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Interactives: Dynamic Earth [Macromedia Flash Player]

http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/

Conveying the dynamism of various geologic processes can be hard in the classroom or on the web, but this interactive feature from the Annenberg Media's Learner.org site does quite a fine job of introducing students to plate tectonics, plate boundaries, and such perennial favorites as earthquakes and volcanoes. In the "Earth's Structure" section, visitors can roll the mouse over such features as the crust, the mantle, and the outer core of the Earth to learn about each feature. Moving on, the "Plate Tectonics" area includes the "Continents Over Time" interactive feature which asks visitors to place images of the continents in the correct geologic order. Perhaps the most dynamic area of the site (with good reason) is the "Slip, Slide & Collide" area. Here visitors will learn about what happens at different types of plate boundaries through the use of colorful graphics and explanations that are easy to understand. Overall, the site is a great overview of some basic principles of geology, and one that can be used with students of different ages.

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Fossils

 

http://www.beloit.edu/sepm/activity-age.html
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.earthsys.bordensea/
http://www.abc.net.au/dinosaurs/dino_playground/games/puzzle/puzzle.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/dinosaurs/dino_playground/games/bones/default.htm
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.earthsys.fossiltype/
http://education.usgs.gov/common/primary.htm#fossils
 http://arthur.k12.il.us/arthurgs/rockle.htm
 

 

Teaching Resources in Structural Geology

http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/learnstructure/index.htm

To some, the terms folds, faults, and shear zones might suggest a type of elaborate and cutting-edge style of origami. Those in the know will think immediately of the field of structural geology, and this site is a fine resource for information within that area of geology. Rob Butler, Martin Casey, Geoff Lloyd, and Andrew McCaig, all of whom work in the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Leeds, created these teaching resources. Visitors can start their journey through the site by clicking on the "Basic Principles" section, which contains a nice overview of the patterns of rock organization and how geologists understand the history of rock patterns. The other sections of the site provide basic overviews of shear zones, fault patterns, minor structures, and strain. The site is rounded out by a few virtual field trips, which will be quite helpful for those who can't make it to the Himalayas or the fabled Western Gneiss region of Norway.

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The Earth's Ring of Fire - information
 

The Virtual Fossil Museum Fossils Across Geological Time and EvolutionFossils acrossgeological time presented in multiple contexts of geological history, the tree of life, paleobiology and evolution. The Virtual Fossil Museum is an educational resource providing an ever-growing extensive collection of fossil images.

 

ABCs of Plate Tectonics http://webspinners.com/dlblanc/tectonic/ptbasics.php

Animation Composition of the Earth http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/animations/hellscrust/index.html

Continental Drift - On the Move http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/pangaea/

Continental Drift http://www.historyoftheuniverse.com/condrift.html

 

 

Formation of Pangea http://webspinners.com/dlblanc/tectonic/pangea.php

From Pangea to the Present http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Pangea/Pangea1.html

 

 

 

Volcanoes http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/volcanoes.html

Ring of Fire http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/hellscrust/html/sidebar3.html

 

 

Living Planet Glossary http://www.seed.slb.com/en/scictr/watch/living_planet/glossary.htm

Major Tectonic Plates http://geology.er.usgs.gov/eastern/plates.html

Maps of Ancient Earth http://www.dinosauria.com/dml/maps.htm

NASA Earth Observatory http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/

Pangea http://geology.com/pangea.htm

Pangea http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/earthquakescience/pangea.html

Physical Sciences http://sciencegems.com/physical.html

 

Seismic Monitor http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

Story of Plate Tectonic http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html

Tectonic Plates http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/plate-tectonics.html

Tectonic Plates http://www.branches.co.uk/earth/tectonic.htm

Tectonic Plates http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/

Tectonic Plates http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/quakes/plates/tectonics.html

Tectonic Plate Animation http://www.odsn.de/odsn/services/paleomap/animation.html

Tectonic Plate Animation http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/anim4.html

Plates Project http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/plates/plates.htm

Plate Tectonics http://www.iris.edu/seismon/html/plates.html

Plate Tectonic Activities http://www.coast-nopp.org/resource_guide/elem_mid_school/plate_tectonics_acts/index.html

Plate Tectonics Animation http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/anim1.html

 

 

Tectonic Plates http://www.extremescience.com/PlateTectonicsmap.htm

Tectonic Plates - Historical Perspective http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/historical.html

The Plate Motion Calculator http://sps.unavco.org/crustal_motion/dxdt/model/ 

Volcano Watch http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/volcano.html

Visible Earth http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/

 

 

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