Earth & Space Science, ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems, Physical Science, PS3: Energy
Fracking in California – Pacific Institute With Large Oil Reserve, California Faces Fracking Debate – KQED Vast Oil Reserve May Now Be Within Reach, and Battle Heats Up –...
Earth & Space Science, ESS2: Earth's Systems, ESS2.D: Weather and Climate, ESS3: Earth and Human Activity, ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
In this full, international report, the evidence for and mechanisms of global climate change are examined in detail. IPCC Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science...
Earth & Space Science, ESS2: Earth's Systems, ESS3: Earth and Human Activity, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change, Physical Science, PS3: Energy
The IPCC publishes yearly reports on climate change, mitigation, vulnerability, and more. You can find the main publication navigation here. For some examples of the data provided, check out Mitigation of Climate Change, and Impacts, Adaptation, and...
Earth & Space Science, ESS2: Earth's Systems, ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems
This California Geological Survey bulletin describes the state rock, serpentine. Clicking the link below will download a .PDF. Serpentine
Earth & Space Science, ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems, ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
View a description and cutaway diagram of the layers of the Earth on this USGS page. Inside the...
Earth & Space Science, ESS1.C: Earth's History, ESS2: Earth's Systems, ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
This one-page article describes several rock types and illustrates where they form in a subducting area. Clicking on the link downloads a Word (.DOC) file. Rocks Formed in Mesozoic Subduction Zone
Earth & Space Science, ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems
Here is a short (1-page) handout about Common CA Rocks describing common rocks of California. Clicking on the link downloads a Word (.DOC) file. Explore common rocks of the California Coast ranges on the Geology Cafe website.
Earth & Space Science, ESS2: Earth's Systems, ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems, ESS3.A: Natural Resources
Reliable, basic information from the USGS. Basic Rock and Mineral...
Earth & Space Science, ESS2: Earth's Systems, ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems, ESS3.A: Natural Resources
The Life Cycle of a Mineral Deposit: A Teacher’s Guide for Hands-On Mineral Education Activities explains the hows and whys of “the process of finding or exploring for a mineral deposit, extracting or mining the resource, recovering the resource, […] and...
