Vortices of water, called "eddies," form off the northwestern coast of North America in the winter, and are particularly large during El Nino winters. Users can read and view satellite imagery which explains how these eddies carry nutrient-rich water offshore, providing nourishment for phytoplankton, microscopic plants which form the foundation of the marine food chain. This is part of NASA's Earth Observatory, a collection of publications featuring satellite imagery and information about Earth.

Students learn about the phases of the moon by acting them out. In 30 minutes, they will act out one complete, 30-day, moon cycle.

*Materials required:
-pencil or wooden skewer (one per student)
-white styrofoam ball, 5 centimetres or larger (one per student)
-light source, such as a lamp (shade removed) with a bright, clear, incandescent bulb (100 watts or higher)

This activity demonstrates how to import data from the Internet and make EXCEL graphs. The instructions included were provided by a classroom teacher who used these instructions with high school students.

Here is a list of 30 virtual field trips that students could enjoy, including:
San Diego Zoo - The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games.
Yellowstone National Park - including Mud Volcano, Mammoth Hot Springs, and so much more
MARS!!! - Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover. They are updating from WEBVR to WEBXR now, but 360 Mode offers a digital view!
Animal Cameras - Live Cams at the San Diego Zoo
Monterey Bay Aquarium live cams
Panda Cam at Zoo Atlanta
6 Animal Cams at Houston Zoo
Georgia Aquarium has Jellyfish, Beluga Whales, and more
Virtual Farm Tour - This Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs
U.S. Space and Rocket Museum in Huntsville, AL - See the Saturn 5 Rocket on YouTube and more on this tour thanks to a real father/son outing
Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips - A few of the field trip topics include:
Polar Bears and the Tundra
Social Emotional Skills
STEM
manufacturing
The Louvre - Travel to Paris, France to see amazing works of art at The Louvre with this virtual field trip
The Great Wall of China - This Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China is beautiful and makes history come to life
Boston Children’s Museum - Walk through the Boston Children’s Museum thanks to Google Maps! This virtual tour allows kids to explore 3 floors of fun.

Students learn about the mechanics of a lunar eclipse.
Students will use the Danjon Scale of Lunar Eclipse Brightness to assign an “L” value at three points during an eclipse. After the eclipse, students compare and justify their evaluations of the eclipse.

Stand by for an animated exploration of the famous Fermi Paradox. Given the vast number of planets in the universe, many much older than Earth, why haven't we yet seen obvious signs of alien life? The potential answers to this question are numerous and intriguing, alarming and hopeful. A quiz, thought provoking question, and links for further study are provided to create a lesson around the 6-minute video. Educators may use the platform to easily "Flip" or create their own lesson for use with their students of any age or level.