Geo Links
Here are links to other web
sites that have geoscience information.
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Multiple listings of resources:
Geology.com published by Hobart M. King, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Geology at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania is for anyone interested in geology or searching for geological information. Browse past issues of the GED newsletter, read about opportunities and resources in geoscience education, and much more.
Geoscience Education Division website. Browse past issues of the GED newsletter, read about opportunities and resources in geoscience education, and much more.
The Paleontology Portal serves as an entryway to paleontology in the United States. The centerpiece of the site is an interactive geologic map and associated geologic column that allow the user to explore the paleontology of any state during any time period.
Caltech's Geological and Planetary Sciences Library. Omnibus of Earth Science Resources.
Education Links from NAGT "National" includes AGI, NSTA, NASA and others.
National Earth Science Teachers Association. Earth Science Resources for pre-collegiate teachers
Earth Science Teaching and Learning Resources from The Geological Society (UK)
Earth Science Teachers' Association (UK)
Earth Science On-Line Tutorial Center -- Cerritos College
Articles in Opposition to Creationism by Lorence G. Collins
A Tapestry of Time and Terrain:
Union of Geology and Topography Maps of the 48 Contiguous States.(USGS) The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) now features an enlarged and re-organized section for teachers and others working in space-science education.
Astronomy Education Review, the new on-line journal/magazine for astronomy & space-science education.
California/Nevada sources
Educational Multimedia Visuaslization Center Tanya Atwater's projects in support of geoscience teaching. Animation clips and other geo-educational products for download free of charge for your personal and/or educational uses.
The legendary Tom Dibblee's life work mapping the geology of about one-fourth of California
Science Education Gateway at the Center for Science Education, Space Sciences Laboratory,
University of Calfornia, Berkeley.
Wildflowers of Southern California Larry Collins writes, "Because geoscientists are out in the field often and looking at more than just rocks or are teaching general science courses, I thought that members of the FWS might be interested in my wife’s two wildflower websites." See also Wildflowers and Scenery of the Canadian Rockies
The Southern California Earthquake Center Webservice features weekly coverage of earthquake research and news.
Hawaii sources
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)
Nevada sources
K-12 Earth Science Educational Series. -- Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Publications.