HISTORY of the EARTH
- Earth Timeline
- Gives you an overall timeline of Earth’s formation.
- Time Line: Rise of Life
- This is an interactive timeline by the National Geographic that shows when different species appeared, as well as the formation and breaking apart of Pangaea. Interesting to check out based on what we are learning.
PANGAEA
- Pangaea video
- Short video clip (1 minute and 20 secs) by BBC that shows Pangaea being formed and breaking apart.
- Pangaea animation
- Another animation of the break-up of Pangaea.
PLATE TECTONICS
- Colliding Continents video [50 mins]
- From the National Geographic
- Plate Tectonics Motion Animation
MOUNTAIN FORMATION
- Mountain Formation Video [3 mins]
- Shows how well known mountain ranges were formed from tectonic plate collisions.
GLACIERS
- New York Ice Age
- Gives information of how glaciers changed the landscape of NY
- Timeline of Recent Ice Ages
- animation that shows the ice sheets forming and retreating
- Ice Ages–What are they and what causes them?
- Glaciers: How do glaciers affect the land?
- How glaciers transform the landscape
NEW YORK GEOLOGY
ECOLOGY