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Website
Virginia Tech

Virginia Polytechnic Institute: Greenhouse Dinosaur Extinction Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive page discusses the Asteroid Impact vs. Volcano-Greenhouse dinosaur extinction debate. It was written by paleontologist, professor, and scientist Dr. Dewey McLean.
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Interactive
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: The Allure of Pearls

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition of some of the first known gems to early humans, this collection of pearls includes several world famous precious stones.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Versatile Uses of Calcium Carbonate

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn where calcium carbonate can be found and how it is used to support human health, in industry, agriculture, the environment, and in other ways.