>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.
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