8th Grade Science GLCE's

Earth Science

Earth Systems

Volcano World http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/
Carbon Cycle http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/CarbonCycle.html
The Carbon Cycle, Climate, And The Long-Term Effects Of Fossil Fuel Burning http://www.gcrio.org/CONSEQUENCES/vol4no1/carbcycle.html
Nitrogen and Hydrologic Cycle http://ohioline.osu.edu/aex-fact/0463.html
Nitrogen Cycle http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/EDC232B.pdf
Hazardous Waste http://www.oneplan.org//Farmstead/FAQ-HazWaste.shtml
Wastes http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/index.htm
U-M Researchers Warn Gulf of Mexico "Dead Zone" Could Grow http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6147
Source of Common Contaminants and Their Health Effects http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/er/hazsubs/sources.htm
Acid Mine in Michigan http://pollution-control.suite101.com/article.cfm/acid_mine_in_michigan
DNR Approves Kennecott Mine http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/505316.html
DEQ – Water Use, Levels, and Diversion http://michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3677_3704---,00.html
Environmental Impact Statements http://ohioline.osu.edu/cd-fact/0188.html
Battle of Chernobyl http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/battle_of_chernobyl/
West Michigan Clean Air Coalition http://www.wmcac.org/
Air pollution facts and air quality information http://lungaction.org/reports/sota07_cities.html

Earth in Space and Time

Dinosaurs and Asteroids http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/asteroids/dinos.shtml
PlanetQuest http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/pq_activity_guide.pdf
Primer on Space Weather http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/primer/primer.html
Sun-Earth Viewer http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/viewer/flash/flash.html
Our Star the Sun http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/explore/
Earth’s Atmosphere Activity http://www.spaceacademy.jhuapl.edu/shared_files/Activities/TIMED_eaa.pdf
Today’s Space Weather http://www.spaceacademy.jhuapl.edu/shared_files/Activities/TIMED_eaa.pdf
Surfing for Sunbeams http://www.lmsal.com/YPOP/Spotlight/Tour/
Observing the Universe Websites http://www.twentyfirstcenturyscience.org/usefulwebsites/p7-observing-the-universe.htm
Pictures of the Early Universe http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast27apr_1.htm
Runaway Universe http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/universe/

Solid Earth

Earth’s Interior http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/interior.html
Interior of the Earth http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/interior/
Inside the Earth http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/inside.html
The Earth’s Crust http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/structure/crust/index.php
Plate Tectonics http://www.iris.edu/seismon/html/plates.html
Discovering Plate Boundaries http://www.geophysics.rice.edu/plateboundary/
Understanding Plate Motion http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/understanding.html
Tectonic Plate Movements and Hotspots http://esa21.kennesaw.edu/activities/platespeed/plate_speed.pdf
The Long Trail of Hawaiian Hotspots http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/Hawaiian.html
IRIS Seismic Monitor http://www.iris.edu/seismon/
This Dynamic Earth http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/dynamic.html
Palaeos Earth:  Geography: Pangea http://www.palaeos.com/Earth/Geography/Pangea.htm
What is a Volcano? http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/index.html?section=v
Pacific Ring of Fire http://geography.about.com/cs/earthquakes/a/ringoffire.htm
Savage Earth http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/
Active Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics, "Hot Spots" and the "Ring of Fire" http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/PlateTectonics/Maps/map_plate_tectonics_world.html
Ring of Fire http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/fire.html
Ocean Explorer:  Ring of Fire http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/05fire/background/edu/edu.html
Volcano Explorer:  Krakatoa http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/krakatoa/virtualvolcano/virtualvolcano.html
Earthquake Epicenter http://esa21.kennesaw.edu/activities/epicenter/epicenter.pdf
Earthquake Hazards Program http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
Earthquakes http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq1/
Volcano – The Origin of Magma http://science.jrank.org/pages/7252/Volcano-origin-magma.html
What is a volcano? http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/NaturalHazardsAndDisasters/Volcanoes/1/en
Volcano Hazards Program http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/
Volcano World http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/
Volcanoes http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/
Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, Earthquakes http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/plate.htm
Geology in Michigan http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3311_3582---,00.html
Rockcycle http://www.eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/images/rockcycle_sm.jpg
Plate Tectonics:  Some unanswered questions http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/unanswered.html

Fluid Earth

Water Cycle http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html
DataStreme Ocean http://www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/DS-Ocean/home.html
OceansLive  http://www.oceanslive.org/portal/index.php?module=pagesetter&func=viewp...
Water on the Web  http://www.waterontheweb.org/
Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development  http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/esd/index.html
Immersions  http://www.immersionpresents.org/
Earth Science Office/NASA  http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/
State of the Ocean http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/soto/faq.php
El Nino http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/ENSO/
El Nino video http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environment-natural-disasters/landslides-and-more/el-nino.html
Weather Map Symbols http://www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/dstreme/extras/wxsym2.html
Geology News http://geology.com/news/2006_11_01_archive.html
Project Atmosphere Online http://www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/project_atmosphere.html
Severe Thunderstorm Safety http://www.srh.noaa.gov/abq/preparedness/safesvr.htm
Thunder Storm Safety Guide http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/safety/wtstorm.htm
Severe Thunderstorm Climatology http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/hazard/
Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Lightning http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/ttl.pdf
Tornado FAQ http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/index.html
When and Where do Tornadoes Occur?  http://www.oar.noaa.gov/spotlite/archive/spot_climatology.html
US Tornado Climatology http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/severeweather/tornadoes.html#history
Tornado Safety http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/safety.html
Tornado Safety http://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp-tornado_tips_8781_7.pdf
Tornado Facts http://www.crh.noaa.gov/grr/education/tornado/
Hurricane Watch http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson076.shtml
Hurricane Katrina http://www.teachervision.fen.com/hurricane/resource/34251.html
Winter Storms http://www.weather.gov/os/winter/resources/winterstorm.pdf
US Drought Monitor http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
Tropical Weather Dynamics http://pavo.ihmc.us/servlet/SBReadResourceServlet?rid=1103742096094_339253146_7953&partName=htmltext
National Weather Services http://www.weather.gov/
DataStreme Atmosphere http://www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/dstreme/
Greenhouse Gas Emissions http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/index.html
Why Does the Ozone Hole Form? http://chemistry.beloit.edu/Ozone/
World Wildlife Federation:  Climate http://www.worldwildlife.org/climate/curriculum/item5943.html
Evidence of Climate Change http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-0059-99/
How Volcanoes Work http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Krakatau.html
Far More than a Meteor Killed Dinos http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061023192530.htm
Asteroids http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/asteroids/dinos.shtml
Boost to co2 Mass Extinction Idea http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4184110.stm
Boost to Asteroid Wipe-Out Theory http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3707023.stm
Space Rock Caused ‘Great Dying’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3223708.stm
Monitoring Glaciers for Climate Change http://geology.com/news/labels/Global-Warming.html
Benchmark Glaciers http://ak.water.usgs.gov/glaciology/Default.htm
Top Ten Tips to Fight Global Warming http://www.thegreenguide.com/blog/tow/825
RealClimate http://www.realclimate.org/index.php?p=142