Weblinks Library
This library stores an annotated list of your web-based research and resources. Anything you find on the www may be added to your links library. Annotate your links with a short summary. Examples follow.
- The Association for Science Teacher Education
- ASTE brings together teachers, teacher educators, scientists, science coordinators and supervisors, and informal science educators to develop, research and promote quality science instruction. This website provides information about professional development opportunities, upcoming events, and current research in science education.
- The California Science Center
- This website provides educators information about what exhibits and activities are currently available at the Science Center as well as information on science curriculum and instruction.
- Exploratorium: The Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception
- Educators can search through the digital library for curricular and instructional materials such as lessons, demonstrations, experiments and digital media for use in the science classroom.
- HAZUS Training Videos
- ESRI resources
- Maps of the USA
- Virtualamericas.net includes relief, rainfall, geology, regions, and states maps of the USA
- Physical Geology: Earth Revealed
- Physical Geology: Earth Revealed by Diane H. Carlson, Charles C. Plummer, Lisa Hammersley College introductory textbook, online resources including animations, flash cards and self-check quizzes.
- USGS
- United States Geological Survey Website. Links to maps and information about Earthquakes, Floods, Volcanoes, Wildfires - including real time data, history, emergency preparedness.
- The Geological Society of America
- Lesson plans and additional resources.
- Pierce College Weather Station
- Includes archived weather data and 10 minute updates from the weather station at Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA
- Citysourced
- An example of the use of GIS technology and maps to improve civic involvement and civic pride. Find and report civic issues like graffiti, abandoned vehicles, cracked roads and sidewalks using cell phones. Includes live feeds. Used in LA, LAUSD, San Francisco.
- One Geology
- An international project. Create maps using data that has been shared from all over the world - includes data layering, vocabulary definitions - high level GIS applications.
- Disaster Scenarios In Europe
- Volcanoes, wildfires, floods and earthquakes in Europe
- Bridging the Geography Gap
- Educator's resources through the My Wonderful World initiative of National Geographic to improve our studens' geography skills in a fast moving world.
- ESRI
- Maps, apps from the world leader in GIS software
- Careers in GIS
- USC graduate programs in geographic information and technology. See page 7 for simple, clear graphic to illustrate the wide reaching possibilities for careers in GIS.
- Geology - UC approved a-g course
- A 2 semester physical science course approved for elective (g) credit by UC
- UC Elective (g) Requirements
- GIS elective
- A UC approved g elective - CTE course
- UC elective approval checklist
- NASA
- A link to NASA For Educators, which includes teaching materials, images, podcasts, NASA TV, and free materials and services available through Educator Resource Centers in your area, plus career information for students as well as links for applying for internships, fellowships and scholarships.
- ESSEA
- The Earth System Science Education Alliance develops modules that consider events like the Gulf Oil Spill or Yosemite Fires using integrated earth systems analysis approaches that encourage collaboration and original thinking and research and analysis and that real world problems rarely have one clear cut solution.
- ESSEA
- The Earth System Science Education Alliance develops modules that consider events like the Gulf Oil Spill or Yosemite Fires using integrated earth systems analysis approaches that encourage collaboration and original thinking and research and analysis and that real world problems rarely have one clear cut solution.
