50 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World

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D-News Videos

This a GREAT collection of short videos from the Discovery Channel. Many of them are perfect for adolescents.

24 Earth Videos

21 Astronomy Videos

26 Space videos

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"Moving Heat" Interactive

This week's resource is a site that features several resources related to global circulation. CLICK HERE to access the site. Be sure to scroll down and check out the "Moving Heat" interactive from the NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. CLICK HERE for direct access to that. Fiddle with the different options to see how it works.

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Scary Geology Project Results in Impressive Visual

Yosemite Park is known for it beautiful granite. Recently, Roger Putman, a master's candidate at the University of North Carolina, used his climbing skills and fascination with geology to create a high resolution map of El Capitan. He also created this impressive "interactive" that compares the map with a photo of the iconic cliff. CLICK HERE to check it out.

To map the geology of the cliff, Roger spent up to three days at a time on the face, sleeping on a tiny platform at night. During the day, he took rock samples and wrote detailed field notes. The project was supported by the National Geographic Society.

Photo courtesy of the Alpinist.com.

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Colorado Flooding: Before and After Pictures

This week's resource is a site that provides access to before-and-after of photos flood ravaged locations in Colorado. The "after" photos were taken by Denver Post photographers from helicopters and the before images are satellite images from Google Earth or Bing Maps. CLICK HERE to view a map and then select any of the camera icons to compare before and after.

Here is another before and after interactive provided NASA. CLICK HERE to view it. Scroll down and select "view image comparison".

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60-Second Adventures in Astronomy

This series of twelve 60 second animations examines different scientific concepts from the big bang to relativity, from black holes to dark matter. It also explores the possibility of life beyond Earth and considers why David Bowie is still none the wiser about life on Mars. CLICK HERE to watch the videos. They're great for introducing topics and generating discussion.

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Paleoclimate: A History of Change

This tutorial from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute includes several slides, with neat graphics, and videos embedded. It is VERY impressive! CLICK HERE to check it out.

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