ESRI's page for k-12 teachers, including lessons, support and links. http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/index.html

ArcExplorer: ESRI's free lightweight GIS application for Mac or PC download and support. The new version has greatly expanded capabilities with a special version specifically for k-12 teachers. http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/index.html

ArcVoyager, data and software extension developed for k-12 teachers to work with ArcView 3.x. A stripped-down standalone version is available for teachers who don't have access to ArcView 3.x. http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/voyager.html

GLOBE is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program. http://www.globe.gov/globe_flash.html

GIS Lounge information for teachers. http://gislounge.com/ll/k12education.shtml

NASA Introduction to Remote Sensing: "From a Distance." http://education.ssc.nasa.gov/fad/default.asp

NASA's Earth Observatory Experiments are interactive lessons on remote sensing and earth science. Terrific site with lots of possible tie-ins to learning results. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/

National Environmental Satellite Data & Information Service page for educators. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/outreach_edu.html

Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources (NCSR) is an Advanced Technological Education project funded by the National Science Foundation offering downloadable curriculum materials for use in secondary and higher education in GIS and environmental science. http://www.ncsr.org

RAIN Network's GIS site for k-12 teachers has lesson plans and activities. http://www.rain.org/gis/

Saguaro Program (formerly SAGE) offers excellent and adaptable GIS modules for earth science. Some materials are available online, other available through purchase or examination copies. http://saguaro.geo.arizona.edu

Virginia 4-H GPS/GIS Curriculum and Resource pages. Great resource for teachers. http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/environment/gpsgis.html

VISIT- Virtual Immersion in Scientific Inquiry for Teachers is an "Online Collaboratory" for secondary school science teachers. In addition to participating in collaboratory research, teachers can find links to spatial data and a matrix comparing GIS software resources. http://www.piedmontresearch.org/visit/index.html

Water on the Web offers a wealth of water-related data, both spatial and otherwise, lesson plans, tools, etc. http://wow.nrri.umn.edu/wow/index.html

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