National Geographic Acid Rain
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
Reviewed August 30, 2000by Barbara Feldman,a parent fromSolana Beach, CAwho is not affiliated with the site.For a kids-eye view of this marvelous aquarium, follow the link to Kids-E-Q.
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Miss Maggie’s Earth Adventures
Reviewed December 13, 2000 by James, a reader from Dublin, Ireland who is affiliated with the site. Miss Maggie’s Earth Adventures was created to teach children about environmental issues. Every eight weeks, Maggie and her dog, Dude, are sent on missions to investigate problems all over the world. Each module is also packed with experiments, recipes, games and very comprehensive teachers’ resources. The site recently won top prize in the "Story" category of the Flash Film Festival in London.
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Miracle of Fall Color
""Fall color starts in September with poison ivy and sumac and ends in November with the larches and weeping willows. Frost and freezing temperatures will stop the coloration process and blacken the leaves." The best clicks here are the lists of autumn links that include Fall Fun (craft projects for all ages), Foliage Cams (from Pennsylvania and Vermont), Foliage Trees (fourteen deciduous trees in no particular order) and Foliage Driving Tours (Midwest and Eastern.)"
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Minerals Net
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Mineral Galleries
"The Mineral Galleries offers a comprehensive rock collection organized in several ways. The alphabetic listing gives you rocks from acanthite to zoisite, while Minerals by Class organizes them by their chemistry such as Silicates (quartz, garnet and topaz) and Sulfides. "The silicates are the largest, the most interesting and the most complicated class of minerals by far. Approximately 30% of all minerals are silicates and some geologists estimate that 90% of the Earth’s crust is made up of silicates." And last, but not least, are the Interesting Groupings, which include Birthstones, Gemstones and Biblestones (minerals referenced in the Bible.)"
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Managing Your Rock Collection
"Photographers and artists have a secret. Don’t show your less-than-best pieces. And even then, you don’t have to show them all at once. Sure, we have a zillion rocks and minerals at our house, but most of them are in drawers or packed in boxes and labeled on the outside of the box. Only the most special and showy pieces are in the glass display cabinets. Great advice for anyone who wants to be a "collector and not just an accumulator.""
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Lorax’s Save the Trees Game
""I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I’ve come here to celebrate Earth Day, so please. Come join me and help spread the message I bring. Be a friend to the trees and to each living thing." Bring your preschoolers, early readers (and anyone needing a homework break) to Dr. Seuss’ cyberspace playground to catch Truffula seeds in a Shockwave basket. It reminds me a little of Pong (am I that old?) "
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Life in a Massachusetts Tide Pool
"Kim Armaral wrote this tide pool study as part of her Masters in Professional Writing thesis. It features nine tidal creatures including arthropods, barnacles and sea cucumbers and a page explaining tides. Best creature clicks are the short movies that illustrate mysteries such as how a barnacle eats or how a sea star moves. The adventurous will enjoy the activities, which include a recipe for seaweed pudding (this yucky sounding treat is actually a common ingredient in ice cream, salad dressing and toothpaste) and instructions on drying and pressing seaweed."
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KidZone The Water Cycle
"Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection: this terrific single-page explains it all for lower-elementary students. Best clicks are the five printable activity sheets, available in both color or color-it-yourself black-and-white. The first printable illustrates the entire cycle, and each individual process has its own sheet. You’ll find them at the very bottom of the page. For more "Super Simple Science," explore the topics in the horizontal menu at the top of the page."
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