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Gerald Carey 12 Jan 12 02:01:54 The open source version of Google Body. Many thanks to Richard Byrne (@rmbyrne on Twitter) for this great find.

"Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go. "

Free Trial NBC News Archives on Demand (K-12) is a collection of NBC News videos, primary source documents, images, and resources specifically designed for use in the K-12 classroom. * Thousands of searchable and downloadable resources (1600s to Today) * Video content aligned to State Standards * Current Events updated regularly * Sciences, Social Studies, Language Arts, Health and Business * Personalized playlists for teachers and students * Revolutionary flippable media player"

This is still in beta, but this site includes pictures, videos and other cool stuff from the Smithsonian Institution and other sources, all about the ocean and what is in it.

Tips for Evaluating Sources some good links to web resources as well as research tips