Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Hurricanes

General Information Pages

***http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/quakes/ The Earthquake Shake. Here is a great place to start exploring earthquakes. To start, click on the breaking earth.

*** http://www.worldbook.com/fun/bth/earthquake/html/begin.htm The Terrible Power of Earthquakes
 Discover how an earthquake begins by scrolling down to the Natural Disasters heading and then click on "The Terrible Power of Earthquakes." Includes a quiz.
***New Mexico Earthquake Education and Resources – Very nice general site, set up in the format of answers to common questions about earthquakes

***http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html This site is called Volcano World… bills itself as the premier site on Volcanoes. Very nice compilation and on-line lessons.

 ***http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/perc/  The Public Earthquake Resource Center from the Center for Earthquake Research…. Very child friendly. 

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/ USGS Earthquake for Kids .This site is full of earthquake information, plus activity ideas for teachers.

***http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/ Life Along the Faultline
  Learn more about earthquakes, including the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake that struck during the World Series. There are many video clips and photos included.

**http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/cgi-b ... m2h?seg/haz_volume1.men,,,TS10 Natural Hazards Slides
 Click on the yellow forward arrow to advance through this slideshow of great pictures documenting the aftermath of earthquakes.

**http://sciquest.enviroweb.org/earthquake_right.htmlEarthquake!
 Lists four common questions about earthquakes with answers written in terms for children to understand.

**http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/public/facts_short.shtml - Based at University of Memphis and devotes a lot of info to New Madrid Fault.

**http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/ask-a-geologist/  The Ask – A – Geologist page. If you can’t find your answer on the information sites, this may be the source you need.

**Susan Rosenberg's Quaking Home Page – Good links to sites, especially one that shows current earthquake activity maps and data.

*Yahoo! Science Earth Sciences Geology and Geophysics Volcanology – A so-so listing of links from Yahoo

Activities

***http://www.crustal.ucsb.edu/ics/understanding/  Understanding Earthquakes.  A quiz and some very good , but simple Java animations worthy of whole class demonstrations.

***Web Quest About Earthquakes, by L.Jaskoski  Pretty well done webquest, especially since it focuses on The New Madrid Fault which is the fault most likely to affect Kentucky in case of an earthquake.  Some links are dead, but overall, a quality site

**http://quake.wr.usgs.gov   US geological survey’s real time maps of recent earthquakes

**Geology Labs On-Line  Set up a Virtual Earthquake and measure the data on this well done demonstration page. Good activities and application of data, but takes time in advance to figure out how to use it.

Lesson Plan Ideas

**Lesson Exchange Earthquakes and Volcanoes (Middle, Science) – detailed lesson plan using groups of students to research online topics regarding plate tectonics.  Has good handouts and organization, but no internet links listed.

**Lesson Plan for Teachers- Middle School  From the Mid American Earthquake Center.  A comprehensive round-up of lesson plans for teaching this subject.

Rock and Rock Cycles

Diagrams/ Informational/Photos

***Canadian Rockhound The Rock Cycle Very well done diagram of the cycle ***http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Rocks/Rocks1.html   Rocks slide show. Information on soil, rocks, rock cycle. If the slides aren’t displaying properly, go back one page and click the icon or the words again and it should work.  Easy to read with photos and diagrams

**This Planet Really Rocks  A fun site created by kids.

**Rock Cycle  A click-able diagram of the Rock Cycle.

**Images by Category – Photo album of rocks and fossils in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

*American Field Guide – companion to the PBS series. Lots of reading but some interesting resource links

**The Dynamic Rock Cycle  Simple black and white diagram, easy to understand. Click back to the link for an interesting activity with clay.

*Nebraska Rocks and the Rock Cycle – Simple lesson plan to use when identifying rocks

**MSA's Rock'n Internet Site--The ROCK CYCLE!  Very nice color graphic of rock cycle with explanatory pages to accompany main ideas

**Smithsonian Institution - Department of Mineral Sciences - Photo Gallery  Photos of all kinds of rocks, gems, volcanoes, and meteroites

**Processes Products and the Rock Cycle – Another nice chart, but with lots of reading

**Earth Floor Cycles  Very good illustration and easy to read. Check out the links on the right for other similar subjects in Earth Science.

