Earth Science  Tags: science earth_science geology meteorology weather paleontology mineralogy oceanography geoscience  

"The meek shall inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights."--J. Paul Getty

"Now there is one outstandingly important fact regarding Spaceship Earth, and that is no instruction book came with it."--R. Buckminster Fuller

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The Biology and Earth Sciences Department is part of the College of Science and Technology. Students may pursue a bachelor's degree in geology, earth science, and/or earth science education through this department.  Read more about the Earth Science faculty and programs by clicking here.

For fun, visit the Selmo Park UCM site on Second Life. The SLURL (Second Life URL) for Selmo Park is http://slurl.com/secondlife/Selmo%20Park/67/174/26
Visit the grotto, play the piano, or have a cup of java at JCKL Java. 

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EARTH SCIENCES RELATED SITES IN SECOND LIFE

SciLands offers a teleport to a number of science sites from one hub. 20, 53, 23
A few of these sites include:

• Geo Island  128, 128, 0
  see this geology instructional site of Illinois State University including many instructional displays and graduate student projects. Don't miss the castle underground at Zeppo's store (67, 151, 251) for more instructional displays.
• NOAA Meteora  177, 161, 27
  see tsunami, melting glacier, hurricane, real time weather map, and more
• NOAA Okeanos   64, 217, 30
  see oil spill, coastal survey, submarine tour, and more
• Dinosaurs Park  61, 79, 26
  see dinosaur information, dinosaur avatars, and lab in a Jurassic Park themed setting

The Science Center Group of Second Life has compiled a list of science related sites at this url:  http://science-center-group.wikispaces.com/Science-Related+Places