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Science 8


Earth Science Project

Volcanoes
General Information on Volcanoes and the different types
www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-volcano.htm


Info on Earthquakes located in the United States:
Mauna Loa, Mount Rainer, Mount St. Helens, Yellowstone
Locate the state and choose the volcano.
www.usgs.gov/

Pinatubo
Krakatau
Vesuvius
Paricutin
Olympus Mons
Tvashtar

Earth Science
Alfred Wegener

​General information on how earthquakes develop
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqscience.php
www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/why.html
www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/info-gen/faq-en.php

Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Interior_Structure/interior.html
www.britannica.com/science/plate-tectonics

Volcanoes
Formation of a volcano
owlcation.com/stem/How-Does-a-Volcano-Form
science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/volcano2.htm

Quick facts about the earthquake and tsunami
www.livescience.com/44412-1964-alaska-earthquake-facts.html
www.britannica.com/science/plate-tectonics

​Tsunamis
Tsunami Research in Canada
Use the side navagation bar for various topics.
http://www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/info-gen/tsunami-eng.php
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/oceans/tsunamis/tsunamiphysics-physique-eng.html l
 
How Tsunamis Develop
http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/tsunami2.htm
 
Seismic Waves & Epicenter
http://www.kids-fun-science.com/s-waves.html

Alaska Earthquake 1964
earthquake.alaska.edu/earthquakes/about
Mount Saint Helen
volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/st_helens/



Infectious Diseases Project
travel.gc.ca/travelling/health-safety/diseases
www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases.html
www.bccdc.ca/health-info
www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/center1012

 Kids Health
Click on infections and then on the kind of infection for information.
kidshealth.org/en/teens/

Mayo Clinic
Easy to read site on various medical topics
www.mayoclinic.org/




Picture

Electronic maps
PC Instructions
1.  Click on the map to the left.
2.  Save the map on your desktop. Name the map.
3.  Open the document (map).  You can enlarge it at this point.
4.  Go to open at top.
5.  Open paint
6.  Choose the thick line tool and a colour to add to your map.
7.  OR choose the brush tool and a colour

Mac Instructions
1.  Download map onto desktop.  This will open up Preview.  Save to the desktop.
2.  Open up Pages and drag map onto a new document.
3.  Go to "shape" icon at the top and click a shape and colour.  Manipulate it on the map.

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