Panasonic Toughbooks
http://www.panasonic.com/computer/notebook/html/index.asp
Panasonic computers are working to keep
the DE2K team connected to the Internet.

Rock-it Cargo
http://www.rockitcargo.com/
Rock-it Cargo gets the team's equipment from Chicago to the Sahara.

Coleman Generators
http://www.colemanpowermate.com/generators/
The team uses Coleman generators in the field to charge the batteries for the computer tent.

Land Rover
http://www.landrover.com/
The Land Rover gets the team across the desert and into the field.

Bridgerstoves Spike Tent
http://www.bridgerstoves.com/old/spike.htm
Check out the tents the DE2K team will be using in the desert.

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Living Africa
http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/contents.html
The Living Africa website provides a spotlight view of the continent of Africa.  The site goes beyond dictionary and encyclopedia entries and provides a look at topics including people, wildlife, national parks, and various land forms.

Art and Life in Africa
http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/
The Art and Life in Africa project based out of the University of Iowa gives information about Niger, its people, and their arts.

Focus on Niger
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/
africa/Africa_pol98.jpg
A political map of Africa from the University of Texas (.jpeg image file- may take time to load)

Outline Map of Africa
http://www.sbgschool.com/teacher_activities/
social_studies/africamap.html
A printable, blank map of Africa from Scott Foresman

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Deserts: Geology and Resources
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/contents/
A USGS general interest publication gives information on where and why deserts form, the different types of deserts and dunes, and a bibliography for further resources.

How does sand get into the desert?
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/apr99/
924495477.Es.r.html
A Geology professor explains how exactly sand gets into the desert and why not all deserts are sandy.

On the Line - Deserts
http://www.ontheline.org.uk/explore/nature/
deserts/deserts.htm
On the Line's website examines equatorial cultures and their environments. Their information on deserts covers desert geography, ecology, conservation, and contains a section on the Sahara.

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United States Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov
From the homepage of the U.S. Geological Survey you can get USGS information on your state, ask a card-carrying geologist your geology questions, find maps of almost anywhere in the country, check out the educational resources, and much more.

Web Geological Time Machine
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html
UC Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology Web Geological Time Machine offers a geological time line with information and pictures about each period from the Holocene to the Hadean.

Geology Classroom Activities
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/
plate_tectonics/introduction.html
From the University of North Dakota, a variety of classroom activities for all grade levels explaining plate tectonics and geology.  A Teacher's Guide is available.

USGS What do Maps Show
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/
teachers/exploremaps.htm
A USGS classroom activity (with a link to a Teacher's Guide) for 5-8 graders that explain how to read maps, including a lesson on topographic maps, and what kinds of different information are on different types of maps.

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The UC-Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/
The University of California- Berkley Museum of Paleontology's site is a trove of information with on-line exhibits, catalogs, and educational programs.  The Subway section offers links to further sites by subject area.

The Rex Files
http://www.newscientist.com/nsplus/insight/rexfiles/- The New Scientist's Rex Files explains the latest science and politics behind the excavation of T. Rex.

The Fundy Museum Fossil Lab
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/fgm/lab/lab.html
Check in on weekly updates from the Research Lab at the Fundy Geological Museum in Nova Scotia as scientist there prepare and analyze fossils.  Past updates are archived on the site.

Dinologues
http://www.webcom.com/museum/Dinologues/welcome.html
Dinologues, designed by paleontologist Jack Horner and the staff at the Museum of the Rockies, is a series of education activity kits that teach science through dinosaurs.

Zoom Dinosaurs
http://www.ZoomDinosaurs.com/subjects/dinosaurs/toc.shtml
Zoom Dinosaurs is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension.  It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic, and then progress to much more advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on links.

Discovering Dinosaurs
http://dinosaurs.eb.com/dinosaurs/index2.html
Encyclopedia Britannica present Discovering Dinosaurs which provides a grid that allows students to trace discoveries about dino anatomy, environment, behavior, and physiology from 1820 - present.

Dinosaur Eggs
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/dinoeggs/fintro.html
At Dinosaur Eggs, National Geographic lets you hunt dinosaur eggs, watch them hatch, and model how the embryos might have looked.

Learning from the Fossil Record
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/
UCMP explains why anyone should care about really old rocks and how paleontology can get students interested in science.  The site includes a National Science Standards Matrix, classroom activities, and links to articles about using web-based paleontology in schools.

PaleoNet
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/Paleonet/home.html
Out of UC- Berkeley, PaleoNet is a system of listservs, web pages, and ftp sites designed to enhance electronic communication among paleontologists.  The site welcomes input and participation from all persons interested in the study of ancient life.

Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
http://www.museum.state.il.us/svp
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology is the preeminent organization for the advancement of vertebrate paleontology and promoting the interests of all people concerned with the history, evolution, comparative anatomy, and taxonomy of vertebrate animals.

Graduate Opportunities in Vertebrate Paleonology
http://www.med.jhu.edu/FAE/weishampel/grad.html
A comprehensive of graduate programs in vertebrate paleontology.

AMNH Electronic Newspaper
http://www.amnh.org/enews/
The latest news from the American Museum of Natural History's Halls of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Biology and Evolution.

Chicago Public Schools
http://www.cps.k12.il.us/Instruction/CAS/
Chicago Public School Academic Standards and the Curriculum Framework Standards for Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science

National Geographic's Geography Standards
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/
activities/matrix.html
The National Geographic Society's 18 U.S. National Geography Standards with links to Classroom Ideas and Family Activities

American Association for the Advancement of Science's Science Benchmarks
http://www.project2061.org//tools/benchol/bolframe.html
The American Association for the Advancement of Science's Benchmarks for Science Education

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