3-Favorite Links

    EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

SI System Conversion & Scientific Notation Practice - 

http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/Unit0Metrics.htm

Scientific Notation Practice -

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/exponents-radicals/scientific-notation/e/scientific_notation

EARTH SYSTEMS

Carbon Cycle Webquest - http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/carbon_cycle.html

 Coral Bleaching - http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_bleach.html

ENERGY

Energy Infobook - http://www.need.org/Files/curriculum/guides/Intermediate%20Energy%

https://www.need.org/need-students/energy-infobooks/

Energy Kid's Page - http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/

U.S. Energy Information Administration - https://www.eia.gov/

Renewable Energy - https://www.nrel.gov/research/learning.html

GEOLOGY & PLATE TECTONICS

Geography (Plate Boundary Project Map) - http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/geol14/LessonGraphics/topo.grad.50percent.gif

Geochronology (Plate Boundary Project Map) - http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/geol14/LessonGraphics/age.50percent.gif

Seismology (Plate Boundary Project Map) - http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/geol14/LessonGraphics/quakes.50percent.gif

Volcanology (Plate Boundary Project Map) -  http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/geol14/LessonGraphics/volc.50percent.gif 

Geology - http://www.geology.com

Natural Hazard Map - https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/hazards/ 

U.S. Geological Survey - http://www.usgs.gov/

U.S.G.S. - This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics - http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/dynamic.pdf

Michigan Maps - http://geology.com/states/michigan.shtml

Michigan Current Geology News - http://geology.com/news/category/michigan.shtml

DNR Topographic Quadrangle Maps - http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/1,1607,7-153-10371_14793-31264--,00.html

World Atlas - http://www.worldatlas.com/

EARTHQUAKES

Seismology (Plate Boundary Project Map) - http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/geol14/LessonGraphics/quakes.50percent.gif

Current Earthquake Data - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/

U.S.G.S. Earthquakes Archives - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/

VOLCANOES & ROCK CYCLE

Volcano Data Excel Spreadsheet - click on file on bottom of page

Smithsonian Institute Global Volcanism Program - http://volcano.si.edu/

Smithsonian Institute Volcano Database - http://volcano.si.edu/list_volcano_holocene.cfm# 

Volcanology (Plate Boundary Project Map) -  http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/geol14/LessonGraphics/volc.50percent.gif   

Volcano World - http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/

Volcano World lessons - http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/education/vwlessons/lessons/lesson.html

This Dynamic Planet Map - login to Moodle for a pdf file of this map

This Dynamic Planet Map Legend - login to Moodle for a pdf file of the legend

This Dynamic Planet Notable Events - login to Moodle for a pdf file of the notable events for the map

Rock Cycle Activity #1 - https://learner.org/series/interactive-rock-cycle/  

Rock Cycle Activity #2 - http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page01.cfm?chapter_no=investigation

GEOLOGIC TIME

Geologic Time scale and information - http://www.palaeos.com/Timescale/default.htm

Geologic Time information & pictures (click on era, period, or epoch for more information) - http://www.bobainsworth.com/fossil/timeline.htm

Geologic Time (Wikipedia) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_time_scale

Geologic Time (University of California) - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/geologictime.php

Fossil Record - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/fossil/index.html

ATMOSPHERE, WEATHER, & CLIMATE

Climate - http://www.worldclimate.com

The Weather Channel - http://www.weather.com

National Weather Service - http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - http://www.noaa.com

NOAA National Hurricane Center - http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Greenhouse Effect & Global Warming - http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/greenhouse.htm

Ocean Currents Videos (Ocean Currents & Climate Change Internet Activity) - http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/learning/player/lesson08.html

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency & Climate Change -  http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/impacts-adaptation/coasts.html

NASA Global Climate Change - https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

ASTRONOMY

Nine Planets - http://www.nineplanets.org

NASA - http://www.nasa.gov

Windows to the Universe - http://www.windows.ucar.edu/

Solar System - http://www.the-solar-system.net/

Solar System (scaled model) - http://www.geocities.com/i_s_s_alpha/SPACE_PICS.htm

Telescopes - http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/groundup/

ECOLOGY

Biomes - http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org

Biomes - http://www.mbgnet.net

Biology - http://www.biologycorner.com

SPANISH

Quizlet (vocabulary flashcards) - http://quizlet.com/user/mcms/

Translation dictionary - http://www.wordreference.com/ 

Study Spanish - http://www.studyspanish.com/

Spanish Pronunciation - http://www.spanishdict.com

Grammar - http://spanish.speak7.com/index.htm

Name Translation - http://www.behindthename.com/

Calendar links -

Days of the week - http://spanish.about.com/od/historyofspanish/a/names_of_days.htm

Months of the year - http://www.transparent.com/spanish/

Spanish language information - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language

Spanish flashcards & review games - http://www.spanishspanish.com

MISCELLANEOUS      

Quizlet (Science & Spanish Vocabulary Flashcards) - http://quizlet.com/user/mcms/

Jason Project - http://www.jasonproject.org

Virtual Roller Coaster - http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/

Java (program needed for roller coaster web site)  - http://www.java.com

Study Island - http://www.studyisland.com

Parent Connect - http://www.ecsd.us/parentconnect/index.htm

Scholastic - www.scholastic.com\classmags

Puzzlemaker - www.puzzlemaker.com

Data Director - https://www7.achievedata.com/sccresa/?prev_page=News&page=Login

Edmodo - http://ecsd.edmodo.com

Track time calculator - http://www.grun1.com/utils/timeCalc.html