Science Geology Websites for Kids & High School Students

Geology Websites for Kids & High School Students

 
 
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Blast from the Past

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Author/Host of Website

Immersion Learning/Sea Research Foundation, Inc.
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
Blast from the Past is a geology interactive that recounts the Bronze Age eruption of the ancient Thera volcano on the island of Atlantis near Greece.
 
 
Dynamic Earth

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Author/Host of Website

Annenberg Media
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
This is a textbook-style description of the earth's structure, plate tectonics, boundaries and types of upheavels resulting from plate movement. There is an interactive quiz at the end. ...
 
 
Earth - Our World in Motion

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Author/Host of Website

American Museum of Natural History
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary and Middle (K-8)
Learn about the earth's layers, composition, plate tectonics, rocks and minerals, and gravity.  Do som fun activities and experiments, like growing rock candy, creating a compass and making earth...
 
 
Earth at Work

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Author/Host of Website

Jeremy McCreary/cliffshade.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
The Colorado Geology Photojournals provides excellent photos and illustrations of earth layers and the dynamic action of plate tectonics.
 
 
Earth Floor

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Author/Host of Website

Wheeling Jesuit U & Classroom of the Future/cotf.edu
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: Sixty-five million years ago the Earth was not the way we know it. Where now an ocean ebbs and flows, the Earth supported land plateaus. The land...
 
 
Earthquake Effects

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Author/Host of Website

Tau Rho Alpha, Robert A. Page, & Leslie C. Gordon
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: This report illustrates, by means of a computer animation, how an earthquake occurs and what types of damage may result. The report is intended to help...
 
 
Earthquake Videos

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Author/Host of Website

SqoolTech, LLC
Type of Educational Content

Video
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
This is a nine-part series of videos titled "Earthquake Country Los Angeles" that discusses plate tectonics, faults, the Northridge earthquake and seimic waves, as well as ways we can...
 
 
Extreme Earth

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Author/Host of Website

Extreme Science
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site:  Welcome to the Earth Science portal on Extreme Science! This is the place to find information on world records in earth science and geological formations and to...
 
 
Forces of Nature: Volcanoes and Earthquakes

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Author/Host of Website

National Geographic Society
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site has content for Parents
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
Learn more about volcanoes and earthquakes at this interactive site, that includes maps, case studies and labs that let you manipulate these earth phenomena. Teachers and parents will...
 
 
Fun With Science:  Earth Science

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Author/Host of Website

Dr. John Lahr
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: If you're looking for ideas for a science fair project or demonstration, these pages may help you find a topic that would be fun to explore....
 
 
Geo-Mysteries

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Author/Host of Website

Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary (K-5)
Help Rex, the Dino Detective, solve three mysteries about rocks, fossils and minerals.  Explore the depths of time in fossils with the geological timeline.
 
 
Geological Glossary

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Author/Host of Website

US Geological Survey/Dept of the Interior
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site:  This glossary contains simplified definitions for technical terms used within this site.
 
 
How Volcanoes Work

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Author/Host of Website

Dr. Vic Camp/San Diego State University
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
From site: This website is an educational resource that describes the science behind volcanoes and volcanic processes. The site is sponsored by NASA under the auspices of Project...
 
 
Mineralogy 4 Kids

Details

Author/Host of Website

Mineralogical Society of America
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary and Middle (K-8)
Mineralogy 4 Kids, the Rockin Internet Site, is the BEST place to learn about rocks and minerals.  Enter mineralogy to learn about minerals in your house, mineral groups, mineral...
 
 
Minerals by Name

Details

Author/Host of Website

Amethyst Galleries, Inc.
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site:  Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery describes over 600 mineral species (and varieties) and more than 5000 specimens (see our new specimens last updated 09-Feb-2009, and What's New last...
 
 
 
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