Science

Goal: 3. The learner will build an understanding of landforms.
Objectives: number of lesson plans
3-1 Summarize changes to the earth caused by erosion, weathering, and mass wasting. 3
3-2 Compare and contrast the stages of stream erosion and the valleys they produce. 1
3-3 Compare and contrast the rock structure and relief of plains, plateaus, and mountains

Link to a Landform:

Canyons, Caves, Geysers, Block Fault Mountains, Faults, Waterfalls, Glacier Valleys, River Valleys, Deserts, Barrier Islands, Glaciers, Dome Mountains, Volcanic Islands, Volcanos, GENERAL GEOLOGY INFO.

 

 

 

Canyons:

The Grand Canyon

Websites:

Grand Canyon Geology - http://www.edu-source.com/GCpages/CVOpage1.html This site presents the geology of the Grand Canyon including its formation, views from space, its many layers, the landforms of the area, and prehistoric life.

Arizona Guide - http://www.arizonaguide.com/ The official site of the Arizona Office of Tourism. Special sections on the Grand Canyon, planning a trip to Arizona, golf in Arizona, Arizona cities, and events calendar.

Arizona Highways Online - http://www.arizhwys.com/ Since it was first published in 1925, Arizona Highways magazine has become known around the world for its superb writing and dramatic photographs of Arizona's natural wonders. The breathtaking scenery of the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, and the Sonoran Desert has become familiar to our readers.

Grand Canyon Explorer - http://www.kaibab.org/ The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and one of our planet's most astounding accomplishments. Let this page be a starting point for your explorations of the grandest canyon on Earth, the GRAND CANYON of the Colorado River.

Grand Canyon Geology - http://www.edu-source.com/GCpages/CVOpage1.html This site presents the geology of the Grand Canyon including its formation, views from space, its many layers, the landforms of the area, and prehistoric life.

The Grand Tour - http://www.gorp.com/gcjunkies/canyon.htm To get to know the Grand Canyon, it's best to immerse yourself in it. Hike to the bottom; spend a week or so there; get the canyon's red dirt under your fingernails, in your eyes, on your teeth and in your veins. Take a few minutes and let the Grand Canyon Junkies show you around the finest backpacking venue on this planet through this virtual tour.

Shelf Resources:

398.2 VOG Legends of landforms: Native American lore and the geology of the land Vogel, Carole Garbuny

551.1 JEA Grand Canyon hike. Jeanes, Charlotte Book IN

917.304 YOU Sierra Club book of our national parks, The Young, Donald.

917.91 PET Grand Canyon National Park Petersen, David,

978.8 ARN ancient cliff dwellers of Mesa Verde, The Arnold, Caroline.

979.1 FRA Arizona. Fradin, Dennis

979.1 FRA In search of the Grand Canyon Fraser, Mary Ann

Caves:

Mammoth Cave

Websites:

Mammoth Cave Online - http://www.mammothcave.com/ As you hike through the caves of South Central Kentucky you will find many awesome wonders at each turn. The same is true of this web site. We will introduce you to the many attractions of the caves and parks in this area, including Mammoth Cave National Park.

Cave Formation - http://www.kdu.com/caveform.html The process of forming caves in soluble rock is very slow. It all begins with rain. Rainwater gathers carbon dioxide as it moves through the soil. Water mixed with carbon dioxide is weak carbonic acid solution. After thousands of years of solution, underground rooms and chambers can be formed.

Cave of the Winds Kid Page - http://www.caveofthewinds.com/test/kidpage.html Includes: Cave Terms--Full Glossary with pictures; Cave Quiz! See what you really know about Caves!; Bat Quiz! See what you really know about Bats!; Make Formations! With only a few indiegents you can make crystals in a dish or on a string, as well as stalactites!;Virtual Tour! Come see what's in the cave!

Experiments in Growing Crystals - http://rockhoundingar.com/pebblepups/growcryst.html Kitchen chemistry is fun for science projects and learning. Here's how to grow your own crystals and cave formations. If you are a kid, get an adult to help you. If you are an adult, get a kid to help you.

