Web Sites

Shown below is a sampling of USGS and USGS Partner World Wide Web Sites that offer you additional education resources:

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National Atlas of the United States
This interactive site allows students to select and display map layers, roam across America and zoom in to reveal more detail, point at map features to learn more about them, and locate and map more than 2,000,000 geographic names in the United States. All data are documented and available for downloading.

The Microsoft TerraServer
This site provides the general public with access to USGS digital orthophoto quadrangle (DOQ) images. A DOQ is a computer image of an aerial photograph with distortions caused by the shape of the ground surface and camera angle removed. It combines the details of a photograph with the geometric qualities of a map.

TerraWeb
This was designed to help children (K-12) learn about the processes, tools, terminology, and uses of remote sensing.

IMAGERS
IMAGERS (Interactive Multimedia Adventures for Grade-School Education using Remote Sensing)--The Adventures of Echo the Bat Web Site. This site includes a wonderful story about Echo, the baby bat, and his adventures when he becomes lost in Arizona. Students learn about remote sensing and the electromagnetic spectrum to help find Echo. The teachers guide includes information on understanding light and biodiversity.

Water Science for Schools
Information is given on the many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where students can give opinions and test their water knowledge.

Animals Web Site
This site helps students learn about the animal classification system and animal functions. Topics include one-celled animals, jellyfish and corals, tapeworms, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

FrogWeb
Focuses on the recent amphibian declines and deformities. Students are encouraged to adopt a frog pond and join the Frog Force to help monitor frog populations.

Children's Butterfly Site
This site was developed for grades 4-6. Information is given on moths and butterflies, along with a coloring page, frequently asked questions and answers, a gallery of butterfly photographs, and links to other sites.

Wild Wings Heading North
A fascinating interactive site that helps students learn about bird migration. Students track snow geese as they migrate and learn about bird banding, the importance of global change, and what they can do to help birds.

USGS National Wetlands Research Center
USGS National Wetlands Research Center site featuring The Fragile Fringe: A Guide for Teaching about Coastal Wetlands. An introduction is given on wetlands, along with several activities and additional resource lists.

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Western Wetland Flora, Field Office Guide to Plant Species Site. This site gives information on 300 species of vascular plants; it includes an illustrated glossary of floral terms and a species list and identification key.

Recreation.GOV
This is a one-stop resource for information about recreation on Federal lands. This Web site offers information from all the Federal land management agencies and allows students to search for recreation sites by State, agency, or recreational activity.