Hi All, I am the coordinator for government documents at the public library, so I monitor a documents list. Recent messages addressed government sites for kids, so I am passing this info along, hoping it will be useful http://www.vla.org/pdf/programs/grundweb.htm And here are some selected sites from the NOAA librarian 1. NOAA Education Resources: http://www.education.noaa.gov/ 2. Teacher at Sea: http://www.tas.noaa.gov/ 3. The NOAA Central Library Teachers' and Students' Corner: http://www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/education.html#noaa 4.NOAA Photosites for Educators and Students: http://www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/photosite.html 5. The GLOBE Program: http://globe.fsl.noaa.gov/ 6. Educational Resources for Kids and Teachers: http://www.constituentaffairs.noaa.gov/education.html 7.NOAA El Nino/La Nina Education: http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/lanina.html http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/ http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/enso_faq/ http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensocycle/enso_cycle.html http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/ http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/library/index.htm 8. National Environmental Satellites, Data, and Information Service Education: National Snow and Data Center Education Resources: http://www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/education.html#noaa NODC's Ocean FAQ: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-oceanfaq.html Paleoclimatology education and outreach: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/primer.html http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/education.html 9. National Marine Fisheries Education: APEX Predator Program: http://www.na.nmfs.gov/sharks/ New Resources for Science Teachers: http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/sep/SEPHome.htm The National Marine Mammal Laboratory's Education Web Site: http://nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/education/ Learning from the Office of Protected Resources: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/prot_res/prot_res.html Sea Turtles: http://galveston.ssp.nmfs.gov/galv/seaturtles.htm Seagoing Cooperator Program (learning about research cruises): http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/pcruise.html NOAA's Resource Guide for Teachers of Marine Science: http://swfsc.ucsd.edu/BIBLIOGRAPHY/GUIDE.htm 10. National Ocean Service Education: About Water Levels, Tides and Currents: http://co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/about2.html Especially for Kids: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/kids.html Science and Education: http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/scied/education/education.html Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Education resources: http://www.graysreef.nos.noaa.gov/education.html 11. National Weather Service/National Centers for Environmental Prediction Education sites: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/education.html http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/ http://www.sec.noaa.gov/info/index.html http://205.156.54.206/om/reachout/educatio.htm http://205.156.54.206/om/ilview.htm http://nimbo.wrh.noaa.gov/Flagstaff/glossary.html http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/Hanford/yournws/wxwise.htm http://nimbo.wrh.noaa.gov/Sandiego/education.html http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/prepare.htm (Weather preparedness) http://www.nws.mbay.net/wxkey.gif (Weather map graphics explanation) http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pub/metcon.htm (Common Meteorological conversions) Space Weather: http://www.sec.noaa.gov/primer/primer.html On Storms and Hurricanes: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/index.html http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ Hydrology, Rivers and Floods Forecasts: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lmrfc/education/ http://www.srh.noaa.gov/wgrfc/convert.html http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lmrfc/education/school.shtml http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/marfc/ http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mbrfc/hydrology.html Marine Weather: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/story1.html http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/missions1.html --Margie Palmer, Port Angeles Library