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This NASA site would be great for 4th and 5th grades. It talks about how NASA studies different parts of the Earth. It includes a "Picture of the Day" and a "Did You Know!" section. I also like how it include career ideas for kids to read about. I can see this being used as part of a learning station.

This website is your one stop shop for everything Earth day related. Earth comes only once a year so use this resource to get the job done right. Students will learn the history of earth day, and the source offers several activities from crafts to poetry contests.

This website focuses on the study of geology, geography, our natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten us. I believe this site is best suited for secondary level students. Government documents include photos, maps, news releases, and videos about all topics in the earth science area. I especially found the "Science In Your Backyard" tab on the right margin interesting. You select a state and a link will allow you to access real time data, statistics, and new releases related to geology and natural resources in that state.

The Smithsonian has webpages for students, families, and teachers. The student site has primary sources in the format of pictures and video footage. They are called IdeaLabs on this site. The IdealLab I found interesting was the Walk on the Moon. It included a video footage from the Apollo landing on the moon and President Kennedy's address to the nation.

This website organizes some of the Smithsonian Institution's vast resources into four topics for students to explore: art, science, history and people/places. There are incredible virtual tours, online interactive labs, games and activities. The site has an educator's section with lesson plans and a search feature to find resources by keyword, grade, and subject.

Explore art, science, history, and people like never before. If you teach the solar system, plate tectonics, volcanoes, or rocks and minerals the Dynamic Earth site is for you. I was so impressed being able to go online and zoom in on hundreds of different rocks, minerals, and gems. Fascinating!

This is a NASA site that had sections geared for students. There are also lesson plans for all grades, K-12. There are also a variety of mulitmedia resources. Some of the information that can be found is NASA's history, earth, technology, space, space missions, and how NASA had affected our lives.

This is an amazing site for younger grades to learn about space exploration. This site provide amazing images with detailed description about the image. Students can even track the space station as it orbits around the earth.

Buzz Lightyear module includes international space station module information. Games and activities are familiar format, i.e. memory matching, but there is also technical information included. Name and describe the parts of the solar system. Describe the motion of objects in the sky such as sun, moon and planets. Develop an understanding of asteroids, meteoroids and comets in our solar system as well as stars beyond our solar system.