Ms. Sutton's Adventures
in Palau and Chuuk

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.)

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