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Infer-O-Saurus
- Make an Observation; Make an Inference - Printable Assignment with optional
Answer Sheet
Average
Chemical Composition of Earth's Crust - Assignment
Label
Earth's Orbit - Assignment
Interior
of the Earth - Assignment
Evolution
of Earth's Atmosphere - Lesson
Evolution
of Earth's Atmosphere - Assignment
Temperature
Conversion Worksheet - Assignment
Pressure
Conversion Worksheet - Assignment
Graphing
Summits - Assignment
Describing
Motion - Computing Rate of Speed and Distance Traveled - Assignment
Percent
Deviation - Assignment
Understanding
Mass versus Weight - What is the Difference? - Tutorial and Assignment
The Density Triangle - Lesson - Using the Density Formula in Reverse
Using
the Density Triangle in Reverse - Assignment
Is
it a Mineral? Assignment
What
is a Mineral? - The Strict Geology Definition - Lesson
Seeing
the Individual Minerals in a Large Rock -Lesson
Seeing
the Individual Minerals in a Large Rock - Assignment
Seeing
the Individual Minerals in a Large Rock - Printable Answer Sheet - No Photos
False
Cleavage in a Large Quartz Specimen - Lesson
Mineral
Hardness and Resistance - Assignment
The Mohs Scale of Hardness - Lesson
Gemstone
Colors - Lesson - What causes the different colors in minerals?
Mineral Properties - Applying Mineral Characteristics to the World of Gemstones
- Assignment
Igneous
Rocks Review - Assignment
Igneous
Plutons
- Lesson
Name
the Igneous Plutons - Assignment
Is
It Intrusive or Extrusive? - Assignment - An external website is used.
Volcano
Anatomy - Lesson
Volcano
Anatomy - Assignment
Predicting
Volcanic Eruptions - Lesson
Predicting
Volcanic Eruptions - Assignment
Identifying
and Classifying Rocks in the Field - Classification of the 3 rock types
based on photographs - Assignment
Sedimentary
Rocks Review - Assignment
Metamorphic
Rocks Review - Assignment
The
Formation of Sedimentary Rocks - Lesson
The above lesson is an online series of related documents pertaining to
the Formation of Sedimentary Rocks. The documents are not in .Pdf format but
rather they are illustrated HTML pages dealing with many facets of Sedimentary
Rocks including their formation, characteristics and classification.
Using
Keywords to Identify Rocks - Lesson - For best results online links
should be opened and observed.
Using
Keywords to Identify Rocks - Assignment
The
Rock Cycle - Assignment
Also available to students seeking Extra Credit for this topic is a list
of possible short essays pertaining to Minerals and Rocks:
Quick
and Short Essays - Pick One or More for Extra Science Credit
Processes
that Make Rocks Round and Smooth - Lesson
Rounding
of Rocks - Assignment
Differential
Weathering of Rocks - Assignment
Super
Simple Exfoliation Explanation! - Lesson
Super
Simple Exfoliation Explanation! - Assignment
Weathering
and Erosion - Topic Notes
Sediment versus Soil - What's the Difference? - Lesson
Soil
Formation - Assignment
Residual
versus Transported Soil - Assignment
Is
It Weathering or Erosion? - Online (HTML) Assignment; Very popular!
This is an interactive assignment requiring computer access.
It is an online grouping of HTML related documents. These are not .Pdf files.
An Answer Sheet is linked for completion of the exercise and it is a printable
Adobe Acrobat . Pdf file. This assignment is offered to students as an extra
credit opportunity. Teachers, please do not assign this exercise to entire classes
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version as a resource instead of the online web pages.
Is It Weathering or Erosion? - .Pdf Assignment
Human
Activity and Land Erosion - Impact and Consequences - 3 Essay Assignments
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The
Three Stages of River Development - Lesson
The
Three Stages of River Development - Assignment
Young
Rivers - Lesson
Youthful
Rivers - Assignment
Old Age Meandering Rivers - Lesson
Old
Age Rivers - Assignment
The
Sorting of Sediments by Running Water -Assignment
The
Arkansas River - Short Essay Assignment
Change
in the Size and Appearance of Particles - Erosion and Deposition - Assignment
Relationship
of Transported Particle Size to Water Velocity - Assignment
Glacial
Terminology - Assignment
Alpine
Glaciers - Assignment
Continental
Glaciers - Assignment
Identifying
Glacial Features in a Photograph - Assignment
Long
Island Glaciation - The Birth of Long Island - Assignment
Icebergs
- Why did the Titanic Sink? - Assignment
Permeability,
Porosity and Capillarity - Lesson
Permeability,
Porosity and Capillarity Worksheet 1 - Assignment
Permeability,
Porosity and Capillarity Worksheet 2 - Assignment
The
Properties and Distinguishing Characteristics of Water - Lesson
The
Properties and Distinguishing Characteristics of Water - Assignment
Learn
About the Water Cycle - Illustration and Terminology - Lesson
Interpreting the Water Cycle -Assignment
The
Water Cycle - Assignment
Why is this City in Danger? - Short Groundwater Essay
Topographic
Map Vocabulary - Assignment
Topographic
Map Symbols and Colors - Assignment with Answer Sheet
Contouring
Topographic Maps Made Simple - Basic Rules Reference Sheet - Lesson
Contour
Maps- Review of Basic Concepts - Assignment
Freeport, NY Topographic Map - Assignment
Royal Gorge Colorado -Topographic Map Interpretation - Assignment
Stone
Mountain Topographic Map - Assignment
Denver Metro Topographic Map - Assignment
MT Marcy Topographic Map - Earth Science Printable Lab
Know Those Isolines Review Exercise - End-of-Year Assignment
Computing
Gradient - Tutorial and Assignment
Orogeny
- Mountain Building Events - Lesson The different ways that mountains
form.
