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Cave of the Winds Mountain Park: Just for Kids
Facts and resources for kids regarding the Cave of the Winds.
Other
The Happy Scientist: Minerals
Overview of minerals with definitions, how to identify them, what they are used for, and crystals.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Branches of Earth Science Study Guide
Review the main study areas of Earth Science.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Engineering Geology and Geotechnics
A collection of video lectures from an engineering geology and geotechnics course taught at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. The course explores the "procedures and techniques used to evaluate geologic factors for site...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: The Atmosphere, the Ocean, and Environmental Change
A collection of video lectures from a course that explores the physical processes the control Earth's atmosphere, ocean, and climate that is taught at Yale University. The course covers topics like clouds, rain, severe storms, regional...
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara
University of California: George Cuvier
This site from the University of California discusses the contributions and ideas of George Cuvier related to classification, evolution, and catastrophism.
Other
Danny Yee's Book Reviews: John Mc Phee
This site provides brief reviews of some of American author John Mcphee's books.
Other
Bio Web Evolution: Homepage
This site from BioWeb Evolution was originally created as a ThinkQuest entry, and it has some good basic information about evolution. This page is on fossils and geologic time.
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute: Clay Crash
Employ this lesson plan from The Franklin Institute to demonstrate plate tectonics and the effects. This is really just a short demonstration that could be incorporated into your existing lesson plan.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Topography
Kids learn about the Earth science subject of topography including features such as landforms, elevation, latitude, longitude, and topographical maps.
EL Education
El Education: Rock and Mineral Machine Poster
Students complete field observations and work with local geologists to collect rock and complete a lab on rock and mineral testing and identification. Students then invent a fictional machine to identify rocks, and finally they create a...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Making Your Own National Park Geologic Tour
In this investigation, students will have the opportunity to learn about the many geological features in our country's national parks.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Rock Cycle
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students study the cycle of rocks on earth and the phases of this cycle.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Rock Record Relative Dating
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart presents information about how the earth was formed. It discusses methods of dating the layers of the earth's surface. Assessment questions are included.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Careers: Geologist
Learn about the work of a geologist, and find out what it takes to work in the field of geology.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Fossils
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to the different types of fossils.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Minerals
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to minerals. The different properties used to identify minerals are also covered.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Mountains, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to the formation of mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Rocks and the Rock Cycle
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to rocks and the rock cycle.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Earth's History
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a lesson on the geologic history of the Earth. It covers the four main eras of the geologic time scale: Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic. Characteristics of each era are...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Earth's Plates
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to the theory of plate tectonics. Continental drift theory and Pangaea are also discussed.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Cave Formation
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart asks students to label diagrams showing the stages of cave formation.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Life & Geologic Time
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Flipchart accompanies chapter 14 in the Glencoe Earth Science text. The flipchart contains pictures that help students learn about Geologic time: Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic and explains...
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Mammoth Site Geology
This is the website for The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs, South Dakota. The Mammoth Site boasts the largest concentration of mammoths in the world. You can tour this indoor active dig site and view Ice Age fossils. The site offers a video...