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Map of Life is an online resource for mapping, monitoring and analyzing biodiversity worldwide. Welcome to this demo version!

15 Interesting Ways to use Google Maps to Support Learning http://t.co/xVLRhdEejD

15 Interesting Ways to use Google Maps to Support Learning http://t.co/xVLRhdEejD

Map of Physics .. very cute :-)

"Mindmapping is a very serious and well researched subject, or art … or something . Whatever it is a map of the mind is definately something to be valued and this 'instructionalicious' guide is no exception. Allow this infographic to simultaneously blow and map your mind."

A very cool dynamic data set laid atop a map of the streets of New Your City... "New York City's urban forest provides numerous environmental and social benefits, and street trees compose roughly one quarter of that canopy. This map shows the distribution and biodiversity of the city's street trees based on the last tree census."

Planetarium by Neave Interactive is a website on which you can specify your current location and it will show you a map of the night sky based upon your location and the date. You can also use Planetarium without specifying your location and instead explore the night sky from any place on Earth. For Google Chrome users, Planetarium offers a Chrome Web App that you can add to your browser.

This is an amazing map of our closest 100,000 stars. Zoom and explore our galaxy. See binary systems and exotic stars in exquisite 3D detail. Requires Google Chrome. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

Wolfram Tones is a neat offering from Wolfram that students can use to can play with sample sounds and rhythms to create new own sounds. Wolfram Tones uses algorithms, music theory, and sound samples to generate new collections of sounds. Wolfram Tones allows visitors to choose samples from fifteen different genres of music on which to build their own sounds. Once a genre is selected visitors can then alter the rhythms, instrumentation, and pitch mapping of their sounds. When satisfied with their creations, users can download their sounds or have them sent directly to their cell phones.

This is a very cool way to show topo maps with sand, a digital projector, and kinect.

Environmental Science