Earth Science Webquest Internet Investigations Links
Internet Investigation
for Friday, May 30, 2008
BP Carbon Footprint Calculator: Take survey and record your carbon emissions on your Climate Change Essay Sheet.
Nature
Conservancy Carbon Footprint Calculator: Take survey and record your carbon
emissions on your Climate Change Essay Sheet. If you take the personal survey,
you will need to multiply by the number of people in your household to compare
with the BP Survey. Theorize as to why the two websites give different results.
Internet Investigation
for Friday, April 25, 2008
Links to Help you
Complete Part 1 of the worksheet Galaxies
and the Expanding Universe
Hubble
Space Telescope: Galaxy images
Galaxy
Classification: from
More
Information on Galaxy Classification: from PBS
Hubble’s
Galaxy Classification Scheme: Go here to fill in #7.
Perspectives:
See our Milky Way Galaxy at different scales.
Classifying Galaxies:
Go here to learn the difference between E3 and Sb.
Hubble
Tuning Fork Diagram: Why it’s somewhat wrong
Google Sky Tour: Open Google Sky (inside Google Earth). Change to Google Sky. Go to the
layers section on the lower left hand side. Maximize “
Internet Investigation
for Week of March 24, 2008
ES2605:
How Does the Sunspot Cycle Affect Earth? Do this first!
ES2603: Why Does the Size of the Sun Appear to Change?
Old Solar Cycle Returns: A NASA story dated 3/28/08 explains that the sunspots we’re seeing now are due to the old solar cycle and not the new one.
SOHO Images: Go here for Solar and
Heliospheric Observatory Images of the Sun.
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 Tuesday, 3/18/08
ES2708: What Processes Shape Planetary Surfaces?
HIRISE:
Images of Surface Processes on Mars. Look at images from at least 4 science
themes. Name the themes you chose and what the images in these themes tell you
about the surface of Mars. Write these down on a separate sheet of paper or
word process it and attach it to your internet investigation.
ES2704:
How Fast Does the Wind Blow on Jupiter?
Journey through the Solar
System Internet Investigation for week of 3/10/08
NASA Solar System
Exploration: Go here to find information about solar system bodies and the
missions that are making discoveries about them.
The Nine Planets: Go here to
access information about the particulars of solar system bodies.
Planets
and Their Moons: Great website for learning more about planets and their
moons.
Planetary
Photojournal: Go here to see the latest images of solar system bodies.
Solar System Simulator: Go here
for images of what each planet looks like as seen from various perspectives.
Solar
System Lithographs: This is a link to the lithographs that we use in class.
Mythological
Name Origins: Go here for the mythological name origins of all the solar
system bodies.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory:
The experts on planetary exploration!
Homework due Friday, 3/14/08: Go to the JPL Planet Quest website. Go to
Multimedia Section. Watch the Flash video called “Four Ways to Find a
Planet.” Tell me the following: 1) What are the four ways that we can use
to find planets in other solar systems? Describe them. 2) How many stars have
we found that have planets orbiting them? 3)
How many Earth-like planets have we found? 4) Why is it so difficult to
find Earth-like planets? Is it impossible or do you think we will find another
Earth-like planet someday?
Moon Phases Activity for
Wednesday, 2/13/08/Thursday, 2/14/08
Lunar Phase and Eclipse
Predictions
Virtual Reality Moon
Phase Pictures
Lunar Phase and Eclipse Animations
Cratering Lab and
Internet Investigation for Friday, 2/8/08 and Monday, 2/11/08
Excel Data
Spreadsheet for Cratering Lab
ES2506:
What if Earth and the Moon Were Hit by Twin Asteroids?
Google Moon: Go here for
geologic analysis of the moon.
Google Earth Internet
Investigation for Friday, January 18, 2008: This enables you to answer hazards
questions on Magnitude vs. Intensity Activity
Go to an outside website to “clear” the server. Open Google Earth
by going to Application Explorer, All, Double Click Google Earth. Select File,
Open or CTRL + o. Navigate to Studentw on LCHSnov2\Vol1\T: Drive. Traeger
folder, Assignment Templates Read Only Folder, Google Earth Data Folder,
earthquakes_google_earth folder. Open geologic map of
USGS Earthquake Hazards Website:
An overall view of everything relating to earthquakes.
Earthquake Hazards
Maps: Earthquake probability maps for La
Earthquake
Hazards: More info and maps of hazard zones can be found here.
Reading
Geologic Maps and the Geologic Time Scale
and What is a Geologic
Map?: Go here for more info on reading geologic maps.
Google
Earth Files: More downloadable Google Earth Files
Internet Investigation
for homework for Tuesday, January 22, 2008
ES0402:
How do We Know About Layers Deep Within Earth?
Internet Investigation
for Monday and Tuesday, December 10 and 11, 2007
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 Investigations
for Tuesday, November 13, 2007 due Friday, November 16, 2007
ES0603:
How do Igneous Rocks Form?
ES2903:
What Stories do Rocks Tell?
Minerals in Your World
Assignment for Tuesday/Wednesday, October 30/31, 2007
Minerals in your world Worksheet
and essay prompt in MS Word. Submit your work electronically if the printer
does not work. Go here
for instructions
on how to do this.
Minerals in Your World Website
Mineral Locations
in Google Earth Files (Scroll Down to choose appropriate file)
Mineral Information Links (Scroll Down
to Minerals and Rocks Links)
Internet Investigation
for Homework for Wednesday/Thursday, September 19/20, 2007 due on Friday
September 21, 2007
Internet Investigations
on Earth Spheres
ES0103:
How are Earth’s Spheres Interacting?
ES0108:
How do Interactions among Earth’s Spheres Vary Regionally? Extra Credit
if you want to do it.
Internet Investigations
on Tools of the Earth Scientist for in Class on Friday, September 21, 2007
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.