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Caves

Cave Ecology, Cave Formation, Cave Glossary, Exploring Caves - U.S. Geological Survey, Lava Tube Caves Near Bend, Oregon, Magnificant Mulu, The Armchair Caver, The Desert Caves Project of Saudi Arabia, The Secret Caves of Han-sur-Lesse, Virtual Cave

Earthquakes

Earthquakes, Earthquakes, FEMA for Kids, Life Along the Faultline, Savage Earth: Restless Planet, Shake Table, Understanding Earthquakes, USGS: Earthquakes for Kids, Virtual Earthquake, What's Shaking

Geologic Time

Comprehending Geological Time, Dr. Bob's Geologic Time Page, Earth Floor: Geologic Time, Geological Time Line, Life Through Geologic Time, PaleoIndustrial, Web Geological Time Machine

Glaciers and Ice Ages

A Quick Background to the Last Ice Age, All About Glaciers, Glacier, Glaciers, Glaciers, Glaciers - Photos, Glaciers and the Glacial Ages, Ice Age, Ice Age Explanation, Ice Ages

Plate Movements

An Introduction to Plate Tectonics, CVO Website - Plate Tectonics and Sea-Floor Sprea, Paleomap Project, Plate Tectonics, Puzzles of the Earth, Quia - Java Games, The ABC's of Plate Tectonics

Tsunamis

Killer Wave, Pacific Tsunami Museum, Savage Earth: Waves of Destruction, Savage Seas - The Crow's Nest, Tsunami, Tsunami in Indian Ocean, Tsunami WebQuest 2004, Tsunami!, Tsunami: The Big Wave, Tsunami: The Great Wave

Volcanoes

An Analysis of Mt. Etna, Ask a Volcanologist, Cinder Cones, Etna - Thar She Blows!, Fallout, FEMA For Kids: Volcanoes, Geothermal Features and How They Work, NOVA Online: Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius, NOVA: Volcano's Deadly Warning, VolanoWorld Virtual Field Trips

Water Sources

Aquifer Basics, Aquifers, Aquifers, Edwards Aquifer, Georgia's Ground Water Resources, Maine Geology - Aquifers Fact Sheet, South Dakota Aquifers

BBC Education - The Essential Guide to Rocks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/rocks/

Offers an animated, interactive timeline about continental drift, fossils and rocks, 10 virtual walks around Great Britain, field trips and experiments.

Beauty and the Beast

http://library.thinkquest.org/J003007/

Introduces four basic types of disasters unique to Hawaii and information on how individuals can better prepare themselves should they occur.

Crystal Gardens

http://www.yesmag.bc.ca/projects/crystal_gardens.html

Learn how to grow a crystal garden. Offers a description of what causes the crystals to grow.

Earth Floor

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsys.html

Learn about the earth by reading short articles on plate tectonics, cycles, geologic time, adaptation and more.

Earth Like a Puzzle

http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/voyager/earth_puzzle/

Explores plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, and the way they shape the earth.

EarthForce

http://www.fi.edu/earth/earth.html

Interactive exhibit about the earth's movements. From the Franklin Institute Science Museum.

Geologic and Paleontologic Cook Book

http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/cookbook.html

The Kentucky Geological Survey offers recipes for appetizers, desserts and other food that help to explain earth-science concepts.

Geological & Nuclear Sciences for Kids

http://www.gns.cri.nz/kids/

Get the shakedown on volcanoes and quakes in New Zealand. Explore free downloads and learn what it takes to become a Geologist.

Minerals

http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/by-name.htm

Comprehensive information about the many types of minerals in the world.

Minerals Management Service Kids' Pages

http://www.mms.gov/mmskids/

Investigate ocean energy, sand and tide pool math. Visit an offshore oil rig and learn about archaeological shipwreck sites.

MSA - Mineralogy 4 Kids

http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/K_12.html

Learn about rocks and minerals. Ask questions and play mineral games online.

National Geographic Kids - Crazy Crystals

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/trythis/tryfun1.html

Learn how to grow crystals using Alum. These crystals grow in three days and you choose the colors.

Neill's Geology for Kids

http://members.tripod.com/~ciara_n/geology/

A science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in rocks.

Rob's Granite Page

http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rmr/analogy.html

Learn why granites are like ice cream.

Rock Story

http://www.freewebs.com/rockstory

A flash animated story of an igneous rock and its discovery of who it really is by learning about the rock cycle.

San Diego Natural History Museum - Illustrated Gui

http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/minerals/

Learn how to identify minerals, grow crystals and create a collection or dig into brainteasers, puzzles and games.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/minsci/

Explore a photo gallery of gems, volcanoes, rocks, minerals and meteorites. Offers research, collections and exhibits.

USGS Learning Web

http://www.usgs.gov/education/index.html

Learn how Biology, Geology, Hydrology, and Geography can help us understand our changing world.

What on Earth is Soil?

http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/edresources/soil.html

Provides brief facts about soil such as what it is and how it is formed.

Yellowstone National Park - For Kids

http://www.nps.gov/yell/kidstuff/index.htm

Learn about Yellowstone National Park with games and activities like the Animal Alphabet Book, the Yellowstone Coloring Book and a Scavenger Hunt.