Geology Webquest Internet Investigations Links
USE INTERNET EXPLORER!
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 Wednesday/Thursday, May 25 and 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 4-6, 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 Tuesday, May 3, 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
Internet
Investigation for Wednesday/Thursday/Friday, April 13/14/15, 2011
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ESU701:
Could Mars Support Life? Internet Investigation |
Astrobiology.com: Looks like
a good site, but be careful to analyze sources carefully |
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Life
on Other Planets?: Good site from UC San Diego |
Astrobiology Magazine: This site
says they are NASA sponsored, so try it out. |
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NASA Astrobiology Page:
Good site for finding out what life is |
Astrobiology at
University of Washington: This looks like a reputable site |
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Natural
History Museum in England: This is a nice resource about astrobiology |
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NOVA Origins: Good
site for finding about water and the Drake Equation |
NASA Solar System
Exploration Site: Excellent Source! |
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TERC Astrobiology Page: a whole
course dedicated to astrobiology |
Noodle
Tools Links: Go here to access links to Noodle Tools |
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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. |
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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. |
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Solar
System Lithographs: This is a link to the lithographs that we use in
class. |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory:
The experts on planetary exploration! |
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What Can the
Ocean Tell Us about Life on Other Planets?: Good site that shows the
parallels between our own oceans and the life forms we might expect to find
elsewhere in the solar system. |
Did
Comets Make Life on Earth Possible?: Go here to find out more about how
comets may have seeded the solar system with the ingredients necessary for
life. |
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A
Comet’s Life: Icy Adventure from Birth to Death: This story details
the evidence found that comets are the origins for life. |
Calculations
Prove Life Began in Comet: More evidence for the origins of life! |
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A Word from the Comet Expert:
Learn more about how amino acids delivered by comets may have seeded our
Earth with life. |
Did
Comets Contain Key Ingredients for Life on Earth?: Science Daily article
highlighting the role of comets in seeding life. |
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Windows to the Universe: Find out more about the solar system and planet Earth! |
Planet Quest
Exoplanet Exploration: Go here for information on the search for
habitable planets and life in other solar systems |
Internet
Investigation for Wednesday/Thursday, March 30/31, 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
Investigations 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
PowerPoint®: 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, February 22, 2011
Volcano
Eruption Prediction
website and USGS Volcano Website. Go here
for worksheet.
Internet Investigation for Monday/Tuesday, February 7/8, 2011
ES1102:
How do Rocks Respond to Stress?
ES1106: What Forces Created These Geologic Features?
Internet Investigation
for Block Day, 1/5/6/2011
ES2903:
What Stories do Rocks Tell?
Internet Investigation
for Tuesday, 12/14/10: Mapping the Earth’s Plates and Plate Boundaries
Exercise
You can use one of the
following two options to complete this assignment
Google
Earth Plate Boundaries File: Scroll down to the bottom, click on
“USGS: Earth’s Tectonic Plates,” and then click “Open
in Google Earth.”
Google Earth
Earthquakes and Volcanoes File: Scroll down, click on either volcanoes or
earthquakes, and then click “Open in Google Earth.”
Google Earth
Earthquakes File: Click on “M1+ Real Time Earthquakes Past 7
Days” and then click “Open with Google Earth.”
This Dynamic Planet: Go here
to access an interactive map that tells what direction the plates are moving
and where the boundaries are.
Internet Investigations
for Monday, 12/13/2010
ES0802:
How Old Is The
ES0810:
How Fast Do Plates Move?
This Dynamic Planet: Go here to access an interactive map that tells what direction the plates are moving and where the boundaries are.
Internet Investigations
for Monday and Tuesday, November 15/16, 2010
ES0602:
How do Rocks Undergo Change?
ES0603:
How do Igneous Rocks Form?
Internet Investigation
for October 18/19, 2010
Part 1: ES0501:
How Many Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons are in Common Elements?
Part 2: ES0506:
How Do
Internet Investigation
for September 14, 2010
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:
MSR Maps: 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 geologic map of La Cañada!
Internet Investigation
for Thursday, September 2, 2010
ES0103:
How are Earth’s Spheres Interacting?
ES0108: How do Interactions among Earth’s Spheres Vary Regionally?