Hands on Science:
LANDFORMS -- CIMC Resources
#1 Schoolyard Models
#2 Stream Tables
Bill Nye Earth Science: Fossils/Erosion
550 BIL
1 VHS videocassette 52 minutes, 2 teachers guides.
Fossils - 26 min - illustrates different types of fossils and shows how the study of fossils gives scientists a clue to events of the past.
Erosion
- 26 min - shows how water, wind, and chemicals cause erosion, and how soil
types erode at different rates.
3-2-1 Contact: Erosion - Earth is Changing
551.3 THR
1 VHS videocassette 15 minutes, 1 ditto, 1 teachers guide. Grade Level: 3 - 6
Examines
how wind and water cause slow changes, while volcanoes, hurricanes and
earthquakes produce sudden landscape changes.
Erosion
551.3 ERO
6 study prints
Titles:
What is Mechanical Weathering?; What is Chemical Weathering?; Erosion By Water:
How It Takes Place; Erosion By Water: Erosion Forms; Erosion by Waves; Erosion
By Wind.
Running water: how it transports and erodes
551.483 RUN
1 videocassette, 41 minutes + teachers guide
Explores
the relationship of running water to the land. Investigates suspension,
solution, load, rapids, potholes, meanders, braided streams, deltas, alluvial
fans, waterfalls and flood plains. Discusses characteristics found in youthful,
mature and old streams.
#3
Go With the Flow
Landforms of Running Water
551.4 LAN
8 study prints
Titles:
Mature Stream Topography; Youthful Stream Topography; Delta; Braided Stream;
Alluvial Fan; Waterfall; Canyon Lands; Natural Bridge.
Landform Model
550 LAN
1 model (8 piece), 1 student booklet, 7 cassettes, 2 teachers guides
Depicts
landform features of geologic structures: coastlines and coastal plains,
canyons, fault block, folded mountains, glaciers, and a volcano. Features are
numbered and referenced.
#4
Build a Mountain
Measuring land and water
530.8 MEA
1 videocassette, 12 minutes.
First segment: Shows how computers and satellites are used to help create up-to-date maps of land and water surfaces.
Second segment: Relates the methods used to measure the depth of commercial waterways at different times of the day and under different weather conditions to make sure they are deep enough for ships and barges to navigate safely.
Explains
how measurement is used to find direction and distance, describes why
measurement is necessary to plan communities, and follows ships that measure and
map waterways.
#5 Bird’s Eye View
Stereo Atlases with Stereoscopes
550 STE
15 stereo atlas books, 15 stereo glasses
Includes
different views of U.S. landforms.
Relief Maps: United States
973 REL
15 maps (28"x18"). Grade Level: 3 - 12
Three-dimensional relief maps illustrate geographical features of the United
States.
Willamette Valley Relief Map
979.5 WIL
1 map.
Raised
relief topographic map of Salem and the Willamette Valley. Shows populated
areas, roads and railroads, contour interval contingent on terrain, and
woodlands shown by green tint.
America's National Parks
973 AME
2 VHS videocassettes 170 minutes
Explores
all 53 of America's National Parks, including the story behind the establishment
of each park. Titles: America's Adventurous and Majestic Parks - 85 min;
America's Historic and Scenic Parks - 85 min.
Scenic Wonders of America: Pacific Frontiers
973 SCE
1 VHS videocassette 60 minutes
Explores
Death Valley, Sequoias of California, Big Sur, Yosemite, Crater Lake, Mount
Rainier, Olympic, Glacier Bay, Haleakala
Mount Rainier and Olympic
973 MOU
1 VHS videocassette (66 minutes),
Overview
of the history, geology, geography, wildlife, and rainforest of this great
national park.
Extension:
Earth Quest
550 EAR
1 hybrid CD-ROM, 1 paperback book.
Explores
geologic processes, including plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes,
landforms, and rock classification. Content based on the Smithsonian
Institution's collection of minerals.
Earth Science Library 3
550 EAR
10 hardback books, 1 booklet, 1 poster
Titles: How The Earth Works; Our Violent Earth; Science Fun With Mud and Dirt; Soil Erosion and Pollution; The Sun, the Wind and the Rain.
A Field Trip To The Earth
550 AFI
8 hybrid CD-ROMs, 1 teacher guide notebook.
Explores earth science topics such as volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, continental drift, solar system, glaciers, erosion, and fossilization.
Junior Geologist
550 JUN
4 VHS videocassettes 32 minutes, 23 dittos, 1 teachers guide.
Examines
plate tectonics, earth structure, rock cycle, erosion and minerals.
Glaciers
551.3 GLA
6 study prints.
Titles:
What are Icebergs?; What Changes do Glaciers Make in the Surface of the Earth?;
What are Some of the Features of Glaciers?; How are Valley and Continental
Glaciers Formed?; What Are Continental Glaciers?; What are Valley Glaciers?
Bill Nye Earth Science: Spinning Things/Earthquakes
551.2 BIL
1 VHS videocassette 52 minutes, 2 teachers guides. Grade Level: 4 - 9
Spinning Things - 26 min. - discusses centripetal and centrifugal force.
Earthquakes - 26 min - discusses plate tectonics.
Earthquakes
551.2 EAR
1 hybrid CD-ROM, 3 paperback books, 1 teacher guide.
Multiple resources to enhance a study of earthquakes.
Eyewitness: Volcano
551.2 EYE
1 VHS videocassette 35 minutes.
Examines volcanic eruptions and earthquakes around the world. Discusses why and how volcanoes erupt and the rebuilding that goes on in the aftermath. Includes actual photos of the Mt. St. Helens explosion.
Earth Science: Volcanoes - Understanding the Hazards
551.2
1 VHS videocassette 20 minutes, 1 teachers guide.
Examines processes that cause volcanic eruptions; various types of volcanoes; and the effects on humans of volcanic eruptions.
Three-Two-One Contact: Volcanoes - Too Hot to Handle
551.2 THR
1 VHS videocassette (15 minutes), 1 ditto, 1 teachers guide.
Examines how volcanoes create new land masses. Includes Mount St. Helens.
Mt. St. Helens
551.2 MTS
3 study prints, 3 maps,
Black and white photos of Mt. St. Helens before and after eruption, map features and blast zone, mud, ash and pyroclastic flows, craters, eruption, stages and time line of major events.
Volcanoes
551.2 VOL
6 study prints, grade 3 4 5 6 7 8 9.
Titles: A Volcanic Neck; Development of a Caldera; The Shield Type Volcano; A Dormant Volcano in the United States; Volcanic Activity: Surface Evidence of Internal Unrest; Birth of the Paricutin Volcano.