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The Educational Multimedia Visualization Center (EMVC) view detail comment email this

This site features dozens of computer animations and visualization tools about geologic changes. Includes animations about global tectonics (such as Pangaea and Mesozoic subduction), regional plate tectonics (with an emphasis on California), Ice Age earth (including the deglaciaton of North America), Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho, and more. From the Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara.
http://emvc.geol.ucsb.edu/
Topics: Geology
Last updated May 11, 2009


Take Our Web Geological Time Machine view detail comment email this

A chart of geologic time frames from the Precambrian period to today linked to descriptions of each period often including stratigraphy, ancient life, localities, and tectonics. From the Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html
Topics: Geology, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science
Last updated Aug 23, 2003


Understanding Geologic Time view detail comment email this

This site "introduces students [in grades 5 through 10] to geologic time, the evidence for events in Earth's history, relative and absolute dating techniques, and the significance of the geologic time scale." Includes interactive quizzes, and lesson plans for teachers. From the Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/geotime/
Topics: Geology, K-12 Education, Lesson Plans, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science
Last updated Aug 23, 2003




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