Internet Field Trip: Earth's Magnetism Internet Links NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Magnetosphere Learn how Earth's magnetic field extends far into space. http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/wms1.html NASA Space Sciences Laboratory: What Is the Magnetosphere? Discover how the magnetosphere helps to protect Earth from the Sun's solar wind. http://www.ssl.msfc.nasa.gov/ssl/pad/sppb/edu/magnetosphere/ Geophysics Short Course: The Earth's Magnetic Field See a diagram of Earth's magnetic field. http://www.mines.edu/fs_home/tboyd/GP311/MODULES/MAG/NOTES/earth_field.html Internet Field Trip: How Scientists Are Studying Lightning Internet Links National Geographic: Lightning: The Shocking Story Read electrifying stories and learn the shocking facts about lightning. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lightning/ Dan's Wild Wild Weather: Lightning Learn all about lightning from a TV weather forecaster. http://www.wildwildweather.com/lightning.htm NASA Global Hydrology and Climate Center: Lightning Detection From Space: A Lightning Primer Discover why NASA scientists monitor lightning activity from outer space. http://thunder.msfc.nasa.gov/primer/ Exploratorium: Exploring Weather Explore the wonder of nature's fireworks. http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weather/weather.html Franklin Institute: Franklin's Forecast–Lightning Learn how meteorologists use lightning to forecast the progress of thunderstorms. http://www.fi.edu/weather/lightning/lightning.html National Lightning Safety Institute Explore the myths and mystery about lightning. http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_info.html Internet Field Trip: Electric Cars Internet Links California Energy Commission Energy Quest: Electric Vehicles Electric cars have been around a long time. Read this amazing history! http://www.energy.ca.gov/education/AFVs/electric.html Department of Energy: Office of Transportation and Transport Kids' Page Read the story of an electric car and the young boy who helped his father buy it. http://www.ott.doe.gov/education/evbook.html National Institute for Science Education The Why Files: Electric Cars Reconsidered Learn the pros and cons of electric cars. http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/005electcar/index.html