EARTH+SCIENCE

= [|WEATHER BLENDSPACE (GRADES 6-8]) = =[|OCEAN CURRENTS BLENDSPACE]= =[|REGENTS EARTH SCIENCE SITE FROM HOMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL]= =[|THE HABITABLE PLANET]=

[|EARTH SCIENCE SIMULATIONS]
=[|EARTH SCIENCE RESOURCES]= =[|A JOURNEY THROUGH CLIMATE HISTORY]= =[|EXPLORING THE SOLAR SYSTEM] Students will create a proposal for a trip to an assigned planet. They will do research and create an argument for or against planning a trip to the planet.= =[|HOW DO AVALANCHES FORM] 4 minute video= =[|USGS EDUCATION PAGE] Great site for Geology and Earth Science resources= =[|DIAGRAM OF A LUNAR ECLIPSE]= =[|DIAGRAM OF A SOLAR ECLIPSE]= =[|STRUCTURE OF A VOLCANO]= =[|LABEL THE ROCK CYCLE]= =[|DIAGRAM OF THE WATER CYCLE]= =[|3D TOAD GEOLOGY]= =[|3D TOAD FOSSILS]= =[|EARTH LIKE A PUZZLE] A study of plate tectonics= =[|SEISMIC WAVES]= =[|VIRTUAL COURSEWARE: EARTHQUAKE]= =[|EARTH FORCE]= =[|FORCES OF NATURE]= =[|MUSICAL PLATES]= =[|SEISMIC WAVES]= =[|EARTHQUAKE VIDEOS]= =[|DISCOVERING PLATE BOUNDARIES]= =[|PLATE TECTONICS]= =[|VOLCANO EXPEDITION]= =[|THE POWER OF FIRE]= =[|OBSERVE AN ANIMATION OF VOLCANIC ISLANDS FORMING]= =[|OBSERVE AN ANIMATION OF VOLCANISM]= =[|EXAMINE VIDEO CLIPS OF ERUPTED MATERIALS]= =[|OBSERVE AN ANIMATION OF VOLCANISM AT AT SUBDUCTION ZONE]= =[|THE SEA WE'VE HARDLY SEEN] Melissa Garren on TED Talks= = [|SIMULATION OF MARS LANDING] = =[|PLANET QUEST A TIMELINE OF SPACE EXPLORATION]= =[|AN INFOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF THE WORLD'S GREENEST CITIES]= =[|CURRIKI EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE LESSON]= =[|VOLCANO EXPLORER]= =[|DYNAMIC EARTH INTERACTIVE]= =[|CHRONOPTICON] Explore connections between the earth’s movement and the passage of time as you manipulate the movement of the earth and moon and predict moon phases and seasonal constellations. = = [|THE DRAKE EQUATION] This online interactive allows you to form and test a hypothesis about life in other galaxies and compare your ideas to those of others. = = [|MASTER MINES] What treasures hide beneath your feet? Through this game, you can travel around the Americas to various mines, investigating rare caverns and caves. Take your findings back to the lab where you can identify your mysterious crystals! =

= [|WORLDWIDE TELESCOPE] Turn your computer into the world's most powerful telescope = = [|CRASH COURSE ECOLOGY VIDEOS] Be sure to preview these videos before showing your class =
 * [|LANDFORM DETECTIVES] ** This game provides a fascinating trip through the amazing processes of geology. Look at mountains, valleys, and rivers in a whole new way as you solve the puzzle of how they got to be that way, and think about how long it took to happen.

= [|THE SCALE OF THE UNIVERSE 2] Features a huge selection of objects in the universe that are arranged according to size and scale = = [|MAGNIFYING THE UNIVERSE]  allows you to see the size of atoms, animals, buildings, mountains, planets, stars, and galaxies in relation to other objects in the universe. = =[|THE AMAZING ZOOMABLE UNIVERSE] = = [|CLIMATE COMMONS] A map of climate change stories from around the world = =[|SIZZLING SPACE SITES] = =[|TED ED VIDEOS] = =[|TED ED VIDEOS EARTH SCIENCE] =

= [|ENERCITIES] Build your own sustainable cities =