Plot Geology Earthquake Activity: National Earthquake Information Center:
daily listings of earthquakes
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/qed/
Rocks: Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/index.html
About Ask-A-Geologist: The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has a
section of their website entitled, "Ask-A-Geologist". Any questions you have
about geology can be answered by USGS employees, retirees, and contractors who
have volunteered to participate in this website offering.
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/ask-a-geologist/about.html#how
Canadian Geographic: descriptions and pictures of eskers, kettle holes, etc. -
perfect
previewing before our geology field trip
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/landforms/landforms.asp
The core, the mantle and the crust
http://mediatheek.thinkquest.nl/~ll125/en/struct.htm
Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam
http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/archive/hall-of-fame/20060505-new-dome-fin.shtml
Mount St. Helens Crater, Dome and Eruptions Images
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/Images/MSH04/framework.html
Mount St. Helens from across the lake - beautiful! Thank you so much, Mary.
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/NatMonument/framework.html
Rocks for Kids! If you love rocks and want to identify some of your own, then
this is the
site for you.
http://www.rocksforkids.com
Identifying rocks website
http://www.lethsd.ab.ca/mmh/grade3c/Gr3Web/rocks_miner/indentify_rocks/identify_rocks1.htm
More identifying rocks.
http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/rockkey/index.html#TOC
Geology game. Test your knowledge of rocks and minerals.
http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/minerals/games/nuggets.html
Geology for kids. Games and facts.
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-games/rocks-game.php
Information about the rock cycle. Links to other sites.
http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/rkcycle/rkcycleindex.html
Information about the geologic timeline. Not directly part of the curriculum,
but good background
knowledge. May see it again in 9th grade!!
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/timeline.html
Look at real life examples of geologic features.
http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~maher/air/air00.htm
The Grand Canyon: Ancient Mountains. Video clip. Click view.
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/ess05/sci/ess/earthsys/vishnu/index.html
The Grand Canyon: The Two Top Rock Layers. Video clip. Click view.
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/ess05/sci/ess/earthsys/footprint/index.html
Rock Cycle animation. Video clip. Click view. This is an interactive rock
cycle animation. Click on the
different components to get real life pictures of this cycle happening in nature.
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/ess05/sci/ess/earthsys/rockcycle/index.html
Plate Tectonics: An introduction. Click view
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/ess05/sci/ess/earthsys/plateintro/index.html
Plate Tectonics: Further evidence. Click view.
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/ess05/sci/ess/earthsys/wegener2/index.html
Plate Tectonics: The Hawaiian Archipelago. Click view.
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/ess05/sci/ess/earthsys/hawaii/index.html
Geology of the National Parks. Take a virtual tour of the National Parks and
its geological features.
http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/project/index.html
Rocks and Minerals!
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/rocks/links.html
British Isle Geology Toolkit. Virtual test to find out rock type.
http://www.open2.net/sciencetechnologynature/worldaroundus/geologytoolkit/whatrock_embedded.html
Interactive Rock Cycle. Identify type of rock.
http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/types3.html
Virtual test of rocks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/rocks_soils.shtml
Interactive rock cycle.
http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/rock_cycle.htm