Earth to Class

10^th Westchester Conference on Science, Math, and Technology Education
Purchase College, SUNY 7 January 2006

Web Resources for Earth Science Teachers

                       Dr. Michael J. Passow michael@earth2class.org
                          White Plains Middle School, White Plains, NY
            STANYS—NYC Section Earth Science Subject Area Representative
   Earth2Class Workshops for Teachers at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

   One of the main purposes is to share information about web-based resources that will help teachers and students master content knowledge and skills. Today’s program will focus on a variety of my favorite Internet-based sites that may be of general interest. Time will be provided for others to share their favorites.

Earth2Class www.earth2class.org
    The Earth2Class Workshops for Teachers at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory provide monthly opportunities for classroom teachers to interact with LDEO research scientists who are investigating a wide variety of cutting-edge problems. E2C is supported by an NSF grant, so there is little cost to the participants.
     E.S. Curriculum Units: http://earth2class.org/curr_units/index.php
     Educational resources for teachers: http://www.earth2class.org/er/teachers/
     Educational resources for students: http://www.earth2class.org/er/students/
     Links to LDEO research programs: http://www.earth2class.org/er/ldeo/
     Links to Science Education Standards and Resources:
             http://www.earth2class.org/standards/
     Schedule: http://www.earth2class.org/k12/index.php

Digital Library for Earth System Education http://www.dlese.org
   DLESE provides the best way to locate quality online materials about the geosciences. Here are thousands of web sites easily identified on the basis of topic, grade level, and type of resource.

Professional Organizations
      Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS) www.stanys.org
   National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA) www.nestanet.org
   National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) www.nagt.org
   NAGT Eastern Section http://westy.jtwn.k12.pa.us/users/srl/NAGT.html

   American Meteorological Society (AMS) Education Initiatives
   www.ametsoc.org/amsedu
   DataStreme Atmosphere www.ametsoc.org/dstreme
   DataStreme Ocean www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/DS-OCEAN
   Water in the Earth System www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/WES

New York State Education Department (NYSED) Curr., Instr., Assess.
www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai

Reference Guides with Core Curriculum and Reference Tables
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/pub/pubsci.html

Physical Setting/ Earth Science
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/pub/earthsci.pdf

        Intermediate Level Science
           http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/pub/intersci.pdf

Selected Federal Science Education Resources

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) www.noaa.gov

National Weather Service www.nws.noaa.gov
   NWS NYC Office http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/okx/

National Ocean Service www.nos.noaa.gov

U.S. Geological Survey www.usgs.gov

U.S. Naval Observatory www.usno.navy.mil

USNO Astronomical Applications http://aa.usno.navy.mil/

NASA www.nasa.gov
   Jet Propulsion Lab http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
   JPL Education http://education.jpl.nasa.gov/

Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) educational resources http://www.epa.gov/epahome/educational.htm

National Science Foundation (NSF) www.nsf.gov
   Classroom Resources http://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html

Selected Regents Earth Science Support Sites

David Robison’s "On-Line Share-a-Thon":
     http://www.regentsearthscience.com/webshare
     http://www.regentsearthscience.com/forum
     http://www.regentsearthscience.com/stanys

OMNI List-server http://external.oneonta.edu/mentor/listserv.html

Regents Exam Prep Center http://www.regentsprep.org/

Steve Kluge, Drew Patrick, et al’s Fox Lane HS Geoscience:
   http://www.bedford.k12.ny.us/flhs/science/geohome.html#_blank

Charles Burrows (Spring Valley High School):
     Earth Science Students - CLICK HERE!!! - Earth Science Home
     Earth Science Activities and Labs
     June 2005 Interactive Regents Exam
     Earth Science References Tables (pdf)

Christopher Sheehan “New York Science Teacher”:
http://www.newyorkscienceteacher.com/

Tom McGuire's Westchester Geology page:
http://home.computer.net/~tmcguire/

Andrew Tuomey: "279 Ways to Avoid Summer School or to Get that 100!"

Special Institutions

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University:
www.ldeo.columbia.edu

CIESE (Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology) www.stevens.edu/ciese
Curriculum Projects http://www.ciese.org/currichome.html

Other Web Sites Suggested by Participants: