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Kinetic City: Shape It Up. Arizona Refrence Maps. Arizona Geology 3D. Welcome to the Arizona Geology 3D website.

Arizona Geology 3D

This site consists of QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) movies of the Geologic Map of Arizona draped over digital topography for each 1 X 1 quadrangle. Each movie consists of a 3D perspective of the quadrangle that the user can rotate using the mouse to view the area from any direction. This site allows you to see how the geology relates to topography, cities, and other culture. To use this site you will need QuickTime installed on your computer, either as a plug-in for your browser or as a stand-alone application to run downloaded files.

To access a movie, click on the link below to jump to a page with a shaded relief index map of Arizona. AZ Geo 3D Info: Sources of data and how Arizona Geology 3D was developed. Arizona Geologic Map Interactive: A zoomable version of the 1988 Geologic Map of Arizona, with photos of map units for the geologic map used in Arizona Geology 3D. Arizona Geology Virtual Tourist: Click your way through Arizona scenery. Virtual Tour: Panoramic Images: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. This comprehensive virtual tour allows visitors using a desktop computer (Windows, Mac, Linux) or a mobile device (iPhone, iPad, Android) to take a virtual, self-guided, room-by-room walking tour of the whole museum.

Virtual Tour: Panoramic Images: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

You can even browse a list of past exhibits, which is included on the ground floor map (see upper right map buttons). The visitor can navigate from room to room by clicking map locations or by following blue arrow links on the floor that connect the rooms. The desktop version includes camera icons to indicate hotspots where the visitor can get a close-up view of a particular object or exhibit panel. Please note: This tour is provided in Flash and HTML5 / Javascript versions. Flash supports viewing by Desktop (Windows, Mac, Linux). Site Credit: Imagery and coding by Loren Ybarrondo. FINDASAURUS. CRAIG A.

FINDASAURUS

MUNSART and KAREN ALONZI-VAN GUNDY ONE WAY to find out more information about dinosaurs is to discover more dinosaur fossils. The type of rocks in which dinosaur fossils (and almost all other fossils) are found is called sedimentary rock. Sedimentary rock generally occurs as flat layers called strata (single layers called stratum). Imagine you have a handful of both coarse and very fine sand and a bucket of water. Virtually the identical process occurs in nature. Looking for bone layers is much like playing detective. The first thing we must do is narrow the search. Return to top Once the layer is found, more work needs to be done. Using fossils to correlate and locate the correct strata, and to determine where in those strata dinosaurs might be found, it is now possible to see how dinosaur fossils can be traced from one place to another.

Time: 30-45 minutes 1) Distribute Figure 1 to students. 3) Distribute Figure 2 to students. Holmes, Arthur. Convection Currents.pdf (application/pdf Object) WHO'S ON FIRST? A RELATIVE DATING ACTIVITY. MARSHA BARBER and DIANA SCHEIDLE BARTOS PALEONTOLOGY, AND in particular the study of dinosaurs, is an exciting topic to people of all ages.

WHO'S ON FIRST? A RELATIVE DATING ACTIVITY

Although most attention in today's world focuses on dinosaurs and why they became extinct, the world of paleontology includes many other interesting organisms which tell us about Earth's past history. The study of fossils and the exploration of what they tell scientists about past climates and environments on Earth can be an interesting study for students of all ages. Teaching about Earth's history is a challenge for all teachers. Time factors of millions and billions of years is difficult even for adults to comprehend. In this activity, students begin a sequencing activity with familiar items — letters written on cards.

Once students begin to grasp "relative" dating, they can extend their knowledge of geologic time by exploring radiometric dating and developing a timeline of Earth's history. WHO'S ON FIRST? Return to top Figure 2-A. WHO'S ON FIRST? The Rock Cycle . Introduction.