Classroom Internet Links

for Mrs. McIntosh
8th Grade - Science

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.)

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://ie.lbl.gov/education/isotopes.htm (Select an isotope on this page and watch it decay into other elments.)

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/fossils/numeric.html (More information Radioactive Isotopes and their half-lives.)

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://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://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/ems/waves3.html (Explore the Electromagnetic Spectrum.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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)

http://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html (Start here for your Endangered Species Power Point Presentation. Scroll to the bottom of the page and choose from "mammals," "amphibians," etc. Once you have decided on the species you wish to research, complete the information provided in your course outline.)

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.)

http://www.unfpa.org/modules/6billion/index.htm (Check the growing population of the world!!)

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.)