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Eruption! A Volcanic Crisis Simulation
13 Mar 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Marcus I Bursik
www.dartmouth.edu/~renshaw/eruption/ Eruption! is a web-based simulation of a twenty-five day period of volcanic activity leading up to a volcanic crisis, a situation in which lives are endangered. The immediate goal of the simulation is to highlight the hazards associated with volcanic eruptions...
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Lava Flow Eruptions- Exploring Earth's Volcanic Environments Virtual Fieldtrip
05 Apr 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Steven Carey
https://volcano.uri.edu/This module dealing with effusive volcanism highlights the 1783 Laki fissure eruption in Iceland, the largest historic lava flow event.Exploring Earth's Volcanic Environments:This module is one in a series of two web-based modules that have been developed...
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SciNews: A new resource for incorporating current events into the classroom
28 Feb 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Erin Nicole DiMaggio
SciNews Website:http://sese.asu.edu/teacher-resources The purpose of SciNews is to provide middle and high school teachers timely, pre-packaged lessons on a science current event (such as an oil spill, earthquake, or shuttle launch) that are short (~15 min), easy to implement, and align to state...
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This Dynamic Planet
16 Mar 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Paul Kimberly
This Dynamic Planet is a 1 x 1.5 m wall map accompanied by an interactive web version ( http://mineralsciences.si.edu/tdpmap/index.htm ). It is designed to show Earth's most prominent features when viewed from a distance, and more detailed features upon closer inspection. The back of the map...
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Website about the Montserrat volcano and its eruptions since 1995
01 Mar 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Bob Thompson
This strictly educational website montserratvolcano.org is NOTHING AT ALL TO DO with the official website of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory. I started it in 2007/8 as somewhere the island residents could go to, if they wanted more detail, many more pictures and a much more "chatty" style of...