Activities/Webquests

***Journey to Mt. Rockmore Very well integrated activity with good rubric and appropriate links to informational material. Activities address the multiple intelligences.

***Rocksong  Use multiple intelligences with easy to remember tunes coupled with lyrics about the rock cycle.

**BrainPOP - Health, Science, Technology, Math, English Animation and Educational Site for Kids.  A short animated movie in cartoon form. Be careful, BrainPop only allows you to view only two free movies a day.

**Nevada Mining Association  Plans for fun projects such as demonstrating mining with chocolate chip cookies

**A Science Odyssey You Try It Plate Tectonics Interactive demonstration with Shockwave. Easy to read with good illustrations.

*http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/igneous/ignrxs.htm  An exercise to identify igneous rocks.

*Rock Cycle and rock cycle answers Self contained lesson about rocks, with quiz at the end.

**http--www.womeninmining.org-ROCKCOOKIES.pdf  Who doesn’t like to eat snacks? Recipes for cookies that demonstrate metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous rocks!

**USGS Visitors Center Earth Science Quiz - No Frames Version  A short self-correcting quiz about rocks, volcanoes,etc.

*USGS Ask-A-Geologist – use after other resources have been tried

**CNN.com Layers of the Earth interactive display- Animated display and description of earth’s layers

Lesson Plans

***Women in Mining’s Rock Obituary  Cute activity asking students to write an obituary about a rock. Examples provided for modeling.

*Rocks--Earth Science lesson plan (grades 6-8)--DiscoverySchool.com  Lessons with some interesting links

Change Over Time, Geologic Time, Erosion, Fossils

Information/Photos/Resources

***Understanding Geologic Time - excellent tutorial with sections for students and teachers. From the Paleontology Museum at Berkeley. Suitable for a unit introduction.

***Eocene Fossils – Very nice photo collection of different types of fossils.

 ***http://www.fmnh.org/sue/Sue At The Field Museum. Learn some interesting facts about Sue the T-Rex dinosaur.

**http://web.ukonline.co.uk/conk ... r/fossils/what-is-a-fossil.htmWhat is a Fossil? This site has a brief description of the different types of fossils with pictures.

**Dinosaur Fossils - Enchanted Learning Software ;Geologic Time - Enchanted Learning Software ;Zoom Dinosaurs - EnchantedLearning.com  Nicely done reference site about a large variety of subjects. Easy reading level, good outlines. 

*Glacial Erosion - Processes – Photos of different types of glacier erosion

*Water Erosion – Photos and explanation of different types of water erosion

*A Science Odyssey You Try It Human Evolution – Interactive shockwave demonstration of evolution to Homo sapiens.

*Geologic Time – Click on the Table of Contents to access more information- very nice charts , especially one with an index of fossils and their time period

Activities

***Getting Into the Fossil Record – Excellent online activity, complete with teachers guide

***Life Has a History- Excellent online activity, complete with teachers guide and different levels. Focuses on diversity and change over time.

 ***Evolution  from PBS – Beautiful!  Check out the Teachers and Students section for some on-line lessons for students.  Be sure to screen activities first, might be some mature content.

***Becoming Human Paleoanthropology, Evolution and Human Origins Another Excellent resource. Go to the learning center to access online lessons, interactive activity

**The Shape of Life PBS – Beautifully done pictures and text suitable for online lesson and lecture.  Click on activities and resources for more ideas and activities.

**http://www.fmnh.org./exhibits/exhibit_sites/lot/LOT1.htm  Life Over Time Online exhibit from The Field Museum in Chicago. Short but nice photos and easy to read text

**The History of the Earth WebQuest Virginia Science SOL 5 – Webquest asking students to make a powerpoint presentation.

**Walking With Prehistoric Beasts -- Discovery Channel -- Build a Beast  Interactive game taking bones from a pile and building a prehistoric animal with them.

*Discovery Centre, Fossils Cyber-Display - ROM  short matching game of pictures of fossils and their original shape/form

Lesson Plans