PhET Interactive Science and Math Simulations, Now in App Form!
PhET, the good folks who have been bringing us free, interactive science and math simulations for years, now have an app, providing STEM education at its best.
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Tag: Geology
8 Reasons Why Arizona Is a Geologist’s Dream
Though in many parts of the country summer vacation is just about over, for some, there is still over a month to go. So if you’re a last-minute planner (or you are planning mid-school-year or 2017 trips), here are some places to see in Arizona that are a geologist’s dream.
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Book Review: DK’s ‘Rock & Gem Book’
Gorgeous pictures, beautiful rocks, and amazing facts. All found in Dorling Kindersley’s ‘Rock and Gem’ book.
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Get Ready to Rock Family Game Night With 'Rock On!'
Rock On! is both board game and rock collection in one.
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‘The World’s Great Wonders’ Explains the Planet’s Masterpieces
If you’re looking for some fantastic background information on the world’s incredible sites and sights, Lonely Planet has another quality book that will teach you the wheres, whens, whys, and hows of 50 of them.
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An Unexpected Email From SETI
A hike almost two years ago becomes a lead for a scientist from SETI.
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A Geological Birthday Party
Explore a Geological Birthday party and embrace your inner rock hound.
Continue ReadingWhat We Learned Today: All About Augite
This is the first post in a new series that I’ll write that will share some of the things that my kids and I learn together. My kids ask me a lot of questions, and I often have the answer. …
Continue ReadingExplore the Wonders of Geology iPad App
Educational apps that teach something to everyone, no matter what age, are great for filling your iPad. By now I’ve accumulated a decent collection of them, but I only recently discovered one that teaches basic geology, from mountain building to …
Continue ReadingLeo Geo Drills Down Into Geology
Jon Chad, a Vermont cartoonist who works for the Center for Cartoon Studies, has created a cool comic book that explores geology in a unique way. Leo Geo and His Miraculous Journey Through the Center of the Earth is a …
Continue ReadingWhat’s Up With Tranquillityite?
A moon mineral has been discovered in Australia. Tranquillityite was named after the Sea of Tranquility, site of Apollo 11’s 1969 landing site. Like the other two minerals found in rocks brought back from that mission, it was long assumed to be unique to the Moon’s surface. Well, until now. We know science […]
Continue ReadingUnderstanding The Mechanics Of Earthquakes
With the August 23, 2011 earthquake on the East coast of the United States, the internet has been a-buzz. We had quite the interesting discussions, behind closed doors, here at GeekMom. GeekMoms Patricia Vollmer and ChaosMandy started the discussion on the site. As someone who lives in the Pacific Ring and an area that has […]
Continue ReadingSummer Travel Fun: Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park
Last weekend the family headed up to Atlanta for some fun sightseeing. We had tickets to an Atlanta Braves baseball game on the Sunday afternoon of that weekend, but otherwise we sought out family-friendly, educational activities that wouldn’t break the bank. What to do…what to do…? Most families staying in downtown Atlanta would have considered […]
Continue ReadingLearn About The Planet in a Pebble
I love geology. I’ve always been interested in rocks, the Earth and changes to the land. My mom’s rock identification book was one that I pored over as a child. My favorite rock looked like an Oreo. That may or …
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