Georgia Perimeter College

Earth Systems Workshop for High School Teachers July 9-20, 2007

Georgia Performance Standards Background
Earth Systems Georgia Performance Standards for High School Students and Draft Frameworks
Online tools - WebCT and Wetpaint
EarthComm Resources for Georgia (AGI)
Helpful web resources for all topics in Earth & Space Science
Designing an Earth Systems Course

Lecture Notes	Experiments and Activities
Introduction to Scientific Inquiry
The Nature of Science SCSh1. Students will evaluate the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science. a. Exhibit the above traits in their own scientific activities. b. Recognize that different explanations often can be given for the same evidence. c. Explain that further understanding of scientific problems relies on the design and execution of new experiments which may reinforce or weaken opposing explanations.	Ordeal by Check: An introductory activity about the Nature of Science Sequencing Events - Three Little Pigs Cartoon activity Student Handouts
Scientific Inquiry	A New Model for Inquiry - Is the Scientific Method Dead?
General resources	Geoscience Images (title provided or enhanced by cataloger) Earthweek Online Alphabetized Earth Science Animations Exploring Earth Exploring Earth Chapter 30 The Earth Through Time (Levin) Online Chapter Tutorials Dr. Gore's Historical Geology Course Outline
Systems and Cycles
SES1. e. Identify the transformations and major reservoirs that make up the rock cycle, hydrologic cycle, carbon cycle, and other important geochemical cycles. SES6 c. Explain how geological and ecological processes interact through time to cycle matter and energy, and how human activity alters the rates of these processes (e.g., fossil fuel formation and combustion).
A Systems Perspective Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere	Earth Observation Days - Introduction to Earth Systems activity Introduction to the Earth Assignment Discover Our Earth Earth's Cycles Earth Systems in a Bottle - NSTA Place soil, plants, and insects inside a soda bottle to model biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and open and closed systems. Dr. Art's EXPLORING SYSTEMS Structure small groups discussion about systems with "guess the system that.." and analyzing the nesting of systems. Earth System Science Course Design Matrix Earth System Science in a Nutshell NASA's Description of Earth System Science The Earth in Space Air Water Land Life The human dimension Why use an Earth system science approach in the classroom? ESS Learning Resources with Notes Shape of Earth Size of Earth Global topography - NOAA More images of the Earth from NOAA Zoom in on areas of Earth's surface Earth at different scales Global phenomena RIGHT NOW Earth Our changing continent Global change - Earth as home Global change lessons Earth's atmosphere Atmosphere structure and ozone Layers of the atmosphere Satellite images of environmental change The Great Ice Age Animation of Earth's spheresEarth Observations: Pattern Recognition of the Earth System NASA Earth Observatory (Data and images, Atmosphere, Oceans, Land, Life on Earth, Heat and Energy) NASA Earth Observatory - Features - huge website NASA Earth Observatory - Experiments NASA Earth Observatory - Library Project Learn Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere Many activities: - On atmosphere:Use colored jellybeans to visualize different proportions of gases in Venus, Earth, and Mars atmosphere. Model thickness of the atmosphere with thickness of chalk line in circle of set diameter, and layers of atmosphere by colored sand in graduated cylinder. Use bb’s in Petri dish to model density of water molecules in three states of water. Use soil, water, ice, and a lamp in a plastic box to model the water cycle. Use lamp, sand, dark soil, and water with thermometers to model differential heating Use rods of different materials and birthday candles as heat source to model conduction. Use food coloring in water; extinguish candle with CO2 to demonstrate convection. Similar battery of activities on introduction to climate, the greenhouse effect, global climate change, introduction to ozone, and stratospheric/tropospheric ozone.
Geochemical Cycles Carbon Cycle Nitrogen cycle Sulfur Cycle Phosphorus Cycle	Dr. Art's CARBON CYCLE Use black balloons to visualize the amount of carbon in each reservoir in the Earth System and to demonstrate transfers between reservoirs. Dr. Art's THREE PRINCIPLES PLAY Use balloons in a role play to model the interaction between sun, plant, and cow, demonstrating the carbon is recycled while earth is open system with regard to energy. Carbon cycle activity Biogeochemical Cycles: Recycling Carbon and Nitrogen on Earth - activity from Louisiana The Carbon Cycle - NASA Earth Observatory Natural Cycles Lesson Plan - West Virginia Given a “word bank,” diagram any given geochemical cycle.
