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RESOURCE	GRADE LEVEL	MEDIA TYPE
Select Natural Communities In this interactive adapted from Kentucky's Natural Heritage: An Illustrated Guide to Biodiversity, students will learn about the four major natural communities and the types of organisms that live in each.	5-8	Interactive
Follow Kentucky Through Geologic Time This interactive shows the location of Kentucky through different geological eras of time.	4-8	Interactive
Watersheds in Kentucky This interactive with a short video clip, provides students with a definition of watershed, as well as information about where they can be found in the state of Kentucky.	5-9	Interactive
Arctic Sea Ice Satellite Observations In this interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain, learn how Arctic sea ice has changed over the past 25 years in terms of maximum winter extent, concentration, and the timing of breakup each spring.	6-12	Interactive
Astronomical Images in Different Wavelengths Visible light is just one portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that a telescope may detect. This collection of images produced for Teachers' Domain features radio wave, infrared, visible light, and X-ray images of distant stars and galaxies as well as images of the telescopes designed to detect the various wavelengths of radiation.	6-12	Interactive
Biomes This interactive resource adapted from NASA describes the different temperature, precipitation, and vegetation patterns in seven biomes: coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, desert, grassland, rainforest, shrubland, and tundra.	3-12	Interactive
The Chandra X-Ray Observatory Learn about the Chandra X-Ray Observatory's telescope system, science instruments, and spacecraft system in this interactive activity adapted from NASA.	9-12	Interactive
City Farm In this interactive game from WGBH, players learn about sustainable practices by growing crops, protecting them against unforeseen problems, and determining how best to conserve resources.	5-10	Interactive
Climate Wisconsin: Ice Cover Ice cover data and long term trends for Lake Mendota and Lake Mendota in Madison, WI can be explored in this interactive resource produced by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board.	6-12	Interactive
Climate Wisconsin: Temperature Change Investigate observed and projected average annual temperature change in Wisconsin in this interactive resource produced by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board.	6-12	Interactive
Cloud Types This interactive resource, adapted from NASA's S'COOL Project Tutorial, explains how you can classify and identify various types of clouds.	3-12	Interactive
Clues from Past Climates In this interactive produced by ThinkTV, learn how scientists discover clues to past climates that lie hidden in the natural environment, as well as in some surprising historical documents.	6-12	Interactive
Coastal Geological Processes This interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service describes the many forces that affect shorelines, including tides, weathering, erosion, and deposition.	6-12	Interactive
Compost Office This interactive activity from Keep America Beautiful, Inc. uses illustrated text and a game to explain why it is important to compost, the science involved, and the perfect recipe for decomposition.	3-8	Interactive
Continental Divide: The Breakup of Pangaea Examine geological evidence found in fossils, rock deposits, and ancient mountains that supports the theory of continental drift in this interactive activity adapted from the Exploratorium.	6-12	Interactive
De-Twinkling the Stars Find out why stars twinkle and adjust a telescope to sharpen a star's image in this interactive activity adapted from NASA.	9-12	Interactive
Deforestation in Bolivia This visualization adapted from NASA features two satellite images from 1984 and 2000 that show the dramatic deforestation of the Bolivian rainforest.	6-12	Interactive
The Disappearing Aral Sea This visualization adapted from NASA features satellite images showing how more than 60 percent of the Aral Sea has disappeared during the last 30 years.	6-12	Interactive
Documenting Glacial Change This collection of comparative glacier images adapted from the National Snow and Ice Data Center shows substantial changes in five Alaskan glacier positions over periods of 60 to 100 years.	3-12	Interactive
Dolly Garza: A Tlingit and Haida Scientist In this interactive resource adapted from Raven Radio/KCAW, listen to biologist Dr. Dolly Garza as she explores the sea otter population of Sitka, Alaska, from the perspectives of her tribal heritage and her Western education.	3-12	Interactive
Dress for the Weather Learn more about the seasons and help George dress for the right time of year with this interactive game.	Pre-K-1	Interactive
Early Exploration of Antarctic Climate In this interactive feature produced by ThinkTV, view historic photos of Admiral Byrd’s expeditions to Antarctica, where he was one of the first explorers and scientists to record weather and climate observations.	6-12	Interactive
Earth in Motion: Seasons This interactive activity from the Adler Planetarium explains the "reasons for the seasons." Featured is a game in which Earth must be properly placed in its orbit in order to send Max, the host, to different parts of the world during particular seasons.	3-8	Interactive
Earth’s Albedo and Global Warming In this interactive activity adapted from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, learn about Earth's albedo (the ratio of reflected vs. incident solar radiation), how pollution alters albedo, and how ice-albedo feedback may accelerate global warming.	6-12	Interactive
Exploration of Comets In this interactive activity from NASA, explore the anatomy and life cycle of a typical comet and learn about several comet missions.	6-12	Interactive
