Resources for students of Earth Science
updated,
July 8, 2009
· Computer_graphics_software_and_resources
· Weather,_climate,_and_paleoclimate_data
· Earth science textbooks and related aids online (see also “Supplies and Books” below)
· Earth science lectures and powerpoints online New stuff added periodically
· Videos -- Earth Science and other topics
· Geologic_publications_online
· Maps
· Online_educational_resources
· Reference,_conversions,_standards,_etc
· Science software (freeware or shareware)
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Tools_for_writing_science_papers
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Washington Online Writing Lab also, visit
· Links
Careers in Geosciences--Earth Science World (leaves this page)
Washington Climate
Summaries find station data! [Use
NOAA Paleoclimate data [see "data search" for tree-ring, ice, fire, coral, cave, paleofire, etc]
USGS Real-time water data--Washington State site (see "Statewide Streamflow table" link)
Lab. of Tree-ring research at Univ. AZ --education tools
Lab. of Tree-ring research at Univ. AZ --dendro resources
The Ultimate Tree-ring web pages
Searchable bibliography of dendrochronology Check tree-ring references here!
Link to an online Physical Geography textbook by Michael Ritter
Link to the introductory Geoscience Virtual Textbook
Link to the companion website for AGI/NAGT Geoscience Laboratory Manual_v.8
Link to The Georoots Etymological Dictionary of Geology by Matt Horrigan
Michael Kimberley's physical geology presentations (both as text + pictures for printing or for viewing online)
About geology.com See about rocks and explore the various links to rock types
Tutorials | GeologyRocks (You must establish a username, but this is free)
Online geological dictionary Other online geological dictionaries
Geology Labs On-Line There are only a few labs here, but great potential…
Physical Geology notes and powerpoints by Michael Kimberley at N. Carolina State (two versions--one for printing, one for viewing online)
Pam Gore's geology lecture notes
Rob Viens' powerpoint lectures for Geology of the Northwest, BCC
Carla Whittington's powerpoint lectures for Natural Hazards, Highline CC
Annenberg Planet Earth videos series
weather.com video on demand (get weather, but get advertisements too!)
WA Geology Division publications and maps Search online database of geology of Washington
Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries Oregon Geology and the Ore Bin publication
Maps WADNR Geologic Survey USGS topo maps USGS publications WA soils Mapquest Chris Heg's WA Geology map site Google Maps!!!
WASHINGTON STATE GEOLOGIC INFORMATION PORTAL
Electronic book collections via Centralia College's Kirk Library
Online periodicals via the Centralia College Kirk Library
Monterey Institute's national repository of online courses (see "view repository") Open Educational Resources
Tera, giga, mega, kilo,hecto, deka, ---, deci, centi, milli, micro, nano Make sense of why Ma is short for mega annum (a million years), etc
CALIB radiocarbon calibration software
Subsurface Biosphere Initiate at Oregon State University Summer internships. Deadline is 4/15 for 2006, but they may be flexible!
Investigating the Wenas Creek Mammoth--summer field school CWU 2006
www.maketextbooksaffordable.org –
Places to buy field gear: Forestry Suppliers Ben Meadows
Proofreaders marks How to figure out what that teacher or reviewer meant by all those marks and squiggles on the paper!
How to make perspective drawings Edit digital pictures Making graphics for field trip reports see also above “edit digital pictures”
Example lab report Sean Student's field trip report (hypothetical)
Rubric for grading of field reports
Fake field trip report outline (example)
Simple rubric (grading guidelines) for writing reports and papers
Detailed rubric for grading of papers and reports
Style guide for geology papers This is heavy duty, because it's the official style guide for submission of papers to the Geological Society of America
US Geological Survey "Suggestions to Authors" (a classic)
Geology info and pubs on reserve in Kirk Library
Pat's weather and climate links
Please direct communications about this page to ppringle ‘at’ centralia.edu