The
Geo-Images Project
http://www-geoimages.berkeley.edu/GeoImages.html
"The Geo-Images Project
attempts to make images (mostly photographs)
that
are useful in teaching geography more widely available using computers
and
the Internet." There's a wonderful assortment of great pictures at this
site
ranging from California to Afghanistan.
Thousands of sound files
http://www.webplaces.com/html/sounds.htm
An
annotated assortment of video and graphics
http://www.jmadden.info/Resources_to_locate_multimedia_artifacts.htm
Science Clipart
http://classroomclipart.com/Science.htm
The
following statement is noted at the site under the terms of use for
copyright: "these
images can be used for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. For
example, images can be used for school projects and reports.
Images in the ClassroomClipart collection may be used by teachers
and students in print, multimedia, and video productions. Uses
include, school projects, school contests, and for school fund
raising activities."
Terra Server
This is an amazing resource. Using the Advanced
Search, you can put in your street address and get aerial photos of
your neighborhood. What makes it more interesting is that many of the
photos are a bit
older. The one of my neighborhood is from 1994 and shows a big piece
of forest right where my house is! Even a small child can understand
that those are trees they're looking at and not houses, so you can get
into the issue of change, relating pictures to maps, environmental
issues,
etc. Photos can be downloaded. Just look above the photo and see the
word download. Click on it and the server will assemble your photo so
that
you can just right-click on it, save picture or image, and put it on
your
computer.
http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/default.aspx
GLOBE Animations of US States
http://viz.globe.gov/viz-bin/show.cgi?l=en&b=g&rg=n&enc=00&nav=1&&movie=states
Don't pass this up. These animations are
small movie
files that you can download and would make a terrific resource that
students could add to their projects. You get to zoom in from high
above the
US, right down to the level of your state
US Geological Survey
Earthshots showing environmental changes
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontents
Groundwater atlas of the US
http://capp.water.usgs.gov/gwa/gwa.html
Select a section of the map. In the discussion that
follows, click on the hyperlinked figure indicators to get the map that
goes with that particular part of the text.
USGS Lesson plans and activities for educators
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/lesson_plans.htm#earthhazards
There are some excellent illustrations that
accompany the lesson plans.
Space Telescope Images
http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pictures.html
Library of Congress: American Memory link
http://memory.loc.gov/
Click on the Collection Finder link and
then look at the resources
available under the section entitled "Original Format."
There are photos, videos, and sound files representing many aspects
of US history. The items are easy to download and include in projects.
An Atlas of the
Universe http://anzwers.org/free/universe/
The name says it all – terrific graphics available
here.
Multimedia/Hypermedia Maps Source http://www.eserver.org/multimedia/maps/
You’ll find a wide variety of maps at this site
covering just about everything
AskAsia Maps of all of Asia
http://www.askasia.org/teachers/Instructional_Resources/Materials/Maps/index.htm
Photographs from virtually every country in Asia.
http://www.askasia.org/teachers/Instructional_Resources/Materials/Photos/index.htm
Timelines
http://www.askasia.org/teachers/Instructional_Resources/Materials/Timelines/index.htm
National Health Museum Resource Center
The living skeleton: A tour of human bones
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/VL/xrays/
X-rays of absolutely everything!
Graphics Gallery
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/VL/GG/
"Graphics Gallery is a series of labeled
diagrams with explanations representing the important processes of
biotechnology. Each diagram is followed by a summary of information,
providing a context for the process illustrated."
Microscopy Websites
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/microscopy.html
Lots of links and lots of high-quality images of
just about anything you ever wanted to see under a microscope.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
This has a collection of some of the most beautiful
photographs available on the Internet.
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/index.html
This is another site that has phenomenal pictures of
our universe available for educators and students. There are also a
number of video clips and animations that can be viewed.
http://www.csc.fi/lul/chem/graphics.html
"The Chemist's Art Gallery contain[s] spectacular
visualization[s] and animations in chemistry done at the Visualization and
Animation Laboratory at CSC by the Visualization
Group and groups at other locations."
The Earth Observatory from NASA
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
"The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to
provide a freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the
public can
obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home
planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change. In
particular, we hope our site is useful to public media and educators.
Any and all materials published on the Earth Observatory are freely
available for re-publication or re-use, except where copyright is
indicated.
We ask that NASA's Earth Observatory be given credit for its original
materials."
Every teacher should see this site and explore the
images and animations available here. There is an incredible amount of
information for students of all ages.
