EARTH SCIENCE


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Card Templates

Geology for Kids- many Geology links

Astronomy

The Mythology of the Constellations
More Mythology of the Constellations
Constellation List - an alphabetical list of constellations
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Sun
Exploratorium: SOLAR ECLIPSE
SEDS Galaxy: Planets and the Solar System
The Nine Planets and their Moons
The Nine Planets
Welcome to the Planets
NASA - our Solar System - use their search for information [updated regularly]

Dinosaurs

Dinosauria -
select Systematics icon to learn about specific dinosaur groups
Dinosaurs - facts, fossils, pictures, information
Dino Directory - British Natural History Museum [user friendly]
Science & Nature: prehistoric life - BBC site [updated regularly]

Rocks

Geological Time Periods
Geologic Time- Yahoo links to other sites
How Rocks are formed- simple but clear
Igneous Rocks
Plate Tectonics- with images
More Plate Tectonics- with images
Rocks and Minerals - many, many links from this one
Simple Rocks and Minerals - easy to read and user friendly

Volcanoes

How Volcanoes Work
MTU Volcanoes Page - World Reference Map
Volcano World - info and current activity
Volcanoes - interactive site
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network - Mt. St. Helen's, etc.
Earthforce - The Franklin Institute - check out other great links here, too

Earthquakes

Earthquake Information from the USGS
Recent Earthquakes
Earthquake Images
More earthquake images- read copyright information
Earthquake images- many choices
Earthforce - check out the links to other great sites as well

Landforms

Images- of plate tectonics, CHIME models, earthquakes,...
Caves- classroom clipart
Deserts and sand dunes- classroom clipart
Glaciers- many images
Many more glacier images
Coastal landform images- from the UK
More coastal landforms

Oceans:

Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Collapse: Greenpeace report
The Newfoundland Cod Stock Collapse
Other Fish in the Sea, but for how long?

Marine Pollution: causes, effects, and responses
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management: NOAA (government site)
Whale Feeding and Migration Patterns
Cetaceans: Whales, Dolphins, & Porpoises: includes info on endangered species
Tuna - from Rhode Island Sea Grant (educational site)
Vents Program - from the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

Climate and Weather

Meteorology Guide - from the University of Illinois: excellent site
Our Climate is Changing  - Government of Canada site

Precious Metals & Gemstones

Minerals by Name
Mineral Gallery - Interesting Mineral Groupings
American Museum of Natural History

Mining

Snap Lake diamond mine factsheet
Vancouver Island aggregate quarries video

Last updated April 2011