In this unit we will be focussing on the Earth's processes and movements. Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, cvolcanoes, seismology and more! Use the links below to complement the material covered in class.
10/05 Long-Term Global Forecast? Fewer Continents. (NY Times, January 9th, 2007) This is a fabulous article about the possibility that the continents will rejoin into a "Pangea Ultima" in another 250 million years. Read the article and view the animation that accompanies it. Check out Dr. Scotese's site below. NY Times
This is the link for the article by Dr. Scotese above. Worth checking out! Pangea Ultima
10/20 The Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics A great sight with all the info (and more) that you need to understand Plate tectonics. Great diagrams too! Dynamic Earth
10/22 Earthquakes - background reading http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq1/index.html
10/22 Virtual Earthquake This site will allow you to examine seismographs and locate the epicentre an magnitude of a 'virtual earthquake'. Work your way through the site, completing the exercises. When you get to the end, print your certificate and results (they will appear on the same page. Hand this page in! http://www.sciencecourseware.com/VirtualEarthquake/php/GetCertificate.php
10/23 Earthquakes in Canada Yes - we have them too. Check out this government of Canada site for some great info on seisomoly of Canada. http://www.seismo.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php
10/23 Exploring Earth Here is a great online textbook. Unit Three is particularly relavent for this unit (bookmark it for future units and studying for the exam). Check out the great animations and diagrams. http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/navigation/home.cfm
10/23 December 26, 2004 Tsunami Diagram and animation of time. http://staff.aist.go.jp/kenji.satake/Sumatra-E.html
10/22 Seismography and Earthquakes This is a great site that will lead you through the basics of Seismograghy and tectonics. Take some time to go through all the pages and add some details to your nots. http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/quakes/overview/
10/23 Virtual Field trips We may not have the money to visit these places inperson but you can take these virtual field trips and check out the tectonics at these exotic locations! http://earth.leeds.ac.uk/learnstructure/virtualfield.htm
World Atlas Here is a great source for printable maps. http://www.worldatlas.com
10/28 Faults and Folds diagrams and animations of various types of fold and faults. http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10l.html
10/28 Faults This site has great diagrams and photos to help you distinguish between the different types of Faults. http://www.iris.washington.edu/gifs/slides/faults/slideshow/index.htm
10/28 FORCES, FAULTS AND FOLDS http://wc.pima.edu/~bfiero/tucsonecology/setting/geology_faults.htm
10/28 Fault Motion These animations are very elementary examples of fault motion intended for simple demonstrations. http://www.iris.edu/gifs/animations/faults.htm
10/28 Crustal Deformation This site is a great place to start your search for photos of different types of crustal deformations. http://www.gpc.edu/~pgore/geology/geo101/crustaldeform.php
10/28 Geological Formations - photo gallery http://www.uoregon.edu/~millerm/slides.html
10/28 Every Place Has Its Faults! Animations and more background to help you distringuish the different types of faults. http://www.tinynet.com/faults.html
10/30 Mountain Building and Plate movements http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Ch1CMB/Content3.html
10/30 Photo gallery of Mountains http://www.peakware.com/photos.html
10/29 Geologic Journey - CBC companion website. On this site you will find theimages required to finish the assignments for the video series. http://www.cbc.ca/geologic/teacher.html
US Geological Survey Site Lots of very cool stuff about Earthquakes and seismology on this site - check it out! http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recent/index.html
10/28 Geology Photo Gallery This site gives explanations and images for many geological terms and features (great for volcanoes!) http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Products/Pglossary/pglossary.html
Geology.com A fabulous site for all things geological. Check it out! http://geology.com/
Plate Tectonics Self Test USe this as a practice for the unit test! http://www.rdale.k12.mn.us/classroom_connections/web_folders/rurik_johnson/tectonicsreview.htm