Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Buildings and Earthquakes
Do you think you can build a house that can withstand the shaking from an earthquake? In this activity, students design and construct model building that will be tested on a shake table with a force sensor. Activity includes questions...
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Earthquakes for Kids
Comprehensive information on earthquakes. Includes photos from famous earthquakes, ask-an-expert feature, earthquake science, history of major earthquakes, a pictorial ABC, adults' guides for dealing with children's emotions, animations...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Explore Nature: Views: Volcanism: Embark on a Journey
A journey into the depths of a volcano teaches students about volcanic rocks, eruptions, features, and locations. Also find out how volcanologists monitor activity and conduct scientific research on eruptions.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: This Dynamic Planet
Research and explore past earthquake and volcanic activity on this interactive world map. User can manipulate which notable events and other map characteristics to view depending on the type of study being done.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Complexity and the Future
Will our descendants enjoy lives that are richer, more fulfilled, healthier, and in general better than those of today? Or will human societies collapse under the strain of depleted resources, brutal conflicts, and environmental damage?...
PBS
Pbs: A Science Odyssey
Website for the PBS series "A Science Odyssey." Numerous opportunities to explore the people and discoveries of science.
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: The Andes Mountains
Satellite photography and brief outline information describe the Andes mountains and provide links to specific features within the landscape - Atacama desert, or evidence of volcanic activity for example.
Curated OER
Hartao: An Introduction to Plate Tectonics
Introduces South African Alexander Toit as naming Gondwanaland and Laurasia.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Earthquakes & Volcanoes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart shows diagrams of plate tectonics and how earthquakes and volcanoes are formed. Activotes are needed to answer several questions.
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky: Earth Science Classroom Activities
A collection of links to activities and lessons that could be used for Earth science concepts including the foil record, creating a timeline of Earth's history, plate tectonics, dinosaurs, and the progression of life on Earth.
Other
University of Chicago: Dinosaur Extinction
This theory from the University of Chicago of dinosaur extinction revolves around the concept of plate tectonics, the movement of the continents over a sort of liquid around the planet.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Geography: Places: Africa's Great Rift Valley
Describes the geography of the Great Rift Valley in Africa, how it was formed by tectonic plate separation, and the majestic lakes and falls that have been created by it.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: Earth Structure
Brief informational site provides information about the Earth's structure, plates and core.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Major Domains of the Earth Lithosphere
Learn about the lithosphere, the different types, continental drift, and the major plates.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Magnetic Evidence for Seafloor Spreading
How magnetic reversals on the seafloor provide evidence for seafloor spreading. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Magnetic Evidence for Seafloor Spreading
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How magnetic reversals on the seafloor provide evidence for seafloor spreading.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Faultline
This site includes all things shaky--earthquakes that is. Observe real-time data regarding seismic activity all over the world. Other modules include information about history's great quakes, earthquake basics and how to recover from...
California Institute of Technology
Cal Tech: The Great 1857 Fort Tejon Earthquake
Basic information about the 1857 "Fort Tejon" Earthquake, along with comparison to other quakes, location of the epicenter, and faults involved.
NASA
Nasa: Magnetic Reversals and Moving Continents
This site gives a good overview of magnetic reversals. Discusses continental drift, ocean floor magnetism, and sea-floor spreading.
Columbia University
Columbia University: Evidence for Internal Earth Structure and Composition
College-level research information describes how the movement of Earth's interior causes seismic wave activity.
NOAA
Noaa: Make Your Own Volcano [Pdf]
Learn how different types of volcanoes develop and construct a simple volcano on your own.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What's the Big Idea? Earth
Find an overview of the Earth and some of the approaches scientists take in studying it, in this click-through series of short perspectives on the topic.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Hotspot Lesson: Mantle Plumes
A lesson that explains a theory on magma generation at hotspots called the mantle plume theory. The goal of this lesson is to introduce learners to a theory that scientists are actively trying to prove or refute. Through this, students...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Continental Drift
A brief Wikipedia encyclopedia article on continental drift. It tells what continental drift is, what causes it, and gives examples of evidence that continental drift has occurred.
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