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4.1
Earth: A Layered Planet |
Earth's
Interior. This is a very interesting site which explains
what the earth is made of, and how scientists discovered the different
layers of the earth.
Geological
Time Scale. The earth has been around for a long time.
See the time map showing all of the Earth's major geologic ages.
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4.2
Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks |
Minerals
and Metals at Home! Many of the things that you see around
the home are made from minerals and metals. This site is designed
to show students the importance of minerals and metals in our daily
lives. Take the Online Quiz afterwards.
Canadian
Rockhound. Canada's internet magazine for collectors
of minerals, fossils and gemstones.
The
mineral and gemstone kingdom. A complete guide to rocks,
minerals, and gemstones. |
4.3
How Minerals Are Mined and Processed |
Start
a Mine. (Northern Ontario Development (NODA) Ontario Canada
& Minerals and Metals Sector (MMS) of Natural Resources Canada).
"Follow the mining cycle from claim staking through operations
to closure
of site and its rehabilitation." Infomine.
The worldwide Mining Portal Site and Business Center on
the Internet — a comprehensive, fully integrated source
of news and information concerning worldwide mining and mineral
exploration.
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4.6
Erosion and Weathering |
Weathering
and Erosion. This site will help you to understand what
weathering and erosion are, the natural processes which cause weathering
and erosion, how to recognise weathering and erosion in action and
to appreciate that different climatic conditions lead to different
landforms.
Weathering
and Soil. A prepared lesson on the forces that shape
our landscape.
Mountain
Building. An activity designed to give students
hands-on experience controlling some of the variables of soil
erosion. |
4.7
Learning About Soil
4.8
Components of Soil
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Canadian
Soil Information System (CanSIS) National Soil Data Base.
Athena
2001 Mars Rover. It will scout out areas of Mars'
ancient terrain where evidence of life might be preserved, study
the composition and properties of materials there, and collect
rock and soil samples for return to Earth.
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4.9
Soil and Plant Growth |
The
World Wide Soil Jumpstation. Contains a large table of
links which are the main source of soil information for horticulture
and agriculture on the Net.
Baseball
infields with Flex-A-Clay. Amazing, manufactured soil
composition developed for pitching mounds and home plate areas
on baseball and softball infields and fields.
Mars
Surface Composition. Analysis of Martian soil composition.
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4.10
Farming and the Soil |
Soil
Quality: How does farming affect soil quality? Examine the results
of a project done by High School students.
Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs — Soil &
Water. Links to many agriculture-related sites, including
several on soil.
Ontario
Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA). Non profit
association communicating responsible, economic management of
soil, water and crops in the environment.
Sustainable
Farming Connection. Practical strategies for boosting
profits, building soil, and protecting the environment. News,
features, discussion groups, links, and more.
Soil
Biological Communities. Get the dirt on dirt at this
website devoted to Soil Biological Communities. You'll find that
soil — a resource as precious as air and water — hides
a lot more than you might think.
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4.11
Erosion: Carving the Landscape
4.12
Mountains to Molehills
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The
Erosion Story. Erosion is the process of loosening and
carrying away the rock debris which have been produced by weathering.
Why
are there Ice Ages? Although scientists cannot answer
this question with certainty, they know that a number of factors
interact to produce conditions favoring the formation of ice sheets.
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4.13
Mountains to Rock |
Royal
Tyrrell Museum Tour: Sedimentary Rock. Almost all fossils are
found in sedimentary rock. But just what are sedimentary rocks?
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4.14
Fossils: Rock's Timekeepers |
Burgess
Shale Fossils All about the fossils found in the
famous Burgess Shale, in words and pictures.
Trilobite
Home Page A personal home page with information and
links related to trilobites.
Fossil
Encyclopedia An alphabetized list of fossils,
with descriptions, maintained by the Royal Tyrrell Museum. |
4.15
Drifting Continents
4.16
Moving Places
4.17
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Mountain Ranges
4.18
Cracking the Secrets of the Earth's Crust
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Plate
Tectonics: history of an idea. Close examination of the
globe often results in the observation that most of the continents
seem to fit together like a puzzle: the west African coastline seems
to snuggle nicely into the east coast of South America and the Caribbean
sea; and a similar fit appears across the Pacific. Learn about the
person who first had this idea and the trials he faced.
KIE
Evidence: Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes. A good site for
explaining Plate Tectonics, with animations from NASA.
Plate
Tectonics. Describes the theory of plate movement along
its boundaries. The Earth's crust is made up of eight large and
several smaller plates.
Canadian
National Earthquake Hazards Program. Information about
earthquakes in Canada, including details on magnitude, seismographs,
Modified Mercalli intensity scale, recent earthquakes and maps,
seismograph network plots, seismic hazard maps, and questions
and answers about earthquakes.
Chronological
Earthquake Index. Examine this site and learn about
many different earthquakes that have occurred throughout history.
They present a list of selected earthquakes, starting with "before
1900," and ending with "1990 – present."
Finding
an earthquake's location. Visit this site and learn
how scientists use seismometers to determine where the hypocenter
of an earthquake is located.
The
San Andreas Fault and the San Francisco Bay Area. Explore
this site and learn about the San Andreas fault. You will find
out what type of fault it is, and how much it has caused the earth
to move from past earthquakes.
San
Andreas Fault Field Trip. Travel to this site and go
on a virtual field trip of the San Andreas Fault. They offer many
pictures of the fault, and a picture of a landslide.
The
New Madrid Fault System. At this site you will learn
about the New Madrid Fault System. They present information about
past earthquakes from this fault.
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4.19
Preparing for Earthquakes |
Quake
Country. Come to this site and find out how to prepare
your home for an earthquake. You will also learn how to make a survival
kit. |
4.20
Mountains from Rocks |
Folding
and the Appalachian Mountains. The Appalachian mountains
are an excellent example of the folded topography.
Crustal
Movements A site for young people describing how
and why various rock formations occur.
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4.22
Volcanoes: Mountains from Magma |
Volcanoes!
A site of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) describing volcanoes
and providing links to many other sites, including USGS observatories.
Volcano
World A site supported by NASA LTP that claims
to be "The Web's Premier Source of Volcano Info".
Global
Volcanism Program A U.S. site sponsored by the
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. The
Global Volcanism Program (GVP) seeks better understanding of all
volcanoes through documenting their eruptions—small as well
as large—during the past 10,000 years.
The
Volcano Information Centre A page from the University
of California at Santa Barbara, providing many links and lists.
Fallout:
Eye on the Volcano A site produced by the National
Geographic Society in 1998, presenting the human impact of the
Monserrat Volcano.
Mauna
Loa, Decade Volcano A 1998 site dedicated to Hawaii's
most famous volcano.
The
Electronic Volcano A window into the world of
information on active volcanoes worldwide: maps, photographs and
full texts of dissertations and a few elusive documents.
Volcano
Paper Model A page (literally) that can be printed,
cut, and glued to make a model of a volcano. Produced by USGS. |
