Guest TheBugsMom Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Tell me your favorite Geology sites and curriculum I can use with a 8th grader. We are presently using the Space and Earth Science BJU text and would like to leave this book for something less textbooky. Another thing I need are ideas on how to incorporate Geology into his Nature Journal. I am drawing a blank when it comes to this, probably because we are doing so many changes from the way we do school that my brain is fried. Any ideas will be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) The current Jason Project from National Geographic is on geology, and the curriculum is free. There are lots of interactive online activities to go with it. Some DVDs on Earth Science (most, if not all, are on Netflix): How the Earth Was Made, Seasons 1 & 2 Earth: The Biography How the Earth Changed History National Geographic: Drain the Ocean Inside Planet Earth National Geographic: Volcano Volcanos of the Deep Sea Mysterious Life of Caves (NOVA) NOVA: Magnetic Storm NOVA: Lightning NOVA: Hunt for the Supertwister NOVA: Mystery of the Megavolcano Geocaching is a fun way to add field trips, which you can incorporate into nature journaling. Not sure what state you're in, but the Roadside Geology books for individual states are an excellent resource for field trips & geocaching. Jackie Edited September 19, 2010 by Corraleno add more links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Lee Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) http://www.rockhoundingar.com/pebblepups/growcryst.html I have more but they're held hostage by my busted laptop. :( Here's another: http://www.redundancydept.com/minerals.html From my messing around w/ Google, it appears you'll get plenty of results by entering "rockhounding in _______" (enter the name of a state, province, etc.). Bureaus of Land Management might have some resources as well. Edited September 19, 2010 by Annabel Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheBugsMom Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) The current Jason Project from National Geographic is on geology, and the curriculum is free. There are lots of interactive online activities to go with it. Some DVDs on Earth Science (most, if not all, are on Netflix): How the Earth Was Made, Seasons 1 & 2 Earth: The Biography How the Earth Changed History National Geographic: Drain the Ocean Inside Planet Earth National Geographic: Volcano Volcanos of the Deep Sea Mysterious Life of Caves (NOVA) NOVA: Magnetic Storm NOVA: Lightning NOVA: Hunt for the Supertwister NOVA: Mystery of the Megavolcano Geocaching is a fun way to add field trips, which you can incorporate into nature journaling. Not sure what state you're in, but the Roadside Geology books for individual states are an excellent resource for field trips & geocaching. Jackie Ahhh...National Geographic, I totally forgot about them. Told you my brain was fried, I actually have this in my bookmarks because I did not want to forget about tit. Thanks for reminding me and thanks for the many DVD titles. I did know about Geocaching and just 2 months ago went out on our first hunt. It was great, rain was pouring down but we had a mission to find a box. My 13 yr old tried to act too cool for this and grumbled all the way until we got to the box site, then he took over and yipped and yead at the find. But thanks for reminding me, I had used it with mapping studies and now will incorporate it with geology. Edited September 20, 2010 by TheBugsMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheBugsMom Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 http://www.rockhoundingar.com/pebblepups/growcryst.html I have more but they're held hostage by my busted laptop. :( Here's another: http://www.redundancydept.com/minerals.html From my messing around w/ Google, it appears you'll get plenty of results by entering "rockhounding in _______" (enter the name of a state, province, etc.). Bureaus of Land Management might have some resources as well. These look good, thanks. I never thought of the Bureaus of Land Management, this is why I asked, I knew the Hive would have some great ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheBugsMom Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Bumping. Hoping to get some more input on curriculums, geology sites (not just rocks), and implementing geological nature studies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheBugsMom Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Still hoping.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Your local library probably has the Boy Scout merit badge book set, or can loan it in if they don't. There's a Geology one that would give you a great overview and project ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheBugsMom Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Your local library probably has the Boy Scout merit badge book set, or can loan it in if they don't. There's a Geology one that would give you a great overview and project ideas. Thanks. I will look into this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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