The Virtual Cave - http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave.html Browse the mineral wonders unique to the cave environment! We've collected images from around the world and combined them to generate an 'ideal' cave-one that contains an example of every major type of speleothem, or secondary mineral deposit. Simply click on the feature you wish to visit, and let your mouse do the crawling! Cave softly, and don't touch!

Virtual Reality - http://hillside.coled.umn.edu/1993-94/research/Tom,Kevin1.html The topic we chose for our Internet subject is Virtual Reality. The [b] tells about Virtual Reality and has images of what it is like being in a Virtual Reality system. As you look through this you will see images that will fascinate you. The Virtual Reality V-Lab shows images of a Virtual Reality simulation of The Cave and tells about what happens and how it is made.

Shelf Resources:

551.4 RIG Caves Rigby, Susan Book

577.5 SIL Cave Silver, Donald M Book

Geysers:

Old Faithful

Websites:

GOSA's Yellowstone's Geysers

Yellowstone's Old Faithful

Fantastic Journeys: Yellowstone - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/yellowstone/ Explore Yellowstone National Park, a place unlike any other on earth. See strange marvels. Go underground to find out what causes them. And trigger an eruption of the world-famous geyser Old Faithful.

Shelf Resources:

581.5 LAU Summer of fire: Yellowstone 1988 / Lauber, Patricia.

917 KIR Yellowstone: the first national park / Kirk, Ruth. Book

917 SMA Yellowstone. Smart, Ted Book

917.87 PET Yellowstone National Park Petersen, David, Book

VID 550 EXP Explosive Earth. Videorecording

VID 978 ROC Rocky Mountains., The Videorecording

Block Fault Mountain:

The Grand Teton

Websites:

Wyoming Maps - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/wyoming.html This site includes a color map of Wyoming, an outline map detailing Wyoming's counties, and various maps of national parks, monuments, and historic sites in Wyoming, including: Yellowstone National Park, Devil's Tower, Fossil Butte, and Grand Teton National Park. The maps are part of the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin.

Welcome to the State of Wyoming - http://www.state.wy.us The official State of Wyoming site includes sections on: Governor's Office; Governor's Office; Tourism; Business & Industry; Education; Discussion Groups; On-Line Services; Wyoming Information; and a Virtual Tour.

Travels with Geology - Grand Teton National Park Geology of Grand Teton National Park,

The Grand Teton Official Website

The Grand Teton Information Guide

Grand Teton Park Site

Shelf Resources:

551.4 G One day in the alpine tundra George, Jean Craighead,

978.7 FRA Wyoming Fradin, Dennis Book

 

 

Fault Lines:

San Andres Fault

Websites:

Every Place Has Its Faults! - http://www.tinynet.com/faults.html Describes and illustrates the four basic types of geologic faults, with links to Earthquake sites on the Internet.

Exploratorium: Life Along the Faultline: Faults Close-Up Did you see the deformation chamber used in the webcast? We've found some interesting Internet sites and unusual connections to that demonstration. Deformation Chamber Demonstration Cross section of San Andres Second cross section ...http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/ls/deformation.html

Exploratorium: Life Along the Faultline: Earthquake Science: Fault TypesThe three basic fault types: the normal fault, where one plate drops down relative to the other; the strike-slip fault, where the plates meet evenly and slip horizontally past each other; and the reverse fault, where one plate is ...http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/

Exploratorium: Life Along the Faultline: Links Organizations California Seismic Safety Commission http://www.seismic.ca.gov/ The commission investigates earthquakes, researches earthquake-related issues, and recommends policies and programs needed to reduce earthquake risk. ...http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/misc.html

Shelf Resources:

979 FRA California. Fradin, Dennis B. Book

979 WHE Let's explore the Pacific West Wheeler, Jill C. Book

VID 978 FAC Pacific edge., The Videorecording

Waterfalls:

Niagra Falls

Websites:

