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Cool Sites on Geology! Geology Apps Click the names to view the websites iGeology 3D Android – FREE The Dynamic Earth Education.com – Geology Experiments Nearly 4.6 billion years ago, within a vast cloud of interstellar space, a small pocket of gas and dust collapsed under its own gravity, and our Solar System was born. In this interactive experience, explore the dynamic forces that formed – and are continually reforming – the Earth and our Solar System. These geology experiments offer great ways to learn about rocks and the processes by which they change. These experiments also make for great home projects, from creating miniature salt flats, to comparing the hardness of minerals, to making crystals! So, whether it’s for a homework, or just for fun, they have geology experiments to prove to you that science rocks! Kids Geo An in-depth online geology textbook written for kids. Learn about the world beneath you. Geology is the study of the Earth’s surface and substructure. Geologists look at the processes that form terrain, and the processes that destroy terrain. One Geology Go on a Geology journey with a range of colourful characters! Learn about maps, rocks and minerals, fossils and dinosaurs, earthquakes, volcanoes, geology around the world, energy, water and earth processes! Science Kids Discover the subject of geology for kids with this cool range of games, facts, experiments, science fair projects, quizzes, videos and more! Learn about rocks, minerals, fossils, stalactites, quick sand, crystals and all kinds of interesting geology topics. USGS Learn all about minerals, igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks on this informative site. Geography 4 Kids This site is absolutely jam-packed with information about the Earth Structure as well as all about Earth Energy, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Climates and loads, loads more. There are all sorts of science resources on this site. Rockwatch Rockwatch is the nationwide club for young geologists. It is the junior club of the Geologists’ Association. Rockwatch is the club for all those interested in things geological - rocks, fossils, minerals and landscape. 14 | FUSE National Geographic Kids – Geology Test iGeology 3D shows the geology of the rocks around you as a 3D view. Look at the landscape with your phone’s camera and see the geological map painted onto the ground - geology in augmented reality. Turn your phone in any direction to look around. Walk around the landscape and the view will move with you. Tap the screen on any point in the landscape to learn about the rocks you can see. Use iGeology 3D with the iGeology geological map for a 3D view of other places. Do you know the hard facts about rocks and the Earth? Take this Geology quiz to find out! American Museum of Natural History – ‘Ology’ This site has field tests, experiments, games, interviews, and quizzes all about the Earth. Earth Science This simple, easy to use site has lots of information about all the Earth Sciences, including space science, map reading, plate tectonics, minerals and rocks, Earth’s resources and water science. Discovering Fossils Discovering Fossils is a collection of online resources and guided fossil hunts that introduce the palaeontology of Great Britain.Written and designed by lifelong fossil enthusiast Roy Shepherd, the website documents the country’s most productive fossil hunting locations and explains the techniques for effective, responsible collecting and conservation. Discovering Fossils provides public and private guided fossil hunts where families, groups and individuals of all ages and experience can discover fossils for themselves. Folds and Faults HD iPad, iPhone – FREE Folds and Faults HD provides an illustrated overview of two significant topics in geology: folds an