Earth Science Sites
Alcott's Seismograph Real time readout from the seismograph at Alcott Elementary. From the U of W geophysics dept.
Arkansas Center for Earthquake Education Resources for teachers and students including virtual field trips and lesson plans.
Earth Science Enterprise NASA has created this site for kids and teachers about earth science.
Faultline Life along the earthquake faultline from exploratorium.com.
FEMA The earthquake page for kids from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Geophysics Dept at the University of Washington This site has lots of local information about earthquakes.
How Earthquakes Work The article from the How Stuff Works website.
Minerals and Gemstones The mineral and gemstone kingdom is a complete information guide to rocks, minerals and gemstones.
PBS Savage Earth - Earthquakes This PBS site has animations of different types of earthquakes.
Plate Tectonics The USGS website on This Dynamic Earth: the Story of Plate Tectonics.
Rock Hounds Rock fun and facts with Rocky the rock hound.
Rocks for Kids This site is for kids of all ages who love rocks.
SciQuest NetLink Facts about earthquakes, hurricanes and tornados.
Seismograph What is a seismograph?
US Geological Survey Official site from USGS - This site has info on earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, maps, and USGS info by states.
Volcano Live - Everything about volcanoes including live volcano cams.
*Volcano World. Learn about volcanoes around the world while viewing awesome photos and movies. Part of a NASA project.
Mt. St. Helens The USGS website for Mt. St. Helens.
Mt. St. Helens Volcano Cam This is an image of Mount St. Helens, taken from the Johnston Ridge Observatory.
The Many Faces of Mt. St. Helens A native Washingtonian's look at the reawakening of Mount St. Helens.
Weather Sites
Bad Meteorology. This site is here to correct misinformation about weather. It shows the myth and the correct fact.
Hurricane Names The list of names they use for hurricanes and interesting facts.
National Hurricane Center. Provides historical and general information about hurricanes. A very active site in August and September.*
Storm Prediction Center. The NOAA site that shows currently predicted bad weather.
Stormguy Severe weather photography and information
The Weather Channel. This provides forecasts for places near and far, satellite and radar maps, and lots of other stuff.
The Weather Dude. Nick Walker's weather site for kids.
Weather Wiz Kids Meteorologist Crystal Wicker's site designed especially for kids to allow them to learn more about the fascinating world of weather.
*These sites came from The Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace at http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/50.html