The Rock Cycle Rock cycle Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks	Rock activities for students, NYC NYC Performance Stds Interactive rock cycle experiments Rock cycle Rock Cycle crayon Activity - Thinkquest Use crayon shavings to model the formation of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rock. Rock Cycle Activities - Indiana - many with cooking Model: igneous rocks with melting and cooling powdered sulfur at different cooling rates, or evaporating Epsom salt or alum solution, or making fudge with sugar, butter, milk marshmallows, and mint wafers sedimentary rocks with dried fruit  and nuts put through blender and compressed, or sand and Epsom salts, or pebbles, sand, and CaOH. metamorphic rocks with pancakes or cookies with embedded chunks; Ancient lava flows and plutons Minerals, Magmas, and Volcanic Rocks Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals, and Textures Igneous Rock Identification Exercise Online key to identify igneous rocks. Sedimentary Rocks - GPC Sedimentary Rocks Laboratory - GPC Animation of sedimentary rock forming How sediments are deposited Animation of coal formation Transport of sediment by flowing water Metamorphic rocks GPC Metamorphic Rock Pictures USGS Metamorphic rocks Animation - How metamorphic rocks are formed Metamorphic rocks Metamorphic rock tour RockDoctor presents metamorphic rocks Simulated Metamorphic Process - Squeeze Granola Bar Create grain deformation and preferred orientation by deforming a granola bar using C-clamps and plywood. Metamorphic Rock Identification- What Lies Beneath- Online key to identify metamorphic rocks.
Hydrologic Cycle and the Roles of Water Water Cycle Activity	Water Seawater composition; salinity Waves, currents, tides, and sea level change Make a model of the water cycle Follow a raindrop through the water cycle EPA - Groundwater and drinking water Water For Kids - Links to What you can do, Environmental Kids Sites, etc. USGS Real time hydrologic data Water Conditions in Georgia Water use in the US American waterworks association The groundwater foundation Drinking water and health World Bank access to safe water Water conservation in GA GA water issues USGS Groundwater USGS Water science for schools USGS Water science for schools - Earth's Water Water science for schools - groundwater US Drought Monitor EPA Superfund list - pollution (click on GA) National priority list superfund sites in GA Sea Surface Temperature (NASA) Science & Technology Focus - Ocean Water Oceans Alive - Density currents exercise Dr. Art's DYNAMIC BALANCE IN A BOTTLE Make holes in a bottle and run water into the bottle to model keeping the quantity of material constant in a system. Where Does the Rain Go- Study evaporation and absorption of rainfall on the school grounds using maps, rain gauges, puddle measurements, and pan evaporation.
Weather and Climate
SES5. Students will investigate the interaction of insolation and Earth systems to produce weather and climate. a. Explain how latitudinal variations in solar heating create atmospheric and ocean currents that redistribute heat globally. b. Explain the relationship between air masses and the surfaces over which they form. c. Relate weather patterns to interactions among ocean currents, air masses, and topography. d. Describe how temperature and precipitation produce the pattern of climate regions (classes) on Earth. e. Describe the hazards associated with extreme weather events and climate change (e.g., hurricanes, tornadoes, El Niño/La Niña, global warming). f. Relate changes in global climate to variation in Earth/Sun relationships and to natural and anthropogenic modification of atmospheric composition.
