Earth Science Webquest Internet Investigations Links
Internet
Investigation for Monday, June 13, 2011
Clouds:
Go here to learn about the different types of clouds
Internet Investigation for Tuesday, June 7, 2011
ES1706:
How Does the Temperature at One Location Change Over a Year?
ESU501:
How Might Global Climate Change Affect Life on Earth?
Internet Investigation
for Thursday, May 26, 2011
Links to Help you
Complete Part 1 of the worksheet Galaxies
and the Expanding Universe
Hubble Space
Telescope: Galaxy images
WISE
Mission Galaxy Images: These are nine new images released on May 25, 2011
that show nine different galaxies in the infrared spectrum.
Galaxy Zoo: A website dedicated
to galaxy classification
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 “
Extra
Credit Internet Investigation for Homework on May 9, 2011
ES2803:
What Does the Spectrum of a Star Tell Us about Its Temperature?
Light
the Astronomer’s Friend Lab for May 5-6, 2011
Emission Spectra of the
Elements: This site will help to identify what elements were in each of the
gas tubes that you viewed in class.
Spectra of Gas Discharges:
Another site that will help you to identify the elements that you saw in lab.
Periodic Table and
Emission Spectra: Another site for help in identifying emission spectra
elements.
Emission
Spectra of the Elements #2: Another site for help in identifying the
emission spectra of elements
KSU Spectroscopy Site:
Put different elements in the power supply to see what their emission spectra
are.
Make cereal box
spectroscopes.
The
Electromagnetic Spectrum: Link
1 and Link 2
and an exploded
star in multiple wavelengths
What wavelength
goes with each color?
Energy Levels
and Spectrum of the Hydrogen Atom
The Doppler Effect
Stellar
Spectra and the Doppler Effect
How Telescopes Work: Site 1 and Site 2 and Site 3
Internet
Investigation for Friday, April 29 and Monday, May 2, 2011
ES2605:
How Does the Sunspot Cycle Affect Earth? Do this first!
ES2810: What Happens as a Star Runs Out of Hydrogen? Do this second.
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.
Solar Dynamics Observatory Story: Read up on the newest spacecraft to be launched to study our nearest star!
Solar Dynamics Observatory: Go here for breathtaking images of our Sun.
NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory Page: More images from SDO
Einstein and the Power of
Tiny Things
Destination
Solar System Project Links for Friday, 4/15 and Monday, 4/19/2011
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!
Internet
Investigation for Thursday, March 31, 2011
ES2708: What Processes Shape Planetary Surfaces? Do
this first!
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?
Messenger
Spacecraft First Image of Mercury: This is the first image from the Messenger Mission spacecraft in highly
eccentric orbit around Mercury published on March 29, 2011.
Internet
Investigation for Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Kepler’s Laws of Motion: This will help with the Kepler’s Laws Activity
My
Solar System animation: Download this animation to simulate different
planetary orbits as called out for in the Kepler’s
Laws Activity
Internet
Investigation for March 8-9, 2011
ES2506: What if Earth and the Moon Were Hit by Twin Asteroids?
Impact: Earth!: Use this
site as an additional resource for calculating crater sizes on second page of
Internet Investigation.
Internet Investigation
for March 4, 7, 2011
Google Moon: Go here for geologic analysis of the moon.
Apollo Mission
Information: Go here for detailed information about the lunar geology
explored by Apollo missions.
Far Side of the Moon: Go here and here to see images
of what the far side (the side we never see) of the Moon looks like!
Traeger’s Moon
PowerPointŪ: This will be helpful for some of the questions.
NASA’s
Constellation Program Canceled: President Obama just canceled future
missions to the moon. Find out how future lunar exploration will be conducted.
Internet Investigation
for Tuesday, 2/22/11
ES0901:
How are Volcanoes Related to Plate Tectonics?
ES0907:
Is it Safe to Live Near a Volcano?
Internet Investigation
for Thursday, 2/10/11
ES1003:
Where Was That Earthquake?
ES1001:
How Are Earthquakes Related to Plate Tectonics?
Internet Investigation
for Tuesday, 2/8/11
ES1102:
How do Rocks Respond to Stress?
ES1106:
What Forces Created These Geologic Features? (Extra Credit)
Internet Investigation
for Friday, January 07, 2011
ES2903:
What Stories do Rocks Tell?
Internet Investigation
for Monday/Tuesday, December 13/14, 2010
ES0801:
What is Earth’s Crust Like?
ES0802:
How Old Is The
Internet Investigation for
Monday and Tuesday, November 15/16, 2010
ES0602:
How do Rocks Undergo Change?
ES0603:
How do Igneous Rocks Form?
Internet Investigation
for Monday/Tuesday, October 18/19, 2010
Part 1: ES0501:
How Many Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons are in Common Elements? Do this
first.
Part 2: ES0506:
How Do
Internet Investigation
for Thursday, September 2, 2010
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.