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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.
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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.
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State Fossils This informative contains links that give extra detail to any research project about the states and their respective fossil symbols.
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A Geologic Time Scale This is a technical, up-to-date geologic time scale.
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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.
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The Plates in Motion Follow the directions to discover how the Earth's plates have moved, are moving, and will move in the future.
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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.
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Take a Plate Tectonics Test Take the Identification test. Print the results and bring it to class.
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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'.
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USGS Glossary of Volcanic terms Many of the terms have illustrations.
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USGS Volcano Online Publication A well written online booklet setting forth the basic information about volcanoes.
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Volcano World The best place to find information about any volcano in the World.
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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.
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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.
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Mt Pelee 1902 One of Mr. Peters' favorite volcano stories.
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Mt Pelee Volcano This link has a modern day update to the great holocaust on the island of Martinique in 1902.
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Paricutin 1943 The volcano that popped from a cornfield.
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Geology a la Carte
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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.
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Building Stones of Our Nation's Capitol USGS Publication What rocks were used in the construction of the Washington Monument?
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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.
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What Every Baby Needs A clever method to show how we use geology in our daily lives.
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Vermont Marble at its best. Other rocks may be found here as well.
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Story of the Very First Geologic Map William Smith deserves a place in history.
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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.
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Diagram of an oil well drilling rig. click on a label to learn more about it.
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Drilling and drilling rigs. Watch as roughnecks get covered with drilling mud.
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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.
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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.
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