Aug
15
2004
The site reviewed by the Christian Science Monitor in How to make your own natural disaster is of interest to me for my EOSC 311 course.
I like the National Geographic Site that they review; the resource is pretty good — but the more useful part is how the Christian Science Monitor reviews the site — good model!
The primary elements of the site are four parallel exhibits looking at Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Hurricanes and Tornadoes. Accessible through an animated matrix on the index page, as well as through a screen top navigation bar visible throughout the site, each exhibit supplements the basic facts with Forces’ most conspicuous visitor draw – the ability to create your own natural disasters. But in the interests of education, the individual sections only present these interactive phenomena after you’ve learned the basics behind the real things.
Aug
15
2004
You know, I never knew that the term stromatolite is derived from the Greek for “Stoney Carpet”..
Rocking the Cradle of Life provides a brief explanation of stromatolites, and has an interesting interview with an Oxford Researcher… There are some good mineral deposit tie-ins with this article..
When did life begin? One evidential clue stems from the fossil records in Western Australia, although whether these layered sediments are biological or chemical has spawned a spirited debate. Oxford researcher, Nicola McLoughlin, describes some of the issues in contention.
Aug
02
2004
The Living Edens. Resource site assoicated with PBS’ series “The Living Edens”.
For each of the 12 geographic locations, a set of associated Teachers Resources are included — and they are extensive! I looked at a few of them — I need to go back. The project for Glacier Bay is pretty amazing – intended for 5-10 50 minute sessions, grades 4-8. The lesson plan is very detailed, with linked web resources, an assessment strategy (portfolio based), ties to national Standards….. wow!
“… This study guide appoints students as park rangers. As students role-play Glacier Bay Park Rangers, they become acquainted with the career of a park ranger; and they also experience Glacier Bay as a laboratory for observing, studying, and appreciating this paradise of ocean and ice and its inhabitants. “
Well done….The site includes profiles of the following sites:
Glacier Bay – Alaska’s Wild Coast
Kakadu – Australia’s Ancient Wilderness
Kamchatka – Siberia’s Forbidden Wilderness
Madagascar – A World Apart
Manu – Peru’s Hidden Rainforest
Namib – Africa’s Burning Shore
Ngorongoro – Africa’s Cradle of Life
Palau – Paradise of the Pacific
Patagonia – Life at the End of the Earth
South Georgia Island – Paradise of Ice
Thailand – Jewel of the Orient
Yellowstone – America’s Sacred Wilderness
Aug
02
2004
For my geology course (potentially)…
Well captioned composite images of North America..
Aug
01
2004
Well – this is a link for my geology course: Minerals and Metals Produced in Canada.
This site is reasonably up to date, and contains succinct summaries of the resources produced through mining in Canada.
The page has a link to the Canadian Minerals Yearbook, another good source for this information.
Aug
01
2004
Doing some digging around in geo-sites as well as looking for three-d matrix software (strange obsession, really). I found this interesting effort: Earth Science Markup Language
This project is also listed on SourceForge.
Not sure what I am going to do with this yet.. but I thought I would store it here.
Jun
22
2004
Using the Internet is a very interesting way — reminds me a bit of the SETI project… some researchers in the UK have put together a way to look at unique climate scenarios.
“A worldwide experiment to test the plausibility of the disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow starts on 22 June.”
Climate film put to computer test
Jun
21
2004
Christian Science Monitor article descrinbing a course that involves a high level of experiential learning…
The natural world is their classroom | csmonitor.com