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General Study Tips
First and foremost, . . . Study!
Here are some useful websites, from the general to the specific, that may help you.
studygs.net This site gives you tips on how to study and also has information on how to write essays
and papers.
howstuffworks.com Like its title, this site explains how stuff works. This is one of my top ten
Internet choices for finding information about how stuff works!
sparknotes.com A common site to visit if you are looking for information on a book. This site also contains information on pretty much
everything.
highschoolace.org A great site for information, free quizzes (SAT, chemical elements, etc.), research & reference tools, games and
puzzles, and much, much more!!!
Map Machine National Geographic's redesigned online atlas gives you the world—your way. Find nearly any place on Earth, and view
it by population, climate, and much more. Plus, browse antique maps, find country facts, or plan your next outdoor adventure
with our trail maps.
Do you need to get to websites for your other classes? Click here to get to the links for your other teachers' websites!
One of THE most important things about writing a research
paper is learning how to find valid research results! Your research paper will not hold water if the
research is biased or inaccurate! Go to this web page to learn appropriate research methods.
MLA, the Modern Lanuage Association, has guidelines for writing a research paper. Use this link to take you to a page that
guides you through the steps of formatting a proper research paper.
Citing works in a bibliography can be confusing for many! For help in writing a good bibliography, use this color-coded website. OR Go
to Son of Citation Machine, click on whatever is appropriate (Print or Non-Print) for your source, enter the information you have for that source,
and click Submit. All you have to do is copy the correct formatting that comes up and paste it into the Works
Cited page of your research paper! It couldn't be easier. (By the way, we use MLA format.)
Here are some links with content related to our studies.
CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS:
Incredibly cool physics demonstrations can be found at this website. Are you trying to understand concepts of sound and waves? Perhaps energy and power interest
you more? Or how about heat, thermo, electricity, light, electromagnetism, or chemistry? This website can help you to
visualize concepts, which can dramatically enhance understanding. Check it out!
ASTRONOMY:
Interplanetary Seasons Every planet in our solar system has seasons. Most have four like the Earth -- Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall -- but that's
where the similarities end. Extraterrestrial seasons are hardly noticeable on some planets (Venus), mindbogglingly extreme
on others (Uranus), and in some cases simply impossible to define (Mercury). The table on this website gives information
about the seasons of eight of the nine planets in our solar system.
You can learn a lot about the sun at this website. It starts with a brief introduction to atoms and how they work to produce what we call sunshine. You are then taken
on a tour of the construction of the sun, how it prodeuces solar flares and prominences, and how these phenomena relate
to sunspots. Check it out!
Take a Field Trip to the Moon at the American Museum of Natural History. This virtual journey was created using NASA engineering models and scientific data. Like NASA’s astronauts, you will come face-to-face
with the challenges and excitement of launching from Earth’s surface and journeying through space to land on the Moon. Along the way, you’ll
discover some of the differences between the
Earth and the Moon and what makes our planet unique and habitable.
Looking for facts about your solar system object? Check out this site for Fact Sheets about some of the most well known objects in our solar system.
This website, The Nine 8 Planets, has a significant amount of information about all the objects in our solar system. Looking for something about The Kuiper
Belt
or The Oort Cloud? Here's a great place to start!
Did you ever wonder how old you would be on another planet? Do you know how much you would weigh on another planet? Would
you like to build a solar system? Check out these and other solar sytem activities at this NASA website. Oh, and by the way, there is also tons of information about the planets in our solar system.
GEOLOGY:
This Dynamic Earth is the ultimate website for geological information! For more advanced information on plate tectonics, check
out this site!
A most excellent website about Plate Tectonics that is easy to follow! This website explains many of the features we will study, and a few we won't.
Don't know what the Ring of Fire is? Did you know part of the United States is within the Ring of Fire? Check out this picture and a brief description
of it's location!
This is a GREAT site for those interested in plate tectonics and current research going on in the East Pacific Rise. Explore this site for some excellent information about plate tectonics on the ocean floor!
The Geologic Time Scale can be confusing and sometimes overwhelming! If you have trouble remembering the various Epochs, Periods, Eras, and Eons,
you can practice and test your knowledge at this site.
