
The teacher
portion of the website has been designed for
all teachers to use when leading a class discussion.
It is divided into eleven modules, with each
module containing a variety of images and animations,
which can be used to illustrate key concepts.
The format consists of a page full of background
information and large-sized links, allowing
a teacher to easily select an image or animation,
while engaging the students in discussion. These
graphics should provide a teacher with the means
to ask open-ended questions and allow students
to enhance their understanding of earth science.
The
student portion of the website will allow an
individual student to explore earth science
topics interactively in a fun and stimulating
way. Not only will students have access to images
and animations, but they will also be able to
look at 3D images,
taken from researchers’ data. This project
is currently in development.

Descriptions
of buttons
There are seven types of buttons found on the
site for displaying additional content. The following
details the nature of each.
NOTE: All of the following opens a new browser
window!
Displays a JPG or GIF image (sometimes animated)

Runs Adobe Acrobat to display a PDF image (Adobe
Acrobat required)

Displays a Flash animation, static graphic or
interactive graphic. (Flash player required)
TIP: Hitting the "F11"
key allows fullscreen mode and because the graphic
was designed in Flash, it will not distort. You
can also right-click on the graphic and zoom in
or out!

Links to a relevant website

Plays a MPEG or AVI movie

Plays a Quicktime movie (Quicktime required)

Links to free downloadable software
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