Basic introduction to weather (including air masses)	Weather Assignment Lesson Plans - Climate and CO2 Analyzing their Relationship GISS ICP Earth Climate Course The CERES S'COOL Project WorldWatcher Project Global Warming Project ElNino_May02.pdf What's Up With the Weather-- Temperature Trends El Nino- Making Sense of the Weather Chasing El Nino- Forecasting Folklore Weathering the Odds- Learning About Weather Forecasting in the Science Classroom Plate Movements and Climate Change Essentials of Weather Feeding Frenzy- Seasonal Upwelling Dr. Art's GREENHOUSE EFFECT The effect of acid rain on monuments in Washington, DC Cycles of the Earth and atmosphere Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network Intellicast weather - see forcast and radar for your area Weather Channel Weatherbug American Meteorological Society DataStreme Online Meteorology Guide Air masses and fronts Penn State virtual reality weather site NASA S'Cool materials for teachers
Wind and Global wind systems including latitudinal variations in solar heating	Mid-latitude storms slideshow Animation of land and sea breezes Coriolis effect and wind direction
Thunderstorms, tornadoes, & hurricanes	NOAA Hurricane student activity, and Worksheet Hurricane Ivan Report for tracking exercise NOAA tornadoes student activity, and Worksheet NOAA Lightning student activity, and Worksheet NOAA Student Info - Hurricanes, tornadoes, etc. FEMA - Hurricanes for kids Hurricane preparedness How to track a hurricane Hurricane math quiz Hurricane and tornado intensity scales FEMA - Tornadoes for kids Tornado math quiz Twister info FEMA - Thunderstorms for kids FEMA - Lightning safety for kids Lightning & atmospheric electricity; lightning detector in space NOAA and National Weather Service -Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Lightning - Nature's most violent storms USA Today lightning page USA Today Tornado page NOAA - Hurricanes - Unleashing nature's fury NOAA El Nino student activity, and Worksheet Animation of hail forming
Air Pollution including the Greenhouse Effect and global warming	NOAA Ozone student activity NOAA Greenhouse Effect Student Activity Graphing stratospheric ozone - grade 5-8 Air pollution - Ozone EPA - Ozone depletion Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution Acid rain and our Nation's Capital Greenhouse effect and global warming activity
Climate regions	NOAA Paleoclimatology NOAA Paleoclimate Modeling Climate data visualizations Climate system Exploring Weather & Climate Change Through the Powers of 10 Global Atlas of Paleovegetation Since the Last Glacial Maximum Global land environments since the last interglacial North America During the Last 150,000 Years The Great Ice Age
El Nino / La Nina
Ocean currents	Ocean World Oceans and climate - click to move to next pages Bridge. Sea Grant Ocean Sciences Education Center Hazards of sea level rise Global sea level change: Determination and interpretation Water on the Move - Wind and Waves Ocean in motion - Tsunamis Shoreline processes Tides, currents and navigation  NOAA's National Ocean Service NOAA lesson plans Water current lesson plan Ocean World - Oceans and climate, oceanic circulation. Ocean's role in weather Waves, Tides and Currents - How do they work? Ocean waves Wave action - virtual exploration of the beach
Reconstructing Earth's Past
SES4. Students will understand how rock relationships and fossils are used to reconstruct the Earth’s past. a. Describe and apply principles of relative age (superposition, original horizontality, cross-cutting relations, and original lateral continuity) and describe how unconformities form. b. Interpret the geologic history of a succession of rocks and unconformities. c. Apply the principle of uniformitarianism to relate sedimentary rock associations and their fossils to the environments in which the rocks were deposited. d. Explain how sedimentary rock units are correlated within and across regions by a variety of methods (e.g., geologic map relationships, the principle of fossil succession, radiometric dating, and paleomagnetism). e. Use geologic maps and stratigraphic relationships to interpret major events in Earth history (e.g., mass extinction, major climatic change, tectonic events). SES1 c. Describe how the decay of radioactive isotopes is used to determine the age of rocks, Earth, and solar system. SCSh7. Students analyze how scientific knowledge is developed. c. From time to time, major shifts occur in the scientific view of how the world works. More often, however, the changes that take place in the body of scientific knowledge are small modifications of prior knowledge. Major shifts in scientific views typically occur after the observation of a new phenomenon or an insightful interpretation of existing data by an individual or research group.
