Earth Science Webquest Internet Investigations Links
USE Google Chrome for
these Internet Investigations if you are in class.
Extra
Credit Internet Investigation for Wednesday, June 05, 2013
ES1708:
How does the Ozone Layer Change over Time?
ES1807:
How Acidic is Your Rain?
Internet
Investigation for Friday, May 10, 2013
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.
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 “
Light
the Astronomer’s Friend Lab for April 8-11, 2013
Blackbody Curve: Use this to help answer Part
5, Question #5
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.
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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What is it? (Planet, Star, Nebula, Galaxy, etc.) |
What Types (UV, Visible, etc.) and Wavelengths (ex. 410 nm, 400 nm, etc.) of light were used to image this object? |
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Internet
Investigation block day 3/19/13
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 March 12, 2013
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 Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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!
Destination
Solar System Project Links for 2/20 and 2/22/13
Noodle
Tools Links: Go here to access links to Noodle Tools
MyBigCampus Link: Go here to
turn in your project.
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!
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
Investigations for Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Google Moon: Go here for geologic analysis of the moon.
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 Thursday, January 17, 2013
ES1102: How do Rocks Respond to Stress?
Extra
Credit Internet Investigations Due Friday, 1/11/13
ES0901: How are Volcanoes Related to Plate
Tectonics?
ES0907: Is it Safe to Live Near a Volcano?
Google
Earth Investigation Links for Tuesday and Wednesday, 1/8/13 and 1/9/13
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.”
National Geographic Forces of Nature: Go here
to get a good overview of the types of volcanoes and where they form.
Plate
Tectonics Lab for Block Day, Wednesday, 12/12/12 and Friday, 12/14/12
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.
Use the USGS website Understanding Plate Motions to answer some of
the questions.
National Geographic
Interactive Map: This map is helpful with place names.
Google Earth Plate Boundaries File:
Scroll down to the bottom, click on “USGS: Tectonics Plates Boundaries,” and
then click “KML File.”
Internet
Investigation for Wednesday, November 28, 2012
ES0801: What is Earth’s Crust Like?
ES0802: How Old Is The
Internet
Investigation for Thursday, November 8, 2012
ES0602: How do Rocks Undergo Change?
ES0603: How do Igneous Rocks Form?
Internet
Investigation for Thursday 11/1/12
Part 1 Only: ES0506:
How Do
Extra
Credit below if you want to do it
Part 2: Crystal Structures. Use the following links to explore the different mineral crystal structures and find examples of the crystal structure of minerals themselves
Introduction to Crystallography: Use this link to describe the geometry of the seven different mineral crystal systems
Virtual Museum of Minerals and Molecules: Good site for
envisioning crystal structures in 3-D.
Crystal
Structure and Crystal Systems: Good descriptions of crystal systems and
crystal forms.
Crystal
Structure Databases: Good site for searching minerals by their crystal
structure.
Mineral Gallery:
Good pictures of minerals
Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom: More good information about minerals, including their crystal systems
Internet Investigation
for Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Internet
Investigation Worksheet
Part
1: ES0501: How Many Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons are in Common
Elements?
Part
2: NOVA
Elements: Click on “View”
after going to main link. You may be prompted to install Unity Web Player. If
you are, please install it. When the animation loads, click on the circle that
says “Explore the Interactive Periodic Table.”
Internet Investigation
for Friday, September 14, 2012
Part 1: ESU101:
How Can Getting Farther Away from Earth Help us to See It More Clearly?
Internet Investigation
for Friday, August 31, 2012
Class Textbook Website: Log in and try your username and password. Familiarize yourself with the online textbook. Remember that the main link for the textbook is always on the class website.
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.