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U.s. Geological Survey: Quick Reference for Volcano Types
Succinct descriptions of the different kinds of volcanoes, with additional links for each.
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USGS: Urbanization and Water Quality
This website focuses on water quality issues in relation to urbanization. There are helpful links to brief articles on topics like storm runoff, wastewater, and the underground water table. Click "Water Science School HOME" to access the...
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U.s. Geological Survey: Learning About Earthquakes Coloring Pages
Coloring pictures of seismic waves, earthquake safety and hazard maps. [PDF] Links to other handy tools, including trivia, stories, games and fun projects.
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Usgs: Learning Directions on a Map (Lesson Plan)
This site provides a lesson plan in which students will learn to use north, south, east, and west to identify relative locations and provide directions.
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Cvo: Craters of the Moon, Idaho
Site enables users to learn more about the volcanoes of North America. Offers links to visit a volcano as well as other items of interest.
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Usgs: Earth Surface Dynamics (Research Activities)
This site from USGS provides several activities to help understand the interrelationships among earth surface processes, ecological systems, and human activities. Also included are links to new findings and programs concerning Earth...
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U.s. Geological Survey: A Child's View of Earthquake Facts and Feelings
This is an excellent resource for children, parents, and teachers who need to talk about earthquakes. It includes guides for teachers and parents and an ABC Children's Book about earthquakes.
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Usgs: Major Tectonic Plates of the Earth
A map of major tectonic plates of the Earth showing where the Eurasian and Indo-Australian plates are located.
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Usgs: Volcano Watch
Read what the scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory have recently observed about the state of Hawaii's volcanoes in the the weekly "Volcano Watch" newsletter. Issues of the newsletter from 1994 forward are archived on this site.
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Usgs: What Is Geologic Time?
Understand the evidence for ancient earth and the geologic time scale. Learn on this site how the earth can help scientist date discoveries.
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U.s. Geological Survey: Usgs Education
Help your students with age-appropriate science activities with the links to these pages.
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Usgs: Desert Ecosystems
What elements are present in a desert ecosystem? What impact might humans have upon it? Learn more about the processes that affect desert ecosystems by visiting this site. Contains only one large illustration.
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Usgs: Ask a Geologist
This site allows anyone with a question about geology to ask a USGS scientist. Contains links to other geology resources.
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Usgs: Mid Oceanic Ridge
This site from USGS provides a map of the mid-oceanic ridge in the sea floor of oceans.