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• Structure of Matter • Living Things and Their Environment For Kids Only - Earth Science Game Games created by NASA to help kids learn more about earth science! *Soil This NASA website focuses on soil facts! Links to Other Cool Soil Sites! *Rocks This "Rock Hound" page is created by the Franklin Institute in 1998. It is a great primer on the topic. Much to see and do! See ..... Sedimentary Rock, Metamorphic Rock, and Igneous Rock be sure to wait long enough to see the animations load on each page. An Award winning Geology starting point from Houghton- Mifflin publishers. I especially like the news clippings! Geo-Mysteries and Rex the Dino Detective! A fun interactive learning experience. If you have a question that is worthy of a real geologist go hear to contact one! *Earthquakes This is an interactive educational display of global seismicity that allows you to monitor earthquakes in near real-time, view records of ground motion, and visit seismic stations around the world. Create a virtual earthquake from your browser! Cool stuff. If you have the Shockwave plug-in you'll enjoy this interesting lesson! Which would you rather live near and why? Find out by doing this webquest! NGDC acquires, processes, and analyzes technical data on earthquake hazards, and disseminates the data in many useable formats. Today's Earthquake Activity Around the World The tables show the date, time, location and magnitude of the most recent global earthquake activity. These represent earthquakes with a 5 or higher magnitude. A simply unbelieveable list of data sites. Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (I - XII) The Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale is commonly used in the United States by seismologists seeking information on the severity of earthquake effects. Although each earthquake has a unique Magnitude, its effects will vary greatly according to distance, ground conditions, construction standards, and other factors. Don't be fooled by these! *Volcanoes Everything about volcanoes!! A++ Weekly Volcano Activity Report The Smithsonian and USGS produce this amazing weekly resource. A USGS introduction to the topic. See up to date satellite images show some of the world's most active volcanoes. Volcanoes of the world organized alphabetically or by region. A website covering the volcanic eruption on the Island of Montserrat. Good background information on volcanoes. Can We Predict Volcanic Eruptions? A fascinating lesson in Volcano basics. I enjoyed the interactive features. *Water Cycle The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Water Science for Schools web site! We offer information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge. - See a water cycle story or description - See a great water cycle graphic or this animation (takes a while to load) A cool website discussing water science, and specifically, Philadelphia's use of it. *Using Maps head to "Exploring Maps" top learn more about map making and map reading! The updated National Atlas is designed to provide a reliable summary of national-scale geographical information. Though it cannot provide detailed map information, the Atlas directs users to other sources for this information. Maps, Atlases and Images Terraserver *Air Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment A little tought to read but chock full of info for kids and adults. Good descriptions and graphics of Weather fronts *Air Pressure/Temperature It's a breeze: How Air PressureAffects You Find out more a\bout air pressure. El Nino- making Sense of the Weather What is El Nino anyway? A simple one page explanation. Next to the seasons, El Ni–o is the most powerful force driving global weather. *Thunderstorms - Hurricanes Weather Underground Tropical Weather Page An amazing gateway to real timewaether maps and data. Weather Underground Sever Weather Page See where the severe weather is on the interactive map. Follow the links to further info. Tropical Cyclones- Hurricanes and Typhoons One stop shopping for info on this interesting topic. Amazing images of Hurricanes from outer space! *Tornadoes Learn more from this FUN Brain POP animated movie. Wether underground Tornado FAQ's A great starting point to info on Tornadoes and the damage they can do! Very deep resource!! Dig in! Welcome, Mayor... Have a Hurricane! You've just been elected mayor of Pensacola Beach, Florida! There's one problem. A hurricane is brewing... and it may be heading this way. *Winter Storms This great response is from the How Stuff Works website. A great website from Scholastic. Try the interactive weather maker! *Weather Maps - High/Low Pressure A set of cool lessons using web based data to answer weather questions. Do this activity and learn how to read a typical TV weather map! Get Your weather reports here.... What forces Affect Our Weather? This is one of the most dramatic site on the web about weather. It is a must see. *Atoms- Structure A page with tutorials and games to teach you more about atoms and elements. Don't miss the "Element Games" page. An interactive periodic table on the web! Learn more from this FUN Brain POP animated movie. A great place to learn more about atoms. Go to the index page to see the other topics offered here! Living Things and Their Environment *How life began- became complex *Abiotic factors for life Biomes of the world and freshwater/marine ecosystems This web page will bring you to basic information on these Biomes and ecosystems. *Food Chain *Pred/prey - parasite/host - prod/consum/decomp *Photosynthesis/Respiration *# and variety of organisms dep on the physical factors of env here are some lessons that will teach the baics of pop bio.
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