General Sites Volcanoes Earthquakes Water and Ice (Tsunamis) Rocks
Earth Science Week - October 9 - 15, 2022
"Earth Science for a Sustainable World"
http://www.earthsciweek.org/
General Earth Science Sites:
Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans - http://geology.com/teacher/Earth Science from NASA at Goddard - https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/earth/
NASA Earth Science - https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science
For Kids - http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/
NASA Earth Science topics - http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/index.html
Earth Science sites - http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/earth-ocean-atmosphere
Earth Science Links from The Science Spot - http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classearth.htmlCyberSleuth Earth Science for Kids - http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Science/Earth_Science/
Ducksters Earth Science for Kids - https://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/
Earth Science links from Houghton Mifflin
http://www.eduplace.com/science/bestofthenet/earth_sciences.htmlEarth Science resources from the Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/index.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/theworld/iceland/volcanoes.html
Geology for Kids - http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/index.php
The Magic School Bus Explores the Earth
http://web.archive.org/web/20070618055101/http://www.microsoft.com/education/MSBEarth.mspxNH Public TV Earth Science Information and Videos
Volcanoes:
North Dakota Volcano site - Volcano World - http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/
Kids' Door to Volcanoes - http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/all-about-volcanoes
activities - http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/volcano-games
includes folklore - http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/fun-stuff
volcano models - http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/book/export/html/208
Teachers - http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/earth-science-lessons
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/teaching-resources
Volcanoes from COTF - http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/volcanoes/volcano.htmlVolcanoes - National Geographic - http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/volcano-profile/
Volcano Webquests
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/webquest/content/volcanoes.shtml
http://www.fairview.k12.il.us/Instructional/Science4-8/Volcano%20Web%20Quest/Volcano%20Quest.htm
http://volcanowebquest.weebly.com/
https://www.nps.gov/sucr/learn/education/classrooms/sunset-crater-volcano-web-quest-groups.htm
Annenberg/CPB volcano site
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/volcanoes/entry.htmlUSGS Volcano pages - http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/
Volcano site from Dartmouth - The Electronic Volcano - http://www.dartmouth.edu/~volcano/
Types of Volcanoes from USGS - http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/types.html
How Volcanoes Work - http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/
Michigan Tech Volcanoes Page - http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/Volcano Watch from Hawaii Volcano Observatory
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/Global Volcanism Project - http://www.volcano.si.edu/
Volcano Cams from Around the World - https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vhp/multimedia.html
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo/cvo_multimedia.html
Websites about Krakatoa - http://www.kathimitchell.com/krak.htmEarthquakes:
Earthquake Information Center - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/
Earthquakes for Kids - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
Earthquake Info - http://geology.usgs.gov/index.shtmlAsk-A-Geologist from USGS - http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/ask-a-geologist/
Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker - plate tectonics - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/
Classroom of the Future - plate tectonics - http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsys.html
Earthquake Myths and Folklore plus more - http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/awareness/myths.html
Earthquake websites from the Franklin Institute - www.sln.fi.edu
Understanding Earthquakes - quiz, globe, famous accounts, animation, and web sites
http://projects.crustal.ucsb.edu/understanding/
Earthquake Data from around the world - http://www.pnsn.org/
Earthquakes from USGS - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/
Earthquakes in New Hampshire - includes fault sketch and Richter table
http://des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/pip/factsheets/geo/documents/geo-3.pdfGlobal Seismology and Geomagnetism Group from Great Britain
http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/
***New Hampshire Seismicity info and map - http://earthquaketrack.com/p/united-states/new-hampshire/recent
Weston Observatory - http://aki.bc.edu/cgi-bin/NESN/recent_events.plWater and Ice:
Tsunami sites:
USGS Tsunamis and Earthquakes http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/
Tsunami Basics - http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/basics.html
Tsunami! - https://earthweb.ess.washington.edu/tsunami
USGS Pacific Northwest Tsunamis - http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/cascadia.html
National Geographic Society - https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/01/tsunamis-facts-about-killer-waves/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/tsunamis/
FEMA http://www.ready.gov/tsunamis
http://www.ready.gov/kids
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/areyouready/areyouready_full.pdf
CNN - http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/
Savage Earth from PBS http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/tsunami/
Time magazine photoessay - http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2092761,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1949977,00.html
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/
The Physics of a tsunami https://www.tsunami.gov/?page=tsunamiFAQ
CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/forcesofnature/tsunamis.html
BBC pages http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7533972.stm
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zw7s4j6/revision/7
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12739417
Australian government http://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/hazards/tsunami
NOAA http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/tsunami.htm
National Weather Service https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/tsunami_faqTsunami Lesson Plans:
Discovery School - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/pdf/tsunami/tsunami.pdf
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/dynamic-earth.cfm
New York Times Lesson Plans - http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2002/04/23/it-comes-in-waves/
National Geographic Society - https://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/tsunamis-101-wbt/
Tsunami simulation - http://www.edumedia-sciences.com/en/a98-tsunami
Brain POP - https://educators.brainpop.com/bp-topic/tsunami/
Community Learning Network - http://www.cln.org/themes/tsunamis.htmlScience Netlinks - Know What to Do - http://sciencenetlinks.com/videos/tsunamis-know-what-do/
Science of a Tsunami - http://sciencenetlinks.com/videos/science-tsunami/Glaciers and Snow sites:
Search for Ice and Snow - Segway - Alan Gould
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SegwayEd/abtsearch.html
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SegwayEd/lessons/search_ice_snow/ski.1.homepage.html
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SegwayEd/lessons/search_ice_snow/ski.3b.htmlIce Sheets and Glaciers - https://gracefo.jpl.nasa.gov/science/ice-sheets-and-glaciers/
Pictures of Glaciers - http://www.xyz.net/~mdw/glaciers.htm
Glaciers from UVM - http://www.uvm.edu/whale/GlaciersWhatAre.html
Cryosphere from Rice University - http://earth.rice.edu/mtpe/cryo/cryosphere.html
Glaciers - study activity sheets by Marilyn Nichols from Arizona - http://www.amphi.com/~tlcf/nichols/web2/mntggla.htm
Glaciers and Glaciation vocabulary - https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vsc/glossary/glacier.html
Glacier - National Snow and Ice Data Center including the Life of a Glacier - https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/
Mrs. Mitchell's Class Page on Glaciers - http://www.kathimitchell.com/glaciers.htm
Web page about snow and snowflakes - with science and reading links
http://www.kathimitchell.com/snow.html
Rocks and Minerals:
Rocks for kids - https://www.rocksforkids.com/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/rocksandminerals.htmlRocks from the BBC - https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/z9bbkqt
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zgb9kqt/revision/1
Mineral Matters http://archive.sdnhm.org/kids/minerals/index.htmlRocks and Minerals from Mineralology 4 Kids - http://www.mineralogy4kids.org/
RockHounding - http://www.rockhoundingar.com/peopleplaces.php
Basics - http://www.rockhoundingar.com/rocksandminerals.php
Ducksters - https://www.ducksters.com/science/rocks.php
Minerals, Crystals, and Gems from the Smithsonian
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/minerals/index.htmlMrs. Mitchell's Rocks and Geology - http://www.kathimitchell.com/rock.html
Lesson plans - https://www.rocksandminerals4u.com/lesson_plans.html
https://educators.brainpop.com/bp-jr-topic/rocks-and-minerals/
https://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/classearth.html
http://sciencenetlinks.com/esheets/rocks/
http://sciencenetlinks.com/search/?q=rocks&content_types=Lesson&csrfmiddlewaretoken=ebb51496961c3d626460382b362c29bd
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