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Continental Drift by Alfred Wegener
Sea Floor Spreading by Harry Hess
Passwords to Library Databases / eBooks
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Pictures in Google Drive
Link to "Plate Tectonics" folder in Google Drive.
- Pics in Google Drive folderThe "Plate Tectonics" folder has been shared with you in Google Drive. Log in with your Byram Hills Google account for access. Note: You will need to "Make a copy" or download the photos you want.
Harry Hess & Sea Floor Spreading
Sea Floor Spreading by Harry Hess
- “Harry Hammond Hess” from US Geological Survey's Web siteExplains who Harry Hammond Hess was and how he came to his discovery.
- “Plate Tectonics Theory” on CMS Science Class Web siteThis site was made by a 6th grade science teacher in Massachusetts. It has some brief information about Harry Hess, and LOTS of pictures to explain Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics.
- "Harry Hammond Hess" from Gale Student Resource CenterThis is a medium-length biographical article about Harry Hess. (If accessing from home, use the password for Gale. Use the "HCC Library Passwords" sheet to get password.)
- “Developing the Theory” from US Geological SurveyA more detailed article on Harry Hess's discovery of Sea Floor Spreading from the US Geological Survey's Web site.
- "Seafloor Spreading" from EBSCO Student Research CenterThis brief article explains the development of Harry Hess's theory of Seafloor Spreading. (If accessing from home, use password for EBSCO.)
- "Harry Hammond Hess" from EBSCO Student Research CenterThis is a detailed biographical article on Harry Hess. (If accessing from home, use the password for EBSCO.)
Alfred Wegener & Continental Drift
Pangea (a supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago). Map by Massimo Pietrobon.
- "Alfred Lothar Wegener" from World Book DiscoverThis is a brief article about Alfred Wegener from World Book online encyclopedia.
- "Plate Tectonics" from World Book DiscoverThis briefly explains Plate Tectonics, which is how the surface of the earth was formed.
- "Alfred Wegener" from Gale Student Resource CenterThis is a more detailed biographical article about Alfred Wegener. (If accessing from home, you will need the Gale password. Click on the "HCC Library Passwords" document to access.)
- “Alfred Lothar Wegener: Moving continents” from USGS Web siteMore detailed information about Alfred Wegener from the US Geological Survey's Web site
- "Continental Drift" from Enchanted LearningThis article explains Continental Drift with many pictures. It explains briefly how Alfred Wegener discovered this theory.
- "Alfred Wegener" from Growing Up with Science by Marshall Cavendish DigitalA brief article about Alfred Wegener. (If accessing from home, use the password for Growing Up with Science/Marshall Cavendish Digital.)
- "Plate Tectonics" from Growing Up with Science by Marshall Cavendish DigitalThis article explains Alfred Wegener's theory of Continental Drift with many pictures. (If accessing from home, use the password for Growing Up With Science/Marshall Cavendish Digital.)
- "When the Earth Moved" Smithsonian Magazine article in EBSCOTells the story of Alfred Wegener and how his theory was not accepted when he first presented it. (If accessing from home, use the EBSCO password.)
Library Media Specialist
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