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Learning in Motion's Top Ten List - 12/99.
Web Feet Seal of Approval - 11/25/99.
Educating.net as a Top Site - 10/19/99.
Smart Computing magazine as a Top Web Site - Fall 1999.
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POPULAR SCIENCE "50 Best of the Web" Award - 9/99.
USA TODAY Education Web site "Best Bet" Web site for the week of: 6/27/99-7/3/99.
UK Plus Site of the Week on 6/14/99.
UK Plus Site of the Day on 6/9/99.
This site won the "Great Fun Site Award" from CoolKids on 5/1/99.
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This site was awarded a Times Pick by the Los Angeles Times on 7/16/98.
Thirteen Wnet honored Volcano World by featuring us in a segment of this video.
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Passport to the Internet in the Australian Classroom. Volcano World was honored in this guide to the Internet for its "suitability as a K-12 educational resource or support material; accuracy and authority; presentation quality; and location reliability." |
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Rated as one of the top five natural hazard sites on the Web. |
"Volcano World: One of the mainstays of hazards on the Web for some time with a justly deserved reputation for presentation and accessibility for all ages. The site has an excellent range of case studies, often including photographs, from volcanoes from all round the world as well as material on all other aspects of volcanoes."
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"You cannot fail to be impressed by the sheer awesome power of a volcano, and quite a few of us dreamt of being a volcanologist some day. Volcano World will not only let you meet real volcanologists and tell you how to become one, but also has a mass of information on one of nature's most violent phenomena. Keep an eye on the current eruptions page for the very latest pictures of molten rock!"
Ed's Oasis
"Volcano World provides students with easy to understand, in-depth information about volcanoes around the world in a searchable, indexed format. Volcano World seeks teachers to field test their VolcanoWorld Online program which encourages students to do research using the Internet and provides them opportunity to get feedback from experts and to publish their work."
A Learning in Motion Top Ten Selection
"This site is a perfect starting point for aspiring volcanologists. It contains plenty of images and data on recent and past earthquakes and volcanic activity. Click on the marked locations of a map to find recent volcanic activity information, including background on the volcano, explosivity rating, and details of the most recent explosion."If you have questions, you can ask a volcanologist via e-mail. Check out the previously asked questions for answers that have already been posted. The answers are detailed and clear, providing a solid foundation you can use while exploring the rest of the site."
HomePC's 500 Best Web Sites, 1996
Information on volcanic activity and history pours from this site like lava from Kilauea in Hawaii, which has erupted continuously since 1983.
LookSmart Editor's Choice
Games, puzzles and contests are part of the fun. Includes teachers' guides, remote-sensing images, and interactive experiments.
The Medaille d'Or for Web Site Excellence was awarded to VolcanoWorld.
"A huge and spectacular site devoted to everything to do with volcanos. The site brings modern and near real time information to specific target audiences (including kids) and makes extensive use of remote sensing images and maps. Want to ask a volcanologist a question? Or look at currently active volcanos? It's all here along with much, much more. Excellent."
U.S. News Online selected us as a
"Standout math and science site."
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