Discover Our Earth
http://discoverourearth.org/index.html

University of California


The Discover Our Earth collection is designed to enhance learning of Earth Science topics including earthquakes, volcanoes, topography, plate tectonics and sea level change. Discover our Earth is a fully web-based educational module which features two interactive mapping interfaces, interactive virtual experiments, and interactive 3-D graphics. It is accompanied by curricular materials designed to help teachers recognize data sets that are of interest and outlines how they can be used. At the entry point the system is split into two sections: one for students and the other for educators. While the educator entry has internal links to the entire system, the student entry only provides links to student material. After a user chooses his/her system entry point, a menu-based system guides the user through available tools and information. The student guide provides background information, then presents students with a series of exercises designed to encourage exploration. The teacher guide is coordinated with the student guide, and provides answers to the questions as well as giving teachers more information about the data sets and how they might be further utilized.

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Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology, Tectonics, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Floods/Fluvial Processes, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Images/Illustrations, Activities, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Computer Applications
Special Interest: Hazards
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Structural Geology, Environmental Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Hazards, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Geophysics, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Plate Tectonics, WaterKeywords: Geography, Data sets, Images, Grids, Profile maker, Data mapping, Volcanoes, Topography, Plate tectonics, Earthquakes, GIS, Web mapping, Maps, On-Line mapping, Sea level change, Simulations, Viscosity, Isostasy, Interactive experiments, 3D Visualization