Chiera - 8th Grade Science

Geology Links

Fear of Physics
http://www.fearofphysics.com/Proj/proj.html

Roller Coaster Designer
http://puzzling.caret.cam.ac.uk/game.php?game=roller

Rock Hounds’ Discover How Rocks Are Formed
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/create

Smithsonian’s Dynamic Earth features multimedia sections on gems and minerals and rocks and mining.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/main_frames.html

The site’s GeoGallery is also a great tool for looking up different kinds of rocks.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/main_frames.html?7_0_0

Windows to the Universe: Rock and the Rock Cycle
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/rocks_intro.html

Ohio Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey Home Page
http://ohiodnr.com/geosurvey/Home/gsdefault/tabid/7105/Default.aspx

United States Geologic Survey Home Page
http://www.usgs.gov

Astronomy Links

Geoscience Animations
http://esminfo.prenhall.com/science/geoanimations/animations/01_EarthSun_E2.html

Seasons
http://www.astro.illinois.edu/projects/data/Seasons/index.html

Song from the Meaning of Life
http://dingo.care-mail.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf

Various Spectra
http://members.misty.com/don/spectra.html

Planetary Photojournal
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html

Nine Planets Multi Media Tour of the Solar System
http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html#toc

Astro Viewer: Your Night Sky Map in the Internet
http://www.astroviewer.com/

Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu

Doppler Effect
http://www.astro.ubc.ca/~scharein/a311/Sim.html

Star Gazer
http://www.jackstargazer.com

NASA's Electromagnetic Spectrum
http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/index.html

Weather Links

Air Masses & Fronts Webquest
http://poster.4teachers.org/worksheet/view.php?ID=94053

Web Weather for Kids
http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/index.html

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.noaa.gov

Ed Heads - Activate Your Minds!
http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/index.htm