The National Earth Science Teachers Association in cooperation
with the Michigan Earth Science Teachers Association is
pleased to offer annotated slide sets. These inexpensive
slide sets, developed by NESTA/MESTA members, include a
broad range of topics for the Earth science classroom.
A script is provided for your use or customize the set
with slides of your own.
Shipping charges are $3.00/set with a maximum
of $8.00. Individuals should include full payment, including
shipping with their order. Make checks payable to NESTA
Publications. Schools must use official purchase orders
with member's name specified if member prices are to be
granted.
For a full listing all slide sets or to order any slide
set listed below, contact:
Martin Schmidt, Jr.
NESTA Slide Set Coordinator
2718 Appleseed Road
Finksburg, MD 21048
NESTA Short Sets
Each short set includes 7 to 15 slides, duplication master,
and teacher answer key. Each one takes 1 class period or
less. Titles are in bold and authors in italics. Number
of slides in the set are in brackets.
Igneous rocks
(IGN) Stonehouse A blend of
eruption photos, hand sample closeups, thin section views,
and an outcrop photo designed to introduce your class to
4 basic types of igneous rocks. [11 slides]
Sedimentary rocks
(SED) Stonehouse The set
emphasizes the difference between clastic and chemical
sediments, and how to distinguish between these types in
thin sections, outcrops, and hand samples. [7]
Metamorphic rocks
(MET) Stonehouse Using
outcrops, hand samples, and thin section photos, your students
are introduced to 6 rocks typical of regional metamorphism.
[10]
Weathering
(WTH) Stonehouse Outcrop photos
and a thin section are used to illustrate the mechanical
and chemical changes rocks undergo when exposed to surface
conditions. [7]
Rock resistance
(RKR) Stonehouse A series
of well selected outcrop photos illustrate the effects
of varying rock resistance on rates of weathering. An excellent
follow-up to the Weathering Short Set. [7]
Joint erosion
(JER) Stonehouse Joints (cracks
in rock) are presented as zones of more rapid weathering,
creating unusual topography, and defining stream locations.
An excellent follow-up to the Weathering and the Rock Resistance
Short Sets. [7]
Rocks to sand
(RTS) Stonehouse Students
consider what happens to the size and shape of particles
as they are moved by streams and glaciers. The ability
of stream currents to carry sediments of various sizes
is also covered. Perfect for use after theWeathering Short
Set. [8]
Mesa to monument
(MTM) Holda Mesa Verde
National Park (CO), Capitol Reef National Park (UT), and
Shiprock (NM) are used to illustrate the erosion sequence
plateau to mesa to butte to monument. A brief history of
each area is included. [7]
Bedding
(BDG) Stonehouse Deals with common
sedimentary bedding (layering), including ripple marks
and cross-bedding. Students calculate the dip angle of
some tilted beds along the spectacular I-70 roadcut near
Golden, Colorado. [8]
Beach patterns 1
(BP1) Stonehouse Cusp patterns
highlighted by garnet-magnetite sands are used to develop
concepts of sequence, sorting, and wave energy vs particle
size. [7]
Beach patterns 2e
(BP2) Stonehouse Parts
of a beach are identified, and students are asked to make
profile sketches of the basic types of ripple marks. Behavior
of saturated sand included. [6]
Beach erosion
(BER) Stonehouse Closeups
of erosion along beach mini-escarpment are blended with
general views of damage to beach front houses to establish
erosion as both a macro- and a micro-process. [8]
Mountain glaciers
(MGL) Stonehouse Mt Rainier
National Park is the scenic setting for a study of basic
glacial features: medial moraines, rate of flow, sediment
load, cirques, paternoster lakes. [7]
Folding
(FLD) Stonehouse Closeup and distant
outcrop photos are used to show the effects of crustal
compression. Best used in conjunction with the Faulting
Short Set. [9]
Faulting
(FLT) Stonehouse Your students
will learn to identify faults in outcrops, as well as determining
the relative motion of faults, by adding clarifying marks
on worksheet sketches of the slides. Best used in conjunction
with the Folding Short Set. [8]
Mineral water
(MNW) Stonehouse An unusual
set which deals with solution of limestone, caves, stalagmites
and stalactites, as well as cementation of sandstone and
the growth of crystals in pore spaces resulting from ground
water action. [7]
Petrification
(PET) Holda Petrified trees
at Petrified Forest National Park (AZ) and Florissant Fossil
Beds National Monument (CO) are compared to develop a more
complete understanding of the process of petrification.
