Miscellaneous Geoscience-Related Internet Sites

• Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) for Earth Science
• Frank Potter's Science Gems - Earth Science
• Natural Hazard Warnings, Alerts, Advisories, and Occurrences
• National Disaster Reference Database (Over 1,000+ Abstracted Articles Currently Available)
• "Ask-a-Scientist" Program - E-mail your science-related questions to professional scientists.
• The Flat Earth Society. Just for fun, visit the Web page of the organization which advances the idea that the Earth is flat, not round!

• C&C's Earth Science Emporium - self-proclaimed "best of the best" of the earth science resources available on the Internet, a collaboration of two students in the Graduate Program at National-Louis University.

Virtual Museums

• Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History

Electronic Books and Periodicals

• Beyond the MLA Handbook: Documenting Electronic Sources on the Internet
• MLA-Style Citations of Electronic Sources (Endorsed by the Alliance for Computers & Writing)
• Explorations: An Online Science Book (includes some Earth Systems Science)
• The Earth Observer, a bimonthly Earth Observing System (EOS) publication.
• Earth Magazine - Features articles about land, oceans, atmosphere, biosphere, and the history of life. Also includes summaries of other science-related on-line sites.
• Earthweek, A Diary of the Planet
• Visit the World Wide Web site for SKY & TELESCOPE, the essential magazine of astronomy.
• Electronic edition of Scientific American Magazine and index to past issues.
• Discover Magazine's School Science Programs
• National Geographic Online with lots of pictures and articles.
• Science and the Environment--A Learning Tool is a free electronic news summary magazine that publishes articles on various environmental issues. The stories are selected from more than 500 sources, including newspapers, magazines, research journals, and environmental publications.
• Stormtrack Online - the premier magazine of amateur storm chasing!
• Links to other electronic media

Walter Sanford, WebMaster
Geosystems in Fairfax County Public Schools
Internet: wsanford@wsanford.com