Rocks, Geology & the Planet
Salish Sea Geology Rocks (5 MIN)
Sailor and glaciologist Kate Hruby teaches us about the geology of the Salish Sea! This awesome video comes courtesy of our friends at Deep Green Wilderness and Go Forth and Science.
4 Wildlife Cams to Bring Nature to You
Are you stuck close to home during this quarantine? Feeling a bit cooped up? It’s impossible to replace the real thing, but these four (mostly!) live nature cameras are the next best thing! We’ve got and underwater kelp forest in Southern California, brown bears plucking salmon from Brooks Falls in Alaska, Morning MeditOceans from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and a bald eagle nest cam in British Columbia that could see eggs soon! We didn’t limit these to the Salish Sea, but they are all on the West Coast of North America and feature many of the species you can find right here. Enjoy!
Provide Habitat for the Wildlife In Your Yard
You can create habitat for wild species in the outdoor spaces near your home using only household items. Just click the image to enlarge it and follow the five steps. If you build some habitat, send a photo to mdlutz@ucdavis.edu! We’d love to share it!
Photo by Shattil & Rozinski
Mission: Rock Detective!
Rocks are made up of different minerals, which determine color and appearance. Geologists classify rocks into three groups—igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic—based on how they formed.
Discover: What secret clues do these rocks reveal? Once you learn how to recognize the clues, rocks can reveal their origin stories and even how far they traveled to their resting place and how.
How Do Glaciers Shape the Landscape? (2.5 min)
Glaciers are frozen rivers of ice that have immense power. They can carve huge chunks out of mountains and they helped form the Salish Sea.
Discover: What is giant and cold and moves mountains…literally? Watch this animation for more clues to how beach rocks and even the grains of sand, silt, and clay found their way to Salish Sea beaches. Keep your ears out for clue words, like weathering, erosion, and sediments while you watch!
HANDS ON ACTIVITIES
Get outside for basic overview of the rock cycle in this fun activity. Tag @seadocsociety if you post your rock rainbow.
Help your students to model a watershed, then make it rain to watch how water travels through it to the bay below, along with everything it picks up along the way. (Some materials needed)
Learn how clouds form in the comfort of your home with this cool hands-on model. (Some materials needed)