Open Directory - Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: The Earth: Geology
This category in other languages: [ ] - Get facts about the three types of rocks: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic. Includes photos. [ ] - Introduces four basic types of disasters unique to Hawaii and information on how individuals can better prepare themselves should they occur. [ ] - Learn how to grow a crystal garden. Offers a description of what causes the crystals to grow. [ ] - Learn about the earth by reading short articles on plate tectonics, cycles, geologic time, adaptation and more. [ ] - Explores plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, and the way they shape the earth. [ ] - Interactive exhibit about the earth's movements. From the Franklin Institute Science Museum. [ ] - Learn about earth structure, atmosphere, natural energies, water resources, living things, climate and cycles. Page includes photos and explanation of terms. [ ] - The Kentucky Geological Survey offers recipes for appetizers, desserts and other food that help to explain earth-science concepts. [ ] - Explains how layers of the Grand Canyon were formed over a period of about 2 million years. Many illustrations. Gives a couple different theories about some of the details. [ ] - Offers interviews with a scientist and amazing adventure stories. Learn which rocks or minerals are in items from the kitchen and read interviews with kids. [ ] - Learn about rocks and minerals. Ask questions and play mineral games online. [ ] - Comprehensive information about the many types of minerals in the world. [ ] - Investigate ocean energy, sand and tide pool math. Visit an offshore oil rig and learn about archaeological shipwreck sites. [ ] - Learn why granites are like ice cream. [ ] - A flash animated story of an igneous rock and its discovery of who it really is by learning about the rock cycle. [ ] - Explore a photo gallery of gems, volcanoes, rocks, minerals and meteorites. Offers research, collections and exhibits. [ ] - The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History presents articles about gems, minerals, rocks, mining, earth movements, volcanoes, and materials from other planets in our solar system. [ ] - Learn how Biology, Geology, Hydrology, and Geography can help us understand our changing world. [ ] - Provides brief facts about soil such as what it is and how it is formed. [ ] - Learn about Yellowstone National Park with games and activities like the Animal Alphabet Book, the Yellowstone Coloring Book and a Scavenger Hunt.
