On-line Resources

ESRI – For a FREE copy of ArcView 9, send a request on school letterhead to Steve Kinzy, 820 South Main Street, Suite 207, St. Charles, MO 63301-3306, 636.949.6620 or skinzyesri.com. ArcView 9 software enables students and educators to implement up-to-date GIS (geographic information systems) applications for data acquisition, manipulation, analysis, and problem solving. www.esri.com

United States Geological Survey - Earth as Art – web site depicting archived and weekly satellite images of interesting and visually appealing aspects of the Earth. Select a category, country, or state. http://edc.usgs.gov/outreach/index.html

NASA – Visible Earth – http://visibleearth.nasa.gov

NASA / GENIP – Mission Geography – A joint project meeting the goal of geography educators around the country and the goals of NASA’s Education Division culminated in a series of classroom activities. http://www.missiongeography.org

NASA – Education Division - NASA has LOTS of information appropriate for classroom use: lesson plans, maps, and satellite images. http://education.nasa.gov

Geographic Guide: Globe Images - http://www.globe-images.com

Center for Earth and Environmental Science - http://www.cees.iupui.edu/

Geographic Educators’ Network of Indiana - http://www.iupui.edu/~geni/