Below are links to websites that have animations of various earth science processes. Use them to visualize topics we discussed in class:
The electromagnetic spectrum, from NASA: https://youtu.be/cfXzwh3KadE
http://online.wvu.edu/Faculty/demo/Module_2/carbon_cycle_animation.html
https://ees.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/elearning/module04swf.swf
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8FDF28B8FD0C2E56
https://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/navigation/visualization.cfm
Animations of tectonic plate boundaries: https://youtu.be/GeDcnFUvBdw
The electromagnetic spectrum, from NASA: https://youtu.be/cfXzwh3KadE
http://online.wvu.edu/Faculty/demo/Module_2/carbon_cycle_animation.html
https://ees.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/elearning/module04swf.swf
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8FDF28B8FD0C2E56
https://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/navigation/visualization.cfm
Animations of tectonic plate boundaries: https://youtu.be/GeDcnFUvBdw
Below is a link to some of the interactive astronomy demonstrations we showed in class, including demos of Kepler's Laws and also the seasons.
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072482621/student_view0/interactives.html
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072482621/student_view0/interactives.html
Links to sites devoted to understanding geologic time. The first one is very informative and interactive.
http://paleobiology.si.edu/geotime/main/index.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.php
Link to a lesson on the stairstep method for making SI unit conversions (uses the same worksheet as the one handed out in class):
http://www.guilford.k12.ct.us/sites/hayashk/documents/Lesson1aMetricLadderPowerpoint.pdf
http://paleobiology.si.edu/geotime/main/index.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.php
Link to a lesson on the stairstep method for making SI unit conversions (uses the same worksheet as the one handed out in class):
http://www.guilford.k12.ct.us/sites/hayashk/documents/Lesson1aMetricLadderPowerpoint.pdf
For an interactive version of the Periodic Table of the Elements with lots of info:
http://www.chemicalelements.com/
For another really cool interactive version of the Periodic Table:
http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/periodic_table.html
http://www.chemicalelements.com/
For another really cool interactive version of the Periodic Table:
http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/periodic_table.html
For all kinds of info about Earth day, you can visit:
http://wilderness.org/content/what-are-you-doing-earth-day
http://wilderness.org/content/what-are-you-doing-earth-day
You can become a virtual seismologist at:
http://www.sciencecourseware.org/virtualearthquake
Tons of earthquake-related stuff from the USGS:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
This is an online version of the same large map we use on the Promethean Board--the one with the earthquakes, volcanoes, and tectonic plates--it's INTERACTIVE!!
(Left-Click on any features on the map for more info about that location)
http://nmnh-arcgis02.si.edu/thisdynamicplanet/
http://www.sciencecourseware.org/virtualearthquake
Tons of earthquake-related stuff from the USGS:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
This is an online version of the same large map we use on the Promethean Board--the one with the earthquakes, volcanoes, and tectonic plates--it's INTERACTIVE!!
(Left-Click on any features on the map for more info about that location)
http://nmnh-arcgis02.si.edu/thisdynamicplanet/
Mineral identification websites. Just follow the prompts:
http://www.minsocam.org/msa/collectors_corner/id/mineral_id_keyq1.htm
http://www.mindat.org/advanced_search.php
http://www.minsocam.org/msa/collectors_corner/id/mineral_id_keyq1.htm
http://www.mindat.org/advanced_search.php