Geology School Keywords This link will open a window with a dictionary full of geology related terms (atom, disconformity,
chemical bond, to name a few). It is also valuable for other subjects! Check it out.
What on Earth is Plate Tectonics? Don't understand plate tectonics? This site provides easy-to-understand explanations of plate tectonics, including diagrams,
tectonic plates, and plate boundaries.
Take a tour of this Virtual Cave website to check out underground formations. This is a very useful site when learning about rock relationships.
soilgallery This site provides information on soils--formation, profiles, etc. Dig in!
classroomzone.com You can easily identify rock samples at this site. All it takes is a hand lens (magnifier) and answers to a
few "yes" and "no" questions about the texture of the rock.
Under Ground Adventure The world of soil is a rich and tiny habitat for amazing creatures. Take a virtual tour of the exhibit, and
see what life would be like if you were a half-inch tall.
Earthquakes are natural phenomena. Click here to investigate how earthquakes happen. At this website you can see how underwater earthquakes exhibit themselves on land.
Go to this amazing website for a slide show (of sorts) of before and after pictures of some areas affected by the Christmas 2004 tsunami, but
be sure to read the instructions at the top of the page for how to use the pictures! These aerial pictures of the affects of the tsunami show the extensive devastation to land. Note the changes to underwater land
structures visible in these pictures. For pictures of the damage at a closer range, click here. Check out the following links for animations of how tsunamis work.
The page at Savage Earth shows a suduction zone, which is the most common way that tsunamis occur.
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Here are more links with content related to our studies.
LIGHTNING
Here is a list of websites that will help you discover how lightning happens.
Get your WEATHER MAPS here! When you get to the website, click on the picture of the weather maps. Next, select the date you want from
the drop down lists on the left.
It Could Happen Tomorrow! Remember the movie Day After Tomorrow? This website (by the Weather Channel) takes real footage of and
research about natural disasters and postulates what would happen if . . . (example: category 3 hurricane hitting New York
City). The website is changed as shows are aired, so check back frequently!
Understanding weather changes is easy if you follow the links on this weather site! Simply scroll down to find numerous links about storm fronts,
the water (hydrologic) cycle, storms, weather prediction, and much more information related to our work in class.
Check out this site to get the track data for your hurricane!
Wind direction and speed are strongly connected to pressure systems. Click on this link to discover how this process
works!
Hurricanes This website has tons of information about hurricanes--definition and growth, stages of development,
structure, preparations, damage, hunting and tracking, and naming.
Hurricane Information is a website that offers information on the Safir-Simpson Scale, danger zones, and preparing for a hurricane, as well as
tropical storm maps. Check it out!
The Tropical Cyclone Tracker could be very useful to some students. This website shows you a (very fast) animation of a selected hurricane's trek through
the Atlantic. Once you have selected your hurricane from the drop-down menu, click on the stop button to slow down
the animation. Then you can click on each point of the hurricane's track to see the wind speed and pressure at that point.
notice that the hurricane's track is also color-coded! This is the type of graph you will be plotting for your research paper.
The United States Geological Survey offers this website, which includes a view of current storm activity, tracking methods, storm impact studies of current and
past hurricanes, and before and after pictures of areas damaged by these storms. This is a great site for an investigation
of the impact of storms!
The National Hurricane Center is a great place to start researching hurricane histories and hurricane awareness and preparation. Use the menu
on the left of the home page to guide you through this website. I strongly suggest the Seasons Archive link to get the best track for your hurricane. Be careful to get the longitude and latitude positions for the SAME TIME (or
as near as possible) for each day!
weather.com This site gives you current weather, as well as the forecast for the next 3 days. You can also access various maps (Dopplar,
etc.), yesterday's weather, a 10-day forecast, and more.
wxusa.com At this site, you can find past and present weather, as well as an extended forecast.
weatherundergound.com Extensive weather records can be found at this website. Be careful to get your information from the same time of
every day for which you are recording data.
The American Red Cross hosts a very helpful website where you can find answers to many questions, such as: What are some safety tips to prepare
for floods? What advice does the Red Cross offer about repairing a flood-damaged home? And many more!
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