Crustal Uplift - Assignment
Hot Spot Activity and the Formation of Volcanic Islands - Assignment
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge - Assignment
Interpreting a Plate Tectonic Map - Assignment
Plate Tectonics - Interactive Assignment - External Website is used.
Identifying
Faults on a Plate Tectonic Map - Assignment
The
Hawaiian Island Chain - Lab Assignment
Types
of Plate Boundaries - Lesson summarizing Plate Boundaries and Hot
Spots.
This tutorial was written for and offered to college Physical Geology classes.
Its purpose was to succinctly outline the most important highlights concerning
each plate boundary, what happens at each location type and also what geologic
features are found in association with each one.
Geoteach.com wrote the text in this document however no claim of ownership is
made concerning USGS and NASA illustrations that have been used throughout the
lesson; credits for images are stated in the document.
Submergence
and Emergence of rock Layers With Respect to Sea Level - Lesson 1
Rock
Sequences Tell Their Stories - Lesson 2
Rock
Sequences Tell Two More Stories - Lesson 3
Tell
the Story of Rock Sequences - Assignment
Relative
Dating Exercise - Order the Rock Layers and Events Part One
Relative
Dating Exercise - Order the Rock Layers and Events Part Two
Relative
Dating Exercise - Order the Rock Layers and Events - (Comprehensive follow-up
to the paired assignments above).
Famous
Fossil Dig Sites - Interactive Assignment - External Website is used. Suitable
for a Lab Exercise.
Fossil
Identification - Interpreting a Reference Chart - Assignment
Dinosaurs
in Antarctica? - Assignment - External Websites are used.
Sauropods
- Herbivores of the Mesozoic Era - Reading Comprehension Exercise
Dinosaur
Trackways - Clues to the Past - Stamped into Mud - Introductory Lesson
and Interpreting Dinosaur Footprints Assignment both in one document.
Dinosaurs
- Understanding Their True Size - Assignment - Hands-on Activity for individuals
or groups of students. External Website is used.
Isotopic
Dating - Assignment - External Websites are used.
A
Good Absorber is a Good Radiator - Assignment
The
Hottest and Coldest Times of the Day - Lesson
The
Hottest and Coldest Times of the Year - Lesson
The
Hottest and Coldest Times of the Day and Year - Assignment
Insolation
and Seasons - Assignment
An
Apparent Weather Forecast Dichotomy - Short Essay Assignment
Why
is the Snow Still There? - Short Essay Assignment
Daily
Temperature Variations for Coastal and Inland Locations - Lesson
Daily
Temperature Variations for Coastal and Inland Locations - Assignment
Local
Land and Sea Breezes - Assignment
Factors
Affecting Atmospheric Temperature - Lesson - Landscape Page Layout
(What factors affect atmospheric temperature and determine the climate of a
region?)
Factors
Affecting Atmospheric Temperature - Assignment - Accompanies the lesson
above.
Evaporation
Rates -Lesson
Evaporation
Rates - Assignment
Increasing
the Humidity of the Air in a Room - Short Essay Assignment
Air
Masses - Assignment - External Website is used.
Cyclonic
Storms Systems - Assignment - External Website is used.
Weather
Fronts - Assignment - External Website is used.
The
Coriolis Effect - Assignment
A
Typical Northeast Storm - Introductory Lesson
Analysis
of a Typical Northeast Storm - Advanced Lesson
A
Mid-latitude Cyclone - Assignment
Interpreting
a Barometric Pressure Map - Assignment
Interpreting
a Temperature Map - Assignment
Temperature
Conversion Worksheet - Assignment
Pressure
Conversion Worksheet - Assignment
Understanding
Changes in Air Pressure - Assignment - External Websites are used.
Dew
Point Temperature and Relative Humidity Practice - Assignment
Planetary
Wind and Moisture Belts - Lesson
Drawing
and Labeling Planetary Winds - Lab Assignment
Adiabatic
Temperature Changes - Lesson
Adiabatic
Temperature Changes - Assignment
Moon
Phases Cut 'N Paste - Assignment
Charting
and Drawing Moon Phases - Assignment - External websites are used.
The
Moon - Orbit, Phases, Tides, Eclipses - Assignment - External websites are
used.
Understanding
Tides - Assignment
Understanding
Scale Models - Lesson
Representing
Elliptical Orbits of Planets in Illustrations - Assignment
Elliptical
Orbits and Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion - Short Assignment - An external
website is used.
Ellipses and Eccentricity - Five related documents, in order and in a series,
culminating in a lab exercise.
Ellipses
and Eccentricity - What You Should Know - Document 1 - Lesson
Ellipses
and Eccentricity Computation - Document 2 - Assignment
Ellipses
and Eccentricity - Graphing Coordinates - Document 3 - Short Lesson
and Assignment
Ellipses
and Eccentricity - Drawing an Ellipse Using Paired Coordinates - Document
4 - Assignment
Ellipses
and Eccentricity - Drawing an Ellipse Using Paired Coordinates Document
5 - Lab Exercise
Geocentricity
at a Glance - Lesson
Heliocentricity
at a Glance - Lesson
Geocentric
versus Heliocentric Models of Celestial Objects - Assignment
Label
Earth's Orbit - Assignment
The
Sun's Changing Position in the Sky - Perfect for New Yorkers - Lesson
and Assignment
Seasonal
Constellations - Short Essay Assignment - External websites are used.
If
Earth's Axis Tilt Were to Change - Short Essay Assignment
If
Earth Stopped Rotating - Short Essay Assignment
Understanding
the H-R Diagram - Lesson and Assignment in one document.
