Austin Gem and Mineral Page A gem of a website for Austin rockhounds. The Austin Gem and Mineral Society welcomes members who are interested in the earth sciences. There is always something to do, whether it's participating on a field trip or learning to create something with your hands. See what they have to offer. http://www.austingemandmineral.org/
Paleontological Society of Austin Local Fossil club; they sponsor the annual Fossil Fest. Click on the Fossil Fest link for more information. Field trips scheduled every month to dig up something new. http://www.texaspaleo.com/psa/index.html
Earth and Sky Want to know what is happening in the sky tonight? This is the best place to find out. Explanations are simple and graphics make objects easy to spot. http://www.earthsky.org/
Star Date A distinctively Texan approach to skywatching. This site is worth visiting. http://stardate.org/
Weather in the real world. Want to fly an airplane? Then you must learn about weather and the atmosphere. Here is a free online pilot ground school that teaches the basics of flying. http://www.free-online-private-pilot-ground-school.com/index.html
A Water Cycle http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_1_1.htm
Kids Can Be Teachers, Too This science website is the work of a young man who really loves science. This site shows that learning comes from our insides, not the outside. It it is worth a look especially for ambitious sixth graders such as you characters. Enjoy Enzoology!!! http://www.enzoology.com/html/Links.htm
A good cloud chart to use for identifying common cloud types. http://www.geo.mtu.edu/department/classes/ge406/tjbrabec/cloud.html
Web Weather for Kids An interactive weather webpage for students. It is worth investigating. http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloud3.html
Dennis Kunkel's Microscopic World To view some terrific microscopic pictures, click on this section. this page is provided courtesy of Science Stuff, a local science supply business. http://www.sciencestuff.com/browse/AG.html
Online Conversion Tables. Need to convert miles to kilometers for your trip to Mexico or Canada? This site makes it easy. http://www.onlineconversion.com/
Interested in the TAKS Test? The TEA website has copies of previous tests. Students may take them and determine how well they know the material. Give it a try. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/index.html
OUR SCIENCE TEXT Prentice Hall Science 6 http://www.phschool.com/atschool/texas/science_explorer/grade6/Student_Area/SE_6_S_BK_index.html
The Austin Astronomical Society According to their calendar, many members will be in Eldorado, TX for their annual mega-party. http://www.austinastro.org/index.html
Star Party Etiquette Common sense and common courtesty should be a part of any stargazing event. http://siriusstargazers.com/Sirius%20observing_etiquette_101.htm
A Lunar Halloween Attraction http://www.earthsky.org/radioshows/52710/moon-and-venus-a-halloween-attraction
Planning a Star Party A helpful site for preventing some common problems. http://www.tucsonastronomy.org/star-party-planning.htm
A November Night Attraction http://www.earthsky.org/radioshows/52745/moon-and-jupiter-pair-up-early-november-2008
Space dot com provides some astronomical highlights for 2008 http://www.space.com/spacewatch/events_2008.html
What to do at a Sky Carnival? We might get some ideas from the space dot com site. http://www.space.com/top10/
More star party tips from space dot com http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/stargazing_dos_donts_000607-1.html
Old Farmers Almanac The reliable source for astronomical events and tables. Farmers depend on the various calendars for their livelihood. http://www.almanac.com/
Sky and Telescope The magazine for the serious astronomer. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/
The Galileo Project The Galileo Project: A Biography A detailed summary of Galileo's life created exclusively for internet research. Thanks to Rice University and the supporters who funded the project. http://galileo.rice.edu/
Who is buried on the moon? Find out here. http://www.msnbc.com/news/295483.asp?cp1=1
Sunlight Map Earth Sunlight Map Watch the sun rise and set in real time. This is also a perfect place to learn about map projections. http://www.die.net/earth/?zoom=1
A copy of the rock cycle. This link comes from Ohio State University. http://www.geology.ohio-state.edu/~vonfrese/gs100/lect06/xfig06_05.jpg
A Hydrosphere Activity http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_tarbuck_escience_11/32/8320/2130030.cw/index.html
Groundwater Activity http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_tarbuck_escience_11/32/8320/2130030.cw/index.html
Geology Activities http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_tarbuck_escience_11/32/8318/2129529.cw/index.html
Titan, the largest moon of Saturn in 3-D. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/videos/movies/PIA02146.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php%3Faz%3Dview_all%26address%3D228x17711&usg=__WD6oD4VwGFley54WIHJhq8KFfAc=&h=402&w=402&sz=5868&hl=en&start=18&tbnid=QShaC5Kn4rhqPM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtitan%2Bthe%2Bmoon%2Bof%2Bsaturn%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den
A close-up artists rendition of Titan's surface. See NASA's site for details. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/jpl/images/content/211860main_titan-artistconcept-browse.jpg
The Seven Sisters in Their Glory http://www.utahskies.org/image_library/deepsky/messier/m045/M45_2_Sky_6x4_150dpi_edlunt.jpg
Orion and the Great Nebula (gas cloud)in its full glory. GLORIOSKI!!! http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Orion_3008_huge.jpg