Earth+and+Space+Science

[|Earth Science Visualizations and Animations] (Weblink) A table of contents of different visualizations and animations that go with an Earth Science textbbok.

[|Virtual Volcano: Discovery Channel] (Weblink) Several interactives here. Global Perspective: Earth Rotates and shows plate boundries and active volcanotes. Volcano Types: Stratovolcano, Cindercone and Shield Inside a Volcano: Look into a 3D model of a volcano. Build your own: Change settings for gas and viscosity and see your volcano erupt!

[|Plate Tectonics - Intro] (Flipchart) This flipchart will take several class periods. This lesson begins to look at how the different landforms are created. There will be two follow up lessons - one on volcanoes and one on mountains.

[|Plate Tectonics - Volcano] (Flipchart) This flipchart will take several class periods. This lesson begins to look at how volcanoes are created.

[|Continental Drift and Plate tectonics] (Flipchart) Part lecture and part student interaction, this lesson uses animation to show the essentials of the theory of Plate Tectonics.

[|Plate Tectonics] (Flipchart) Use the magic eraser to go over the map to reveal the plate boundaries on page 1 and page 2 reveals the map of continents.

[|Gems and Minerals] (Weblink) An amazing collection of information and pictures about gems and minerals from the Smithsonian. Follow the many links included to see all that is available at this site!!

[|Rocks and Mining] (Weblink) Use the many links on this Smithsonian site to explore many types of rocks, the stories they tell and how they are used.

[|Rock Cycle: Interactives] (Weblink) Discover rock secrets through these activities. Create a rock collection as you learn about the three main types of rock, find out how to tell the different rock types apart, and see how rocks change from one type into another! [|Weathering and Erosion] (Flipchart) A lesson on Weathering and Erosion with definitions and examples with pictures. The flipchart is divided into two sections, Weathering, and Erosion.

[|Layers of the Earth] (Flipchart) Short description of the layers of the earth.

[|Rocks Rock Revised] (Flipchart) This highly interactive flipchart reviews the rock cycle with containers and rub and reveal. The three types of rocks are reviewed using containers.

[|Rock Classification Virtual Lab] (Weblink) Classify rocks in this interactive virtual lab.

[|Identify Rock Type Game] (Weblink) Identify 15 different types of rocks by a photo and hints.

[|Mineral Identification] (Flipchart) Interactive identification guide for basic minerals. Classification characteristics defined and described.

[|How Can Rock and Fossil Data Determine When an Organism Lived?] (Weblink) This interactive virtual lab examines layers of rock and fossils found in the layers. Sort fossils by date and use the field guide provided for information

[|The Ocean and Ocean Floor] (Weblink) Students must identify and label parts of the ocean and ocean floor. They must also record information in a printable table/graph.

[|The Air Around You] (Flipchart) This flipchart is an interactive review of the gases in the Earth's atmosphere. It includes the 9 gases in order.

[|Layers of the Atmosphere] (Flipchart) In this one page flipchart students drag the names of the layers of the atmosphere to the appropriate locations on the diagram

[|Make Lightning Strike] (Weblink) An interactive website about lightning.

[|Tornadoes] (Weblink) An animated guide to the developement and destruction of tornadoes.

[|Phases of the Moon] (Weblink) An interactive demonstration of how the position of the moon throughout the lunar month gives rise to the moon's phases. Move the slider to make the moon travel along it's orbit around the Earth.

[|Moon Phases] (Flipchart) A quick lesson on moon phases allows students to manipulate shadows to determine what portion of the moon is seen from Earth at different positions. Then allows students to create the moon phases by blocking out portions of full mooons with different shapes.

[|Solar and Lunar Eclipse] (Flipchart) This flipchart guides students through a solar and a lunar eclipse. It shows them the differences between the two, when to see one, and the opportunity to draw each type.

[|Seasons] (Weblink) Shows how the seasons arise because of the tilt of the axis of the Earth. The slider makes the Earth move along it's orbit around the Sun. Also shown is the path of the Sun (as seen from the Northern Hemisphere).

[|The Winter Solstice and the Reason for the Seasons] (Flipchart) This flipchart explains about the Winter (and Summer) Solstices as well as the reason for the season. You will find many activities in this flipchart including labeling activities using ACTIVStudio’s container features as well as many whole group voting exercises. It makes extensive use of action objects including page reset, pages notes, hiding and showing objects as well. You can even make the earth tilt on its own axis!

[|Constellations] (Flipchart) An overview of a few major constellations including myths. (Pull up on the tabs at the bottom.) Students will be given the opportunity to interact with the stars that make up the constellations. A short quiz is also included.

[|Space Pictures] (Flipchart) This flipchart contains various pictures from space such as nebulas, stars, various galaxies, and planets.

[|StarDate] (Weblink) Great photos showing many parts of the solar system and universe. Use our new dynamic lesson plans to build engaging classroom lessons and activities using the many audio and video resources from StarDate Online.

[|Solar System Exploration] (Weblink) Explore this extensive website with more than 20 pages of information on planets, asteroids, comets, and other facts about our solar system.

[|The Solar System: Smithsonian] (Weblink) Explore the Solar System at this beautiful website! Some of the many topics covered include: how a planet is created, the moon, impacts, and meteorites.

[|Stellar Evolution] (Flipchart) Describes the process of Stellar Evolution from nebula to black hole.

[|Gravity Assist Simulator] (Weblink) Simulations of elastic collisions, stationary planet flyby basics, and Jupiter and Venus gravity assists. Part of the MESSENGER Web Site.

[|MESSENGER (Mercury) Web Site] (Weblink) A NASA Discovery mission to conduct the first orbital study of the innermost planet.

[|Google Sky] (Weblink)

[|Early Astronomy] (Flipchart) Early Astronomers.