Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Earth Science: Basic Impact Cratering
A complete university-level course in the fundamental principles of impact craters. Includes lecture notes, readings, assignments, and sample student projects.
Planetary and Space Science Centre
Passc: Earth Impact Database
A comprehensive site which allows you to do research on any impact crater found on the Earth. You can sort them by name, size or age. The site also contains maps of the continents marked with the locations of each crater. Satellite...
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Siemens Science Day: Earth Science: Impact!
Students complete a hands-on experiment making craters by dropping objects from different heights into flour. Students then explore the craters' differences, based on the objects that were dropped to create them.
Teachers TryScience
Teachers Try Science: Comet Cratering
Use marbles to discover how comets and asteroids make impact craters. This hands-on experiment is easy to do and gives you many variations to try. Included are links to additional information.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: What Does Meteor Size Have to Do With Crater Size?
In this activity, students investigate the size of crater that a meteor will make when it hits the Earth, and the various factors that affect the size. 'Meteors' take the form of different types and sizes of balls and objects.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Doomsday Asteroid
Investigate crater force, size, and mass of objects that strike a surface through a simulation of crater impacts.
Other
Pibs: How Dangerous Are Earth Crossing Objects?
This resource page discusses how close Earth is to a collision with other objects. This page gives helpful information about comets and asteroids as well links to other resources on the topic.
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The Barringer Meterorite Crater
The origin of the Barringer Meteorite Crater was the basis for heated debate. Learn how the scientific community eventually accepted the impact theory of the crater's origin. Check out this website to view slideshows and history.
NASA
Nasa Space Place: What Is an Impact Crater?
Brief description of impact craters with images of some of the more famous ones.