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NIGER
- The
World Fact
Book: Niger
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/
factbook/geos/ng.html
This site
offers a multitude
of statistical
information
on Niger pertaining
to population,
environment,
government,
economics,
and geography.
Includes a
colored map
and geographic
coordinates
- Niger
Page:
From the University
of Pennsylvania
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/
African_Studies/Country_Specific/
Niger.html
This page
offers a list
of links to
Niger related
resources.
- Niger1.com
http://www.niger1.com
A links portal
to other Niger-related
web sites
- Map
of Niger
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/
African_Studies/
CIA_Maps/
Niger_19876.gif
A colored
map of Niger
with a legend.
- Friends
of Niger
http://www.friendsofniger.org
Friends of
Niger contains
a multitude
of information
about Niger’s
geography,
history, and
culture as
well as monthly
news from
Niger via
its newsletter,
The Camel
Express.
- The
Lonely Planet:
Niger
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
destinations/africa/niger/
Offers basic
and statistical
information
on Niger.
- The
Touareg
http://wwwusers.imaginet.fr/~yusuf/
A platform
of various
information
concerned
with the Touareg
who are suffering
from enviromental,
social, economical,
and political
problems.
- Niger
Bird Stamps
http://www.birdtheme.org/
country/niger.html
This site
displays a
variety of
color stamps
featuring
bird species
native to
Niger.
- Africa: One
Continent,
Many Worlds
http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/
africa/index.shtml
Provides a
multitude
of information
on Africa’s
Natural History,
it’s
cultures and
people (with
a special
section for
the tuareg),
and the science
and statistics
of the Sahara
desert.
- Outline
Map of Africa
Political: http://www.eduplace.com/ss/
maps/ pdf/afr_asia_polnl.pdf
Physical: http://www.eduplace.com/ss/
maps/ pdf/afr_asia_phys.pdf
These blank
maps may be
printed out
and used for
classroom
exercises.
- Africa
Online
http://www.africaonline.com/site/
A huge resource
site with
information
on news, life,
culture, arts,
education,
science and
technology,
shopping,
etc., throughout
the continent
of Africa.
Contains a
“Just
for Kids”
section as
well as a
“Women’s”
section.
THE DESERT
EARTH SCIENCE
- 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.
- Teaching
Earth Science
http://earth.nasa.gov/education/
Created and
run by NASA,
this is great
resource for
information
on strategies
and materials
for teaching
earth science.
Offers a free
monthly news
letter and
more helpful
links.
- For Kids Only:
Earth Science
Enterprise
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/
Created and
run by NASA,
this is an
informational,
kid-friendly
site that
strives to
teach kids
about Land,
Water, Air,
Natural Hazards,
and how NASA
studies them.
- Earth
Science World
http://www.earthscienceworld.org/
The American
Geological
Institute’s
site includes
an image bank,
a book center,
and information
on geo-science
careers, Earth
Science Week,
and AGI events.
- Resources
for Earth
Science
and Geography
Instruction
http://personal.cmich.edu/
~franc1m/
homepage.htm
A comprehensive
list of links
to be used
as resources
for teaching
earth and
environmental
sciences.
Links are
sorted by
topic and
organized
into groups
according
to how they
would occur
in a class
sequence.
DINOSAURS AND
PALEONTOLOGY
- 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.
- 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
listservers,
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.vertpaleo.org
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.
- 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.
- Dinosauria
On-Line
http://www.dinosauria.com/
Provides an
“Omnipedia”
of dinosaurs
and paleontological
terminology,
including
geologic scales
and cladograms.
Also contains
a large image
gallery.
- Dinosaurs:
Facts and
Fiction
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/
A site compiled
by the United
States Geologic
Survey, this
page offers
the answers
to many common
dinosaur questions
as well
as dispelling
some of the
myths.
- The Age of
Dinosaurs
http://www2.worldbook.com/features/
features.asp?feature=dinosaurs
&page=html/
intro.htm&direct=yes
This site,
created by
the World
Book Encyclopedia,
contains basic
information
on dinosaurs
and a compilation
of articles
on dinosaur
research and
discovery.
- DinoPlanet
http://worldzone.net/science/dinoplanet/
Information
on Dinosaurs,
the Mesozoic
era, and how
the Earth’s
continents
shifted during
this time.
Contains images,
a glossary,
and articles
from the newsletter
“Dinosaur
Gazette.”
- The
Dinosauricon
http://dinosauricon.com/
A website
devoted to
dinosaur information
and illustration.
Offers a glossary,
a name index,
a classification
index, an
art gallery,
and many other
features.
EDUCATION STANDARDS
FOSSIL PRESERVATION
AND PROTECTION
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