Homework help resources for grades K - 4

Earth Science

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Geology

Magazine Articles from Searchasaurus
Enter library card number when asked. Don't have a library card? Get one - it's free!

• Connect to the Searchasaurus database
• Type geology in the Find box
• Or click on Science, then Rocks or Volcanoes

Great Web Sites

• Mineralogy for Kids - A Rockin' Site
  Find out all about crystals and minerals
• Real Trees 4 Kids
  Tells about soil and what it is, what it does and why we need it.
• Soil Science from Goddard Space Center
  Soil science, soil and the environment, current news articles about soil and even experiments!
• Woodfill's ThinkQuest Jr. Rocks and Minerals for Kids
  Sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks, plus lots of charts and pictures with easy to understand information.
• Interactive Rock Cycle Animation
  How do rocks undergo change? Go to this link and view the animation and interactive graphic.
• Rock and the Rock Cycle
  View animated graphics of how the rock cycle works. Younger students - view the beginner graphic. A bit older? View the intermediate graphic.
• Rock Family Reunion
  Grandma Magma? Cousins Sally, Max and Iggy? Check out this site and learn about different types of rocks and the rock cycle.

Finding Books in Your Libraries

• Connect to the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog
• Use the Word search box and try this subject:
  Geology Juvenile
• Or enter your own keywords in the search box to search the catalog:
  
  
  Need help?
• Get search help online or ask your librarian for help.
• How to find a book in your library

Videos

• Connect to the Mid-Hudson Library System online catalog
• Use the Simple Keyword Search and the following topic:
  • Geology Juvenile Films

Local Resources

• Warthin Geological Museum
  Visit Vassar's extensive rock, mineral and fossil collection.

Specific Areas of Earth Science
Dinosaurs and Fossils | Earth Science | Earthquakes | Geology | Oceans | Physical Geography | Volcanoes

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