Earth Science Webquest Internet Investigations Links
Internet Investigation
for Wednesday, May 30/Thursday, May 31, 2007
Cloud
Types: Go here for cloud type identification.
ES1806:
Which Way Does the Wind Blow?
Internet Investigation
for Monday, May 14 or Tuesday, May 15, 2007
ES2605:
How Does the Sunspot Cycle Affect Earth? Do
this first!
ES2603:
Why Does the Size of the Sun Appear to Change?
Spaceweather: Go here for a
current picture of the sun.
Solar
Minimum Has Arrived: This story explains why the sun is so inactive right
now.
Solar Cycles:
Go here for a story concerning solar cycles and why the sun’s activity
changes.
Solar
Cycles Again: Go here for a similar story about solar cycles.
Solar
Storm Warning: Go here to find out why the next solar maximum could produce
many sunspots and solar flares.
Internet Investigations
for Friday, May 4, 2007
ES1708: How Does the Ozone Layer Change Over Time? Do this first.
ESU501:
How Might Global Climate Change Affect Life on Earth? Do this second.
Internet Investigations
for Wednesday, April 25, 2007 (Earth Science Only)
ES1706:
How Does the Temperature at One Location Change over a Year? (Earth Science Do
this first!)
ES2101: What Factors Control Your Local Climate? (Earth Science Do this second.)
Internet Investigation
for Thursday, March 8, 2007
ES2708: What Processes Shape Planetary Surfaces?
ES2704:
How Fast Does the Wind Blow on Jupiter?
ESU701:
Could Mars Support Life?
Internet Investigation
for Friday, February 9, 2007
ES2506:
What if Earth and the Moon Were Hit by Twin Asteroids? Do this Internet
Investigation front and back.
ES2507:
Learn More about Impact Craters on Planets and Moons: Answer this Question: What
is the difference between a simple crater and a complex crater?
Comets versus Asteroids versus Meteoroids: Go to these
websites to find out what the difference between asteroids and meteoroids is.
Go here
to see a comet’s passage through the solar system. Go here
to see an animation of meteor showers.
Google Moon: Go here to view the crater-torn
surface of the Moon. View all of the Apollo landing sites!
ES2502:
Go here to view more information about all of the moon missions.
Internet Investigation
for Friday, December 8, 2006
ES0602:
How do Rock Undergo Change? Do this First!
ES0603:
How do Igneous Rocks Form? Do this Second!
Igneous
Rock Tour: Geology should go through this tour and then take the
test at the end. Submit the answers to me on a separate sheet of paper.
Internet Investigation
for Tuesday November 14, 2006
ES0802:
How Old Is The
ES0810:
How Fast Do Plates Move?
This Dynamic Planet: Go here to access a map that tells what
direction the plates are moving and where the boundaries are.
Internet Investigation
for Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Part 1: ESU101:
How Can Getting Farther Away from Earth Help us to See It More Clearly?
Part 2: ES0204:
Observe some products of a geographic information system (GIS)
Part 3: Terraserver: Go here to
find an aerial photo of the school! This will substitute for Google Earth if it
doesn’t work.
Part 4: National
Atlas: Go here to make a map of La Caņada!
Part 5: What is GPS? and GPS: The New Navigation:
Go here to tell me how GPS works. Place your answer next to the conclusion.