Niagra Falls Information

Niagra Falls History

The Unofficial FallsCam - http://fallscam.niagara.com/ This site offers images from a video camera of Niagra Falls. This is the unofficial site.

http://www.fallsview.com/Stream/WideMovie.shtml

Picture and Story of Hellen Keller by the Niagra Falls

Shelf Resources:

398.2 VOG Legends of landforms: Native American lore and the geology of the land Vogel, Carole Garbuny

Glacier Valley:

Yosemite

Websites:

Geology of Yosemite Park

All About Glaciers - http://nsidc.org/glaciers/ What makes a glacier? Where are glaciers found? How does the climate affect glaciers? If you want to know the answers to these questions and more, the Glacier Story will take you on a quick tour complete with glacier photos from our historic glacier photo collection.

Glacier National Park - http://www.nps.gov/glac/ Created in 1910, Glacier National Park provides over one million acres of habitat and protection for a wonderful variety of wildlife and wildflowers. Historic lodges preserve the ambience of nineteenth century travel for twentieth century visitors.

Glacier - http://www.glacier.rice.edu/ The sea surrounding Antarctica supports marine life from tiny ice-dwelling algae to the great whales. Through investigations of Antarctica we will develop a better understanding of how this vast, ice-covered continent responds to environmental change. This knowledge will better enable us to predict the response of all of Earth's systems to future environmental changes.

Shelf Resources:

917 WOO Yosemite. Wood, Frances Book

979.4 PET Yosemite National Park Petersen, David, Book

River Valley:

Shenandoah River Valley

Websites:

 

Shenandoah National Park Homepage United States Department of the Interior -- National Park

Shenandoah National Park http://www.nationalparkreservations.com/shenandoah_national_park.htm

Shenandoah Attractions http://www.shenandoahvalleyweb.com/attrac/attrac.htm

http://www.svta.org/thevalley.html

 

Shelf Resources:

551.48 SAU Rivers and valleys Sauvain, Philip Arthur. Book

917.804 FRE Indian winter, An Freedman, Russell. Book

921 WIL On the way home: the diary of a trip from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894 Wilder, Laura Ingalls Book

971.9 COO Klondike fever: the famous gold rush of 1898 / Cooper, Michael L.,

Deserts:

 

Websites:

Sonora Homepage The tourist pamphlets are quick to tell us that Sonora is "the Queen of the Southern Mines." Gold was discovered in nearby Jamestown way back in 1848. Within months, Sonora was a cosmopolitan and often lawless community composed of migrants from......

http://www.yosemitegold.com/yosemite/sonora.html

California Deserts - http://www.californiadesert.gov/

There are about 25 million acres of desert in California and Southern Nevada. That's a lot of territory filled with all kinds of things to see and do. Whatever you enjoy, we built these pages to help you plan your desert adventure Desert Life in the American Southwest - http://www.desertusa.com/life.html

Begin your exploration of the American Southwest with a general introduction to the complex and delicate desert ecosystems, including a discussion of the roles humans play in the changing desert environment. EcoQuest : Desert Edition - http://members.aol.com/QuestSite/1/index.html

The desert is often looked at as a wasteland, dead, void of life. Many people pass through this area without noticing the wealth of life and possibilities which exist behind its dry, rock-ridden mask. Begin your tour with a visit to two desert locations and examine this place we call the Mojave Desert. THE PAIUTE PEOPLE of the Great Basin Desert - http://www.desertusa.com/ind1/du_peo_paiute.html

Geology of Death Valley National Park
Death Valley is the hottest, driest, lowest spot in North America. For geologists, this region is unsurpassed in beauty and complexity. The forces that raised majes...

