UNIT ONE: WHERE ARE WE GOING AND WHY?

BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII: An Interactive Book by J.D. Bisignani
Hawai`i Home Page
Hawai`i Visitor Bureau
Hawai`i from Space: Enhancement of Tourism and Business Through the Distribution of NASA Data Over the Internet

Lesson 1.1 What is an Island? Where are Islands Formed?

• Interactive Map of Hawai`i
• Bathymetry Map of Hawaiian Island Chain
• Hawaii Undersea Geo-Observatory (HUGO)

Lesson 1.2 Meet the Team

• Profile of Expedition Scientists

Lesson 1.3 Monitoring Volcanoes on Earth

• Volcano Watch from the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
• Surfing the InterNet for Earthquake Data

Lesson 1.4 Studying Volcanism on Io

• Image of Volcano on Io
• The Volcanoes of Io, an interactive exercise for students

Lesson 1.5 Hawaiian Biology

• Spiders of the World, an interactive exercise for students

We couldn't find any resources on Hawaiian Drosophila specifically, but these two labs have homepages describing their genetics research.

• Carthew Drosophila Lab at
• Nagoshi Drosophila Lab at the University of Iowa