My Resources

Here are a TON of resources for your to use at school or at home to help you practice and learn more about the topics we are studying in class! 

I have recently added some links about Earthquakes and Volcanoes.  Check them out to learn more!!!

Nine Planets website
This website give kid friendly information about the planets.
National Geographic Planets
Here are some pictures AND articles about each of the planets.
Zoom Planets
Some graphs and info about the planets.
Kids Astronomy
Here is a great kids website about the planets.
NASA planets page
Here is the NASA page about our solar system.
Earth Interactive!
Go here to learn about the Earth in Space!
Moon Interactive!
Go here to learn about the moon!
Gravity Interactive!
GO here to learn about gravity!
Space Exploration Timeline, NASA
Here is a page with links about the major missions of NASA. This is a good resource to use for your timelines!
Nova: about the Moon
Go to this website to learn all about the moon!
Another Timeline for Space Exploration
Here is the timeline I used to make your handout for class. There are LOTS more entries than what you got in class, check it out!
Atmospheric Data
This website would be used by scientists who study the atmosphere. Check it out!
National Geographic Atmosphere
Here is an article about our atmosphere from National Geographic.
NOAA links page
This website has links to a number of climate and weather topics through NOAA.
The Ozone Layer
Here is some information about the ozone layer from NOAA.
Volcano Maker
Here is a website that one of your classmates found...it is pretty neat so check it out!
Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker
This is the website that we used for the plate tectonics questions.
World Water Day National Geographic
Click here for an interactive view at National Geographic's World Water Day edition!!!
Chile stats by USGS
Here is the scientific report put out by USGS about the earthquake in Chile.
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
This website has LOTS of links of information about Earthquakes...It should be your number one stop!
NPR Haiti vs. Chile Radio Talk
This link will take you to an audio from National Public Radio about the differences between the earthquakes in Haiti and in Chile. We will go over some of the information in class, but to get a better grasp on the material listen to the story (it will take about 30 minutes but is well worth it!)
Yellowstone Hotspot
Here you can see how the Hot Spot that forms Yellowstone has moved over time and what it has created in it's path!
Earthquake in Chile and Tsunami Watch!
This MSNBC link has information about the recent earthquake in Chile and the tsunami warnings around the Pacific...it may not be active for long but it is interesting, so take a look!
Forces of Nature Link
Here is a link to the website we used in our Forces of Nature packet.
Haiti vs. Chile
This article describes some of the differences in the Chilean and the Haitian Earthquakes.
Earth's Structure
This link will help reinforce the ideas we are learning about the Layers of the Earth.
How the Earth Was Made
The History Channel has a great show called, "How the Earth Was Made". This website has videos about the content from those shows as well as pictures and other information. Enjoy!
USGS Earth's Structure Information
This link takes you to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) website. There is a lot of information about the structure of the Earth and about earthquakes.
Earth's Heat and Volcanoes
This link takes you to information about heat inside the Earth and how that relates to volcanoes.

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