USGS Geology in the Parks
About this resource
- Appropriate grades
- 6–12
- Subjects
- science (geology)
- Provider
- US Geological Survey
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Visitors to this site can take a virtual tour produced as a collaborative effort of the US Geological Survey and National Park Service. Geared toward middle and high school students, the site includes information on plate tectonics, rocks and minerals, geologic time, caves, glaciers, and sand dunes, as well as a glossary of geologic terms and animations.
National Parks highlighted are:
- Arches
- Bryce Canyon
- Canyonlands
- Capitol Reef
- Carrizo Plain
- Death Valley
- Devils Postpile
- Dinosaur
- Flaming Gorge
- Glen Canyon
- Golden Gate
- Grand Canyon
- Grand Staircase-Escalante
- Hawaiian Crater
- Joshua Tree
- Lake Mead
- Mammoth Cave
- Mojave
- North Cascades
- Olympic
- Pinnacles
- Point Reyes
- Rocky Mountain
- Saguaro
- Washington D.C.
- Yellowstone
- Yosemite
- Zion
