• General Resources

• Nasa for Grades 9-12
• Exploring Earth - Use for Internet WS (enter Keycode in blank) or for visualizations of things discussed in class
• The USGS
• The Why Files - Looks at current events in the world of science--Lots to look at!
• On-line Quizzes for review (choose whatever unit you need to review!)

• CDT, SFS and PTT
  • Basic animations - Each boundary has a short animation and explanation link
  • Boundaries--animated
    Flash animations and real pictures
  • Google Earth for the Boundaries
  • It's Just a Theory...
  • Layers+boundaries
  • Lots of interactive modules - Includes a self-test online
  • Past/present plate motions
  • PBS
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Whole Package - Website contains a number of different animations
• Earthquakes and Volcanoes
  • Canadian site full of FAQ
  • College Site - Lots of good info on the how, why and types of volcanic eruptions.
  • PBS's Savage Planet - Articles and animations referring to the excellent Public TV series.
  • Recent EQ and Volcanic events
  • Virtual Earthquakes
  • Volcano World - LOTS of info broken into topics
  • Yellowstone Activity
• Volcanoes On-line
• Resource #1
• Resource #2
• Resource #3
• Resource #4
• Mineral Fun
  • Choice of Games
  • Hangman with Vocab- Scroll down to find the science section
    • Rocks and Minerals
      • Resource #1
      • Resource #2
      • Resource #3
      • Animation #1 Shows how one rock can become another
      • Animation #2 also click on side rock activity (has audio)
      • Animation #3
      • Animation #4
      • Animation #5(movie)
      • History
      • Internet Hunt - Links internally to the WS
      • Great close-up mineral pictures
      • Virtual Rock/Mineral ID--Great site for review!
      • Virtual Mineral ID
      • Kid Zone Science Spot - Lots of good links with pictures
      • Mineral Data
      • Mineral Gallery
      • Mineral Information Institute
      • Physical Characteristics - Helpful info on characteristics used to id, as well as a list of common minerals and their properties
      • ROCKS
      • Test Yourself #2 - There are a couple of minerals we didn't do, but most are helpful.  You may have to look up crystal types.
      • Test Yourself! -Click on the "I'm Ready" box to work through identifying minerals
        Virutal ID
        Virtual ID #2
      • WebMineral - Database of over 4000 minerals
    • Glaciers
      • Gifts of the Glaciers
      • Great Lakes Atlas
      • Great Lakes Network
      • Ice Age Trail
      • International Ice Patrol
      • Introduction to the Great Lakes
      • Niagara Falls
      • Advance/Retreat (bear) [need to click on it to run]
      • Advance/Retreat (need to go to the model--change precip and temp)
        Milankovitch Cycle (scroll down)
        Crevasses and more
    • Groundwater
      • EPA Site
      • interesting facts
      • various images - scroll down to groundwater
        Permeability animation (click on compare button)
        Porosity (still pictures and good explanation)
    • Oceans
      • 3-D circulation
      • Hodge-Podge - Popular Sites has lots of links, also links to data and college lecture notes
      • Solar Radiation - Animation shows how solar radiation varies throughout the year
      • Topography and Circulation
    • Water Cycle
      • Animation - animation plus a quiz
      • Second Animation
    • How Light works
    • Prism Fun
    • NOAA Home
    • NOAA satellites
    • NWS-Milwaukee/Sullivan Station - You can search WI weather history
    • UW Meteorology
    • UW-Antarctic Weather Station
    • Weather Kids
    • Severe Weather
      • About Predicting Weather
      • Informational Brochures
      • NOAA Education - Tons of info on all three pages!
      • Severe Weather
      • Various Links
    • Things to Do! Places to Go!
    • Milwaukee Public Museum - Free admission on Mondays! (IMAX is separate)
    • Olson Planetarium - Only a short drive away on the UW-Milwaukee campus. Friday night shows start at 7pm and cost $1--a great pre-cursor to Science Bag presentation at 8pm.
    • Science Bag - Students simply need to take ~1page of notes and get a stamp at the end of the lecture.  It's in the Physics building.  Take I-43 to Locust.  Go east until Cramer Street (north).
    • UW Geology Musem - Great place to visit on the Madison Campus, and it's FREE!
    • Wehr Astronomy - Astronomy events IN Franklin!
    • WEIS Museum at UW-Fox Valley - Another great little museum with a planetarium.

  Earth/Space Cool Sites

  Hydrosphere