Earth Materials: The Scientist Says…
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Join the Sciences
This article is aimed at high school/college students,
urging them to consider a career in the sciences, but there
is some useful info that you may be able to extract and
share with your students about what sedimentary geologists
do.
Rock-Related Careers
Although much of the text is quite dry, this page has merit
if only to show how people in vastly different careers
(including accountants, environmental managers, and
mechanics) can get involved with rocks and mining without
being a geologist.
At these sites, experts have answered
questions from curious people seeking science answers.
Ask-a-Geologist
Earth scientists from the USGS will answer questions about
rocks, volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, maps, ground
water, lakes, or rivers, but be sure to check the archive of
answered questions before you write to them.
Ask-an-Earth-Scientist
From the Geology and Geophysics Department at the University
of Hawaii, covering sediments and sedimentary rocks;
minerals and ores; environment and hydrology; and volcanoes,
earthquakes, natural hazards as well.
Scientific American's Ask the Experts
Scientists answer
questions about geology, astronomy, biology, chemistry,
computers, the environment, mathematics, medicine, and
physics.
Mad Scientist Network
Includes a thorough
archive of answered questions in all science disciplines, an
area to submit a question of your own, links to other Ask a
Scientist sites, and information about careers in
science.
The Last Word
A Q&A site from the
British periodical New Scientist filled with truly unique
and fascinating science tidbits.
