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EarthForce  - http://www.fi.edu/earth/earth.html  Interactive exhibit about the earth's movements. From the Franklin Institute Science Museum.  BBC Education - The Essential Guide to Rocks  - http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/rocks/  Offers an animated, interactive timeline about continental drift, fossils and rocks, 10 virtual walks around Great Britain, field trips and experiments.  Earth Like a Puzzle  - http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/voyager/earth_puzzle/  Explores plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, and the way they shape the earth.  Minerals  - http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/by-name.htm  Comprehensive information about the many types of minerals in the world.  What on Earth is Soil?  - http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/edresources/soil.html  Provides brief facts about soil such as what it is and how it is formed.  Minerals Management Service Kids' Pages  - http://www.mms.gov/mmskids/  Investigate ocean energy, sand and tide pool math. Visit an offshore oil rig and learn about archaeological shipwreck sites.  Neill's Geology for Kids  - http://members.tripod.com/~ciara_n/geology/  A science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in rocks.  Geological & Nuclear Sciences for Kids  - http://www.gns.cri.nz/kids/  Get the shakedown on volcanoes and quakes in New Zealand. Explore free downloads and learn what it takes to become a Geologist.  Earth Floor  - http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsys.html  Learn about the earth by reading short articles on plate tectonics, cycles, geologic time, adaptation and more.  Rock Story  - http://www.freewebs.com/rockstory  A flash animated story of an igneous rock and its discovery of who it really is by learning about the rock cycle.  Rob's Granite Page  - http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rmr/analogy.html  Learn why granites are like ice cream.  MSA - Mineralogy 4 Kids  - http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/K_12.html  Learn about rocks and minerals. Ask questions and play mineral games online.  National Geographic Kids - Crazy Crystals  - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/trythis/tryfun1.html  Learn how to grow crystals using Alum. These crystals grow in three days and you choose the colors.  Crystal Gardens  - http://www.yesmag.bc.ca/projects/crystal_gardens.html  Learn how to grow a crystal garden. Offers a description of what causes the crystals to grow.  San Diego Natural History Museum - Illustrated Guide to Minerals  - http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/minerals/  Learn how to identify minerals, grow crystals and create a collection or dig into brainteasers, puzzles and games.  Yellowstone National Park - For Kids  - http://www.nps.gov/yell/kidstuff/index.htm  Learn about Yellowstone National Park with games and activities like the Animal Alphabet Book, the Yellowstone Coloring Book and a Scavenger Hunt.  Beauty and the Beast  - http://library.thinkquest.org/J003007/  Introduces four basic types of disasters unique to Hawaii and information on how individuals can better prepare themselves should they occur.  Smithsonian Department of Mineral Sciences  - http://www.minerals.si.edu/  Explore a photo gallery of gems, volcanoes, rocks, minerals and meteorites. Offers research, collections and exhibits.  USGS Learning Web  - http://education.usgs.gov/  Learn how Biology, Geology, Hydrology, and Geography can help us understand our changing world.  Geologic and Paleontologic Cook Book  - http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/cookbook.htm  The Kentucky Geological Survey offers recipes for appetizers, desserts and other food that help to explain earth-science concepts.  Grand Canyon Explorer: Geology of the Grand Canyon  - http://www.kaibab.org/geology/gc_geol.htm  Explains how layers of the Grand Canyon were formed over a period of about 2 million years. Many illustrations. Gives a couple different theories about some of the details.