IAES: Weblinks for Teachers
Generally Helpful Sites
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.
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 E, Activity 66
Be the first to post your class's predictions on how the climate in your area might change. Email us a pdf of your students' predictions and we'll post them on our website!
Unit G, Activity 93
This document outlines how to make a 3D chart in Microsoft Excel.