>Date:    Sat, 13 Oct 2001 06:33:12 -0400
>From:    Mark Francek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: 8 September 2001 Earth Science Site of the Week
>
>Hello,
>This week’s “Sites of the Week” feature plate tectonics, trees, sharks,
>and landscape photo history.
>
>Professor Tanya Atwater of the University of California Santa Barbara
>has prepared a series of plate tectonic animations and accompanying
>descriptions for the Pacific Hemisphere, 85 Ma to Present; N.E. Pacific
>and W. North America, 38 Ma to Present; N.E. Pacific and W. North
>America, 38 Ma to Present; and Southern California, 20 Ma to Present.
>You must have QuickTime 2.5 or later to view these animation files.
>
>http://www.geol.ucsb.edu/%7Eatwater/Animations/Animations-FR.html
>
>One of the first stops for information about trees should be “Silvics of
>North America” from the USDA which describes “the silvical
>characteristics of about 200 conifers and hardwood trees in the
>conterminous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Individual
>articles were researched and written by knowledgeable Forest Service,
>university, and cooperating scientists. They were reviewed by their
>counterparts in research and academia. The project took 10 years to
>complete. The revised manual retains all of the essential material from
>the original publication, plus new information accumulated over the past
>quarter of a century. It promises to serve as a useful reference and
>teaching tool for researchers, educators, and practicing foresters both
>within the United States and abroad.”
>
>http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm
>
>The International Shark Attack File is a compilation of all known shark
>attacks that is administered by the the American Elasmobranch Society
>and the Florida Museum of Natural History.  Sections exist for “Shark
>Attacks in Perspective;How, Where, When; The Relative Risk of Shark
>Attacks to Humans; Reducing the Risk; A History of The International
>Shark Attack; Gaining Access to the International Shark Attack File;
>Publications Available Through the International Shark Attack File; and
>Statistics, Graphs and Maps of Shark Attacks.
>
>http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Sharks/ISAF/ISAF.htm
>
>A fascinating look to past cultural environments can be viewed at the
>USDA’s photo history site.  “Most of the photographs on display in this
>section were taken between 1937 and 1943 with some of the photos dating
>back to the 1800’s.
>Thousands of black and white photos exist for agriculture, business,
>community, domestic scenes, education, government, landscapes,
>machinery, portraiture, and transportation.
>
>http://www.usda.gov/oc/photo/histfeat.htm
>
> These sites are archived at RESOURCES FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND  GEOGRAPHY
>INSTRUCTION at http://personal.cmich.edu/~franc1m/homepage.htm  The
>links are organized around the sequence of topics typically taught in an
>introductory earth science or physical geography class. Links are also,
>available for environmental science, earth science/geography education,
>career opportunities, and more. The sites selected are based on image
>quality, ease with which lesson plans can be developed, organization,
>authenticity, scope, and format. Please contact me at
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] to remove yourself from the mailing list, add a
>new subscriber, or suggest a site to be listed.
>
>Thank you,
>Mark Francek
>
>
> These sites are archived at RESOURCES FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND  GEOGRAPHY
>INSTRUCTION at http://personal.cmich.edu/~franc1m/homepage.htm  The
>links are organized around the sequence of topics typically taught in an
>introductory earth science or physical geography class. Links are also,
>available for environmental science, earth science/geography education,
>career opportunities, and more. The sites selected are based on image
>quality, ease with which lesson plans can be developed, organization,
>authenticity, scope, and format. Please contact me at
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] to remove yourself from the mailing list, add a
>new subscriber, or suggest a site to be listed.


Janis D. Treworgy               [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Earth Science Department        Phone: 618/374-5294
Principia College               Fax: 618/374-5122    
Elsah, IL 62028




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