FOSS Earth History 2010 National Trials

Student Resource Book Readings e-book | Technical Requirements and Support

Investigation
Investigation Title
Part
Multimedia
Optional Multmedia
Notebook Masters
Teacher Masters
1 Earth is Rock 1: What is the Story of this Place?

Landforms Tour

Additional List of Interesting Landforms in Google Earth (Optional)
Landforms Tour Assessment Chart
Landforms Inventory
Anticipation Guide-"Seeing Earth"
1 Earth is Rock 2: Grand Canyon Rocks

Grand Canyon Flyover Video

Powell's River Trip (Optional) Mile 20 Sketch Labels for Rock Boxes
Mile 20 Rock Observations Grand Canyon Map
Mile 52 Sketch Eiffel Tower in Grand Canyon
Mile 52 Rock Observations Mile 45
1 Earth is Rock 3: Correlating Grand Canyon Rocks

Grand Canyon Rocks Correlation

Colorado River Expedition (Optional)
Grand Canyon Rocks Grand Canyon Rocks A
Grand Canyon Rocks B
Rock Layer Key
Correlation Questions
2 Erosion and Weathering 1: Sorting Earth Materials
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  Wentworth Scale of Rock Particle Sizes
Metric Rulers
2 Erosion and Weathering 2: Stream Tables Stream Table Videos
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Stream Table Map  
Stream Table Instructions
Grand Canyon Model
Grand Canyon Flood! Questions
Grand Canyon Flood Video Multimedia Stream Tables
2 Erosion and Weathering 3: Physical Weathering Rock Falls Video
Sand Types (Optional)
Sand Comparisons Sand Analysis

Frost Wedging
W&E reading minis
Glass Jar Breaking Video
2 Erosion and Weathering 4: Chemical Weathering
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Acid Rain Investigation Plan  
Acid Rain Investigation Results
Rocks in Acid Rain
Acid-Rain Evaporation
3 Deposition 1: Sandstone Sandstone Formation
Zion Park Expedition (optional)
Sandstone Recipe Sandstone Formation A
Sandstone Formation B
Sandstone Formation C
Sandstone Formation D
Rock Database
3 Deposition 2: Shale Shale Formation
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Shale Recipe Shale Formation

Rock Column Movie Maker: Sedimentary Rock Version

Note: PC users should upgrade to Flash 10 to resolve a temporary bug.

3 Deposition 3: Limestone Limestone Formation
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Seawater Investigation Notes on Calcium Carbonate

Rock Column Movie Maker: Grand Canyon Version

Use challenge code:
KLM-MOO-PQPO

Seawater Follow-Up
Sedimentary Rocks Limestone Recipe
Rock Database Basin Questions The Principle of Superposition
3 Deposition 4: Soils
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Grand Canyon Environments A  
Grand Canyon Environments B
4 Fossils and Past Environments 1
Sandstone Formation
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  Temple Butte Limestone
Shale Formation
Limestone Formation
Modern Environments
4 Fossils and Past Environments 2 Timeliner
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  Event Cards A
Event Cards B
Event Cards C
Time Line Script
4 Fossils and Past Environments 3
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Time Machine (optional)

Earth History Time Line Geological Time Scale
Time Line Instructions
4 Fossils and Past Environments 4 Index Fossil Correlation
Dating Rock Layers (Optional)
Grand Canyon Fossils Index Fossils
Bryce Canyon Fossils
Zion Nation Park Fossils
Index-Fossil Correlation
Index-Fossil Correlation Questions
Rocks Over Time
5 Igneous Rocks 1 Tour of the Pacific Northwest
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Earth's Interior Slideshow
5 Igneous Rocks 2 Salol Crystal
Yosemite National Park Field Trip (Optional)
Cooling Rate Investigation Salol Observation Instructions
Salol Crystal Growth
Hawaii Field Trip(Optional)
5 Igneous Rocks 3 Extrusive Rock Formation Animation
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Igneous Rock Observations Rocks of the Pacific Northwest
Intrusive Rock Formation Animation
Rock Database
Rock Column Movie Maker: Igneous and Sedimentary Rock Version Rock Layer Age Puzzle
6 Volcanoes and Earthquakes 1 Volcano Plotting Activity
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  World Plotting Locations
Volcanoes Around the World

Volcanoes Formation Animation

Earthquake Plotting Activity
Earthquakes Around the World
Longitude and Latitude
Mount St. Helens: The Catalyst for Change Video
Mount St. Helens: The Eruption Impact Video
6 Volcanoes and Earthquakes 2
"Plate Tectonics: The Scientist Behind the Theory" Video
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  USGS Puzzle Key
USGS Puzzle Pieces
USGS The World Today
USGS Plate Map
6 Volcanoes and Earthquakes 3
NOAA Plate Tectonics Video
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Human Story of the Theory of Plate Tectonics Earth's Layers
Convection Video Convection Basics
Plate Boundaries Map Plate Boundaries Plate Vocabulary
7 Mountains 1 Convergent Boundary
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Plate Interaction Map
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Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Animation: Folding
Dynamic Planet Map
7 Mountains 2

Mountain Types Slideshow

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Mountain Types

Teacher Masters, Mountain Card Instructions

KK,LL, MM, NN

Volcanoes Around the World
Earthquakes Around the World
Mountain Card Locations Mountain Types Reading
7 Mountains 3 Rock Database
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Animation: How Metamorphic Rocks Form
Rock Database: Slate
7 Mountains 4

Shenandoah Valley Google Earth Tour

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Shenandoah Field Trip

 

FOSS Earth History Multimedia Program

The Geologic Story of Shenandoah Teacher master OO, Skyline Drive Map

Mountain Folding and Erosion Animation

Teacher master PP, Shenandoah Stratigraphic Column
Field Trip Notes
Teacher master QQ, Shenandoah Time Line
8 Geoscenarios 1 Kaibab Mystery Google Earth Tour
Timeliner
Kaibab Mystery Questions Part 1 Teacher Master RR: Timeline of GrandCanyon
Rock Column Movie Maker Kaibab Mystery Questions Part 2
Colorado Plateau Over Time Kaibab Mystery Questions Part 3
8 Geoscenarios 2
Geoscenarios Student Resource Page
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See Geoscenario Student Resource Page Teacher Master SS: Geoscenario Goals
Teacher Master TT: Writing Tips
Teacher Master UU: Geoscenario Presentation
9 What is the Story of this Place? 1 Rock Column Movie Maker
Planet FOSS Photo Challenge (Optional)
   
Landforms Tour