Earth Science Research Materials

STEP ONE:

Start at the BAYSIDE LMC PAGE!  There are lots of useful links and places to visit, but the best place to get a little background knowledge is by using some of the ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS!

BRITANNICA ONLINE

Remember to record the name and URL for any websites you use or the title, author, and pages of any books!

STEP TWO:

Once you have gotten some background knowledge, do some more in depth research at the following places...

Earthquakes

• US Geological Survey Earthquake Page
• IRIS Seismic Monitor and Headline Links
• FEMA Earthquake Homepage
• KidsGeo Earthquakes

Volcanoes

• US Geological Survey Volcano Page
• Volcano World
• San Diego State University: How Volcanoes Work
• Annenberg Learner: Volcanoes Interactive

Tsunamis

• NOAA: Tsunamis
• Tsunami! Past and Present
• USGS: Tsunamis and Earthquakes
• KidsGeo Tsunamis

Weathering, Erosion, Glaciation, and The Great Lakes

• NOAA: Glaciation
• UW Stevens Point: Glaciers
• Soil Erosion and Sedimentation in the Great Lakes
• USGS Topics: Weathering and Erosion

STEP THREE:

CITE YOUR SOURCES ON A WORKS CITED PAGE OR SLIDE! Using the URLs, titles, authors, and page numbers you have, begin to create citations, using the links below to copy and paste onto your WORKS CITED page. Use APA format!

• http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?reqstyleid=2&newstyle=2&stylebox=2
• http://www.bibme.org/