Tramline
A Desert Virtual Field Trip
Travel with your students on a virtual field trip and explore the deserts of the world! This is site is interactive and informative.
University of California
Ucmp: The World's Biomes
The University of California Museum of Paleontology hosts this site devoted to the study of the earth's biomes, which are the world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and adaptations of organisms to...
NOAA
Noaa: Atlantic Oceanographical and Meteorological Laboratory
The AOML researches oceanography, tropical meteorology, atmospheric and oceanic chemistry and acoustics in order to understand the physical characteristics of the ocean and atmosphere. Explore science in action!
Extreme Science
Extreme Science: Coldest Place on Earth: Antarctica
A description of the extreme climate of the Antarctica, the coldest place on Earth, as well as the windiest. It is also the highest continent, and considered to be a desert as it has little rainfall. Includes information about the...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: What Do We Know About Who Drops Out and Why?
Students decide to drop out for many reasons. This overview classifies the reasons as either status (e.g., age, socioeconomic status, geographic region or mobility) or alterable (e.g., grades, disruptive behaviors, school climate,...
University of Washington
University of Washington: The Great Rift Valley of Eastern Africa
An overview of the Great Rift Valley complete with a discussion of the plate tectonics, volcanoes, and climate of the valley. Of particular interest is the section on Apekind to Mankind: Human Evolution in the Great Rift Valley. Reasons...
Other
My Science Box: Ecosystem Organization
In this lesson, learners will learn about the different levels in the hierarchy of ecology and explain the relationships: organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere. They will also discover why different regions...
Other
Informacion General De La Sierra Ecuatoriana
Exploring Ecuador provides a description of this mountainous region and its climate.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Geography
Learning module on the physical geography of the Middle East considers the impact of the landscape and climate on both ancient and modern societies in the region.
Adventure Learning Foundation
Adventure Learning Foundation: Chile Expedition
Thorough, informative site about the country of Chile. Besides factual information, this location also features a journal and photographs of the "World of Wonders" expedition.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: North American Monsoon
NASA tracked rainfall and soil moisture for a three-month period in 1993 to confirm that these rain patterns were indeed a monsoon. Watch this animation to see the relationship between soil moisture and rainfall in the Southwest U.S. By...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Do You Really Want to Visit the Arctic?
This jigsaw activity is designed for students to become familiar with several datasets of Arctic weather data, collected in Eureka on Ellesmere Island. Students join a role-playing activity to read and interpret graphs while considering...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Exploring Environmental Change
Students explore the connections that can exist in a natural environment, and examine how changes to the environment, particularly those caused by human activity, can affect those connections.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Geography of Nepal
Offers geographic facts about Nepal, including descriptions of terrain, land use, and natural hazards. Nepal contains eight of the world's ten highest peaks.
Other
Russia's Weather Server
This site lets you access current and average weather data for a number of Russian cities. You can also look at forecasts, get beach weather and sea surface temperatures, and get satellite data for Russia.
Other
Greatest Places: Namib
Explore the Namib Desert and learn about its location, the Skeleton Coast, mirages, and general information about this home to the highest sand dunes in the world.