Earth+Science

You should definitely check out this link if you teach earth science. The Earth Science teacher at my school has been talking it up as a great resource.

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A great website with videos about all sorts of Earth Science Videos. []

An awesome website that is an interactive look at Plate Tectonics: []

A great website that provides animations and information that students can explore when working with the Rock Cycle and how different types of rock form: []

An incredibly effective interactive website that students can explore to demonstrate how scientists use seismic waves to determine the composition of the Earth's interior: []


 * [|Mr.Sci Guy]
 * Created by an Earth Science teacher named Mr. Medina, a teacher in Long Island.
 * He has a tonnnn of resources up here, from worksheets that are pretty helpful (though i don't like the formatting), you tube demos (which i havent explored too much yet), to powerpoints and online resources.
 * [|Self Tests]
 * I'm thinking about assigning these self tests, created by Mr. Klein for the Jackie O high School for International Careers in Midtown Manhattan.
 * My kids took one of these tests as part of a stations activity for Earthquakes. They liked the fact that it was online. They also liked submitting the test, even though I told them not to. If you press submit, it corrects the test for the student. It may go to Mr. Klein, I'm not sure.
 * ===**Eruptions, Death and Destruction (Earthquakes and Volcanoes)**===
 * [|Earthquake and Volcano Scavenger Hunt]
 * If I had known about this link the beginning and had access to more than 2 computers in my classroom, I definitely would have used this as a self-driven lesson. I really love the idea of using stations in my classroom and have yet to do a webquest. I might use this resource in the end of the school year, when i'm doing a review of everything. one thing I don't love about this resource is that it uses miles instead of kilometers when it's looking at the parts of the earth. Not a huge deal.
 * [|Seismic Wave model]
 * Created by a Professor named Alan Jones at Binghamton, this model from the late 90s, early 2000s was a really effective model of getting my kids to understand that one earthquake happens, which is picked up by stations around the world.
 * Compatible only with PCs.
 * the Mr. Sci Guy website has a worksheet that has students use the Seismic Wave model to record data perform the calculation that the Regents exam requires. This added a sense of authenticity in my classroom.
 * I also used the cross sectional view to get my kids to figure out the composition of the Earth's interior using the activity of seismic waves. The worksheet I used will be attached here.
 * There is also apparently a model for seismic activity and volcanic eruptions which i have not downloaded, but probably is also pretty helpful for visualizations.
 * **Bling Unit (Minerals)**
 * ======I did a trip to Hall of Minerals at AMNH with my students, who sered as researches for a company. They had to pitch the idea of using an alternative to a known mineral in production of some product at a company. They each had a top secret portfolio, which I've attached here. [|Field trip - amnh.doc]======

This is a database of earthquake data that is pretty sweet!
 * IRIS Home Page
 * ======IRIS Earthquake Event Database Search Tool======

Interactive activities - Earth Science Simulation. Can do some virtual stuff, suchas constructing an earthquakes @http://www.sciencecourseware.org/

Simulation on eclipse @http://www.forgefx.com/casestudies/prenticehall/ph/eclipse/eclipses.htm

For Movies: Some great Earth Science Movies are out there. One great series is from the History Channel: [|"How the Earth Was Made"] Many episodes about how different parts and features of earth were formed and good way to launch a class or something to do right before a break.

NASA website [|http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov]

A Special Report on Water: For Want of a Drink. []