Processes that Change the Earth

Lesson 1: What oceans and seas are; causes of salt in ocean water; features of the ocean floor	Lesson 2: How waves move; causes of currents; causes of tides	Lesson 3: How ocean waves and currents shape the shore; how human activities affect the shore	Lesson 4: How scientists have explored the oceans; description of the submersible Alvin; how people use ocean resources
InfoPlease--Oceans, etc.	Enchanted Learning/Zoom Astronomy--Great information on Salinity, Waves	MBGnet--Great site on shorelines and their development	Descent to Mid-Atlantic Ridge--Record of an expedition in November 2000
NOAA Year of the Ocean Fact Sheets--Tons of info.	Ocean in Motion--Office of Naval Research--great explanations of currents, tides, waves	National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science--good overall site for shoreline issues	Internet Public Library website on general oceanography and weather
Enchanted Learning/Zoom Astronomy--Great information on Salinity, Waves	MBGnet--Great site on tides, waves, & currents	Oceans Alive--a good Australian site on ocean conservation and data	NOAA's Alvin site
World Wildlife Fund Site on the ocean with emphasis of the ocean floor	Edusite.com--good links on ocean action topics		NOAA's Page on Technology and Exploring the Oceans
The National Science Foundation--great ocean links

Lesson 1: Properties of minerals; How they form and are used	Lessons 2 & 3: Relationship between minerals and rocks; How rocks form; Examples of the 3 types of rocks; The Rock Cycle
Physical Characteristics of Minerals	Rockin' Rock Resources (good definitions of different types of rocks & minerals)
ThinkQuest: Rocks and Minerals for Kids	How Rocks are Created (excellent writing and graphics)
MSA: The Rock Cycle	KidInfo Geology Links

Lesson 1: Where weather occurs; how weather conditions are measured; how clouds form	Lesson 2: The causes of weather; Earth's weather patterns; how winds influence weather	Lesson 3: What determines a climate; the 5 main climate zones; how human activity can affect climate
The Weather Dude--he shamelessly hawks his CD/songbook but provides easy-to-read information	Annenberg/CPB project--great site on the forces that affect our weather	Climate vs. Weather--very simple and direct explanation plus more
National Weather Service--check out "Making a Weather Station" for measurement information	Web Weather for Kids--a great site for fun and learning about the weather	More good climate links
University of Illinois--great mini-lessons	Franklin Institute--Superb site devoted to wind	EPA Kids Website on Climate and Global Warming
Enchanted Learning--The Earth's Atmosphere	USA Today--site on Weather Basics featuring the wind	The U.K. Environmental Change Network--Info on climatic zones and global warming
Clouds--a page already on our website with great links	The Atmosphere--a page already on our website with great links	InfoPlease--Climate and its Influences