 

Shelf Resources:

551.1 CLI Ground afire;: the story of Death Valley Clifford, Eth Book

551.4 BAR Deserts. Barrett, Norman S. Book IN

551.4 GEO One day in the desert George, Jean Craighead, Book IN

551.4 Leo desert., The Leopold, A. Starker Book IN

551.4 N Deserts Norden, Carroll R. Book IN

551.4 POS Deserts Posell, Elsa Z. Book IN

551.4 S life of the desert., The Sutton, Ann and Myron Book IN

551.4 SIM Deserts. Simon, Seymour Book IN

551.4 STE Deserts Steele, Philip, Book IN

574.5 Beh Exploring deserts Behm, Barbara J. Book IN

574.5 Gro how and why wonder book of ecology,, The Grossman, Shelly. Book

574.5 Hug Deserts. Hughes, Jill Book IN

574.9 Klo desert., The Klots, Alexander Book IN

577.54 RIC Desert Ricciuti, Edward R Book IN

577.54 SIL Cactus desert Silver, Donald M Book IN

581 VIS Visual dictionary of plants., The Book OUT

583 B Cactus in the desert Busch, Phyllis S. Book IN

591.5 SAV Animals of the desert Savage, Stephen, Book IN

591.52 Tay Endangered desert animals Taylor, Dave. Book OUT

591.9 Bay We walk in sandy places Baylor, Byrd. Book IN

591.96 ARN African animals Arnold, Caroline Book IN

599 Joh Animals of the deserts Johnson, Sylvia A. Book OUT

599 RIN Desert world. Rinard, Judith Book IN

 

Barrier Island:

Websites:

Outer Banks History http://www.insiders.com/outerbanks/main-history.htm

Barrier islands The islands that make up Gulf Islands National Seashore are made of quartz sand ... www.nps.gov/guis/BarIsld.htm

Satellite Views of the Barrier Islands http://www.geosci.unc.edu/faculty/glazner/Images/Coastlines/barrier.html

Shelf Resources:

VID 917.56 NOR North Carolina;: a special kind of splendor. Videorecording

VID 975.6 LOS Lost Colony;: legend of White Doe., The Videorecording

VID 975.6 NOR North Carolina lighthouse tour, The Videorecording

The Call Number 975.6 represents North Carolina Materials…look on the shelf…

Glacier Bay National Park:

Websites:

Geology of a Glacier from the USGS

A Living Eden, Glacier Bay, by PBS

All About Glaciers - http://nsidc.org/glaciers/ What makes a glacier? Where are glaciers found? How does the climate affect glaciers? If you want to know the answers to these questions and more, the Glacier Story will take you on a quick tour complete with glacier photos from our historic glacier photo colle

http://www.nps.gov/glba/index.htm Glacier Bay National Park

http://www.nps.gov/glba/visit/index.htm Visiting Glacier Bay

http://www.nps.gov/glba/learn/index.htm Learning About Glacier Bay

A Map of the Glacier Bay

Experiments Ranger Notebook Slide Show Trivia Page Wildlife Facts on Glaciers

Shelf Resources:

551.3 Geo Glaciers Georges, D. V. Book IN

551.3 Pat Glaciers Patchett, Lynne Book IN

551.3 Tan Glaciers Tangborn, Wendell V. Book IN

598.2 PAT Where the bald eagles gather Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Book

Dome Mountains:

Stone Mountain

Websites:

Stone Mountain World's largest exposed granite monolith, surrounded by attractions and recreation in a natural environment. Featuring skylift, train, riverboat, golf, ...

www.stonemountainpark.com/

Stone Mountain, Georgia Virtual Field Trip. Geology of ... Field Trip. Images of Stone Mountain, GA. ... www.gpc.peachnet.edu/~pgore/stonemtn/text.htm

Division of Parks and Recreation--Stone Mountain State Park... Parkway, Roaring Gap, NC 28668 (336) 957-8185 stonemtn@infoave.net. Welcome! Stone Mountain is not immediately visible upon entering the park that bears its name ... www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/stmo/home.html

Shelf Resources:

574.5 STO Mountains Stone, Lynn M. Book IN

 

Volcanic Islands:

Hawaiin Islands

Websites:

An online book of the Eruptions of Hawaiian Volcanoes (Islands): Past, Present and Future

The Fifty States of the US (Hawaii)...use this site to locate information about the islands.

Slide Show of Hawaiian Island Formation

 

Volcanos:

Websites:

Visit the DInosaur Floor and discover how volcanos form and much more...

