Provides short descriptions of thirteen types of glaciers.

Explains the conditions needed for glaciers to exist, how they begin to form, what causes them to flow, and why they may retreat.

Explains where glaciers can be found and what conditions are needed for them to exist. Includes a table showing where glaciers can be found around the world and the approximate areas. These figures were, however, from 2008.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Different types of eruptions create different types of volcanoes.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Elaborates on radioactive decay as a tool for determining the age of certain minerals and other materials, including the limits of the technique.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents igneous rocks, which form from magma, and the two types: dense, dark mafic and less dense, light felsic. Also covers Bowen's Reaction Series.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents the classifications of igneous rocks based on silica content.

This 2-page handout provides short descriptions of the different aeons, eras, and periods in the Earth's geological history.

Learn how scientists look inside glacial ice sheets by studying ice cores and use the clues found there to learn about past climates.

Provides a short article, with embedded links, about magnetic reversals and how they might occur.

Explains what relative and absolute dating are and some different methods used for each. A Venn diagram is presented showing what characteristics they share and how they differ.

Learn about carbon-14 dating and how it works.

Describes erratics found in Indiana that were deposited there through the process of glaciation.

The Inuit and First Nations people tended to express their culture and history through artistic expression. Highlighted is the various art forms and artists of these people and especially the Northern region of Canada. Included are...