Earth History — Internet Resources

Webquest

Geologic Institutions

• USGS Information
• Cascades Volcano Observatory
• Hawaiian Volcano Observatory "Volcano Watch"
• Exploratorium

Ask a Scientist

• USGS Ask a Geologist

Geologic Features

• Geologic Hazards- excellent USGS site that includes Geomagnetism,Earthquakes, and Interactive Maps
• Landslides
• San Andreas Fault - images and text
• The Earthquake as Artist has photographs of the sand tracing produced by a pendulum in Fort Townsend during the February 28, 2001 earthquake in Washington.

Reference Material

• Landforms Atlas (U.S.)-Great Topographic Map Images
• Geological Society Education Center
• Topographic Maps - topo map information and some interesting samples from Egypt, Europe and Africa
• USGS Water Resources of California - Current Updates of Flood, Seismic and Volcanic Hazards
• American Geophysical Union-exceptional teacher site
• The Observatorium - NASA Remote Sensing Public Access Center This is a great site. USE IT
• San Francisco Bay Area Weather Page - Satellite Maps and Current Weather Information
• Ecology/Environment - Click on Geology: Busy Teachers' Web Site - Lots of cool links and lesson plans, too

Earth History Unit

Index

Last updated September 7, 2007 by Lucinda Surber.
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