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 Mundo de ámbar Habla del origen del ámbar y de los fósiles atrapados en ella, entre otros temas. http://www.ambar.com/ 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 Hawaiian Astronomical Society Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics Explore the Earth's interior. http://www.solarviews.com/span/earthint.htm 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://vcourseware5.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.edu/faultline/index.html U.S. Geological Survey — Earthquake Information: Reducing Hazards Learn earthquake safety. http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/ Terremotos ¿Qué se debe hacer ante un terremoto fuerte? Aprende aquí qué debes hacer para protegerte. http://www.ugr.es/iag/prevenir.html