Relative Dating Early Geologists Tackle History's Mysteries (Levin Ch. 2) Time and Geology (Levin Ch. 3) Relative Dating Laboratory	Relative Dating Exercises Sequencing Events - Three Little Pigs Cartoon activity Student Handouts Relative Dating of Geologic Materials - a 5E lesson Who's on First- A Relative Dating Activity Using cards with overlapping letter codes (or fossils) to infer the sequential order of fossils. Interactive relative dating exercises (from Athro) Unravelling geologic time - Columbia U. Who's on First - A relative dating activity  Fossil Hunt Destroy a paperback book and let students put fragments together to model reconstructing geologic history. TLP p. 99 – use pile of playing cards to illustrate law of superposition
Depositional Sedimentary Environments The Sedimentary Archives (Levin Ch. 5)	1.  Sedimentary Rocks      Sedimentary Rock Classification Table      Sedimentary Rocks - Exercises 2.  Sedimentary Structures      Sedimentary Structures - Exercises 3.  Depositional Sedimentary Environments      Sedimentary Environment Classification Chart      Depositional Sedimentary Environments - Exercises EC p. U5 – Make models of mudstone, rock salt, sandstone, and conglomerate using earth materials and a craft glue/water solution. EC p. U6 – classify sedimentary rock samples into clastic, organic, and chemical. Mud Is Mud... Or is It? Compare pictures of sediment from two different submarine locations to notice differences in grain size and composition.
Correlation and Dating Time and Geology (Levin Ch. 3)	International Stratigraphic Chart (Geologic Time Chart) Details for International Stratigraphic Chart Stratigraphy and Lithologic Correlation Stratigraphy and Lithologic Correlation Exercises TLP p. 103 – Given a diagram of fossils found in successive layers, and 3 rocks with fossils. determine which layers each rock belongs to. Mapping Ancient Coastlines Given sea level position at different times in past, map ancient coastlines on bathymetric map and make inference about archeological site. Culver.html  Analyze a collection of foraminifera you make at the seashore. Fossils, Rocks, and Time Table of Contents An online publication with nice illustrations from USGS – no activities Biostratigraphy Download Excel Time chart for Biostratigraphy Lab
Radiometric Dating Time and Geology (Levin Ch. 3, p. 4) Radiometric Dating U235 squares	Determining Age of Rocks and Fossils Virtual Radiometric Dating Radioactive Decay- A Sweet Simulation of Half-life Use candy marked on one side (M&M’s?) and a series of tosses to model the loss of radioactive nuclei of a substance due to decay. Radioactive Dating Methods and Decay Curves Put 100 coins heads up; shake and count iterations The Age of the Earth- Can You Believe Everything You Read- Students read an article that lists various arguments for the young age of the Earth, and answer questions. The Age of the Earth- The Changing Views of Science Students read an article that describes the history of ideas about the age of the Earth, and answer questions. Radioactive dating simulation - Answers
Interpreting Major Events in Earth History Mass extinctions Major Climatic Change Tectonic events	Global Ups and Downs- Changing Sea Level A DLESE Teaching Box with a series of activities on changes in sea level EC p. U3 –Write a report for tourists on geologic history of your area. Paleogeography and Geologic Evolution of North America
Geologic Maps and Block Diagrams	Be the Block - Geologic Block Diagram as an Inquiry Tool Fault Analysis Group - Paper Models Towel Geology Colored/patterned towels are used as the medium to show how a particular outcrop pattern is produced (in this case the flatirons west of Boulder)  Let the students tell how to get from flat layers to the pattern seen. EC p. U40 – model cross sections of folds by layering colored modeling clay and cutting with dental floss. EC p. U41 – model  types of faults by moving colored Styrofoam blocks EC p. U50 – repeat clay folds and faults to reproduce map patterns. EC p. U52 – given a cross section interpret the sequence of events. EC p. U56 – given geologic map of your community, answer questions about the oldest and youngest rocks, age of faults and folds, length of time missing on unconformities. EC p. U34 – study a geologic map and cross section and draw conclusions about the shape and extent of units. What is a Geologic Map and How is it Used- Use colored paper circles stuck into sand box with sand topography – students mark direction of strike and dip on a map. Interpreting Geologic History from Maps: The Grand Canyon Geologic Map
History of Life
SES6. Students will explain how life on Earth responds to and shapes Earth systems. a. Relate the nature and distribution of life on Earth, including humans, to the chemistry and availability of water. b. Relate the distribution of biomes (terrestrial, freshwater, and marine) to climate regions through time. c. Explain how geological and ecological processes interact through time to cycle matter and energy, and how human activity alters the rates of these processes (e.g., fossil fuel formation and combustion). d. Describe how fossils provide a record of shared ancestry, evolution, and extinction that is best explained by the mechanism of natural selection. e. Identify the evolutionary innovations that most profoundly shaped Earth systems: photosynthetic prokaryotes and the atmosphere; multicellular animals and marine environments; land plants and terrestrial environments.
