Earth Science Songs
Earth Science Songs Cute songs written by a teacher to help his class remember things. Very well done.
Read MoreSavage Earth
Savage Earth While some of the links here are listed separately, anyone working on Earth changes will need the entire site. Nice for webquests or projects.
Read MoreActivity: Folds and Faults
Activity: Folds and Faults I haven’t done this activity, but have used some of the others they’ve got listed. They’ve worked very nicely. Well worth looking at.
Read MoreEarth Live: Virtual Earth
Earth Live: Virtual Earth Another thing I ran across by accident that I wish I’d found sooner. I really like this one, just because it’s a bit different. Click on the stories at the bottom left and the Earth changes to show that story. You can actually manipulate the globe see what all parts and [...]
Read MoreVolcano World – Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Volcano World – Earthquakes and Volcanoes Good information and lesson plan for earthquakes and volcanoes. Great time saver for those of us with way too much to do.
Read MoreLunar and Planetary Institute
Lunar and Planetary Institute Lots and lots of resources for your Astronomy units. I’ve looked at pieces of it from time to time, but went ahead and listed the educator’s page so you can decide where you’d like to go.
Read MoreUSGS Earthquake Hazard Program – For Teachers
USGS Earthquake Hazard Program – For Teachers I have this site listed as a whole, but then decided to list this page as well. I’ll probably use the powerpoint and some of the animations, though most are a little advanced for my kids.
Read MoreSeismic Waves
Run an earthquake simulation and compare the s and p waves from different earthquake strengths. It’s a NASA site and is okay for running the sim, but not extremely exciting. Seismic Waves
Read MoreEarthquake Epicenters from 1999 to 2003
“This animation shows all the earthquakes of magnitude 5 or greater that occurred all over the world from January 2, 1999 through March 15 2003. The size of each dot indicates the magnitude of the earthquake.” Earthquake Epicenters from 1999 to 2003
Read MoreU. S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program
When working on Earthquakes, I kept this site ready to pull up from time to time, just so the kids could see how many earthquakes there are in the world every day. Also helped them see what was going on around them and to understand the importance of all those little quakes. U. S. Geological [...]
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