The Dynamic Earth
The reason we know that glaciers covered certain areas of the globe while continental plates buckled elsewhere is because of rocks. Thanks to these gatekeepers of the past, we are better able to understand the earth's history and the present. The National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, offers this really interactive and engaging site to teach about science of the earth. The three main sections of the site include: Rocks at Earth's Surface, Rocks Below Earth's Surface, and Mining. The detailed interactive modules in each section take the visitor from learning about the different minerals that make up gneiss, granite, and feldspar, to touring three mines in the United...
The Global Education Project of the Resource for Science Education Program offers the Weather Here and There educational unit. The Web site consists of six...
Authored by Paul Doherty, Pearl Tesler and Noel Wanner for Exploratorium, this site analyzes the physics of skateboarding in great detail. It goes into many...
This applet simulates the behavior of a simple RLC circuit with an AC voltage source. The user can change the period of the voltage source, the inductance, and...
This lesson provides an introduction to the world oil market and the United States' dependence on it. Topics include our current usage, sources, and the...
Due to the presence of dissolved gases such as carbon dioxide, rainfall is naturally acidic. The release of other gases and chemicals such as sulfur dioxide...
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