Explore Alaska's Volcanoes In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Alaska, explore four of Alaska's many volcanoes using photographs, computer simulations, and three kinds of satellite images.	6-12	Interactive
From Ridge to Reef: Adapting to a Changing Climate Explore Pacific high island and atoll ecosystems, learn about the threats to island resources and residents, and discover how communities are preserving their future, in this interactive activity adapted from the Micronesia Conservation Trust.	9-12	Interactive
Glaciers Featuring images of glacier formations, this interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service explains what glaciers are, where they are found, how they form, and how they move.	6-12	Interactive
Global View of the Seasons This interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain features satellite data of Earth's seasonal cycles. Visualizations and comparative still images reveal how successfully plants are photosynthesizing at different times of the year.	6-12	Interactive
GPS: Where in the World Are You? This interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain illustrates the concepts and technologies that enable the Global Positioning System (GPS) to identify a person's location within a range of a few meters.	9-12	Interactive
Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2: A Record of Climate Change Using images and graphs, this interactive resource illustrates scientists' efforts to study Earth's climatic history for the last 250,000 years by drilling into the Greenland Ice Sheet and examining ice cores. Adapted from the Wright Center for Science Education, Tufts University.	9-12	Interactive
How Hurricanes Form This animation from NASA illustrates the phases in the formation of a hurricane.	6-12	Interactive
The Hydrologic Cycle View the five processes of the hydrologic cycle in this interactive resource adapted from NASA in which animations illustrate condensation, precipitation, infiltration, runoff, and evapotranspiration.	3-8	Interactive
Ice Shelf and Ice Sheet Simulation In this interactive activity adapted from Texas A&M University, a block of melting ice simulates ice shelves and ice sheets and their differing effects on global sea level.	6-12	Interactive
Infrared Gallery How would your world look if you saw heat instead of light? In this interactive resource produced for Teachers' Domain, see what familiar objects look like through an infrared camera and watch infrared videos of geysers, mudpots, and hot springs.	3-12	Interactive
Is the Moon Geologically Active? Learn what lunar surface features tell us about the Moon's geological activity in this activity adapted from NASA.	9-12	Interactive
James Webb vs Hubble Compare two space telescopes—the Hubble Space Telescope and its planned successor, the James Webb Space Telescope —in this interactive activity from NASA.	7-12	Interactive
The Jet Stream and Horizontal Temperature Gradients Explore and manipulate the relationship between wind speed and temperature gradients in this interactive activity adapted from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.	6-12	Interactive
Meet Curiosity, a Mars Rover Learn about the sophisticated scientific instruments on Curiosity, the latest Mars rover, in this interactive activity adapted from NASA.	9-12	Interactive
Meteor Showers This video segment adapted from NASA uses animation to illustrate the properties of meteor showers and comets. Included is are visualizations of a comet's tail and of Earth passing through a debris stream left behind by meteoroids.	3-8	Interactive
Minerals in Our Environment What minerals are in your toothpaste? A pencil? A telephone? This interactive resource adapted from the U.S. Geological Survey illustrates the variety of minerals used in everyday items found in kitchens, bathrooms, offices, and yards.	K-8	Interactive
The Mississippi River Delta These images from NASA, the Lunar and Planetary Institute, and U.S. Geological Survey illustrate the effects of severe storms and decades of river management on the size and shape of the Louisiana coastline and the Mississippi River Delta.	6-12	Interactive
Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker This interactive activity adapted from A Science Odyssey Web site helps you visualize different types of plate tectonic activity and shows the impact this activity has on Earth's surface.	6-12	Interactive
Mountain of Ice: If the Ice Melts This interactive resource adapted from NOVA Online features a collection of images that show what would happen to selected coastlines around the world if the Antarctic Ice Sheet melted.	6-12	Interactive
Mount St. Helens: Before and After This multimedia resource produced for Teachers' Domain chronicles the 1980 volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens. Featured are still images of the devastation, video of the eruption plume, and before-and-after satellite images of the affected region.	3-12	Interactive
Natural Regions of Kentucky This interactive introduces students to the diverse natural regions of Kentucky.	5-9	Interactive
The Nitrogen Cycle Nitrogen, one of the most abundant elements in the universe, is essential to life. This interactive activity adapted from the University of Alberta provides an overview of the nitrogen cycle.	9-12	Interactive
Observing Antarctica Take a unique trip through Antarctica in this interactive activity, adapted from NASA, which uses high-resolution satellite images from the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA).	6-12	Interactive
Phases of the Moon When we look up at the night sky, why do we see the Moon's appearance changing over time from a full sphere to a crescent to nothing at all? Find the answers in this interactive resource adapted from the National Air and Space Museum.	K-8	Interactive
Richard Glenn: Iñupiaq Geologist In this interactive resource adapted from Raven Radio/KCAW, listen to Iñupiaq Eskimo and geologist Richard Glenn describe the complementary nature of Alaska Native ways of knowing and the methodology of Western science.	3-12	Interactive