Find a
Resource
Select grade level(s) Select resource type(s) Select collection(s) Select standard(s) Skip navigation Digital Library for Earth System Education
Digital Library for Earth System Education
Home
New to DLESE?
Search tips
Educational resources > Find a resource
Results 1 - 4 of 4
Waves of Destruction - Tsunamis
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/tsunami/index.html
Comment on this resource
At this site, users can read and view pictures and videos that explain the mechanisms that trigger tsunamis, how they travel across great distances of the ocean, and what damage they cause. Full description.
Grade level: Middle (6-8), High (9-12)
Resource type: Illustration - scientific, Photograph, Video, Ref. material
Subject: Geology, Natural hazards, Physical oceanography
 
Choosing & Using this resource...
Educational standards associated with this resource:
National Science Education Standards (NSES): Read
Related resources and collections
This resource is included in the following collections:
NASA ED Mall Collection    Browse collection
DLESE Community Collection (DCC)     Browse collection
Frequently Asked Questions: Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Cyclones
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqHED.html
Comment on this resource
This collection of basic definitions and answers to questions about hurricanes and tropical cyclones includes how they form, how they are named, how intensities are measured, and how storms are forecast. Historical information, information on myths surrounding these storms, links to sites displaying real-time storm information, and safety tips are also included. Full description.
Grade level: Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), General public
Resource type: Case study, Tutorial, Map, Ref. material, Non-profit portal
Subject: Atmospheric science, Climatology, Natural hazards, Physical oceanography
 
Choosing & Using this resource...
Educational standards associated with this resource:
National Science Education Standards (NSES): Read
Examples of use
Read (1)
Related resources and collections
This resource is included in the following collections:
NASA ED Mall Collection    Browse collection
Teaching Boxes     Browse collection
DLESE Community Collection (DCC)     Browse collection
Geological Time Scale
http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/timescale/timescale.html
Comment on this resource
This document describes how geologic time is approached in discussions of geologic topics. The uses of relative time and absolute time are compared, and a geologic time scale is provided to represent both concepts. References are provided. Full description.
Grade level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14)
Resource type: Illustration - scientific, Ref. material
Subject: Geologic time
 
Choosing & Using this resource...
Educational standards associated with this resource:
National Science Education Standards (NSES): Read
Related resources and collections
This resource is included in the following collections:
NASA ED Mall Collection    Browse collection
DLESE Community Collection (DCC)     Browse collection
Deep-Sea Sample Repository
http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/res/fac/CORE_REPOSITORY/RHP1.html
Comment on this resource
This site provides information on the vast collection of deep-sea core samples that are stored in Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory's (LDEO) facility in Palisades, New York. Materials presented here include a summary of how cores are taken, processed, and stored, some results of examinations of cores, a searchable database of the cores themselves, and a sample history database. Full description.
Grade level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14)
Resource type: Field trip - virtual, Map, Photograph, Ref. material
Subject: Geology, Paleontology, Physical oceanography
 
Choosing & Using this resource...
Educational standards associated with this resource:
National Science Education Standards (NSES): Read
Related resources and collections
This resource is included in the following collections:
NASA ED Mall Collection    Browse collection
DLESE Community Collection (DCC)     Browse collection
Results 1 - 4 of 4