NOAA
Noaa: National Ocean Service Education: Global Positioning Tutorial
Illustrated tutorial explains the history and science of geodesy. Animations help students visualize how scientists measure and monitor the size and shape of the Earth and the location of points on its surface.
University of Texas at Austin
Ut Austin Center for Space Research
The homepage of the Center for Space Research at the University of Texas whose mission is "to conduct research in orbit determination, space geodesy, the Earth and its environment, exporation of the solar system, as well as expanding the...
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NOAA
Noaa: Survey Mark Hunting [Pdf]
Hunt for survey marks that can possibly be found in your community. These markers may be very old and have been used to pinpoint exact locations for planning and building around the country.
NASA
Nasa: Slr and Gps (And Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes) [Pdf]
This slideshow explains how satellites are used to measure the movement of tectonic plates.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Survey Mark Hunting
In this activity, students find data on a location and description of survey marks in the area, and then they search for them through a variation of geocaching.
Other
Hartao: An Introduction to Plate Tectonics
Introduces South African Alexander Toit as naming Gondwanaland and Laurasia.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: How Do Volcanoes Form? How Do They Impact Our Lives?
This class activity provides hands-on information to students on how these volcanoes form and how they affect the plant and animal life.
Curated OER
Hartao: An Introduction to Plate Tectonics
Introduces South African Alexander Toit as naming Gondwanaland and Laurasia.