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Earth Science
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NASA Earth Science Enterprise
Windows to the Universe -Earth
Exploring Earth: Explore the World of Earth Science - An online textbook from McDougal Littell
View the Universe/Earth by Powers of 10
Faces of the Earth
Magic School Bus Pop Quiz (select "What on Earth?")

   Earth's formation, composition, plate tectonics
Label the Earth, 250 million years ago (please do not download startup screen!)
A Tapestry of Time and Terrain (U.S)
Planet 10 (explore the solar system and design a planet)
Maggie's Earth Adventures (choose "Layers of the Earth" or "atmosphere layers")
Earth's anatomy
Plate Movements
Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker (plate tectonics activity)
The Dynamic Earth
Discover Our Earth
     Moving Earth
Savage Earth
Plate tectonics
Plate Tectonics Quiz
Plate Tectonics term quiz
Plate tectonics Who wants to be a millionaire?
Plate tectonic globe model - color, cut and paste
Mountain information and quiz/National Geographic
Geologic Time
Fossils, Rocks and TIme
 
   Rocks, minerals and soil    
The Rock Cycle
Rock Cycle Experiments  
Rock and mineral hangman  
What on Earth is Soil?
Soil Science Education
Minerology for Kids
     Rock Cycle
     Is it igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic?
     Minerals in your house
Sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks
Rocks and Images
Identifying minerals
How to identify minerals
Who am I? Rock Game
Moh's Drill and Castle of Doom (see link upper left)
Rock Database (see link upper left)
Rocks and Minerals Slide Show
Mineral gallery
Mineral museum
Mineral identification table and hardness scale (state)
Mineral identification table and hardness scale (CABAP)
Minerals By Name
Rock samples
RocksForKids

Minerals Matter
Rock Hound
Rocks and Soil activity
Rock Doctor
Mineral FAQs
How diamonds work

    Crystals
Grow your own crystals (http://www.sdnhm.org)
What is a crystal, recipes and tips ( www.chemistry.co.nz)  
Rock Candy
Growing sugar crystals (About.com)
Salt Crystal

More crystal growing (unmuseum.org)
Flash a Smile

   Misc. Geology experiments
WOW

   Earthquakes
Exploratorium's Faultlines
How earthquakes work
Earthquake/National Geographic
Earthquakes/FEMA
Understanding Earthquakes
Latest earthquake information
Earthquakes for Kids (USGS)
UC Berkeley Earthquake Simulator Laboratory
Parkfield (CA) experiment

   Tsunamis
How tsunamis work
Life of a tsunami
Waves of destruction
Tsunami FAQs

   Volcanoes
How volcanoes work
Volcano Lab
Science Lab (Choose "Volcanoes" or "Earthquakes" )
Volcano quiz and information/National Geographic
Volcanoes (more from National Geographic)
Volcanoes/learner.org
Volcanoes/ThinkQuest
Volcano Frequently Asked Questions
Volcano World
Photo glossary of volcano terms
Mount St. Helens eruption photos
Stratovolcano model - in color, cut and paste

   Avalanches
Avalanche

   Water
Dive and Discover:Expeditions to the Sea Floor
Rivers and Coasts
How does rain shape the earth?
Erosion
Weathering, Erosion and Deposition
Erosion - Wikopedia
Weathering - Wikopedia
Weathering vs. Erosion
Erosion project (teachers' guide)
Flood
Flooding changes communities in the West
Get Eroded -Magic School Bus
Weathering and erosion experiment
Ice cutter

    Maps and images
NGCS Coastal Relief Maps
Earth Science World Image Bank
Earth science pictures
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
Clue Maps (select "Physicial Features" maps)
Origami globe (.pdf)
Virtual field trips (from Geology Link)

   Misc. resources
Forces that Shape the Bay
Earth Revealed (video series)
Earth Revealed study guide
Essential Science for Teachers: Earth and Space
Mineral mining in the U.S.
Ask a geologist
Internet4Classrooms Earth Science links
Earth Science World
Cupcake core sampling

Energy
Energy Works
The Solar Source of the Earth's Energy
Energy from the Sun
Energy Kid's Page

Ecology
Habitats
Ecosystems -USGS
Exploring Ecosystems (Harcourt)
Plant Force
Ecosystems and biomes quiz

                                                                                                                                                                               

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