Distribution of Life on Earth and Relation to Water Biomes and Climate Through Time	World Biomes North American Biomes Biomes NASA - Mission: Biomes Introduction to Biomes Animated Map of Vegetation Change, past 21,000 years (Viewer) Earth Systems History (Brown University) Quaternary Biome maps (NOAA) Diversity of Life in the Paleozoic Early Paleozoic Events 1 Global Biosphere Map (NASA) Cenozoic Events (Levin Ch. 15)
Fossils and the Record of Shared Ancestry, Evolution and Extinction Fossils and Geologic Time Life on Earth: What do Fossils Reveal? (Levin Ch. 6) Life of the Paleozoic (Levin Ch. 12) Fossils and Evolution	Invertebrate Macrofossils Invertebrate Macrofossils - Exercises The Evolution of the Vertebrates: Introduction to Vertebrate Paleontology Adventures at Dry Creek Uncovering Florida's Fossil Past module: Determining Fossil Ages - Lesson 1 (grades 7-10) Determining Fossil Ages - Worksheet Understanding Cladistics - Lesson 2 (grades 5-12)Understanding Cladistics Understanding Cladistics - Worksheet 1 Understanding Cladistics - Worksheet 2 Understanding Cladistics - Worksheet 3 Understanding Cladistics - Organism Cards Naturally Selecting Insects - Lesson 3 (grades 4-12)Naturally Selecting Insects - Worksheet 1 Evolution and the Nature of Science Institutes Dozens of activities to investigate the nature of science, the origin of life, and organic evolution. – site originated in 1998. Fossil Shapes Extension Activity Use different sections through an apple and a banana to understand why different sections through the same fossil can be different. Connecting Population Growth and Biological Evolution Use approximately 2000 objects (e.g. beans) placed in a container to demonstrate geometric growth of a population and the limits to growth.  YEAST RESPIRATION Use six test tubes with yeast, water, sugar, other substances, and balloons to show differences in CO2 production under different conditions. Time Scaling a Football field - Ky Survey Model a timeline on a football field using students to mark events. Time Scaling - paper strip - nap.edu Students develop their own time lines in a 5e’s activity using paper strips. Getting into the fossil record Stories from the fossil record - paleoecology, geologic time, etc. Univ. of Calif. Berkeley Paleontology Museum Understanding evolution Explorations through time Learning from the fossil record Life has a history Our changing continent - USGS The paleontology portal Paleo Ring - a collection of web sites Fossils on the Internet Invertebrate Macrofossils Lab Fossil preservation lab Evolution of the vertebrates lab Discovering dinosaurs classroom activities Dinosaur extinctions
Three Profound Innovations 1.  Photosynthetic prokaryotes and the atmosphere 2.  Multicellular animals and marine environments 3.  Land plants and terrestrial environments.	The Proterozoic: Dawn of a More Modern World (Levin Ch. 9) - discusses photosynthetic prokaryotes and the atmosphere Overview of the Precambrian (Levin) Life of the Paleozoic (Levin Ch. 12) Life of the Mesozoic (Levin Ch. 14) Life of the Cenozoic (Levin Ch. 16)
Life Influences Earth Systems (including Fossil Fuels) Energy Resources	*Paleontological Research Institution - The World of Oil World Energy Council - Human activities in the world around us - deforestation and energy use Virtual Oil Well Game Georgia Gas Prices - click on your nearest city, see graphs showing gas prices over time, and comparing gas prices in other areas Gasoline, other fuels and you Adventures in energy Energy Information Administration -  Petroleum Gasoline company imports - which gasoline companies import from which countries. See large Excel file. Energy Information Administration Kids Energy Page Natural Gas Energy Resources (Andy Darvill)
