Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Charles Lyell
This site from ScienceWorld describes the Scottish geologist Charles Lyell who supported the ideas of the uniformitarian principle and aligned himself with James Hutton's ideas. He also supported and refuted some of the ideas of Charles...
NASA
Nasa: The Rocket Motor
An online version of a book pertaining to task of launching rockets into space and subsequently navigating them through space. The first several "chapters" (pages) describe the influence of gravity on Earth and the barriers which it...
Curated OER
Earth Man Teaches Planet Earth
Read interesting facts about the Earth on this fun, easy-to-read site.
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Oxygen Trail Over Pacific Ocean W/ Face of the Earth Image
This site provides extensive information on the controversial theory that there are millions of small comets which continually burn up yearly in the earth's atmosphere.
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Earth
This site provides a very interesting overview of our home planet, Earth. Content includes a focus on the atmosphere, the pull of gravity, and the active surface.
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Earth + Moon
This site provides a very interesting overview of our home planet, Earth. Content includes a focus on the atmosphere, the pull of gravity, and the active surface.
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Cloudless Earth
This site provides a very interesting overview of our home planet, Earth. Content includes a focus on the atmosphere, the pull of gravity, and the active surface.
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Earth
This site provides a very interesting overview of our home planet, Earth. Content includes a focus on the atmosphere, the pull of gravity, and the active surface.
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Earth and Moon Viewer
Are you curious about what the earth looks like from the moon right now? This site provides various satellite images of the moon and earth. Zoom in on your favorite city or find out what part of the world is dark!
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Harvard University: The Solar System
These hands-on activities are are a great way for students to gain perspective on the relative sizes and distances of each planet, the relationship between the sun and Earth, and much more.
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Earth
This is a fun site filled with odds and ends of science. Wacky and amazing. Fun site to browse for ideas.
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Earth
An outstanding collection of NASA space images, with images of all of the planets and many smaller bodies as well. Click on an image to read an explanation of it.
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Nasa: Space Place: Astronaut in Earth's Orbit
Picture of the Earth with an astronaut flying around in orbit.
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Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Earth's Hemispheres
Labeled diagram of the Earth's hemispheres.