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| Helpful Homework Sites |
http://ericir.syr.edu/Qa/students.shtml (NEED HOMEWORK HELP? Start here for a database of websites with help on any topic.) http://www.brainpop.com (Choose a subject area from the homepage and locate short movies on several different topics in each subject area.) http://whyfiles.org/ (Find the answers to all of your WHY? questions.) |
| Properties of Matter |
http://www.webelements.com (Explore the elements of the Periodic Table with this site. Learn how they were named and common uses about each element.) http://elements.wlonk.com/ (Download a Periodic Table of your own.) http://www.dun.org/sulan/software/trial/chem1/chemBalancer/default.htm (Practice balancing chemical equations with this online activity. A worksheet that accompanies this activity can be found at the GO HERE! link: "Worksheets Used in Class".) http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/interact/electromagneticspectrum.swf (Explore the Electromagnetic Spectrum.) http://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/ems/waves3.html (Explore the Electromagnetic Spectrum.) http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/savagesun/ (This is the Discovery School site mentioned in the video and it provides additional information about our "Savage Sun." http://ie.lbl.gov/education/isotopes.htm (Select an isotope on this page and watch it decay into other elements.) http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/fossils/numeric.html (More information Radioactive Isotopes and their half-lives.) |
| Forces and Motion |
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/ (Visit this site and click "The Sun Now" link in the upper-left corner to see lots of cool images of our Sun from the SOHO Satellite.) http://science.nasa.gov/ssl/pad/solar/sunspots.htm (This NASA site offers up-to-date information about sun spots and the solar cycle.) http://ippex.pppl.gov/fusion/default.htm (Learn more about fusion at this site.) http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/ (Great site to explore the questions NASA tries to answer.) http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontents (NASA satellite images of our beautiful planet.) http://library.thinkquest.org/27585/intro.html (Explore the force of gravity at this site.) |
| Dynamic Earth: Plate Tectonics |
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/video/tsunami-worldpropagation2004.mov (Watch the December 26, 2004 tsunami as it travels around the world.) http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html#anchor19978839 (This is an excellent site to assist your understanding of Plate Tectonics.) http://library.thinkquest.org/17457/platetectonics/index.php (This is an excellent tutorial site to use in preparation for testing. Review the material presented in the tutorial and then test your knowledge with the Review Questions.) http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/pangaea/index.html (This NASA site offers extensive information on Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics.) http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/plate_tectonics/part9.html (Explore the evidence related to sea-floor spreading and the magnetic stripes along the sea floor.) http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/current.html (Check out the most recent volcanic eruptions around the world.) http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/ (Choose a state or country and check out the most recent earthquake data.) http://geology.er.usgs.gov/eastern/tectonic.html (Another great site to use as a tutorial for Plate Tectonics.) http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq3/contents.html (Need more information on the San Andreas Fault?) http://www.interknowledge.com/iceland/ (Learn about the land of fire and ice... Iceland.) |
| Dynamic Earth: Erosion/Deposition |
http://www.usgs.gov/ (Use this site as a starting point for your research, using "Erosion" or "Deposition" for a search from the USGS site.) http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/capecod/ (Good starting point for Cape Cod, MA) http://www2.nature.nps.gov/grd/parks/caco/index.htm (More on Cape Cod, MA) http://www2.nature.nps.gov/grd/parks/grca/index.htm (Good starting point for the Grand Canyon, AZ) http://www2.nature.nps.gov/grd/parks/icag/index.htm (Great Lakes info starts here) http://www.nps.gov/iatr/expanded/history.htm (More Great Lakes info here) http://gulfsci.usgs.gov/missriv/aerials.html (Good aerial photos of the Mississippi Delta region) http://www4.vc-net.ne.jp/~klivo/gen/geology.htm (Niagara Falls information) http://www.crystalinks.com/ayersrock.html (Ayer's Rock information) http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/docs/ask-a-ge.html/ (Need expert help? Use this site to ask a geologist your question.) |
| Geology: Changes in Earth through Geologic Time |
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/index.html (Good starting point for the Geologic Time Line Lab Investigation. Type your organism's name into the search bar and review the information needed for your investigation.) http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html (Find a Geologic Time Scale here and learn about the history of earth.) http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/fossils/ (Great place to look at some fossils and ancient rock layers.) http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/explorer/topic_rocks.htm (Learn about the rocks of the earth and the stories they tell.) http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/explorer/index.htm (Good site to begin a search about geologic time, fossils, rocks, etc.) http://www.geology.enr.state.nc.us/proj_earth/proj_earth.html (Great assortment of maps of North Carolina's geology) www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/navigation/visualization.cfm (Animations for geologic time, plate tectonics, and erosion/deposition) |
| Geology: Changes in Earth through Geologic Time |
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/index.html (Good starting point for the Geologic Time Line Lab Investigation. Type your organism's name into the search bar and review the information needed for your investigation.) http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html (Find a Geologic Time Scale here and learn about the history of earth.) http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/fossils/ (Great place to look at some fossils and ancient rock layers.) http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/explorer/topic_rocks.htm (Learn about the rocks of the earth and the stories they tell.) http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/explorer/index.htm (Good site to begin a search about geologic time, fossils, rocks, etc.) http://www.geology.enr.state.nc.us/proj_earth/proj_earth.html (Great assortment of maps of North Carolina's geology) |
| Evolution: Changes in Species |
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html (Start here for your Endangered Species Power Point Presentation. Scroll through the selections to locate the species you are investigating. http://www.wwf.org (Use this site to find more information and pictures about your endangered species.) http://www.redlist.org/search/search-basic.html (This site has a database of endangered species information.) http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?init=Species (Search more information on your endangered species from using this database.) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/ (This is a helpful site for learning more about the threatened, endangered, or extinct species you selected for your presentation.) |
| Population Dynamics |
http://opr.princeton.edu/popclock/popupclock.html (Check the growing population of the world!!) |
| Hydrosphere |
http://mac.usgs.gov/mac/isb/pubs/booklets/symbols/index.html (Use this site to learn more about reading topographic maps.) http://inlet.geol.sc.edu/NOC/ (Estuary Information, starting point) http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/basinwide/whichbasinwhiteoak.htm (Find your White Oak River Basin information here.) http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/mearth.html (Lots of good information on the Earth's hydrosphere.) http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glance/ (Monitor Earth's frozen water at this site.) http://nsidc.org/glaciers/story/page1.html (Discover the life and death of being a glacier.) |