Montessori Mom Links of the Day

Moon and Tides

The gravitational pull of the moon affects the waves and tides of water. Here are some good articles about lunar tides.

Moon Tides explains about lunar tides in different areas of the earth.  Also, different times of the month and year affects tides too.

Why are there no ocean tides at the equator? location, beaches, land masses and orbital phases of the moon and earth affect tides.

Related articles

Teach Kids about the Solar System

Atmospheric Waves Awareness: An Explainer

All About Earthquakes

Earthquake Facts  by USGS

Earthquakes for Kids by USGS

USGS The Science of Earthquakes

What Causes Earthquakes from Discovery Kids

Roman Arch

When my husband and I lived in Germany we were amazed at the stone arch bridge work  built by the Romans. The structures were made with the Roman Arch and the bridges were still in use centuries later.  There are many areas in Europe where this amazing architecture can been seen today.

Here are some links about the Roman Arch that is used in Montessori's Great Lessons

Roman Arch 

The Influence of the Roman Arch pdf

Typical Roman  Stone Arch Construction

Roman Arch Craft

Roman Arches

 

Frre Old Testament Maps

• Free Old Testament Maps
  Computer Resources for Worship, Sunday school teachers and Bible Class. PowerPoint based Sunday School lessons, Holyland photos, graphics, games and Bible atlas map images.
  (tags: bible maps reference history education ancient)

Journey North Frogs

• Journey North Sounds of Spring: Frogs
  Journey North frogs
  (tags: frog science study call)

Free Geography Games

• Geography Games For Kids - By KidsGeo.com
  These fun and educational games were developed by KidsKnow It Network to help students develop and sharpen their geography skills Geography Games For Kids These fun and educational games were developed by the KidsKnowIt Network to help students develop and sharpen their geography skills.
  (tags: geography games education kids interactive)
• Test Your Geography Knowledge
  Clickable Map Quizzes - just click on the map to answer the questions. Great geography practice for students in elementary school, middle school, high school, colleges and universities.
  (tags: geography maps games quiz)
• World Maps - geography online games
  World geography quizzes galore - over 250 fun online map games teach capitals, country locations, and more. Also info on the culture, history, and much more.
  (tags: geography games education maps)

World Map Printout

• world_cont.pdf (application/pdf Object)
  free world map printout
  (tags: maps continents)

Free Maps

• Maps That Teach: Free U.S. and World Maps and Puzzles
  map puzzles free maps online maps
  (tags: maps geography reference)

Free Montessori Landforms

Free Montessori landform cards for culture and geography

Earth History & Plate Motiion

• Earth History
  Maps of  history and future of the earth-Precambrian through the future
  (tags: Earth paleogeography Maps)
• Geologic Time Scale
  Geologic Time Scale with Lines to Paleomaps
  (tags: paleo maps geology timeline)
• Historical perspective [This Dynamic Earth, USGS]
  A plate is a large, rigid slab of solid rock
  (tags: continental drift theory pangaea)
• Moving slabs [This Dynamic Earth, USGS]
  Names and location of rigid slabs or tectonic plates
  (tags: Pangaea tectonic plates)
• OptIPuter Outreach
  Plate Tectonics
  (tags: plate tectonics)
• global earth history
  paleogeographic plate-tectonic reconstructions show geologic order from oldest to youngest
  (tags: time history earth globe illustration)
• A Science Odyssey: You Try It: Plate Tectonics
  take a hard-boiled egg and crack its shell. Does the egg remind you of anything? The Earth...
  (tags: platetectonics school lesson)
• Understanding plate motions [This Dynamic Earth, USGS]
  4 types of plate boundaries
  (tags: Geography platetectonics)