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Chapter 10: Climate

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Is the global climate becoming more variable or extreme? Explain your answer in your Science Journal.

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The Green Lane
Do the matching activity at the end of this site to test your knowledge of the greenhouse effect.

Unit 3: Change Through Time

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Learning From Fossils
Fossils provide scientists with clues about Earth's past. Go to the University of California's Museum of Paleontology to learn more about fossils. What type of things can scientists learn by studying fossils? Read some articles on this site and then write a entry in your science journal explaining how paleontology can help society.

The Origin of Life
This is a virtual tour of an exhibit about the origin of life. Visit this Web site and look at the different exhibits. Write captions for each picture shown on the Web site.

Origins of Humankind Web site
Current articles that explore the origins of humans. Browse through some of the articles and summarize one of them in your science journal.

Geology and Geologic Time
This site provides information about the geologic relationships of rock layers, as well as much about geologic time and the history of the earth. As a group project, develop a poster showing the different eras of geologic time.