Sink or Float: The Weight of Water and You A simple experiment for you to try at home. http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/jvc/surpscifacts/physics4.html
A tour of the water cycles http://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/pilot/water_cycle/grabber2.html
Layers of the earth: Content http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Ch1CMB/Content1.html
Layers of the Earth: Slide Presentation with discussion questions http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Earths_layers/Earths_layers1.html
Rocks: Slide Presentation with discussion questions http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Rocks/Rocks1.html
Minerals: Slide Presentation with discussion questions http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Minerals/Minerals1.html
Igneous Rocks: Slide Presentation with discussion questions http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Igrocks/Igrocks1.html
Sedimentary Rocks: Slide Presentation with discussion questions http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Sedrocks/Sedrocks1.html
Metamorphic Rocks: Slide Presentation with discussion questions http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Metrocks/Metrocks1.html
Rocks and Minerals: Slide Show and Discussion Questions http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Slideshow/Slideindex.html
What are rocks? Metamorphic, Sedimentary, and Igneous http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/rocks.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0710
Common Minerals and Their Uses http://www.mii.org/commonminerals.html#fluor
This Planet Really Rocks! http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/index.html?tqskip1=1
Possible Crystal Shapes http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/crystal_shapes2.html&edu=elem
Scientist who study rocks http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/geopeople_intro.html&edu=elem
The Rock Cyle http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/rocks_intro.html&edu=elem
BrainPop: Types of Rocks/ Clip and Quiz http://www.brainpop.com/science/earth/typesofrocks/index.weml
BrainPop: Crystals/ Clip and Quiz http://www.brainpop.com/science/earth/crystals/index.weml
BrainPop: Rock Cycle/ Clip and Quiz http://www.brainpop.com/science/earth/rockcycle/index.weml
The Virtual Cave Wonderful pictures of various types of caves including:solution caves, lava tubes, sea caves, and others. Visit the depths of the earth without every leaving home. http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave.html
RockHounds: As Rocky says, "your hard hats on and let's go digging for some fun and facts!" A great introduction to rock collecting and rock facts. http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/index2.html
GeoMysteries. http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/mysteries.html
Earth Materials Expert Page and WebQuest. Mrs. Manahan created this to use in our classroom. It is still a work in progress, so please let her know if something isn't working as it should be. http://teacherweb.com/PA/DallasElementarySchool/RocksandMinerals/
Ms. Frizzle and the Magic School Bus invites you to explore and learn. http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/index.htm
Word and action games,plus slideshows that reveal what it's like to be an astronaut. http://www.kids.msfc.NASA.gov