Surfing the Net with Kids: Rocks and Minerals
"Encouraged by one of my girlfriends, my son began collecting rocks and minerals three years ago. Last week I allowed his collection to spill out of his room and into the living room. Claiming equal sibling rights, now my daughter wants living room space for her collection. Parenting issues aside, here are some sites to encourage the rockhound in your family."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Fall Color
"Here in coastal San Diego we don’t get a very showy display of fall colors. But the Internet provides a window onto the world, and I can watch the Eastern leaves fall from my desktop. Whether you’re planning a road trip, or just want a virtual tour — here’s where you’ll find fabulous fall color online."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Ecology Games
"Traipsing around the Internet, in search of a topic for Earth Day (April 22), I found these games, quizzes, exercises, simulations and derbies. Each of them deals with ecology: the relationship we have with our environment. Enjoy!"
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Earth Day
"April 22, 2000 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the celebration of Earth Day. Earth Day Networks estimates that 500 million people from 4500 organizations in 180 countries will participate in Earth Day events during the month of April. I wonder if that figure includes Net surfers?"
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Surfing the Net with Kids: El Niño
"Usually the Earth’s warmest water can be found in the western Pacific, with the east-to-west trade winds pushing the warm water toward Indonesia. Every so often, however, the trade winds weaken and the warm water ends up sloshing eastward against the coast of South America. These oceanic changes cause disruptions in jet-stream winds and effect global weather conditions. This is the occasional weather pattern known as El Niño."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Composting
"Learning how to compost was one of the very first tasks I took on when we moved into our big-yard house. Not only is it satisfying to create our own nutritious mulch for the vegetables and flowers, but it is also ecologically and economically sound. At first the kids held their noses and complained, but eventually they succumbed to the earthy pleasures of composting."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Acid Rain
"Tales of rain drops that remove the color from automobiles sound like science fiction, but unfortunately are not. The good news is the problem of acid rain (or more accurately acid deposition) can be curbed by simple steps of conservation. April 22 is Earth Day. So when you are finished browsing today’s sites, turn off your computer, turn off the lights and go enjoy the daylight! <!--"
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Stromboli: A Virtual Climb
"Stromboli is a continuously active strato volcano, one of the volcanic Aeolian Islands off the southern coast of Italy. There are two settlements on the island: Stromboli in the Northeast and the tiny village of Ginostra in the Southwest. The total permanent population of the island is 361, with seasonal tourism increasing that number in the summer. I wonder if they count virtual tourists. Join guide Pamela Alean on a climb to the top, with a view of the smoking summit all along the way."
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StormFax Weather Almanac
"The 1982/1983 El Niño was the most devastating weather event of this century, causing disasters on nearly every continent. Africa, Australia and Indonesia suffered droughts, dust storms and brush fires. Peru was showered with eleven feet of rain in areas where six inches was normal. What will this year’s El Niño bring? At the bottom of the Almanac page, you’ll find links to two U.S. maps showing expected temperature and rainfall variations for the coming season. You’ll see the anticipated cold spell across the entire South (from the Pacific to the Atlantic), with warmer than usual temperatures expected in the central North from Montana to Kansas."
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State of Maine Official Fall Foliage
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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