Numerous ideas for celebrating Earth day,
April 22. Included are online games, creating cards, coloring activities,
free clip art, word searches, and language and science activities.
In-depth information about the earth sciences--earthquakes,
volcanoes, plate tectonics, topology, and sea level change--along with
images, graphs, maps, and movies. Student and teacher guides.
An earthquake lesson that will guide you through
several activities to help you think like a geologist. Includes instruction
for building a seismograph.
Where do most earthquakes happen? The images
on this page show the locations of earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and larger
that occurred over a five-year period. If you do not have a Java-capable
browser, you should see six static images in place of the animation.
Lots of news and information about volcanoes
in general, and specifically ones in Hawaii, including Kilauea, Mauna Loa,
and Loihi. Be sure to check out the awesome photo gallery.
Lassen Volcanic became a national park in
1916 because of its significance as an active volcanic landscape. All four
types of volcanoes in the world are found in Lassen's 106,000 acres.
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