K-12 Partnership Program
1998 -99
Purpose of Today's Workshop
This workshop will focus on three of the content areas included under the general heading Earth Science. These content areas are Geology, Meteorology, and Oceanography. Participants will review real time data projects, collaborative projects and online experts from each of these content areas. Further, they will consider and discuss the implementation of a real time data project from one of the three content areas. Finally, participants will be given an opportunity to examine a wide variety of resources which will be valuable in teaching topics related to Earth Science.Projects that Use Real Time Data
- Geology
- Musical Plates -- Using real time earthquake data available from the Internet, explore the relationship between earthquakes and plate tectonics
- Volcano World Online Education Project - volcano lessons using real world information
- Earthquake! -- Teacher-developed Internet project as part of Stevens SSI Cohort 5 program
- Princeton Earth Physics Project (PEPP) -- Students use in-school seismic recording stations to study real earthquakes
- Meteorology
- The Stowaway Adventure: Part I and II -- Use live remote sensing data to predict the course, destination, and weather conditions of a real ship at sea.
- Mr. Trump's Challenge -- Use real time wave data to design a sea castle for Donald Trump
- LEO 15 Ocean Research Station -- The Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences (IMCS)
- A Whale of a Journey! -- Teacher-developed Internet project as part of Stevens SSI Cohort IV Program
- A Star School Voyage -- Teacher-developed Internet project as part of Stevens SSI Cohort IV Program
- Oil Spills, Thrills, and Chills -- Teacher-developed Internet project as part of Stevens SSI Cohort IV Program
- Oceanography
- The Gulf Stream: A Global Investigation -- Explore the relationship between ocean and atmosphere, and its biological and commercial effects.
- El Nino or El No-No
- Geology
- Meteorology
- Kids as Global Scientists '99
- Worldwide Weather Weather Service - Monitor local weather
- Blue Ice: Focus On Antarctica $ - Resuming in fall
- Project Atmosphere Australia On-line
- Oceanography
- General
- Ask an Earth Scientist -- Dept. of Geology and Geophysics at U. of Hawaii. Faculty experts on volcanoes, geochemistry, geophysics, earthquakes, minerals & gems, sediments & sedimentary rocks, hydrology and natural hazards.
- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory -- Columbia University
- Ask a Mad Scientist -- Many different topics
- Ask an Expert -- Scientific American
- Ask Earth & Sky
- Ask a Geologist -- United State Geological Survey (USGS)
- Ask a Geologist -- Geological Survey of Canada
- Ask a Geologist -- Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic)
- Ask a GIS Expert -- GIS Think Tank at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Ask a Volcanologist -- Volcano World
- Mineral Resource Specialist Directory -- United State Geological Survey (USGS)
- Ask a Diamond Expert -- Van Daaz diamonds
- Ask a Paleontologist -- Illinois State Geological Survey (Dino Russ' Lair)
- Meteorology
- Oceanography
- Ask a Marine Scientist -- Whalenet
- Ask Shamu -- SeaWorld (questions about ocean or marine animals)
- Ask Jake the Sea Dog -- Whaletime (questions about ocean or marine animals)
- Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences College of Engineering -- U. of Michigan faculty
- List of Universities online
- General
- Hunterdon Central Regional H.S. Geology Field Trip
- Exploring the Arbuckles: The Ardmore Basin
- Volcano Adventures
- Geology Link - The place to go for all geology resources including topics in the news, virtual field trips and student forums.
- Earth Science Education Resources
- Frank Potter's Land and Geology Links - Excellent list of resources organized by grade level
- ORES Geology Resources -- Still under development, but the resources they have up are great.
- NJ Geological Survey
- NJ Seismicity Information -- Information about historical earthquakes and recent earthquakes
- Marine Geology
- National Geophysical Data Center -- NOAA data for marine geology, geophysics, paleoclimatology, glaciology
- NOAA Marine Geology and Geophysics - See images of the ocean floor!
