The Life System component provides an integrated view of the history of life, biogeochemical cycles, biodiversity, evolution, ecology, and physiology at the microbe to global scale. It also stresses the biotic systems, in contrast to the physical systems, as maintaining the non-equilibrium state of the Earth's surface. Students, teachers, and parents can participate from classrooms, homes, after-school programs or other educational settings. All programs run during set time periods so that individuals worldwide can coordinate their learning with many other participants. This week's highlight is a professional development site from SRI International's Center for Technology in Learning.
Membership is free to all education professionals, and guests are welcome.
The Virtual Earthquake computer program is running on a Web Server at California State University at Los Angeles. You can interact with Virtual Earthquake using your Web browser. Other modules including Virtual Dating, Virtual River and Virtual Volcano are in various phases of development. This site is organized in a modular style based on Earth science topics studied by scientists using environmental data collected by satellites. It is designed for high school and college level instructors and students.