Resources for Day 1 Activities:
The
Earth's Atmosphere : Practice exam questions (more info)
Online practice quiz; good in the context of a larger page.
Introduction
to Physical Geography (more info)
Demonstrates that the professor/TA is involved with student progress and
is trying hard to provide information.
Build
Your Own Solar System (more info)
Astronomy/planetary science page. Complex and fascinating.
Energy
Balance (more info)
Interactive animation demonstrating water inflow and outflow as a metaphor
for energy consumption. Good example of letting the student play with
possible situations.
Hurricanes:
online meteorology guide (more info)
Part of a large system of online guides with excellent animations and
indepth explanation.
Expeditions:
a module on the tectonic structure of Earth
A good teaching site that is both interesting and fairly well organized.
Notes for a class, or just a general online resource, might be arranged
in a similar linear fashion.
Physical
Geology
Online version of introductory course, with clean design and clear points.
Glaciers
and Glaciation
One example of how to post notes from a class in a readable, printable
form.
Understanding
Earthquakes
Aimed at the general public, with some emphasis on historical accounts,
this page includes a simple animation to demonstrate a strike-slip fault.
Water structure
and behavior
Clear navigation and easily accessed sections make this encyclopedic page
user-friendly.
Global
Climate Animations
These climate animations make it easier for students to understand what
global temperature means and how it behaves.
Crystallography
101 : An Introductory Course
Extensive online course, with excellent navigation, this site is intended
for those with a chemistry background.
Sedimentary
Structures and Stratigraphic Features
Visual resources are probably the most valuable feature of geology webpages.
The web provides an inexpensive and accessible channel for displaying
photographs of structures and events.
Geomorphology at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point (more info)
A well designed and easily used class page, this is a good example of
web design and a professor taking the time to post answers to student
questions as well as lecture notes and lab information.
Understanding
Earthquakes
Aimed at the general public, with some emphasis on historical accounts,
this page includes a simple animation to demonstrate a strike-slip fault.
Hartwick
College Virtual Field Trip
A well-notated road log for a virtual field trip, with lessons
in all major areas of geology, and summaries and questions at the end
of each stop.
The following sites are cataloged in the Using Data: Data Sources and Tools collection.
Global
Ocean Data Viewer (more info)
This is a viewer for global ocean temperature, salinity, wind, precipitation,
evaporation, and other data. Data are displayed in 3D views with map and
depth sections. The tool can be navigated with pull down menus, and instructions
are right on the page.
Interactive Mapping
and Data Analysis ( This site may be offline. )
This site provides direct access to digital data sets using a web-based
application tool.
Jules Map Server
This is an interactive map tool for virtual exploration of the earth and
other worlds.
The Earth System (more info)
These introductory level courses at Columbia University rest on the use
of an on line data viewer for oceanographic and climate data.
Interdisciplinary Science Laboratory Modules (more info)
This class page holds online modules for undergraduates in environmental
science. The basics of scientific method are worked through, from formulating
a hypothesis to displaying data effectively.