- All about Glaciers
- Geology and Geologic Time Exhibit -- U.C. Museum of Paleontology
- UCMP Web Geological Time Machine -- U.C. Museum of Paleontology
- Online Map Creation -- Create your own maps showing plate tectonic features
- Geosphere Lessons and Activities -- Network Montana Project K-12 curriculum
- USGS Learning Web -- Lesson Plans and Activities
- Earth Science Links
- ExploreZone
- Links to Great Earth-Science Resources
- Geology
- USGS Current Earthquake Information -- Real time earthquake data with GREAT maps
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center -- Main page with links to historical data, facts, statistics, FAQ's
- USGS Earthquake Information -- Similar info as above but slightly different format and topics of interest
- Earthquake Hazard Maps for the San Francisco Bay Area -- See the effects of a simulated earthquake at any of the major west coast faults. Interactive!
- Liquefaction Hazards in the Bay Area -- See which areas are high risks for landslides
- Impacts of Earthquakes on Buildings
- Seismic/Eruption and Seismic Wave programs -- Download these great shareware programs (pc only)
- Virtual Earthquake -- Learn how to locate an earthquake's epicenter and how the Richter magnitude is determined
- How to Build a Seismometer
- Make Your Own Seismogram
- Seismology at the Science Fair Project -- Project ideas for class or competition
- Surfing the Internet for Earthquake Data
- Earthquake Information Sources
- Earthquake General Links
- Current Volcanic Activity -- Recent volcanic eruptions
- Volcano World -- A definite MUST SEE!
- NASA Volcanology Team
- Alaska Volcano Observatory
- Cascades Volcano Observatory
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- USGS Volcano Hazards Program
- Online Versions of Volcano Books
- Build a Model Volcano
- Michigan Tech Volcano Page - Everything you ever wanted to know about volcanoes
- Volcano General Links
- USGS Mineral Resources Program
- Smithsonian Gem and Mineral Collection
- The Mineral Gallery - A to Z list of minerals
- The Stone Pages - European megaliths and archaeological sites
- Bob's Rock Shop
- Mineralogy and Mining mailing lists
- Volcanoes and Volcanology mailing lists
- Volcano Listserv
- Virtual Geosciences Professor
- Meteorology
- National Weather Service IWIN Homepage
- New Jersey Weather
- Basic meteorology with great activities
- American Meteorological Society
- Dan’s wild wild weather page
- University of Michigan Weather Underground
- Athena Weather Lessons
- University of Illinois Weather Activities with teacher guides – some with real-time components
- CoVis Weather Visualizer - Allows you to draw weather maps with a variety of options
- Unisys.com - Source of current weather
- The Weather Channel
- Studyweb weather links - Rated by graphic content and grade level
- Weather glossary
- KGAN Weathereye
- Virtual Library Weather Links
- Franklin Institute
- Take a virtual field trip to study hurricanes!
- Weather at the Mining Company
- How the Weather Works from USAToday
- Oceanography
- Whalenet Homepage and WhaleNet Curriculum Units and Lesson Plans
- Physical Oceanographic Real Time Data
- Live Access to Climate Data
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
- SeaWiFS Project Homepage and Phytoplankton Concentrations from the SeaWiFS Project
- Ocean Drilling Program
- Ocean Drilling Program Teacher's Manual --Download a pdf version of this document
- TOPEX/Poseidon Satellite -- Satellite images mapping ocean surface topography
- Oceanography from the Space Shuttle
- El Nino -- NOAA forecasts, recent observations and research
- Ocean Planet -- A Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit
- Athena Project Ocean Instructional Material and Resources
- SeaWorld's Teacher Guide
- Neptune's Web - Mysteries of the Deep -- Most Frequently Asked Questions
- K-12 Oceanography web resources
- Woods Hole's K-12 Resource Page
- Wind and Sea -- NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Locator
- Hands On Children's Museum Ocean Odyssey Hot List
- Oceanography on the Net
- Oceanography Educational Resources
- Bridge: Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center
- Oceanography WWW serversPhysical Oceanography Data Center - vast assortment of oceanographic information
International Year of the Ocean 1998Undersea and Oversee -- good variety of teacher resources from the Franklin Institute