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Exploring Geology of Illinois
Exploring Geology of Illinois
Welcome to exploring geology for educators.
Welcome to exploring geology for educators.
You will find the videos, images, and resource materials such as worksheets, websites, and more on the geology collection at the Illinois State Museum. These resources are for your use in teaching about geology in Illinois.
You will find the videos, images, and resource materials such as worksheets, websites, and more on the geology collection at the Illinois State Museum. These resources are for your use in teaching about geology in Illinois.
National Fossil Day 2020
National Fossil Day 2020
Celebrate National Fossil Day and explore the Illinois State Museum's Paleontology Collection with Curator Dr. Melissa Pardi. 17 minutes.
Rock Stars Look at Minerals
Rock Stars Look at Minerals
Explores 6 semi-precious minerals in the Museum's collection. Minerals examined are: topaz, tourmaline, aquamarine, garnet, smoky quartz, Herkimer diamond. Elementary level, 8 minutes.
Live In Dark: Illinois Caves
Live In Dark: Illinois Caves
There is a whole world underground in Illinois Caves. Explore the geology of caves and learn about a few animals that call caves their homes. Upper Elementary level, 18 minutes.
What Can Fossils Tells Us About Change Over Time
What Can Fossils Tells Us About Change Over Time
Explore Coal and Ice Age fossils from the Museum's collections to help students understand what fossils can tell about Illinois' past environments. 17 minutes.
Were There Dinosaurs in Illinois
Were There Dinosaurs in Illinois
Curator Dr. Melissa Pardi answers the question, were there dinosaurs in Illinois. (2 minutes)
Illinois' Glacial Past
Illinois' Glacial Past
Curator Dr. Melissa Pardi talks about glaciation in Illinois' past. 3 minutes.
Illinois' Glacial Past
Illinois' Glacial Past
Curator, Dr. Melissa Pardi talks about glaciation in Illinois' past.
Exploring the Fossils of Mazon Creek.
Exploring the Fossils of Mazon Creek.
Curator Dr. Melissa Pardi talks about the fossils of Mazon Creek. 2.5 minutes.
The Changing Earth
The Changing Earth
How does what is underground in the Earth's mantle effect changes on the surface. (8.5 minutes)
What Is Geology?
What Is Geology?
Explore what geology is and how it works. (5 minutes)
Exploring the Changes Exhibit
Explore the ISM's Changes Exhibit through a virtual look.
All ages
What is the Kankakee Torrent?
Explore with Paleontologist Dr. Melissa Pardi as she talks about the landscape changes caused by the Kankakee Torrent about 19,000 years in Illinois.
Jr. High and High School
Exploring the Geology Collection
Exploring the Geology Collection
Geology Flickr Site - Explore some of the geology collection through photographs. There are some up-close photos Paleozoic Bryozoa Fossils Set, Fish Fossils, ISM minerals, Mazon Creek Fossils, ISM Fossils, Principia College Mammoth, and Lincoln College Mammoth.
The Search for Answers: The Disappearance of the Mastodon - Learn about the research the Museum has done on the Mastodon and what we know about why they disappeared.
How to Make a Giant Ground Sloth (Megalonyx) - See how the Museum made the Giant Ground Sloth in the Changes Exhibit. Slideshow or video.
The Changes Exhibit online - Explore the Changes: Dynamic Illinois Environments. This is the online version of the Museum's natural history hall and explores the scientific evidence for environmental change in Illinois.
Explore the Ice Age Midwest - This site has information about the glaciers, plants, and animals between 110,000 and 13,000 years ago in the Midwestern U.S. Explore how glaciers operated and changed the landscape.
Connections to Standards of Learning
Connections to Standards of Learning
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