Field Trip to NW GA July 12, 2007	Summerville (crinoid stems, shale and chert) Fort Payne Chert Maury Shale (phosphate nodules) Chattanooga Shale Mississippian Limestone Pennington Shale Coal Gizzard Group sandstones Structural geology of Lookout Mountain and McLemore Cove Plant fossils in Pennsylvanian shale at Durham Cumberland Plateau overlook and incised meanders Ordovician marine fossils in limestone Geology and Geography of Georgia lab Georgia Geology Large Geologic Map of Georgia Georgia Geology Photo Index Georgia Sights of Geologic Interest Geologic Map of Georgia - Blue Ridge and Piedmont Geologic Map of Georgia - Ridge and Valley Geologic Map of Georgia - Coastal Plain http://www.gpc.edu/~dthieme/Conasauga.htm
Field Trip to Fernbank Museum of Natural History	A Walk Through Time in Georgia - Self-Guided Tour
Origins and Earth's Interior
SES1. Students will investigate the composition and formation of Earth systems, including the Earth’s relationship to the solar system. a. Describe the early evolution of the Earth and solar system, including the formation of Earth’s solid layers (core, mantle, crust), the distribution of major elements, the origin of internal heat sources, and the mechanism by which heat transfer drives plate tectonics. b. Explain how the composition of the Earth’s crust, mantle and core is determined and compare it to that of other solar system objects. c. Describe how the decay of radioactive isotopes is used to determine the age of rocks, Earth, and solar system. d. Describe how the Earth acquired its initial oceans and atmosphere. e. Identify the transformations and major reservoirs that make up the rock cycle, hydrologic cycle, carbon cycle, and other important geochemical cycles.
Comparing Solar System Objects The Planets Moon Comets, Asteroids, Meteors	Thermal Convection and Viscosity of a Fluid The Origin of the Solar System Explorations in Earth Science- Three-D Earth Structure Model The Origin of the Solar System - NinePlanets.org PSR DiscoveriesHot Idea Origin of the Earth and Moon NOVA Online Teachers Classroom Activity Origins Earth is Born PBS USGS Astrogeology Program - Browse the Solar System ElementsAndYou Build a model solar system Exploring the planets cyber center Best of the solar system activity Those Whirling, Twirling Planets activity NASA Kids page - Planets and the Solar System Nineplanets - size, mass, density, prospects for life NASA planet photo gallery Planetary fact sheets Welcome to the Planets Your weight on other planets. Quaoar, the icy world beyond Pluto NASA Space Place - Earth & Moon The Moon - Nineplanets Moon Fact Sheet Moon - World Book at NASA Impact craters activity Animation of impact theory for origin of moon NASA Asteroid, Comet and Meteorite info NASA Comet activities Comet hidden words page NASA Kids page - Asteroids Meteors and meteor showers Meteor lab
Solar System Formation Earliest Earth: 2,100,000,000 Years of the Archean Eon (Levin Ch. 8)	Animation of solar system formation
Early History of the Earth and Origins of Oceans and Atmosphere
Mechanism Driving Plate Motion Earth's Interior	Modeling the asthenosphere using cornstarch Earth's interior USGS - Interior of the Earth Animation of convection in the mantle
Field Trip to Fernbank Science Center (Planetarium and Observatory)
Plate Tectonic Settings
SES2. Students will understand how plate tectonics creates certain geologic features, materials, and hazards. a. Distinguish among types of plate tectonic settings produced by plates diverging, converging, and sliding past each other. b. Relate modern and ancient geologic features to each kind of plate tectonic setting. c. Relate certain geologic hazards to specific plate tectonic settings. d. Associate specific plate tectonic settings with the production of particular groups of igneous and metamorphic rocks and mineral resources. e. Explain how plate tectonics creates and destroys sedimentary basins through time.
