Amazing YouTube Lechuguilla Cave in Hi Def

Take a journey into the amazing world of the Lechuguilla cave in New Mexico.(Be sure to click the HD button on the YouTube screen.) Just another reason to get that wide-screen monitor!

GPS workshop

Thanks to all who attended the GPS workshop on April 6. It was great to see all of the Earth Science people. Please keep in touch and let us know what you're doing. Here's a picture of some impromptu scat analysis (might be a good name for a band).

GPS links for fun and/or classroom use!

Here are a number of sites that can have you grabbing that GPS and heading out the door this spring!
The first site is a series of intriguing links courtesy of the state of California.
The second link gives a bunch of neat ideas to use the GPS to inspire kids to do cross curriculum work to lead them to a "treasure".
A third link is a real bonanza for teachers. It is the Mecca for educational applications for the GPS. Check out EarthCacheing!
For a plethora of local sites try this site by team FISUR

Google Earth layers source

To add topo maps and other overlays to your Google Earth places, you can visit many sites that let you save their images. One of the best is Maptech.

New York Times Immigration Map

Here's a fascinating way to make the census data come alive. The New York Times has an interactive map showing the rate and distribution of immigrants to the U.S. Check it out.

Change your life and save the planet with Earthwatch!

Want to measure a piranha? Bait a bat? Count dolphins? Track a butterfly? Have the experience of a lifetime? Just ask RIGEA members Helen Johnson, Matt Hodge, M.J. Munroe, and Jodi Mangiaretti (did I forget anyone?). They've all gone on Earthwatch expeditions. Find out how by clicking here.

At long last, links.

So Spring is on the way, and I'm actually posting some long-ago promised links. I hope that we still have the occasional reader!.
For really cool near-real-time satellite imagery, click here for EarthNow.
Want to start using GPS with your students? For information on the wide world of EarthCaching, including classroom activities, click here.