Internet Field Trip: Quartz and Other Minerals Internet Links Amethyst Galleries, Inc.—The Mineral Gallery: The Mineral Quartz Explore all the varieties of the mineral quartz. http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/quartz/quartz.htm TheImage.Com—Mineral Gallery: Quartz Learn the basic facts about quartz and see beautiful close-ups. http://www.theimage.com/mineral/quartz/quartz.html Natural Resources Canada—Ontario Mining Association: Minerals and Metals at Home Find minerals and metals all around your home! http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/wealth/intro-e.htm TheImage.Com—Mineral Gallery Choose a mineral to explore. http://www.theimage.com/mineral/minerals1.html Smithsonian Institution—Smithsonian Gem & Mineral Collection Enjoy beautiful images of quartz and other minerals. http://galaxy.einet.net/images/gems/gems-icons.html Internet Field Trip: Earth's Interior Internet Links The Tech Museum of Innovation—Layers of the Earth Explore each layer of the Earth. http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/quakes/inside/ Nevada Seismological Laboratory—Earth's Interior Find out what goes on inside each layer of the Earth. http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/interior.html Hawaiian Astronomical Society—Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics Learn more about the Earth's interior. http://www.solarviews.com/eng/earthint.htm University of Michigan Windows to the Universe: Earth's Interior and Surface Take a tour of the inside of the Earth. http://windows.ivv.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/tour_def/earth/Interior_Structure/overview.html Internet Field Trip: Earthquakes Internet Links Public Broadcasting Service PBS Online: Savage Earth—The Restless Planet: Earthquakes Be shaken by this earthquake animation! http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/earthquakes/index.html The Tech Museum of Innovation—Earthquakes Learn about the devices used to measure earthquakes— and much, much more! http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/quakes/intro/ Nevada Seismological Laboratory—Plate Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes Find out what causes earthquakes. http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/plate-tectonics.html California State University—Geology Labs On–Line: Virtual Earthquake Create a virtual earthquake! http://vcourseware4.calstatela.edu/VirtualEarthquake/VQuakeIntro.html University of California, Santa Barbara—Institute for Crustal Studies: Understanding Earthquakes See earthquake locations on a rotating globe and take an earthquake quiz. http://www.crustal.ucsb.edu/ics/understanding/ The Exploratorium—Life Along the Faultline Explore the how and why of earthquakes. http://www.exploratorium.com/faultline/indextest.html U.S. Geological Survey—Earthquake Information: Reducing Hazards Learn earthquake safety. http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/