Cascades Volcano Observatory - http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/ Updates on Mount St. Helens and other Cascade Range volcanos, volcano questions and answers, volcano picture archive, links to volcanos around the world and "volcanocams", and information on visiting volcanos.

Crater Lake National Park - http://www.crater.lake.national-park.com/info.htm Crater Lake was the basis of much local Native American legend, as the stories of its creation have been passed down through the centuries. The lake was formed after the collapse of an ancient volcano, posthumously named Mount Mazama. This volcano violently erupted approximately 7,700 years ago. That eruption was 42 times as powerful as the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens.

EARTHFORCE - http://www.fi.edu/earth/earth.html If you've ever felt the rumble of an earthquake or seen the eruption of a volcano, you've witnessed EARTHFORCE. EARTHFORCE is the pushing and pulling in the core, crust, or water of the Earth that causes motion like eruptions, quakes, or floods.

Electronic Volcano - http://www.dartmouth.edu/~volcano/ The Electronic Volcano is a window into the world of information on active volcanoes. From here you can find many types of materials on active volcanoes worldwide, such as maps, photographs and full texts of dissertations and a few elusive documents. The Electronic Volcano will guide you to resources in libraries or resources on other information servers.

Mount St. Helen's, Washington - http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/NatMonument/framework.html View maps, and learn more about the volcano.

Popcatepetl, Mexico - http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/popo/popo.html Popocatepetl, the second highest volcano in Mexico, is a giant stratovolcano, 70 km (~45 miles) southeast of downtown Mexico City, and 45 km (~30 miles) southwest of the city of Puebla.

Terrestrial Volcanoes - http://www.solarviews.com/eng/tervolc.htm What is an eruption? What are the different types of volcanoes? These answers along with movies and links to other volcano information.

THE CURRENT ERUPTION OF KILAUEA VOLCANO - http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/curr_volc.html

Volcano Cam - http://www.cybercorp.co.nz/ruapehu/ "Forget Java, we've got lava" proclaims Volcano Cam from New Zealand. What is an Internet cam? Someone focuses their video camera on a fish tank, an ant farm, the San Francisco skyline, and invites you to watch via a live Internet feed. Here, you'll be watching the Ruapehu volcano. Since nothing much usually happens, you can sign up to be notified by email as soon as she starts to erupt.

Volcano World - http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/ Volcanoes of the world ; a glossary of volcano terminology ; ask a volcanologist ; stories games and quizzes, and indices sorted by region, country and name.

 

Shelf Resources:

I can read about earthquakes and volcanoes. Book

550 RED Kingfisher young people's book of planet earth, The Redfern, Martin

550 TIM Planet Earth.

551.2 ASI How did we find out about volcanoes?

551.2 CHA Volcanoes Challand, Helen J.

551.2 DIN Volcanoes. Dineen, Jacqueline

551.2 LAM Volcanoes Lambert, David,

551.2 LAU Volcano: the eruption and healing of Mount St. Helens

551.2 POY Volcanoes, the fiery mountains Poynter, Margaret.

551.2 PRI Golden Book of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, & Powerful Storms., The Pringle, Lawrence

551.2 Tho Volcanoes Thompson, Brenda.

551.2 VAN Janice VanCleave's volcanoes: mind-boggling experiments you can turn into science fair projects. VanCleave, Janice Pratt.

551.2 VAN Volcano & earthquake Van Rose, Susanna.

551.21 FUR Mount Pel‚ee: the deadliest volcano eruption of the twentieth century Furgang, Kathy

551.21 HAR Volcano Harris, Nicholas

FIC OSB Vacation under the volcano Osborne, Mary Pope.

VID 550 EXP Explosive Earth. Videorecording

VID 551.2 BOR Born of Fire. Videorecording

VID 551.2 ERU eruption of Mount St. Helens!, The Videorecording

VID 551.2 VOL Volcano. Videorecording

General Geology Information:

 Plate Tectonics

The Story of Plate Tectonics

General Geology Facts