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PLATE TECTONICS  

Plate Tectonics, essentially, is geology's unifying theory that encompasses nearly every feature of planet earth.

A complete and easy to understand explanation of plate tectonics including sea-floor spreading and continental drift.

Many new methods and technology seek to show new and more precise ways of tracking plate motion. VLBI has been found to be accurate to within 1cm. It is a logical assumption that plate motion has been steady over a period of several million years or more.

How mountain belts are formed, examples, and the plate tectonic theory is examined.

The Earth is in a state of change. It has been in this state since the beginning, some 4.5 billion years ago. It will continue to change long into the future. Try as we might, there is no escaping it.

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A brief description of the theory, from an imaginative childhood view.

This essay will take you to an often unexplored world. You will enter a beautiful clear-blue glowing spring and follow it to the Florida Aquifer to discover how it was created.

Description of a website with free and paid printables for endless activities: books, color by number, games, crafts, lessons, worksheets, graphic organizers and information on countless subjects.

This homeschool science lesson guide is designed to assist the homeschool family teach and learn subject matter pertaining to mountains and how they are formed.

While some 2008 predictions focus on Britney, politics and celebrity break-ups--some suggest 2008 could bring a further break-up of the Pacific Ring of Fire...

A research paper discussing the culture and problems in towns along the U.S. - Mexican Border.

This is an educational activity to help young people learn about nature's most powerful force. Adult supervision is required.

Did a continental stretch of land once exist between Madagascar and India?

Still wondering if you should be voting for McCain or not? Here's the top five reasons why you might want to cast your vote for McCain.

a review of the 2008 movie, Journey to the Center of the Earth, based on Jules Verne's novel.

High school teachers need to give students grades. Typically the grades consist of homework, quizzes and tests. Here are some unique methods teachers can use.

A love triangle ending in tradgedy set in Turkey on an archaeological dig.

Modern explanations have distorted the story and missed the real importance of Atlantis.

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Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences offered at the CU are helpful for anyone seeking jobs in meteorology and oceanography.

Mercury is a very interesting planet. It is the closest planet to our sun, as well as the smallest. Even some moons in the solar system are bigger than Mercury.

A survey of the Proterozoic Period of Earth's history.

Until the early 1960s, not much was known of Venus. Permanently shrouded by a layer of clouds, the second planet from the sun remained pretty much an enigma.

In the fertile Mississippi Valley lies a sleeping giant, the New Madrid Fault Zone, or Reelfoot rift, one of the most dangerous earthquake zones in North America.

This a lab report about Earthquake magnitudes, and a critical look on exactly what is told to us about the size and magnitudes of earthquakes with the focus on Ms and Mb waves

If the earth fascinates your 11-year-old, then 6th grade science will be a blast. But what about the student who has no interest in science? What can you do to pique those interests? Here's one simple and fun idea to spark that curiosity and wonder.

Denial, Blame, Anger, Despair, Ritual, Action, Love, Faith - the Elements of the Grieving Process must be engaged to move beyond, to heal our spirit.

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If you've ever wondered what sign language interpreters experience in a high school, this paper will give you some information about that. It is not a complete authority on the subject, but the research explains some of the challenges.

The moon, Earth's only natural satellite, is incapable of creating its own light and is but a pale reflection of the Sun.

There are many things that make our planet and the other planets unique as well as surprisingly similar. Throughout this paper I will discuss some of these similarities and differences and how these characteristics came to be on each planet.

The internet is a great resource for teachers to use in developing lessons. Sometimes it is hard to find accurate and educational material unfortunately. This website resource collection makes the search a little less time consuming for the science teacher.

Information About the Terrestrial Planets

If you felt the earth move beneath you and want to know where it came from, the United States Geological Survey Can Tell You Within Minutes

Where to find information about tectonic plates: for homework assignments, earth science school projects, science fair projects, and general interest.

An essay on Mt Vesuvius in Italy, and the impact it had on Pompeii/Herculaneum.