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Page 202 Draw your ideas of how convection currents might look deep inside Earth. Then view some models of convection currents. | ||
| Convection Currents in Earth’s Mantle | ||
| Scroll down to Day 9 (page 22) of this Convection Connection Activity Guide, read the explanations, and try the experiment to help understand convection in the Earth’s mantle. ( http://www.colorado.edu/sciencediscovery/teachers/ConvectionConnection.pdf ) | ||
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| Mantle Convection | ||
| A brief explanation of convection currents along with some helpful diagrams. ( http://www.moorlandschool.co.uk/earth/convecti.htm ) | ||
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| Convection Currents | ||
| This page compares convection currents in the mantle to a conveyor belt. ( http://mediatheek.thinkquest.nl/~ll125/en/fullconvect.htm ) | ||
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Page 207 Find out which metals are used in Canadian coins. Make a circle graph for each coin to show the percentages of different metals it contains. (Refer to pages 139 and 307 of your textbook for ideas and tips on how to make a circle graph.)
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| Royal Canadian Mint | ||
| The web site of the Royal Canadian Mint provides information about the history, content, and specifications for all Canadian coins currently in circulation. Click on The Passion and then Multimedia Timeline. ( http://www.mint.ca ) | ||
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| Canadian Coins | ||
| A history of Canadian coins. Find out the metal compositions of different coins, and some interesting facts about the history of coin circulation and design. ( http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/cancoin/ ) | ||
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| The British Royal Mint | ||
| This site contains a wealth of information on coins, coin collections, and coin terminology. You can find out the names of currency used in countries around the world and learn how coins are minted at the British Royal Mint. ( http://www.royalmint.com/ ) | ||
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Page 218 Learn more about the discoveries of dinosaur bones and footprints in British Columbia by going to the web site above. | ||
| Courtenay & District Museum and Paleontology Centre | ||
| Learn about some of the significant dinosaur remains finds on Vancouver Island, including the discovery of the first Elasmosaur found in British Columbia. It was discovered by a Grade 7 student! (Click on “For Kids,” then “Heather’s Amazing Discovery.”) ( http://www.courtenaymuseum.ca ) | ||
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| The Great Canadian Fossil Trail | ||
| Take a journey on the Great Canadian Fossil Trail. This site provides a portal to paleontology museums in British Columbia, and across Canada. Explore the prehistory of our country! ( http://www.courtenaymuseum.ca/sci_trail.html ) | ||
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| Tumbler Ridge Museum | ||
| Pay a virtual visit to the Tumbler Ridge Museum and Dinosaur Centre. Find out what’s going on there, and view some photographs of paleontologists at work. ( http://www.tumblerridgemuseum.com ) | ||
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| Tumbler Ridge | ||
| Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, is one of the richest sites in the province for dinosaur footprints and tracks, fossils, and skeletons. ( http://www.tumblerridge.ca/visitors/dinos.htm ) | ||
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