Kids’ Astronomy: Solar System
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
Pictures, interesting facts, and general information
on each planet and feature in the solar system.
Astronomy Photograph Gallery
http://www.w7ftt.net/photos.html
Lots of pictures available here from lightening
strikes in the desert to lunar craters.
Canadian Arctic Profiles
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arctic/english.htm
The site provides information and pictures on the
following topics:
Exploration of the northwest passage
Identification guide for arctic mammals and birds
Inuit harvesting and hunting activities
Maps and descriptions of the seasonal distribution
of mammals and bird
Maps of the environmental sensitivity to intrusion
Maps of negative environmental impacts
Physical and biological features of the Arctic
environment
Social and cultural features of Indigenous peoples
Free Stock Photographs.com
http://www.freestockphotos.com/index.html
The site has made available a large number of
photographs in the following categories:
Animals
Apocalyptic
Christian
Israel
Miscellaneous
Plants and
Food
Scenery
Sky and
Weather
The Universe
You’ll also find a number of links to federal
government sources of additional photographs and video clips.
QuickTime Panoramas of Yosemite
http://www.yosemite.org/vryos/pages/movie.htm
The panoramas provided at this site are beautiful,
but don’t forget to check out the live webcam links that are available
during the day. In the evening, check out the archived photos from the
webcams.
Transparent maps
of US states suitable for masking movies
http://www.jmadden.info/State_Outlines.htm
NOAA Satellite and Information Services:
Geostationary Satellite Server
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/
NOAA's Photo
Library Image Collection
Simply put, don't miss this website. The collection of resources
available through the photo library should be a first stop for many
students, teachers, and media specialists. I've tried to start breaking
down the collections for you on this page, but it will take me a lot
longer than I currently have time for so I'm going to give you the
master location and let you explore. Truly - don't miss this!
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/collections.html
NOAA National Severe
Storms and Laboratory Collection
Looking for photos of tornadoes, weather instruments, sky scenes,
lightning, and hail? Check out the NOAA.
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/nssl/index.html
NOAA National Weather
Service
Photos can be searched or explored in the following
weather-related topic categories:
Cloudy Days, Foggy Days, Rainbows, Halos & Reflections, Sun
Dogs, Sun Pillars, Rays & Bands, Sunset & Sunrise, Space
Weather, Meteorological Monsters, Tornadoes, Photographic Views of the
Great Cyclone at St. Louis, May 27, 1896, Waterspouts,
Hurricanes, Visible Satellite Images, Hurricane Camille, Hurricane
Hugo, Hurricane Andrew, Alexander Hamilton's Letter to his father
describing the August 31, 1772 hurricane which struck St. Croix,
Lightning, Dust Storms, Great Dust Storm by Woody Guthrie,
Floods. the Johnstown Flood, Wiinter Storms, Surf's Up, Exploring the
Atmosphere, Kites and Balloons, Aircraft, Radar & Other Electronic
Methods, Radar Detection - a glimpse into the history and philosophy of
radar use by the National Weather Service, Measuring Instruments and
Methods, Measuring Instruments and Methods, Getting the Word Out, Maps
& Other Products, Warning Systems, historical figures in weather.
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/historic/nws/index.html
NOAA Photo Albums: The National Undersea Research Program
(NURP) Album
Here are the categories of photos available from the
NURP Album. There are absolutely phenomenal pictures available here.
Midwater
Vertebrates, Seafloor
Vertebrates, Midwater
Invertebrates, Seafloor
Invertebrates, Marine Mammals,
Seascapes: Coastal
Ecosystems, Coral
Reefs, Rocky
Reefs, Artificial
Reefs, Vents
and Seeps,
Submarine
Mountains, Undersea Technologies: Scuba Divers and
Wet Suits, Tethered
Divers, Tethered
Robots (ROV's), Free-Swimming or
Authonomous Robots (AUV's), Submersibles,
Undersea
Labs (Habitats) & Observatories, Surface Support
Vessels & Shore Labs, Undersea
Explorers, Systems,
Miscellaneous.
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/nurp/index.htm
GOES Project Science - from NASA
An amazing collection of images - from remote sensing to movies
of hurricanes - and everything in between. Here's the information on
copyright from this site: COPYRIGHT AND
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER NOTICE Everything
found here is in the public domain. Permission is granted to use,
duplicate, modify and redistribute it.
http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/goesproject.html
Just QuickTime Movies - http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/goes/QTmovies/
Lots of hurricane movies here - http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/rsd/movies/preview.html
Volcano movies via satellite - http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/text/goes.volcanoes.html
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