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College in the High School Link

http://www.everettcc.edu/ccec/collegeinhs/index.cfm?id=768&linkFrom=Search

 

 

Secondary Data Sources:

 

USGS National Streamflow Information Program
NWISWeb Data for the Nation
http--cse.cosm.sc.edu-hses-RelatDat-pages-uniform.htm
A Dynamic Earth
Animated Plate Tectonic Reconstruction
Plate movement maps
Delaunay representation of slabs
Bridge - Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center
Welcome to GoMOOS
EPA AirData - Select Geographic Area
Plate velocities
geoscience viewer
Earth Observatory Data & Images

DigitalGlobe An Imagery and Information Company

CVO Menu - Cascade Range Volcano Summary

MTU Volcanoes Page
Recent Earthquakes map
Seismo-surfing the Internet - Expanded version
Map Maker - nationalatlas.gov
National Data Buoy Center Temporary Page - NOAA's National Weather Service

 

MAPPINGS:

http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs07701.html

Information on the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) system. (Use this link for Map Lab #3.)

 

GENERAL:

http://earth.google.com - Coolest site ever! Download and play!

 

http://www.usgs.gov/

This is the home page for the US Geological Survey.  On this page are access points for everything from mining to hydrology, to volcanoes, to earthquakes, to mapping and maps – WOW, what a site!!

AERIAL/SATELLITE PHOTOS:

http://apps.ecy.wa.gov/shorephotos/index.html

Aerial photos of shorelines for Washington State - very cool!

 

http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/U_S__States/Washington/47.html

Cool photos of Washington from space

 

EARTHQUAKES:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/eq4kids.html

Earthquake information for students – includes some cool facts about the largest EQ’s ever recorded.  Good images too!

 

http://www.sciencecourseware.com/VirtualEarthquake/

This is the site for the earthquake lab assignment.

 

http://www.pnsn.org/WEBICORDER/SMO_N/welcome.html

Kendall Elementary's Webicorder.  Too Cool! This is the other site for the earthquake lab assignment.

 

http://www.fema.gov/kids/p_eq.htm

EQ Photos from FEMA

 

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~braile/edumod/waves/WaveDemo.htm

Wave  demos!

PLATE TECTONICS:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html

PLATE TECTONICS - really great USGS "book" showing historical perspectives and modern thinking on this process.  Highly recommended.

 

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tectonics.html

Great animations showing the breakup of Pangaea.

 

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/hazard/reroute.pl?urltable=segweb.txt&requrl=/seg/fliers/se-0801.shtml

A site for great hazards photographs.

HOT SPOTS:

http://www.mantleplumes.org/Iceland3.html

Shows the Iceland hotspot and some great background.

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:

http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/gravity.htm

All you could ever want to know about Specific Gravity.

 

NORTHWEST GEOLOGY:

http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/pacnw/hazmap/news092400.html

NORTHWEST GEOLOGY - Go here for a terrific article on the events that have shaped and continue to shape Washington.  Written by William Dietrich, former Seattle Times reporter.  HIGHLY recommended!

 

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Projects/Mapping/SoWA_Cascades/summary.html

Southern Cascades Geology - Includes Rainier and Adams

 

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/geology/geolofwa.htm

A great resource for the geology of Washington!

VOLCANOES:

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/description_msh.html

Resource Information for Mt St Helens

 

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/Hazards/OFR95-497/framework.html

Another St Helens page for JT

 

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Baker/EruptiveHistory/baker_brief_eruptive_history.html

Resource Information for Mt Baker

 

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Rainier/framework.html

Mt Rainier Information

 

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Rainier/description_rainier.html

Cascades Volcanoes

 

http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/fact-sheet/fs060-00/

Mount Hood

 

http://www.gis.smumn.edu/GradProjects/TropleT.pdf

Info on hazards from Mount Rainier

YELLOWSTONE:

http://www.solcomhouse.com/yellowstone.htm

Supervolcano Info

 

http://jscms.jrn.columbia.edu/cns/2005-04-05/bario-supervolcano

More...

 

http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~brucem/geology.html

Flash animations of Plate Tectonics Concepts - developed by Michelle Malone at WWU. Wicked cool!

 

WEBSITE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION:

http://www.mtbaker.wednet.edu/fp2000/

The page Mr. Sutton made to teach all of us how to make a website - subtle, yet smooth with rich tannins and a nice finish!

 

http://www.kategranat.com/

Kate Granat's list of websites - really cool ideas here!

Other:

Hillslopes:

http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10x.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Lewis

Mount Baker High School Science Department

email: dlewis@mtbaker.wednet.edu

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