Mr. Peters

Geology Links

Austin Gem and Mineral Society Homepage
A gem of a website for Austin rockhounds. The Austin Gem and Mineral Society 
welcomes members who are interested in the earth sciences. There is always 
something to do, whether it's participating on a field trip or learning to 
create something with your hands. See what they have to offer.
http://www.austingemandmineral.org/

Paleontological Society of Austin
Local Fossil club; they sponsor the annual Fossil Fest.
Click on the Fossil Fest link for more information. Field trips scheduled 
every month to dig up something new.
http://www.texaspaleo.com/psa/index.html

State Fossils
This informative contains links that give extra detail to any research 
project about the states and their respective fossil symbols.
http://www.statefossils.com/index.html

A Geologic Time Scale
This is a technical, up-to-date geologic time scale.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html

A Friendly, Less Technical Geologic Time Scale
This USGS time scale gives the basic information one would want to know 
about 
the history of the earth. It also gives very short explanations for the 
origin if the names of the time periods. I recommend this for middle school 
students.
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/geo_time_scale.html

The Plates in Motion
Follow the directions to discover how the Earth's plates have moved, are 
moving, and will move in the future.
http://scotese.com/

Pangaea and the Drifting Continents
This site shows how the continents have moved in the past 180 million years. 
Pay close attention to each individual part until you can figure out how 
every part moves.
http://course1.winona.edu/csumma/images/Geology_images/Pangaea.gif

Take a Plate Tectonics Test
Take the Identification test. Print the results and bring it to class.
http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_tarbuck_escience_10/0,6440,218904-,00.html

Earthquake Virtual Lab
You gotta do this!. Learn how to locate earthquakes. This lab take you step 
by step to show how it's done. When you finish you can read a seismogram and
plot the location of an actual earthquake. Bring me a copy of your 
certificate of completion for a 'Sacagawea'.
http://vcourseware5.calstatela.edu/

USGS Glossary of Volcanic terms
Many of the terms have illustrations.
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Products/Pglossary/pglossary.html

AGI Earth Science Pictures
A good geologist needs this picture resource.
Be sure to follow the license agreement to copy and use the photos.
http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images/

USGS Volcano Online Publication
A well written online booklet setting forth the basic information about 
volcanoes.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/

Volcano World
The best place to find information about any volcano in the World.
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/

Pompeii 79 A.D.
This story is recorded as a first-hand account by one of the survivors, 
Pliny, the Younger. Almost 1,700 years later the city was rediscovered by 
someone who read the story. The result led to the birth of the science of 
Archaeology.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pompeii.htm

Krakatoa 1883
Listen to the NPR Story of Krakatoa as told by the author of a book sharing 
the same name. This may be a book worth buying- especially if you're 
interested in volcanoes.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1234606

Mt Pelee 1902
One of  Mr. Peters' favorite volcano stories.
http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Pelee.html

Mt Pelee Volcano 
This link has a modern day update to the great holocaust on the island of 
Martinique in 1902.
http://www.beworldwise.org/voyage/ship_logs.php?id=201&voyage_id=5

Paricutin 1943
The volcano that popped from a cornfield.
http://www.geothermal.org/articles/paricutin.pdf

Geology a la Carte
http://geology.com/

Minerals, Rocks and Rock Formation
Indiana University class notes.
The professor explains the basics at a college level. However, it does have 
a few pictures of the main rock forming minerals.
Note: this site is not written for the average sixth grade student.
http://www.indiana.edu/~geol105/1425chap5.htm

Building Stones of Our Nation's Capitol
USGS Publication
What rocks were used in the construction of the Washington Monument?
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/stones/about.html

Building Stones for Everyday Use
This Central Texas company offers a great variety of rock materials.
Learn about the different building stones by clicking on the samples.
http://www.coldspringgranite.com/gc_building_division.html

What Every Baby Needs
A clever method to show how we use geology in our daily lives.
http://www.mii.org/images/baby.pdf

Vermont Marble at its best. Other rocks may be found here as well.
http://www.vermontmarbleandgranite.com/

Story of the Very First Geologic Map 
William Smith deserves a place in history.
http://www.unh.edu/esci/mapexplan.html

The Story of Barringer Hill. At one time this mine was the source of 99.5% 
of the world's thorium. Today it lies in 90 feet of water under Lake 
Buchanan.
There is an Aggie story in here somewhere. Ask me for details.
http://home.satx.rr.com/robnjean/bh/story.html

Diagram of an oil well drilling rig. click on a label to learn more about it.
http://www.consrv.ca.gov/DOG/picture_a_well/Pages/qh_drill_rig.aspx

Drilling and drilling rigs.
Watch as roughnecks get covered with drilling mud.
http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/bgbb/5/rigs.html

Make your own Jackup Oil Rig.
This link provides the cutouts and instructions to make a model of 
the 'Ocean Star', which is now a museum in Galveston. Texas. 
The author wants to share his project with anyone who might be interested.
Give it a try.
http://papertoys.com/rig.htm

The Texas Railroad Commission Database for Oil and Gas Production

Do you want to know how much oil is produced was your county last year? This 
database of general information is available to the public on this website. 
Parents may find it more useful, especially if one owns the mineral rights 
to property somewhere in Texas.
http://webapps.rrc.state.tx.us/PDQ/home.do;jsessionid=HD9KcrpgVJv6hhHVFqkJqpQffL9FZmkrvpyyNTw79LLc9xbVqQD5!249383150

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