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A science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in rocks.
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Neill's Geology Has Moved! Thank you for your support, and please update your links (no more pop-ups Sincerely, C. Neill...Learn how Biology, Geology, Hydrology, and Geography can help us understand our changing world.
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USGS Education Survey provides scientific information intended to help educate the public about natural resources, natural hazards, geospatial data, and issues that affect our quality of life. This website provides links to selected online resources to support education (K-12) and college inquiry...Interactive exhibit about the earth's movements. From the Franklin Institute Science Museum.
http://www.fi.edu/earth/earth.html
Offers an animated, interactive timeline about continental drift, fossils and rocks, 10 virtual walks around Great Britain, field trips and experiments.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/rocks/
Explores plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, and the way they shape the earth.
http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/voyager/earth_puzzle/
Comprehensive information about the many types of minerals in the world.
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/by-name.htm
Provides brief facts about soil such as what it is and how it is formed.
http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/edresources/soil.html
Investigate ocean energy, sand and tide pool math. Visit an offshore oil rig and learn about archaeological shipwreck sites.
http://www.mms.gov/mmskids/
Get the shakedown on volcanoes and quakes in New Zealand. Explore free downloads and learn what it takes to become a Geologist.
http://www.gns.cri.nz/kids/
Learn about the earth by reading short articles on plate tectonics, cycles, geologic time, adaptation and more.
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsys.html
A flash animated story of an igneous rock and its discovery of who it really is by learning about the rock cycle.
http://www.freewebs.com/rockstory
Learn why granites are like ice cream.
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rmr/analogy.html
Learn about rocks and minerals. Ask questions and play mineral games online.
http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/K_12.html
Learn how to grow crystals using Alum. These crystals grow in three days and you choose the colors.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/trythis/tryfun1.html
Learn how to grow a crystal garden. Offers a description of what causes the crystals to grow.
http://www.yesmag.bc.ca/projects/crystal_gardens.html
Learn how to identify minerals, grow crystals and create a collection or dig into brainteasers, puzzles and games.
http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/minerals/
Learn about Yellowstone National Park with games and activities like the Animal Alphabet Book, the Yellowstone Coloring Book and a Scavenger Hunt.
http://www.nps.gov/yell/kidstuff/index.htm
Introduces four basic types of disasters unique to Hawaii and information on how individuals can better prepare themselves should they occur.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J003007/
Explore a photo gallery of gems, volcanoes, rocks, minerals and meteorites. Offers research, collections and exhibits.
http://www.minerals.si.edu/
The Kentucky Geological Survey offers recipes for appetizers, desserts and other food that help to explain earth-science concepts.
http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/cookbook.htm
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.
http://www.kaibab.org/geology/gc_geol.htm
Learn about earth structure, atmosphere, natural energies, water resources, living things, climate and cycles. Page includes photos and explanation of terms.
http://www.geography4kids.com/
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.
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/kids/kids_hope/index.html