http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:04:24 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 11:04:24 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=81103 Helps students become proficient at observing & interpreting maps, learn architectural & cartographic terms, appreciate their own role in affecting history, & contribute to a panoramic map of their town. (LOC) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76624 This website of the Nation Cave Assoction is an informative website of all the known caves in the United States. It has a directory that lists the caves in each state with their location, address and their indiviual website.You are able to click on the name of the individual cave and be linked to their website. There is a section on why to visit the caves as well as a question and answer page. Another page explains what the National Cave Association is and a page where you can request information concerning the caves of the National Cave Assocation. The font size is constant throughout the website and the constrasting colors between the background and the font color make the material easy to read. In each page there are are navigational links that make it easier to move around the site. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84182 This website includes information and activities on geologic time. The animations on this website are good, but best-suited for middle-school students. Also available is a "Resource Room" with related links and activities. One activity on this site gives students some perspective on the scope of one million. For example, students are asked to research this by printing one page of asterisks then determine how many pages it would take to print one million. Another activity on this same page has students make a geologic time scale relative to a football field. These activities are best suited for junior high students, but could be used with high school as well. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76623 This website of the Nation Cave Assoction is an informative website of all the known caves in the United States. It has a directory that lists the caves in each state with their location, address and their indiviual website.You are able to click on the name of the individual cave and be linked to their website. There is a section on why to visit the caves as well as a question and answer page. Another page explains what the National Cave Association is and a page where you can request information concerning the caves of the National Cave Assocation. The font size is constant throughout the website and the constrasting colors between the background and the font color make the material easy to read. In each page there are are navigational links that make it easier to move around the site.