Geology for Kids - Page 1
Index - Page 1

• Hope Diamond - The history of the stone which was eventually named the Hope diamond began when the French merchant traveler, Jean Baptiste Tavernier, purchased a 112 3/16-carat diamond.
• How Rocks Are Formed - Animations that will show you how the three different kinds of rocks are formed by clicking on different areas of the pictures.
• Indiana Geology Today - Test Your Knowledge of Indiana Geology and Earth Science Issues and take the quiz!
• Jason Project, The - A year-long educational program designed to excite and engage students in science and technology.
• Jason Project - National Geographic
• JASON VIII: Journey From the Center of the Earth - Explore two of the earth's geologically unique locations, Iceland and Yellowstone.
• Kentucky Coal Education - Teacher & Professional resources.
• Los Angeles River Connection - Virtual Tour.
• Middle School Earth Science Explorer - Wheeling Jesuit University/NASA Classroom of the Future™.
• Mineral Gallery - Amethyst Galleries, Inc. A constantly growing collection of mineral descriptions, images, and specimens.
• Mining History Network .. Homepage - An information
  resource for mining historians.
• MSHA Kid's Page - Our job is to protect those that work at mines, maybe your father, mother, aunt or uncle. Explore and learn more about mining.
• NASA's Image Access - Planetary Photojournal.
• National Museum of Wildlife Art - Dedicated to providing exceptional educational programs to students of all ages...
• NOAA Paleoclimatology Program - A central location for paleoclimate data, research, and education at the National Geophysical Data Center.
• NOAA/NGDC - World Data Center for Marine Geology and Geophysics, Boulder.
• PlanetDiary - Earths Journal.
• Powder River Coal Company - Owns and operates four surface mines in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming.
• Rockhounding Arkansas - Arkansas quartz crystals, rocks and minerals, and diamonds are famous around the world. Here is the authoritative guide to rock and mineral collecting.
• Sand Web Site - A place where you can learn about sand, see a variety of different kinds of sand, and look at sands from different places around the world.
• Savage Earth - Although it feels solid and hard beneath our feet, the outer surface of the Earth is a thin crust of fragile rock, fractured like the cracked shell of an egg. A PBS series.
• Savage Planet - While planet Earth sustains life, it also harbors forces that can instantly destroy us. From PBS...
• ScienceMaster - Science learning web site, for students, parents and teachers.
• Smithsonian - Gem & Mineral Collection Images.
• St. Louis Science Center - Serves as a bridge between scientist and lay person, encouraging an understanding of ecology and the environment, humanity, technology and the space sciences.
• The Image.com - Science, Geology, Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Crystallography, Photography, Digital Photography, Faceting...

• The Mineral Gallery - View an assortment of top quality mineral, crystal, and rock specimens in all sizes.
• The Ozone Hole - For nearly a billion years, ozone molecules in the atmosphere have protected life on Earth from the effects of ultraviolet rays.
• USGS - U.S. Geological Survey.
• USGS & Science Education - A rich content site.
• USGS Teachers' Guide - What Do Maps Show?
• USGS - Ground Water Atlas.
• USGS - Plate Tectonics.
• USGS - Marine Geology: Research Beneath the Sea.
• USGS - Water Science for Schools: The Water Cycle.
• UCMP - Tour of geologic time.
• West's Geology Directory - School of Ocean and Earth Science , Southampton University, Southampton Oceanography Centre.
• What on Earth is Soil? - Soil makes up the outermost layer of our planet. Soil has varying amounts of organic matter (living and dead organisms), minerals, and nutrients.
• World Data Center for Marine Geology & Geophysics, Boulder - Images: Visualizing Data.

1. Franklin Instute - Rockhounds - Rocks and Minerals
2. The Nature of Diamonds - Diamond is a mineral, a natural crystalline substance, the transparent form of pure carbon.
3. Links for Mineralogists - Subcategorized, annotated lists of web sites, especially for mineralogists, petrologists, crystallographers, geologists.
4. Rocks and Minerals of Kentucky - Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky.
5. Minerals By Name - Photos and detailed description of Minerals.
6. Smithsonian - Gem & Mineral Collection Images.

1. Forces of Nature - Experience the Forces of Nature for yourself: Watch a preview of the giant-screen film...
2. Global Volcanism Program - Worldwide Holocene Volcano and Eruption Information.
3. Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Page - A primary focus of volcanology is to provide scientific and educational information that can lead to hazard mitigation.
4. Mount Saint Helen's - Prior to 1980, Mount St. Helens formed a conical, youthful volcano sometimes known as the Fuji-san of America. Scroll down the page and see the Mt. St. Helen's Panoramas.
5. Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - At 8:32 Sunday morning, May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted. Shaken by an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale.
6. The Santorini Volcano - Santorini is the most known and active volcanic island of the Hellenic Arc in the south Aegean Sea.
7. Shield Volcanoes & Composite Volcanoes - USGS.
8. Stromboli Online - Volcanoes of the world: QTVR
9. USGS - Cascades Volcano Observatory.

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