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Disaster Resources for Parents and Teachers

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Disaster Resources for Parents and Teachers
provides a list of disaster relief documents relating to preparation and early warning systems, making schools more disaster resistant, helping child victims of disasters, talking to children about the threat of biological warfare or terrorist attack, and more.
 

Zoom into Maps
offers hundreds of historical maps -- maps showing European exploration of the Americas; migration, population, and economic activity; the growth of roads, railways, canals, river systems, telephone systems, telegraph routes, and radio coverage; landforms, recreational, and wilderness areas; troop movements, battle routes, and campsites during major U.S. military conflicts; and more. The collection of contemporary maps features a 2003 map of U.S. congressional districts. 

 

Dare to Compare

Invites you to test your knowledge against students nationally and around the world. Pick ...

 

Plants and Animals, Partners in Pollination

helps students see how plants and animals interact to accomplish pollination. Students (Gr...

 

Ocean Service Education

provides online tutorials on corals, currents, estuaries, geodesy (global positioning), po...