Geology 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. Pick at least Three (3) of your favorite cities in the US and/or World and report on the climate of those cities with respect to temperature and precipitation.

ES2101: What Factors Control Your Local Climate?

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 University of Alabama

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 “Education Center” and then double click on “User’s Guide to Galaxies.” Click on “User’s Guide to Galaxies Introduction” and then go through steps 1 through 11. Write down on a separate sheet of paper what it is that you see in each step and how it relates to the Hubble Tuning Fork classification scheme. In other words: Summarize the “What am I Looking at?” part. Staple this separate sheet to your worksheet entitled Galaxies and the Expanding Universe.

Light the Astronomer’s Friend Lab for March 27 and 28, 2013

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. I did this one year, but they take a while to make. Do this at home if it interests you.

The Electromagnetic Spectrum: Link 1 and Link 2 and an exploded star in multiple wavelengths

What wavelength goes with each color?

Multi-wavelength Astronomy

Energy Levels and Spectrum of the Hydrogen Atom

Light spectra

The Doppler Effect

Stellar Spectra and the Doppler Effect

How Telescopes Work: Site 1 and Site 2 and Site 3

Links for Electromagnetic Spectrum: What’s the Use?

Access the following sites and/or use Google Earth Google Sky to complete this part.

JPL Space Images

Spitzer Space Telescope Images

Chandra X-ray Observatory

Hubble Site Gallery

Multi-wavelength Astronomy

Internet Investigation block day 3/19 or 3/20/13

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.

Spaceweather: Go here for a current picture of the sun.

Solar Minimum Has Arrived: This story explains why the sun was inactive in 2008.

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.

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 12-13, 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 Friday, March 1, 2013 after your project is done. Scroll down for project links.

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!

Internet Investigation and Project Links for Week of 2/19/13

ESU701: Could Mars Support Life? Internet Investigation	Astrobiology.com: Looks like a good site, but be careful to analyze sources carefully
Life on Other Planets?: Good site from UC San Diego	Astrobiology Magazine: This site says they are NASA sponsored, so try it out.
NASA Astrobiology Page: Good site for finding out what life is	Astrobiology at University of Washington: This looks like a reputable site
SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Page	Natural History Museum in England: This is a nice resource about astrobiology
NOVA Origins: Good site for finding about water and the Drake Equation	NASA Solar System Exploration Site: Excellent Source!
TERC Astrobiology Page: a whole course dedicated to astrobiology	Noodle Tools Links: Go here to access links to Noodle Tools
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.	Jet Propulsion Laboratory: The experts on planetary exploration!
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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!
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!
JPL Mars Exploration Program: Mars may be the most likely place that we may find life in our solar system?	Curiosity Rover Website: Find out the latest from JPL’s Curiosity Rover
Smithsonian Article from February, 2013: The Building Blocks of Life May Have Come from Outer Space	Life in Ice: Very recent article (February, 2013) from JPL about finding life in glacial ice.
Where to Look for Extraterrestrial Life: This is a document for teacher lessons, but the first few pages outline all of the necessary ingredients for life very well!	NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Tiny Planet System and Kepler Discovers a System of Tiny of Tiny Planets: Good similar articles describing a search for Earth-Like planets in other solar systems.

Internet Investigations for January 30 & 31, 2013

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 Thursday, January 17, 2013

ES1102: How do Rocks Respond to Stress?

ES1106: What Forces Created These Geologic Features?

Google Earth Investigation Links for Friday, December 21, 2012

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 or Thursday, 12/13/12

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.

Use the following links if you want to do this assignment in Google Earth instead.

Google Earth Plate Boundaries File: Scroll down to the bottom, click on “USGS: Tectonics Plates Boundaries,” and then click “KML File.”

Google Earth Earthquakes and Google Earth Volcanoes Files: Scroll down, click on either volcanoes or earthquakes, and then click “View 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 Wednesday, 11/28 or Thursday, 11/29/2012

ES0802: How Old Is The Atlantic Ocean?

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 Friday, November 9, 2012

ES0602: How do Rocks Undergo Change?

ES0603: How do Igneous Rocks Form?

Internet Investigation for Wednesday, 10/31/12 or Thursday 11/1/12

Part 1: ES0506: How Do Crystals Grow?

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 and Wednesday, October 17, 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, October 5, 2012

Finish From Eratosthenes to Global Positioning Systems: Calculating the Size of the Earth lab. ACCESS THE KEY TO CHECK YOUR ANSWERS BEFORE TURNING IN!

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 Friday, September 14, 2012

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 Friday, August 31, 2012

ES0103: How are Earth’s Spheres Interacting?

ES0108: How do Interactions among Earth’s Spheres Vary Regionally?