http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 07:28:10 PDT Sat, 18 May 2013 07:28:10 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89231 Annotated links to internet resources,especially for palaeobotanists. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83996 Informational presentation on the water cycle and its impact on Earth's climate. Site gives a multi-phased journey of the water cycle and includes information about how the water cycle is being explored today. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84136 This site has six activities that use the hot spot in the pacific ocean that forms the hawaiian island arc. rates and direction can be deterrmined from the data given on the site. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84122 Colored pictures of all the minerals. Each photo can be clicked on. Information on where the minerals come from, their uses, big pictures of what they look like, and how they are geologically made. Also, a list of free materials as well as lessons/labs you can order. CA Earth Science Standard # 9a http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84052 Uses seismic detectors to determine the activtity occuring at a chosen region. Gives real time data to use a a lab or practice skills. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=522531 engage students through dynamic curricular resources like Discovery Education streaming Plus and Discovery Education Science, support teachers through customized professional development and assessment services, all leading to improved student achievement. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=522529 The Earth Science Reference Tables (ESRT) is an invaluable tool to the earth science student. It contains important measurements, equations, maps, and identification tables. The booklet is frequently used during classes, tests, and lab assignments. The ESRT is also used on the Earth Science Regents Exam. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=74359 Interface to access databases of National Oceanographic and Astmospheric Association. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=374245 FAUNMAP is an electronic database documenting the late Quaternary distribution of mammal species in the United States. The primary purpose of this database is to investigate the evolution of mammalian communities. Specifically, with statistical techniques and mapping capabilities of a Geographic Information System (GIS), changes in the distributions of individual species and their effects upon mammal community composition can be documented for the late Quaternary. Understanding these processes will also facilitate paleoenvironmental reconstructions. For the past four years, data have been captured from paleontological and archaeological sites that contain mammalian remains. There are currently encoded data from 2919 sites. FAUNMAP focuses on sites in the contiguous 48 states during the last 40,000 years, i.e., 40 ka, or essentially the limits of radiocarbon dating. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84143 Quick survey of geological processes. Based on current data derived from the United States Geological Society and from teams of scientists from around the world, "Forces That Shape the Earth" visually and graphically studies the critical forces contributing to the formation and reformation of the Earth's surface. The geophysical world of volcanism, plate tectonics, seismic events, mountain building, weathering and erosion along with the geological processes involved in the formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock are all clearly presented in an interesting format covering the essential curriculum guidelines of the high school science framework. (Short video segments totalling 20 minutes.)Progam includes: 1) Blackline masters-Pre-Test, Vocabulary, Discussion Questions, Video Quiz, Plate Tectonic Model, and Post-Test.2) Teacher's Guide.3) Correlation to State Standards