Weather Fun Links
REQUIRED: Bill Nye: Storms
Fronts: Interactive animations and descriptions
QUIZLET - vocabulary review
Websites:
- Air Masses/Fronts Presentation
- Warm and Cold Front Animations and descriptions
Handouts:
- Overview of types of fronts
Videos:
- Scholastic Study Jams: Review of air masses and fronts
- Clouds and Weather
- National Geographic: Weather
- Overview of fronts
- NOVA: The Making of a Cloud
- Bill Nye: The Water Cycle
- Bill Nye: The Atmosphere
- Magic School Bus: Goes on Air
Fronts: Interactive animations and descriptions
QUIZLET - vocabulary review
Websites:
- Air Masses/Fronts Presentation
- Warm and Cold Front Animations and descriptions
Handouts:
- Overview of types of fronts
Videos:
- Scholastic Study Jams: Review of air masses and fronts
- Clouds and Weather
- National Geographic: Weather
- Overview of fronts
- NOVA: The Making of a Cloud
- Bill Nye: The Water Cycle
- Bill Nye: The Atmosphere
- Magic School Bus: Goes on Air
Rocks & Minerals Fun Links
Videos:
- We Will Rock You! (The Rock Cycle Song)
- Geology Kitchen: Three Types of Rock
Websites:
- Label the Rock Cycle
- How Rocks Change (information and animations)
- Examining Different Rocks (interactive)
- Rock Cycle Overview (with animations)
- Rock Textures
- Examining the Rock Cycle
- Interactive Rock Cycle Animation
- CHALLENGE: Fix the Rock Cycle!
Games:
- Rock Collection
- Rock Cycle Diagram
- Rock Tests
- We Will Rock You! (The Rock Cycle Song)
- Geology Kitchen: Three Types of Rock
Websites:
- Label the Rock Cycle
- How Rocks Change (information and animations)
- Examining Different Rocks (interactive)
- Rock Cycle Overview (with animations)
- Rock Textures
- Examining the Rock Cycle
- Interactive Rock Cycle Animation
- CHALLENGE: Fix the Rock Cycle!
Games:
- Rock Collection
- Rock Cycle Diagram
- Rock Tests
Volcano Fun Links
Geysers, Hot Springs and Fissures
Websites:
- PBS Kids: Video and Experiment about Geysers
- Live Streaming Webcams of Yellowstone's Geysers
- Article: The Science Behind Yellowstone's Rainbow Hot Spring
Videos:
- Extinct Fissure (in Spanish)
- Discovery News: How Geysers Erupt
- How do geysers Erupt? Animation and Explanation
Hot Spot Volcanoes
Websites:
- Hot Spot Animation and Explanation
Videos:
- Yellowstone's Supervolcano
- Yellowstone Super-Eruptions
- Hot Spot Volcanism Animation
- How Stuff Works: Hawaii's Hot Spot
- Classroom Demonstration of Hawaii's Hotspot
- How the Earth was Made: Hawaii
- National Geographic: A New Hawaiian Volcano
Parts of a Volcano
Websites:
- Volcano Trivia Game
- The Magic School Bus: Blows its Top Maze Game
Videos:
- USGS: Lava Flow Time Lapse
- Lava Flows from Volcáan Pacaya in Guatemala
Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
Websites:
- Volcano Trivia Game
- PBS: Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
- Scholastic: Volcanoes
Videos:
- USGS: Lava Flow Time Lapse
- Lava Flows from Volcáan Pacaya in Guatemala
- How Stuff Works: Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
- Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
- Discovery: Understanding Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
- BBC: Mid-ocean ridges (Underwater Volcanoes)
Websites:
- PBS Kids: Video and Experiment about Geysers
- Live Streaming Webcams of Yellowstone's Geysers
- Article: The Science Behind Yellowstone's Rainbow Hot Spring
Videos:
- Extinct Fissure (in Spanish)
- Discovery News: How Geysers Erupt
- How do geysers Erupt? Animation and Explanation
Hot Spot Volcanoes
Websites:
- Hot Spot Animation and Explanation
Videos:
- Yellowstone's Supervolcano
- Yellowstone Super-Eruptions
- Hot Spot Volcanism Animation
- How Stuff Works: Hawaii's Hot Spot
- Classroom Demonstration of Hawaii's Hotspot
- How the Earth was Made: Hawaii
- National Geographic: A New Hawaiian Volcano
Parts of a Volcano
Websites:
- Volcano Trivia Game
- The Magic School Bus: Blows its Top Maze Game
Videos:
- USGS: Lava Flow Time Lapse
- Lava Flows from Volcáan Pacaya in Guatemala
Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
Websites:
- Volcano Trivia Game
- PBS: Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
- Scholastic: Volcanoes
Videos:
- USGS: Lava Flow Time Lapse
- Lava Flows from Volcáan Pacaya in Guatemala
- How Stuff Works: Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
- Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
- Discovery: Understanding Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
- BBC: Mid-ocean ridges (Underwater Volcanoes)
Earthquake Fun Links
Videos:
- Bill Nye: Earthquakes
- Earthquake Safety with Anna Wainscott
- What to do in an earthquake
- KQED: Bay Bridge Make Over
Games:
- Build an Emergency Kit Game
- Beat the Quake : Make your house as safe as possible before an earthquake hits!
- Stop Disasters Game (choose Earthquake OR Tsunami)
- Bill Nye: Earthquakes
- Earthquake Safety with Anna Wainscott
- What to do in an earthquake
- KQED: Bay Bridge Make Over
Games:
- Build an Emergency Kit Game
- Beat the Quake : Make your house as safe as possible before an earthquake hits!
- Stop Disasters Game (choose Earthquake OR Tsunami)