general information in spheres- links to lithosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, biosphere,atmosphere, exosphere

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/weather/

Annenberg/ CPB project—Weather: What forces effect our weather. Looks at the forces that effect the weather.

http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do

U.S. Department of Energy-

http://www.fs.fed.us/land/ecosysmgmt/ecoreg1_home.html

ecological boundaries of the US shown on detailed maps

http://www.fs.fed.us/land/pubs/ecoregions/

US Dept of Agriculture- ecological sub regions of US (1994)

http://www.enature.com/

Enature.com—field guides on

http://www1.nature.nps.gov/toxic/index.html

National Park Service- Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia

http://www.environmentaldefense.org/home.cfm

Environmental Defense- current event articles/topics

http://www.enviroliteracy.org/

Environmental Literacy council- resources on environmental topics such as air, land, water, energy, food and society.

http://www.state.gov/g/oes/climate/

US State Department- Global Climate Change report

http://www.climatehotmap.org/

Global Warming: Early Warning Signs- has an interactive world map that leads to information on trouble spots around the globe.

http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/

National Oceanographic Data Center- looks at the characteristics of the water column, has information on marine resources/conservation, and climate change.

http://www.rff.org/

Resources for the future- examines areas of interest in the environmental sciences

http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/delaware/atlas/

Tree Atlas of the Eastern United States- uses the Eastern Forests of the US to measure climate changes over time, 80 different species.

http://www.wri.org/

World Resources Institute- environmental areas sorted geographically and by subject