Stories from the Fossil Record
This web-based module provides students with a basic understanding of how fossils can be used to interpret the past.

Prehistoric Mesosaurus
The lesson introduces the theory of plate tectonics, which succeeds Alfred Wegener's older hypothesis of continental drift. It uses the evidence provided by a 280 million-year-old swimming reptile named Mesosaurus.

Continental Drift
Students understand how scientists developed a theory using fossil evidence.

Adventures at Dry Creek
In this interactive web-based module students conduct a simulated field study at a fossil dig in Montana.

The Power of Fire
Students figure out where people face danger from earthquakes and volcanoes and create a map showing where these natural hazards may occur.
 

Superposition
One of the most fundamental principles of archaeology is the Law of Superposition.

The Law of Superposition
From Wikipedia

Stratigraphy
Interactive geologic time scale

Science Netlinks: Science Updates
Article about effects of flooding on farmland

Predicting Earthquakes
Article about integrating geological information on faults to predict earthquakes

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