UNIT FOCUS 

1.    Earth’s surface has specific characteristics and landforms that can be identified.

2.    The surface of Earth changes due to weathering.

3.    The surface of Earth changes due to erosion and deposition.

LAND FORMATIONS LINKS

Earth Resources- games, animations, quizzes, videos, etc.

http://www.macmillanmh.com/science/2008/student/na/grade2/g2_ch6.html

Weathering and Climate

http://ees.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/elearning/module07swf.swf

Weathering 

http://www.indiana.edu/~g103/theinteractiveearth/5-Sedimentary%20Rocks/weathering.swf

Rock Weathing Lecture

http://alliance.la.asu.edu/rockart/ccli/WeatheringLectures/WeatheringLecture1/viewer.swf

Shape It Up

http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/shapeitup_final.swf

Weathering and Erosion slideshare

http://www.slideshare.net/MMoiraWhitehouse/weathering-erosion-and-depositioneasier

Animation of Rocks and Weathering

https://www.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/elearning/module07swf.swf

Weathering Animation

http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/swfs/weathering.swf

Weathering and Soil Powerpoint 

http://powerpoints.geology-guy.com/lutgens/chapter05_weathering_soil/chapter05_weathering_soil.swf

Read About the Rock Cycle with Animation and Take a Final Quiz
http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/index.html

Read About the Rock Cycle
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/cycle/index.htm

Match the Pictures to the Rock Cycle - 2 level test 
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/games/level1.htm

Read About Minerals and Then Take a Quiz
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/minerals/index.htm

Read About Fossils
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/fossils/index.htm

Interactive Rock Cycle
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page02.cfm

Maps of the Earth's Changing Surface Over Time - Pangaea and Into the Future
http://www.scotese.com/earth.htm

Animation of the Continents Moving 100 Million Years into the Future
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0807/es0807page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization

Read About Volcanoes
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-volcano.htm

Read About Earthquakes
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-earthquake.htm

Read About Soil

http://library.thinkquest.org/J003195F/definiti.htm

Tim and Moby- Weathering

http://mrhardy.wikispaces.com/Weathering.swf