Geology Webquest Internet Investigations Links
USE INTERNET EXPLORER if you
are using a MacBook in the Classroom! Flash and Shockwave were not loaded
properly for Firefox.
Internet Investigation for May 25-29, 2012
ES1706: How Does the Temperature at One Location Change Over a Year?
Climographs:
Use this site to find climographs of temperature and precipitation in various
cities in the US and around the World.
ESU501: How Might Global Climate Change Affect Life on Earth?
Internet
Investigation for June 1, 2012
Extreme Ice Survey:
Use this website to analyze images of glaciers and sea ice. Use the My Big
Campus Link if you are school! Otherwise, you will not be able to view the
videos. Enter your school user name and password to access the site.
NASA
JPL State of Flux: Use this website for before and after images of
glaciers.
Repeat
Photography Project: Use this website to track change in
NOVA Extreme Ice
Website: Use this website to map sea level rise.
National Snow and Ice Data Center:
The main authority for information about the state of our cryosphere.
What
is the Cryosphere?: Go here to find out.
State of the Cryosphere: How is the
Cryosphere an indicator of climate change? Go here to find out.
Internet Investigation
for Wednesday/Thursday/Friday, May 9, 10, 11, 2012
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 April 23, 2012, Due Tuesday,
April 24, 2012
ES2803:
What Does the Spectrum of a Star Tell Us about Its Temperature?
Light the Astronomer’s Friend Lab for April 20-27,
2012
Blackbody
Curve: Use this to help answer Part 5, Question #6
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
Extra
Credit Opportunity (Write on Separate Piece of Paper and attach to your Light:
the Astronomer’s Friend Lab)
Access the following sites and/or use Google Earth
Google Sky. Pick at least 5 images of any astronomical object that catches your
eye. Make a chart on a separate sheet of paper with the following questions and
answers. This will score you 10 points of extra credit on your lab!
Spitzer
Space Telescope Images
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is it? (Planet, Star, Nebula, Galaxy, etc.) |
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Internet
Investigation starting Friday, 4/13/12
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 and Project Links for Week of 3/26/12
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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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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 |
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Is
it Snowing Microbes on Enceladus?: Go here to find out about the latest
findings about Saturn’s moon Enceladus. |
Billions
of Planets with Life?: New story from Time
Magazine about habitable planets around class M (lowest temperature) dwarf
stars. |
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Getting
to Know the Goldilocks Planet: Brand new story and video on how to
Explore Earth Like Planets Light Years Away! |
Icy
Moons through Cassini’s Eyes: A recent flyby of Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
by the Cassini orbiter on 3/27/12 reveals the ingredients for life in its
geysers! |
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TED
Talk: Deep Ocean Mysteries and Wonders: Helpful for looking at life in
extreme environments in Earth’s oceans. |
Mysterious Titan
Lecture: Very Helpful recent Von Karman Lecture for people researching
Saturn’s moon Titan! |
Internet
Investigation for Thursday and Friday, March 22 and 23, 2012
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, what
the themes are, 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.
Messenger Mission
in Google Earth: Click on “Mercury in Google Earth” and follow the
instructions!
Animations
to Help with Moon Phases Activity on Friday, 3/9/12
Lunar Phase Animation: This will help the most.
NASA Eclipse Home Page,Lunar Eclipse Diagram
Lunar Phase and Eclipse Animations, and Eclipse Animations from Penn State University and Phase and Eclipse Animations from University of Nebraska.
More Eclipse and Moon Phase Animations
Internet
Investigation for February 29-March 2, 2012
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 February 27 & 28, 2012
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.
Links and Simulations for Wednesday or
Thursday, 2/22 or 2/23/12
Solar Motions Simulator: Use this Simulator to find the positions of the Sun to make your graph of the Sun for today.
Path of the Sun Animation: Use this to show the path of the Sun at different latitudes.
Sun’s Ray’s Simulator: Use this animation to see how the angle of sunlight on Earth’s surface changes with the seasons.
Sun’s Position on the Horizon: Use this animation to see how the position of the setting or rising Sun changes with the seasons.
Sun Motions Overview: This animation shows the path of the Sun on the celestial sphere.
LCHS Solar Panel Data: Username: lchs, Password: lchs
Analemma Animation: See how the position of the Sun changes throughout
the year to make a pattern known as an Analemma.
Seasons
Animator from Homework: Use this animation from homework to answer some
questions on the lab.
Changing Constellations Simulator: This shows how the Zodiac constellations we see change through the year because of Earth’s rotation.
Links and Simulations for Wednesday or
Thursday, 2/8 or 2/9/12
Kepler’s Laws of Motion and Kepler’s Laws Animation from University of Nebraska: This will help with the Kepler’s Laws Activity
My Solar System animation and/or Gravity and Orbits Simulation: Download these animations to simulate different planetary orbits as called out for in the Kepler’s Laws Activity
Internet
Investigation for Homework for Monday, February 6, 2012 (Due Tuesday, February
7, 2012)
ES2603:
Why Does the Size of the Sun Appear to Change? (Mandatory)
ES0405:
What Time Is It? (Extra Credit)
Internet Investigation for Friday, January 13, 2012
ES1102:
How do Rocks Respond to Stress?
ES1106: What Forces Created These Geologic Features?
Google
Earth Investigation Links for Wednesday/Thursday, December 14/15, 2011
National
Geographic Forces of Nature: Go here to get a good overview of the types of
volcanoes and where they form.
Smithsonian Institution Global
Volcanism Program: Go here for more information about your volcanoes and to
download the Holocene volcano files under “Google Earth Placemarks.”
Google
Earth Earthquake and Plate Boundaries File: Click on appropriate files and
then click “Open with Google Earth.”
Internet
Investigation for Monday, December 19, 2011
Volcano Eruption Prediction website and USGS Volcano Website. Go here for worksheet.
Internet Investigations
for Tuesday, November 29, 2011
ES0602:
How do Rocks Undergo Change?
ES0603:
How do Igneous Rocks Form?
Internet Investigation
for Friday, November 4, 2011
Part 1: ES0501:
How Many Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons are in Common Elements?
Part 2: ES0506:
How Do
Plate Tectonics Lab for
block day Tuesday, 10/18/11 or Thursday, 10/20/11
This Dynamic Planet: Go here to access an interactive map that tells what direction the plates are moving and where the boundaries are. You will use this link to complete the computer lab.
National
Geographic Interactive Map: This is a link to the map link suggested in
question #10.
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.”
Internet Investigations
for Friday, 10/14/11 and Monday, 10/17/11
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 Investigation
for Friday, 9/30/11
Part 1: ES0402:
How do We Know about Layers Deep within Earth?
Part 2: Why
do Seismic Waves Travel a Curving Path through Earth?
Part 3: How
do P & S Waves Give Evidence for a Liquid Outer Core?
Internet Investigation
for Monday, 9/19/11
Part 1: ESU101: How Can Getting Farther Away from Earth Help us to See It More Clearly?
Part 2: ES0301:
How do Map Projections Distort Earth’s Surface? (Extra Credit if you want to do
this!)
Internet Investigation
for Friday, September 2, 2011
ES0103:
How are Earth’s Spheres Interacting?
ES0108: How do Interactions among Earth’s Spheres Vary Regionally?