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Generally Helpful Sites

 

World of Scientific Biography

Use this site to enrich your knowledge about scientists presented in IAES. Includes Copernicus, Hale, Hubble,Leavitt, and Wegener. Entries have links to related scientists. Eric Weisstein's World of Science is written and maintained by the author as a public service for scientific knowledge and education.

 

American Geological Institute

The American Geological Institute is a federation of professional organizations in the geosciences. This site includes links to information, educational resources, careers, and the Earth Science Image Bank.

 

Unit D, Activity 42

Video Segment 1 - Plate Tectonics: The Scientist Behind the Theory

This video segment chronicles the Alfred Wegener’s development of the theory of continental drift and is from the WGBH Teacher's Domain website. It is recommended that you have the latest version of QuickTime installed to properly view this video.

Video Segment 2 - Plate Tectonics Further Evidence

Using evidence from Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift, this video on the WGBH Teacher's Domain website details the evidence that supported the theory of plate tectonics. It is recommended that you have the latest version of QuickTime installed to properly view this video.

 

Unit G, Activity 93

Instructions on Making 3D Charts

This document outlines how to make a 3D chart in Microsoft Excel.