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.
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
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
Old Faithful
Websites:
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
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
Shelf Resources:551.4 G One day in the alpine tundra George, Jean Craighead,
978.7 FRA Wyoming Fradin, Dennis Book
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
Niagra Falls
Websites:
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
Yosemite
Websites:
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
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.,
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
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
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
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
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, ...
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
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
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 Pelee: 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