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Walking with Dinosaurs ***** (1)
Fantastic educational site based on the much acclaimed BBC TV. series with lots to interest people of all ages. In the author's opinion not only the best dino site, but one of the best geological sites.If you go to the main BBC index the full address should read http://www.bbc.co.uk/dinosaurs/index.shtml.
Lunar and Planetary Institute ***** (2)
Loads of information and images with teacher workshops and student programs. Possibly the best planetary site on the www.
Savage Earth **** (3)
A good general introduction to the subject. Articles on volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis with excellent images and animations.
Volcano World **** (4)
Claims to be the premier site for volcano information and may well be. It is certainly extremely comprehensive and as the site includes its own search engine the information is also easily accessed. Includes features such as 'ask a volcanologist', 'kids door' and much, much more. If your time is limited and you are interested in the distribution of volcanoes worldwide, including those which may have been inactive for millions of years then this is one site not to miss.
Volcanoes Online **** (5)
A very visual educational site which includes a wealth of information, the educational nature of which is balanced with some humorous cartoons. Well worth a visit by any student with a project. It is easy to use and well cross referenced.
NASA EOS IDS **** (6)
For a completely different viewpoint of earth's volcanoes! With educational slide sets and plenty of links to other educational sites. Also a wealth of scientific data.
Planetary Geology **** (7)
Includes an educator's guide to geologic processes, impact craters, atmospheres, planetary surfaces and mapping, with hot topics and cool links. With loads of free teachers guides.
Neill's Geology for Kids **** (8)
A cool site for kids with loads of practical information and images.
Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette **** (9)
The very popular free dino magazine which contains masses of cool stuff on dinos.
Dinorama **** (10)
Excellent detailed presentation of selective dino topics. Great images as you would expect from National Geographic.
Terraweb for Kids *** (11)
Lots of cool stuff to check out from the U.S.G.S..
Planetary Geology *** (12)
Lots of information, images and animations featuring Mars volcanoes, pate tectonics and much more.
Continents on the Move *** (13)
Plate tectonics explained on a simple step-by-step basis. Good site for a first introduction to the subject from Nova Online.
Discover Online *** (14)
Some cool visuals including one illustrating how plate tectonics have affected the coast of California; plus Greatest Hits, Live Quakes and much more.
American Natural History Museum *** (15)
Electronic newspaper with topical fossil news.


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