Earth Science: Home

Resources and Lesson plans/ideas for Volcanoes, Caves, Oceans, etc. for High School

Subject Guide

Informational Tools

What is Earth Science?
http://geology.com/articles/what-is-earth-science.shtml
This article talks about Earth Science and it importance.

NASA Science
http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/
This link to the Earth Section and provides information on what NASA is doing.

Earth Science News
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/earth_science/
This site has different articles that are current in Earth Science.

Educational Tools

Earth Science Picture of the Day
http://epod.usra.edu/
This is a great way to start off class discussing different images.

Exploring Earth
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/navigation/investigation.cfm
This link is to online resource to the textbook Earth Science published by McDougal Littell.

Catalog

Introduction

I got this off Youtube. It was created by Frank Gregorio and is a great intro to Earth Science.

Url is below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T20RT0GgOB4

Planet Earth

Planet Earth is a great resource for anything related to the planet, which takes us across the Globe.  Both Links will take you to You Tube. 

Planet Earth Documentary
http://www.youtube.com/channel/SWlbsVmbnWRUM

Url: (for video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t1Cie4QjYM

Resources

Bill Nye the Science Guy
Classic but good resource. Kids don't get bore over Bill Nye.

Earth Science Animations
http://webs.cmich.edu/resgi/topics.asp?mc=Other%20Resource%20Links&ca=95&cad=Earth%20Science%20Animations
This link has different Animated Activies that students could do in a lab or homework.

Can you solve this?

Earth Science Puzzles