United States Coral Reef Task Force
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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UCMP: Geology: Plate Tectonics
"This University of California Museum of Paleontology site has oodles of animationsillustrating 750 millions years of continental drift, but they are mostly variations on the sametheme; no need to view them all. The lion’s share of content is found in two articles: The RockyHistory of an Idea and The Mechanism Behind Plate Tectonics. Like many scientific discoveries,continental drift was not widely accepted when first introduced by Wegener in 1912. In the1960’s, "greater understanding of the ocean floor" led several scientists to publish hypothesiscalled "sea floor spreading" similar to Wegner’s original theory of continental plates on the move."
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TIME for Kids: Coral Reef Crisis
"This single-page TIME for Kids article for upper elementary students is short and to the point. And teachers will love the accompanying lesson plan and five-question, fill-in-the-blank quiz (in PDF for ease of printing.) Since there is no direct link to the Teachers Guide from the article, here’s the URL."
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The Tech: Earthquakes
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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The Glacier Story
"What makes a glacier? Where are glaciers found? How does the climate affect glaciers? If you want to know the answers to these questions and more, the Glacier Story will take you on a quick tour complete with glacier photos from our historic glacier photo collection. When you finish the nine page story, follow the link to All About Glaciers for more in depth coverage that includes a glossary, a photo gallery, quick facts and current glacier news."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Underwater Web Cams
"Live cameras connected to the Web can be either incredibly fascinating or amazingly dull. What do you think of a Web cam aimed at a blank wall? Or inside a refrigerator, aimed at the door? Bypassing the absurd, I’ve assembled a virtual aquarium trip, visiting whales, sharks, a kelp forest and a coral bed. All these images are live and some are only visible during daylight hours, so I’ve noted the time zone of each site."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Plate Tectonics
"’)">Email this page to a friend with a personal message Plate tectonics theory, formulated in the 1960s and 70s, states that the Earth’souter crust is composed of moving plates. For example, two hundred million years ago there wasonly one super continent named Pangaea. Plate tectonics also explains how mountains, volcanosand earthquakes are created as a by-product of continental drift."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Glaciers
"A glacier is a large flowing ice mass. Some glaciers move at a snail’s pace, just a few inches a day, while others advance more than a hundred feet a day. Glaciers are formed as large amounts of snow accumulate over many years and individual snow flakes at the bottom of the snow pile are compacted into grain-like pellets called firn. As the weight builds up, the firn are compacted even further into blue glacial ice. The glacial ice eventually becomes so thick and so heavy that it moves under the pressure of its own weight."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Fossils
"A fossil is a window into the history of our world, providing clues about plants and animals that lived thousands or millions of years ago. And because fossils are fairly easy to find, many kids and grownups enjoy the sleuthing that amateur palenotology (the study of ancient life) offers."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Earthquakes
"As a Californian, my life has been punctuated by earthquakes. My earliest temblor memory is the 1971 Sylmar quake. On that auspicious day I began my first job as a high school graduate. In the 1994 Northridge earthquake, my mother lost the house I grew up in. Perhaps the rest of the country wonders why we live here, but at least our quakes deter some from moving here."
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