A brief geologic history of each Park is included. [8]
Concretions and geodes
(CAG) Stonehouse Your
students will be amazed at the shapes and colors associated
with the various concretions and geodes in this set! The
growth and development of these unusual natural features
is also introduced. [7]
Rock polygons
(RPG) Stonehouse Compares
polygons produced by cooling magma, mudcracks, and frost
action from both United States and worldwide locations!
[9]
NESTA Space Sets
Each of these sets includes a description of each slide
and informational hand out. Many of the slides have been
obtained from NASA sources. Titles in bold and authors
in italics. Number of slides in set in brackets.
Solar system
(SOL) Stonehouse Lunar features
are emphasized as a means to compare similar features elsewhere
in the solar system. [24]
Atmospheres
(ATM) Stonehouse Highlights
of the atmospheres of Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus.
General circulation, temperature, cloud patterns, and turbulence
are considered. [22]
Mercury
Mercury (MER) Stonehouse The closest planet
to the sun is loaded with impact craters, but also has
large escarpments suggesting faulting and tectonic activity.
Photomosaics of Mercury are included. [18]
Venus
(VEN) Stonehouse This short set includes
a relief map (from radar studies), several (Russian) lander
shots, and cloud patterns (from telescopes). [6]
Earth
(EAR) Stonehouse Developed from the
perspective of galactic explorers reporting back to their
base! Stresses information available through remote sensing.
Have fun observing Earth! [16]
Moon
(MON) Stonehouse Covers the basic characteristics
of the lunar surface and its interior. General topography,
rock types, craters, regolith, volcanism, rilles. [29]
Mars
(MAR) Stonehouse Rocks, dunes, ice
caps, dust storms, erosion, maps, impact craters, volcanism,
faulting, and water features will all combine to dazzle
your students for at least two days! [82]
The Outer Planets
(OPL) Stonehouse Develops
the notion that the planets beyond Mars are strikingly
different than the inner planets. Rings, magnetism, spectral
information. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. [35]
Jovian and Saturnian moons
(JSM) Stonehouse The
spectacular moons of Jupiter and Saturn amaze your class!
You may want to ignore the conclusions provided in the
slide description, and see what your students can "discover"
on their own! [34]
Rock resistance
NESTA National Parks
Sets
Each set includes a title slide detailed script, glossary,
and quiz. Titles in bold and authors in italics. Number
of slides in set in brackets.
Geology of Yellowstone
(GOY) Geology of Yellowstone
enriched (GYE) Weinle-Cranson The rich geologic
history of the worldÍs first National Park is
covered through the use of scenery, rock types, charts,
and maps. You and your students will develop an appreciation
for this huge explosive generally missed by Park visitors!
A geologic map of the Park specifically designed for
duplication is included. The enriched version includes
12 extra slides, and covers some aspects of the Yellowstone
story in greater detail. It is better suited to higher
ability students in Grades 7-12, Introductory college
or adult classes. GOY = [40] GYE = [52].
Grand Canyon Hike
(GCH) Weinle You and your
students will descend the slopes of the Grand Canyon along
the South Kaibab Trail. Photos of topographic maps will
guide you along the trail, and help you introduce the relationship
between rock resistance and the gradient (steepness) of
the slope. Students learn to calculate the gradient of
the trail in feet/mile and millions of years/mile! Also
provided is a duplication master of a geologic cross-section
of the Grand Canyon and a matching slide. [45]
Mt. St.Helens Hike
(MSH) Weinle-Mastie
You and your students will share the experience of hiking
up the north slope and into the crater of this famous volcano,
a hike taken by the authors in 1986. Includes 1980 eruption
photography and debris avalanche and mudflow damage on
North Toutle River. Many classroom ready exercises, a topographic
map of the hike route, and a student handout explaining
patterns of volcanic behavior are included. Could be the
basis of your volcano unit! [59]
The Lawn Lake Flood
(LLF) Weinle Follow
the 1982 floodwaters from Lawn Lake (near the continental
divide in Rocky Mountain National Park) through the city
of Estes Park, Colorado. Students describe the flood quantitatively,
by learning significant digits, unit conversion, discharge,
gradient, density, and velocity, expressed in both English
and metric units. May be used as an entire teaching unit
on significant digits. [26]