Plate Tectonic Settings Earth's Surface Features - Size, shape, topography, distribution of oceans and continents, sea floor topography Plate Tectonics This Dynamic Earth--The Story of Plate Tectonics- Contents [USGS] Plate Tectonics Underlies All Earth History (Levin Ch. 7)	Musical plates Virtual plate reconstructions - WebDogs Our changing continent - USGS NOAA age of ocean crust maps NOAA relief globes NOAA sediment thickness in oceans Marianas trench animation Tectonic Plate Motion Atlas of the World with Geophysical Boundaries Showing Oceans, ... - Google Books Result Seven Paper Models that Describe Faulting in the Earth Magnetic Patterns- Ocean Floor Pattern Plotting ESBD - Resources on Geosphere Discovering Plate Boundaries Seisvole and Seismic Waves programs - Alan L. Jones Plate Puzzle What is an Earthquake-- Revealing A Fault Plane with Hypocenters A Model of Sea-Floor Spreading Teacher's Guide Real Evidence of a Subducting Plate The Plate Tectonic Story- A Scientific Jigsaw Voyage Through Time- Plate Tectonics Flipbook NASA's Observatorium Teacher's Guides- Plate Tectonics Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics - Kennesaw CVO Website - Plate Tectonics and Sea-Floor Spreading Evidence for Plate Tectonics DLESE Teaching Box Mountain Building Mapping a Planet's Restless Past This Dynamic Planet Plate Tectonic Movement Visualizations Plate tectonics animations Discover Our Earth - Interactive Maps
Geologic Hazards and Plate Tectonics Volcanoes	Volcano Assignment Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius- Where on Earth Volcano World - The Web's Premier Source of Volcano Info USGS Volcanoes - Teachers Guide (Six lessons) Volcano information page Volcano World Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Page USGS Volcano Hazards Program USGS Volcano terminology Make a paper model of a volcano QuickTime movie of Popocatepetl eruption Teacher's Guide to the Geology of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Take the Tour of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park List of volcano videos Fire, rocks and water - Volcanoes
Earthquakes	Virtual Courseware Earthquake Home Seismic Waves and the Slinky Earthquake Assignment Real Time Earthquake Information IRIS - Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology IRIS Educational Resources (at bottom of page) Walk - Run Activity- An S and P Wave Travel Time Simulation Earthquake Location - SUNY Binghamton Whose Fault is it Anyway- World earthquake data from the last 30 days (scroll down) Virtual earthquake exercise 1 Virtual earthquake exercise 2 Dacula, Georgia Earthquake Intensity Exercise and this map Plot that Quake Earthquakes 4 kids Earthquake resources for teachers and kids Maps of recent earthquake activity Recent earthquakes - World Recent earthquakes - U.S. Current earthquake list Earthquakes in Georgia South Carolina seismic network Seismic Resources on the Web St. Louis Univ. earthquake maps Earthquake epicenters in SE US New Madrid earthquake CERI, U. Memphis - Recent US earthquakes Seismograms, S. Arizona Make your own seismogram Modified mercalli intensity scale Virtual earthquake courseware Plate tectonics, the cause of earthquakes San Andreas fault
Influence of plate tectonics on rock types and mineral resources	Cenozoic Events (Levin Ch. 15)
Plate Tectonics and Sedimentary Basins Plate Tectonics, Sedimentary Environment and Rock Cycle Activity	Topography and Tectonics Paleogeography and Geologic Evolution of North America Discover Our Earth - Interactive Maps
Geologic Field Trip to Bartow County  - Influence of Geology on rocks and mineral resources Human impact	Clairmont Gneiss Kennesaw Quarry (Metaquartzdiorite) Pumpkinvine Creek Fm or Ropes Creek Metabasalt I-75 (amphibolite) Allatoona Dam on Etowah River Cooper Furnace Paga mine (barite) Corbin Metagranite Weinman Mineral Museum
Landforms and Landscapes
SES3. Students will explore the actions of water, wind, ice, and gravity that create landforms and systems of landforms (landscapes). a. Describe how surface water and groundwater act as the major agents of physical and chemical weathering. b. Explain how soil results from weathering and biological processes acting on parent rock. c. Describe the processes and hazards associated with both sudden and gradual mass wasting. d. Relate the past and present actions of ice, wind, and water to landform distribution and landscape evolution. e. Explain the processes that transport and deposit material in terrestrial and marine sedimentary basins, which result, over time, in sedimentary rock.
Weathering and Soil Rock Weathering Weathering of rocks and formation of sediment Soil Erosion	Weathering of Rocks and Formation of Sediment Exercises BW- Weathered rock in a bottle – compare a very weathered bedrock sample (e.g. granite) to unweathered rock of the same type – note chemical changes in some minerals (e.g. feldspar changed to kaolinite); place rock dust from this weathered rock in a 2 liter soda bottle with water, shake, and notice how fractions separate. Rates of Chemical Weathering Earth's Changing Surface Using a Stream Table to Investigate Erosion Control The Shell Island Dilemma Sediment Deposition Lab Mechanical Weathering Slope Stability New York Landscape Regions in Google Earth- St. Lawrence Lowlands Determining a Soil's Textural Classification Flood!- Overflowing the Banks How Fast Do Sediment Grains of Different Sizes Settle? Into the Abyss- The Case of the Collapsing Sinkhole Our Changing Continent Weathering of Rocks and Minerals Acid rain and our Nation's Capital Weathering & Soil - John Butler Kaolin mining photos Why is the ocean salty? Weathering mantles and the age of the Earth Effects of mechanical weathering The 12 soil orders - U. Idaho Laterite images Georgia Extension Service Soil Analysis information Soil classifications World Reference Base for Soil Resources World Soil Resources Maps NYC Performance Stds The Dust Bowl of the 1930's PBS website on the Dust Bowl How glaciers erode bedrock Landscapes formed by erosion
Mass Wasting
Landforms and Landscape Evolution	Cenozoic Events (Levin Ch. 15)
Sedimentation Shorelines and Coastal Processes
Field Trip to Stone Mountain, GA	Geology of Stone Mountain, Georgia Worksheet for Self-Guided Stone Mountain Field Trip Stone Mountain geologic map Map Key part 1 Map key part 2 Geology and Geography of Georgia Lab (see section on Stone Mountain)
Earth Citizenship
SES1e. Identify the transformations and major reservoirs that make up the rock cycle, hydrologic cycle, carbon cycle, and other important geochemical cycles. 2.c. Relate certain geologic hazards to specific plate tectonic settings. d. Associate specific plate tectonic settings with the production of particular groups of igneous and metamorphic rocks and mineral resources. SES3 b. Explain how soil results from weathering and biological processes acting on parent rock. c. Describe the processes and hazards associated with both sudden and gradual mass wasting. SES5.e. Describe the hazards associated with extreme weather events and climate change (e.g., hurricanes, tornadoes, El Niño/La Niña, global warming). f. Relate changes in global climate to variation in Earth/Sun relationships and to natural and anthropogenic modification of atmospheric composition. SES6. a. Relate the nature and distribution of life on Earth, including humans, to the chemistry and availability of water. c. Explain how geological and ecological processes interact through time to cycle matter and energy, and how human activity alters the rates of these processes (e.g., fossil fuel formation and combustion).
Living with Geologic Hazards	Living in Earthquake Country DLESE Teaching Box Earthquake Hazards Program at USGS e-Mission Operation Montserrat Killer Quake! Channel 2 News at 10-00 Water, Water, Everywhere; and not a Drop to Drink! Science Bulletins Earthquake Shaking- Building Contest and Shake Table Testing Activity San Francisco Bay Area Earthquakes The Slippery Slope of Litigating Geologic Hazards- California's Portuguese Bend Landslide A Killer Lake CO2 and You Volcanoes and Global Climate Change Big Trouble in Earthquake Country
Living with Weather  Hazards
Exploring for Natural Resources	Mining for Natural Resources What Materials Are In My Car-
Human Impacts on Earth Systems	Satellite images of environmental change *World Energy Council - Human activities in the world around us - deforestation and energy use Investigative Case: The Nancy Creek Challenge Fenwick Island, Maryland and Beyond- Who Owns the Sand- Relocating A Lighthouse Land and People- Find a Balance - Los Angeles Where in the World is Carbon Dioxide- Dr. Art's CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
Careers in the Earth Sciences	Geoscience Career Information

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